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Chess

Seizing the moment

2 November 2019

9:00 AM

2 November 2019

9:00 AM

‘If the ball came loose from the back of the scrum, which it won’t of course…,’ said Boris, about his prospects of becoming prime minister. Disingenuous or not, it’s surely not a job won by determination alone. One needs a little help from events.
 
Despite a strong start, Wang Hao, from China, downplayed his chances of winning the Fide Chess.com

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