Hanon W. Russell is a lawyer, chess expert, chess book author, translator, online chess magazine publisher and chess book store operator. He maintains his office in

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. Mr. Russell has been translating Russian chess literature for four decades, has had in the past a master's rating, collects chess memorabilia, and practiced law in Connecticut. Russell first became known during the

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era for translating

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documents into English. He enjoyed exceptional access to Soviet materials. Hanon Russell has been involved for many years with the

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. He is the former publisher ChessCafe.com, a weekly chess publication online.

Books

* ''Russian for Chess Players'' * ''A Chessplayer's Guide to Russian'' * ''Correspondence Chess'' by Hanon W. Russell, Thinker's Press, 1980

External links

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player profile and games at Chessgames.com * * *
Books by Russell Enterprises

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