Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Magnetism
London’s forthcoming Candidates tournament features the world’s best, including the highest-ranked player in history, Magnus Carlsen
Bent’s Beautiful Mistress
The Magnus Carlsen phenomenon has a precedent: that of the marauding Viking, Bent Larsen
Genius — Or Just Damned Hard Work?
Is chess genius a matter of genes, or of graft?
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal