Chess
Mighty Magnus
The world champion is back on form. After winning the overall laurels in last year’s Grand Tour, and taking first…
Irresistible force
Alexander Alekhine was one of the immortals of the chessboard — world champion from 1927, when in an epic war…
Irresistible force
Alexander Alekhine was one of the immortals of the chessboard — world champion from 1927, when in an epic war…
Keres scene
This week I conclude my homage to the great Estonian grandmaster Paul Keres, who was born a century ago this…
Keres scene
This week I conclude my homage to the great Estonian grandmaster Paul Keres, who was born a century ago this…
Pauline conversion
Paul Keres, the Estonian grandmaster and many times world championship contender, was born a hundred years ago this month. His…
Pauline conversion
Paul Keres, the Estonian grandmaster and many times world championship contender, was born a hundred years ago this month. His…
Paul stories
An excellent recent article by Dominic Lawson in Standpoint magazine reminded me of the greatness of Paul Keres. The Estonian…
Paul stories
An excellent recent article by Dominic Lawson in Standpoint magazine reminded me of the greatness of Paul Keres. The Estonian…
Winter’s tail
The London Classic, the end of the million-dollar Grand Tour, was something of a damp squib. A surfeit of draws…
Winter’s tail
The London Classic, the end of the million-dollar Grand Tour, was something of a damp squib. A surfeit of draws…
Banking on chess
As the new year begins, I pay a final tribute to the city financier Jim Slater, who did so much to…
Banking on chess
As the new year begins, I pay a final tribute to the city financier Jim Slater, who did so much to…
London calling
By the time this article appears, the London Classic at Olympia and the newly created brainchild of the indefatigable Malcolm…
London calling
By the time this article appears, the London Classic at Olympia and the newly created brainchild of the indefatigable Malcolm…
London Classic
The annual London Classic, inspired and organised by the indefatigable Malcolm Pein, is now underway at London’s Olympia. The website…
London Classic
The annual London Classic, inspired and organised by the indefatigable Malcolm Pein, is now underway at London’s Olympia. The website…
Chess Maecenas
Last week saw the death of the city financier Jim Slater. He was famous in chess circles for joining Henry…
Chess Maecenas
Last week saw the death of the city financier Jim Slater. He was famous in chess circles for joining Henry…
Grand Larsen-y
It is said that more books have been written about chess than about any other game, sport or pastime. I…
Grand Larsen-y
It is said that more books have been written about chess than about any other game, sport or pastime. I…
Sporting chance
I was not quite sure whether to be annoyed or relieved about the recent High Court decision not to recognise…
Sporting chance
I was not quite sure whether to be annoyed or relieved about the recent High Court decision not to recognise…
Winter of discontent
The two great Soviet world champion Russians, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, have almost always taken divergent paths. Karpov was…
Winter of discontent
The two great Soviet world champion Russians, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, have almost always taken divergent paths. Karpov was…
