Subject: where to learn basic Russian for chess?

On 29 July 2003 (Kevin Croxen) replied in
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Oh c'mon George. I'd hardly call what I said "bad-mouthing". It's just
that I think more (and more accurate) grammar, syntax, and vocabulary are
required for an English-speaker learning Russian, even for something as
pitiful as chess literature. I admit I could be hampered in this regard by
my Slavistics doctorate.

Cheers,

--Kevin

My apologies, Kevin. I should not have said that you "bad-mouthed" Russell's
book. You didn't, unlike Schiller. You are absolutely correct in stating that
more grammar, vocabulary, syntax are required for English speakers to learn
Russian, even if it's reading Russian chess literature.

S privetom,

George Mirijanian