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b'This week on Perpetual Chess we are joined by a Ukrainian and then a Russian guest to discuss the impact that the Russian-Ukrainian war has had on their lives and on the chess world. My first guest is GM Kirill Shevchenko. Kirill is a 19 year old rising star in the chess world, currently ranked #92 in the world, and #6 among juniors. He joined me from Germany, where he is in between tournaments, after leaving Ukraine to pursue his chess career. Kirill spoke very movingly about the devastation Russia\\u2019s attacks have wrought on his loved ones and his country, and about how he balances that with his chess career. Kirill continues to compete, and will soon play in his first Grand Chess Tour event.\\xa0\\nFollowing Kirill, I am joined by chess journalist and Twitch streamer, WFM Maria Emelianova. Maria is Russian, but like Kirill, felt compelled to leave her country when news of the attack broke. Maria has been an outspoken critic of the war, and has been working hard to raise funds to support Ukrainians. As Maria explains, this war has divided and scattered her family, an unfortunate situation which is not uncommon in Russia. I found both interviews to be quite enlightening, and I am inspired by the spirit of the chess community in trying circumstances. Please read on for interview timestamps and relevant links.\\n\\nI apologize for the background noise at points in these interviews, if you would like to read an edited transcript while you listen, you can do so here:\\nEP.276-KirillShevchenkoandM... | Public Trint | Trint\\nYou can also view a \\u2018read only\\u2019 lightly edited transcript here:\\nhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQG2m9fXCK23o0UBTkWzBhhS_dss2ogQneNnTU2Za0GpkSTInIRY-59QzWIl0vEVhm_nVODtvrcuJTr/pub\\n\\nYou can donate to Kirill\\u2019s charity, Care with Team Hikaru, here:\\nhttps://events.softgiving.com/donate/Team-Hikaru-CARE-For-Ukraine\\nOr donate directly to Ukrainians in need via\\xa0WIM Nastya Rakhmangulova here:\\nhttps://linktr.ee/nastiachess\\n\\n0:04- Kirill joins the show\\xa0\\n42:00- Maria Emelianova joins the show!\\n\\nFollow Kirill on Twitter here:\\nhttps://twitter.com/chesser_22?lang=en\\n\\nMaria\\u2019s Twitch- : https://www.twitch.tv/photochess\\xa0\\nMaria\\u2019s Instagram- \\xa0https://www.instagram.com/photochess/?hl=en\\n\\nPerpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com and Chessable.com\\xa0\\n\\nFor full show notes, please go here:\\nListen to Episodes! \\u2014 The Perpetual Chess Podcast\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'