Lev Khariton is a good writer and I enjoy reading him. However, he is a
terrible nitpicker and has many prejudices. He dislikes Kasparov and
goes out of his way to find items which are critical of Kasparov.
Khariton is at his best when he reminisces about his personal
experiences in the chess world. His opinions appear to be those of
someone embittered by having lived in the old Soviet Union.