CHESS
September 2016
François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard
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June 2016
Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare
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March 2016
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has declared chess haram — but he needs to remember that the game was born in the Muslim world
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January/February 2016
The career of the genius Paul Keres was tragically interrupted by war
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