More recently, in 2008, I took a weekend visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, the hometown of my friend and travel companion Tatyana Kanzevali – a former chess champion who had often played against Garry Kasparov while he, too, was growing up in Baku. The opportunity to see the city through a local’s eyes, hearing stories about everything from high school teachers to food shortages, was invaluable.
更近一些，在2008年，我用一个周末前往我的一位朋友兼旅伴塔特亚纳·坎泽瓦利（Tatyana Kanzevali）的故乡阿塞拜疆巴库（Baku）。坎泽瓦利是一位前国际象棋冠军，经常和同样也是在巴库长大的卡斯帕罗夫对弈。我有机会通过本地人的眼睛看待这座城市，聆听关于高中教师到食品短缺的一切，得到了无价的教益。