Troubled by the war, struggling at the chessboard

‘It does not matter.” — Russian GM Alexander Grischuk

“It’s not an excuse, but in general I don’t feel I’m playing chess here.” — Russian GM Nikita Vitiugov

Playing top-flight chess is hard enough; playing it with the weight of world events on your shoulder is infinitely tougher.

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