Etj718 wrote:
There have been some great players from the Ukraine.I wonder who was considered
to be the Greatest Ukrainian Chess Player of all time?But they were not from
the deep past like Bogo or Bogatyrchuk.
I suppose my post would have been more appropiate to an earlier post on this
thread.As far as chess politics I agree Stein and Geller were treated as
citizens of CCCP.However I have heard speculation that Steins life could have
been sustained with better medical attention.I believe Stein would have had
real chances in the Candidates Cycle that Karpov won.


Although it is a strange concept to inhabitants of the more liberal
democracies, many would draw a distinciton between "Ukranian players"
(e.g. Ivanchuk) and "players from Ukraine (e.g. Geller).

John