Google honors Soviet-era chess champ

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Friday’s Google Doodle honors the 114th birthday of Soviet-era chess champion Lyudmila Rudneko. She was a three-time Women’s World Chess Champion and encouraged women to play the game. Marco Werman speaks to Susan Polgar, a chess grandmaster.

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