CHESS
October 2016
A modest philanthropist, Rex Sinquefield, is behind the US's triumph at the World Chess Olympiad
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September 2016
François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard
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July/August 2016
Viktor Korchnoi, who has died at the age of 85, defeated nine world champions but never managed to claim the title for himself
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June 2016
Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare
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