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A recording of our event at the Frontline Club is now available
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May 2014
The Lasker-Capablanca showdown of 1914
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April 2014
Russia may dominate world maps, but it is an economic pygmy compared with the developed nations as a bloc
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April 2014
Vladimir Putin is often described as being like a grandmaster in his moves on the diplomatic board. This is based on the clichéd view that Russian skill at chess is a function of national character — which it isn'
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