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- ↑ Армянские звезды спортивного Баку (Russian)
- ↑ Гарри - вундеркинд и гений игры (Russian)
- 1 2 3 Karolyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick (2009). "4". Genius in the Background . Quality Chess. pp. 113–147. ISBN 978-1-906552-37-4.
