Hanon Russell
Encyclopedia
Hanon Russell is a lawyer, chess expert
, chess book author, translator, online chess magazine publisher and chess book store operator. He maintains his office in Milford
, Connecticut
.
Mr. Russell has been translating Russian chess literature for four decades, has had in the past a master's rating
, collects chess memorabilia, and practiced law in Connecticut. Russell first became known during the Soviet era for translating Russian-language
documents into English. He enjoyed exceptional access to Soviet materials.
Hanon Russell has been for many years involved with the United States Chess Federation
. He is the former publisher ChessCafe.com
, a weekly chess publication online.
Chess expert
Chess expert is a title given by the United States Chess Federation . It is awarded to chess players rated from 2000 to 2199. Players rated above that are masters while players below that are class players. Approximately 400,000 chess players have USCF ratings, of which approximately 4000 are rated...
, chess book author, translator, online chess magazine publisher and chess book store operator. He maintains his office in Milford
Milford, Connecticut
Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Mr. Russell has been translating Russian chess literature for four decades, has had in the past a master's rating
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
, collects chess memorabilia, and practiced law in Connecticut. Russell first became known during the Soviet era for translating Russian-language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
documents into English. He enjoyed exceptional access to Soviet materials.
Hanon Russell has been for many years involved with the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
. He is the former publisher ChessCafe.com
ChessCafe.com
ChessCafe.com is a website that publishes endgame studies, book reviews and other articles related to chess on a weekly basis. It was founded in 1996 by Hanon Russell, and is well known as a repository of articles about chess and its history....
, a weekly chess publication online.
Books
- Russian for Chess Players ISBN 0-938650-44-0
- A chessplayer's guide to Russian
- Correspondence chess by Hanon Russell