Flamboyant leader's chess gambit puts Kalmykia on map
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ELISTA, Russia -- Life is not all smooth sailing for Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the flamboyant leader of the remote Russian republic of Kalmykia.
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The liberal challenger in a closely fought  presidential election in Ukraine raised the stakes on Friday,  threatening to bring his supporters onto the streets if the  authorities tried to deny him victory by cheating.
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Once again the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West.
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Man accused of killing dozens of people and keeping count of victims on chessboard goes on trial in Russia.
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This frustrating, partisan documentary recaps the much-hyped 1997 showdown between the chess legend Garry Kasparov and an I.B.M. computer.
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Alexander Pichushkin marked his 48 victims off on squares of a chessboard.
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The latest champion, and possibly the most convincing.
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took place on May 9 in (regional capital) Grozny,&quot; Kadyrov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency on Monday. Officials did not disclose the man&#39;s full name.
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MOSCOW -- Maintaining control over the North Caucasus region, where the plains of southern Russia give way to mountain ridges and the predominant faith changes from Orthodox Christianity to Islam, has been Moscow's headache for centuries.
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For Russian opposition campaigner and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, even something as simple as holding a meeting can be an obstacle course.
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Malta obtained their first win in the 36th Chess Olympiad, currently being played in Calvia, Spain.
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The Knights Tour, a feat of mental agility involving a chess board, isn't the only overlap between the magic shows of Eric Walton and Ricky Jay.
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Chess champion Garry Kasparov and allies in Russia's most vocal opposition movement held their latest showdown Monday with President Vladimir Putin's government, keeping up their frequent protests with a demonstration in central Moscow.
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WARSAW -- The new scandal mesmerizing Poland seems lifted from a Cold War dossier: Spies, oil traders, a polo player, and a billionaire are tangled in a rumored plot by Moscow to manipulate its smaller neighbor.
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Reporting on the Kremlin is like trying to understand a chess game when unable to see the board, says the BBC's James Rodgers.
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A battle is under way in Russia for the stately homes of the country's former aristocracy.
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Russia revealed it was fitting its strategic bombers with cruise missiles capable of delivering a massive precision strike thousands of miles away -- giving away the first clear hint of its post-Cold War military strategy.