Life
Real life
The builder boyfriend declared himself very happy with his £65 pee. He insisted it was good value for money because…
GCSEs and the arts of lobbying
For the past six years or so a variety of arts organisations have been campaigning against the English Baccalaureate, or…
My alarm call for GPs
A few months ago I was stuck in traffic on my way to give a talk at the Royal College…
Wild life
Laikipia plateau, Kenya My great-grandpa Ernest Wise was an engineer who sailed to South Africa towards the end of the…
The Battle for Britain
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Tradewise
The Tradewise tournament at Gibraltar has gained a colossal reputation and is even challenging the traditional tournament at Wijk aan…
no. 443
Black to play. This position is from Gledura-Topalov, Gibraltar 2017. Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin Topalov is not the force he used…
Hey, Mr Tangerine Man
In Competition No. 2984 you were invited to follow in the footsteps of Green Day and Moby and provide Donald…
Dear Mary
Q. A (very attractive) man I knew at university invited me to a party given by him and his girlfriend.…
Bloody Marys and glorious Jean
To the Western Isles, or at least to its embassy in Belgravia. Boisdale restaurant always claims to be extra-territorial. There…
High life
When I was young my recurring nightmare was that I would die and be reincarnated as a polo pony. I…
Low life
Dr Ivan Mindlin was the in-house casino doctor at the Stardust in Las Vegas in the early 1970s. Mention any…
Low life
Dr Ivan Mindlin was the in-house casino doctor at the Stardust in Las Vegas in the early 1970s. Mention any…
Trope
A law I’d like to see passed would exact severe penalties for the use of the word trope. It is…
Real life
The builder boyfriend declared himself very happy with his £65 pee. He insisted it was good value for money because…
GCSEs and the arts of lobbying
For the past six years or so a variety of arts organisations have been campaigning against the English Baccalaureate, or…
GCSEs and the arts of lobbying
For the past six years or so a variety of arts organisations have been campaigning against the English Baccalaureate, or…
My alarm call for GPs
A few months ago I was stuck in traffic on my way to give a talk at the Royal College…
Wild life
Laikipia plateau, Kenya My great-grandpa Ernest Wise was an engineer who sailed to South Africa towards the end of the…
Bridge
It’s so hard not to whinge when you’ve had bad luck at bridge — it’s just one of those things…
The Battle for Britain
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Bridge
Not surprisingly, Reykjavik has become a tourist destination again. Delicious restaurants, all those geysers and, if you’re lucky, the Northern…
Serendipity
My two previous articles dwelt on Richard Réti’s introduction of the so-called hypermodern systems. Characterised by the double fianchetto of White’s…
no.442
White to play. This position is from So-Wojtaszek, Wijk aan Zee 2017. White has only one move to win. Can…
Creature discomfort
In Competition No. 2983, an assignment inspired by W.W. Jacobs’s macabre mini masterpiece ‘The Monkey’s Paw’, you were invited to…
