are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott

"Scott" wrote in message
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are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott

Don't know about a program, but there is a book called "Russian for
Chessplayers" by Hanon Russell.

Subject: where to learn basic Russian for chess?

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are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott

Robert Musicant replied on 28 July:

Don't know about a program, but there is a book called "Russian for
Chessplayers" by Hanon Russell.

RM

Besides Hanon Russell's "A Chessplayer's Guide to Russian" (original title),
published in New Haven, Conn., in 1972, containing approximately 35 pages,
there is also an excellent six-language reference book "Small Chess Dictionary"
(152 pages), compiled by Yuri Averbakh and Y.E. Steinsapir, which was published
by Sahovski Informator, Belgrad, in 1980.
It contains the necessary minimum of chess terms, words, word combinations, and
complete phrases that will enable players, arbiters and organizers to converse
in Russian, English, German, French, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian. It is also of
great use to players who want to read the chess literature in these languages
and especially read the annotations to games.

George Mirijanian

are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

There are actually only six words in the Russian chess vocabulary, but when
combined with various gestures and accessories, they can communicate thousands
of different messages with different meanings.

For example, the phrase "you has nussink" can be interpreted as follows:

1. If said in a snide manner, this means that the oppoent has just outplayed
him in the opening.

2. If said while waving the arms violently and with an exclamation point ("you
has nussink!"), this means "not only are you a lousy chessplayer, you are a
lousy human being."

etc. etc. etc.

From: (Scott)
Date: 28/07/03 23:20 GMT Daylight Time
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are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott







King - Korol'

Queen - Ferz'

Rook - Lad'ya

Bishop - Slon

Knight - Kon'

Pawn - Peshka

Source:

British Chess Magazine 1923-1932 An Anthology

BCM Classic Reprint No. 22

Mark

(Scott) wrote in message om...
are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott


"Russian for Chessplayers" by Hanon Russell for #9.50.
You can buy it on this link:

http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/chessbooks/booksbypubqz.html

Scott wrote:

are there any good programs (mp3, docs, etc.) to learn the basics of
spoken Russian - so as to understand the names for the pieces,
letters, numbers, chess terms, slang, etc.? Thank you.

-Scott

There's also the Small Chess Dictionary by Averbakh containing all the
FIDE languages. You'll find it at the sahovski.com site (other books).

Tapio