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Our pick · Perpetual Chess · Ep. 505 · Oct. 27
GM Melik Khachiyan on building a winning team and developing chess talent
The California trainer, 2023 U.S. Senior Champion and captain of the U.S. women's Olympiad team looks back on the team's fourth-place finish in Uzbekistan.
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