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.
Hanon Russell has been involved for many years with the United States Chess Federation.
He is the former publisher ChessCafe.com, a weekly chess publication online.
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