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March 2014
Levon Aronian: Armenia's world-title hope
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January/February 2014
The changing of the guard in the world of chess was achieved not by smash-and-grab play, but by herculean displays of patience
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December 2013
Chess may not seem suited to radio, but in the Sixties the BBC broadcast special programmes featuring the world’s greatest ever players
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November 2013
Borislav Ivanov’s gadget-enhanced attempt to cheat his way to sporting success could have been lifted from a James Bond film
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