The Film and TV Buffs vs Ukraine loves chess

The start date is the 125th anniversary of Lewis Milestone, one of the great film directors of his time, who won Oscars for Two Arabian Knights 1927 and All Quiet on the Western Front 1930, which also won for Best Film that year. He innovated many techniques and continued directing for decades, up to the Brando version of Mutiny on the Bounty 1962, until age and health brought him to retirement in Los Angeles. Born in Bessarabia in the former Russian Empire, in what is now Chisinau, Moldova, he was raised in Odessa in the Ukraine, then worked and studied in Belgium and Berlin before emigrating to the US with just $6. He joined the US Army in 1917 and served in WW1, achieving American citizenship, eventually finding his way into the film industry and Hollywood. We believe a match should be held in his honour and hope you will accept