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Jul 2017
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EP.30 - Grandmaster David Smerdon

BEN JOHNSON
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GM David Smerdon is one of those people who seems to find more hours in the day than the rest of us. In addition to being the #2 player in Australia, he recently completed his Ph.D. in economics and landed a job as an assistant professor in his native Brisbane. David also manages to stay quite active in and vocal about chess, particularly on his excellent bl ... Show More
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