Russian Mayor walks into Kasparov’s trap

The New York Times reports how an acting Mayor in Sochi (where the Russian
Team Championships were held) who had managed to avoid confronting his critics
or even acknowledging their existence, was outfoxed by a well-known chess
grandmaster. Anatoly Pakhomov was running for reelection, Garry Kasparov was supporting his
rival Boris Nemtsov. Here’s
the NYT story.

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