Musicians playing chess

"In Russia, many musicians play chess. It's almost a tradition - Oistrakh and Prokofiev were excellent players."

--Nikolai Lugansky, in an interview for Diapason.

Photograph: A. Fouquez

Photograph: A. Fouquez

From left to right: Alexander Kniazev, Boris Berezovsky, Nikolai Lugansky,Vadim Repin.

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"In Russia, many musicians play chess. It's almost a tradition - Oistrakh and Prokofiev were excellent players."

--Nikolai Lugansky, in an interview for Diapason.

David Oistrakh and Sergei Prokofiev