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While the crisis continues in the east of the Ukraine, the Women’s World Chess  Championship was held in Lemberg in March, 2016. Misha Friedman covered the event at the Potocki Palace, the city’s largest, former residence of nobility in the city. Hou Yifan, a young Chinese woman, won the title in a finale against the 23 year-old incumbent world champion, Mariya Muzychuk from the Ukraine.

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Leica M (Typ 240) / Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 Asph

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Misha Friedman

Born in Moldova in 1977, Misha Friedman studied Economics and International Relations in Birmingham and London. After graduating, he first worked in the financial sector, and then in the field of humanitarian medical aid. Friedman is a self-taught photographer, who has already photographed for Time Magazine, Spiegel, Le Monde, Amnesty International and Doctors without Borders, and who has received recognitions from, among others, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Friedman lives in New York.

www.mishafriedman.com