Chess: Russia experience shock loss by Poland in spite of pep talk from Putin – The Guardian Posted by | Sep 29, 2018 | About Russia | 0 | The Guardian Chess: Russia suffer surprise defeat by Poland despite pep talk from Putin The Guardian There are six rounds left after Saturday's rest day, so both could yet retrieve, but these were embarrassing setbacks. The Russian squad had prepared for several days at a training camp in Sochi, which Vladimir Putin himself visited to promote his …
