Life

Reichenbach falls

23 May 2015 9:00 am

The former world champion Vladimir Kramnik recently espoused an opening system which I elaborated in a tournament in Germany in 1975.…

Puzzle no. 363

23 May 2015 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Kramnik-Svidler, Russian Team Championship, Sochi 2015. The black pieces are in a tangle and…

21st-century Belloc

23 May 2015 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2898 you were invited to give an update on one of the children in Cautionary Tales who…

Plus ça change

23 May 2015 9:00 am

The unclued Across lights (Individually or as a pair) are defined by the unclued Down lights (individually or as a…

To 2209: Safe-blowers

23 May 2015 9:00 am

The unclued lights were preceded by PETER (translation of 32A) to form phrases listed in Chambers or Brewer. First prize…

It's hard not to gloat, but I'm trying my hardest

23 May 2015 9:00 am

I was disappointed to hear Andy Burnham on Marr last Sunday declare his opposition to free schools. He put plenty…

Battle for Britain

23 May 2015 9:00 am

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The importance of selective inefficiency

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Readers of a certain age may remember choosing a cassette player in the 1980s. In theory the process was simple:…

Dear Mary, what do you do when you can't read the replies to a wedding invitation?

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…

What to drink when you're on a cloud of post-election euphoria

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Most of my friends are still on a cloud of post-election euphoria. There is one exception: those involved with opinion-polling.…

Mind your language: Heritage this and heritage that

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Benidorm has applied for World Heritage status. To achieve this, says Unesco, a site must have ‘outstanding universal value’ in…

Battle for Britain

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

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Reichenbach falls

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

The former world champion Vladimir Kramnik recently espoused an opening system which I elaborated in a tournament in Germany in 1975.…

Puzzle no. 363

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

White to play. This is from Kramnik-Svidler, Russian Team Championship, Sochi 2015. The black pieces are in a tangle and…

21st-century Belloc

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2898 you were invited to give an update on one of the children in Cautionary Tales who…

Your problems solved

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…

Let’s drink to a Tory majority

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

Most of my friends are still on a cloud of post-election euphoria. There is one exception: those involved with opinion-polling.…

High life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

This is as good as it gets. A light rain is falling on a soft May evening and I’m walking…

Long life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

Long life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

I have rather a poor record for speeding over the years. I have been caught by cameras quite often, sometimes…

Low life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

From somewhere in the tree canopy, a nightingale song. The virtuoso trilling and warbling, the underwater bubbling, the teetering on…

Low life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

From somewhere in the tree canopy, a nightingale song. The virtuoso trilling and warbling, the underwater bubbling, the teetering on…

Heritage

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

Benidorm has applied for World Heritage status. To achieve this, says Unesco, a site must have ‘outstanding universal value’ in…

Real life

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

You can’t always get what you want. And you can never get what you want if you want a phone…

Freedom for free schools

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

I was disappointed to hear Andy Burnham on Marr last Sunday declare his opposition to free schools. He put plenty…