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Spassky’s Toughest Simul

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The chess boom triggered by the 1972 Fischer–Spassky match enthused many talented youngsters, especially in Britain. Boris Spassky became an early casualty of the fallout from the ‘English chess explosion’ when he took on a schoolboy squad over 30 boards in 1979. The event was…

Buy all the back issues

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“a must-read for everyone who doesn’t take chess too seriously; it’s especially a must-read for everyone who does take chess seriously!” ChessVibes “. . . very, very entertaining . . . some of the back issues were classics and I have some of them at home ….

Girl Power

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The 7th London Chess Conference Sarah Hurst When I heard that the theme of this year’s London Chess Conference was going to be ‘Chess and Female Empowerment,’ I wanted to be there. I didn’t know what chess and female empowerment was, exactly, but it sounded…

Pop Philosophy

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  The Moves That Matter A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life Jonathan Rowson 352 pages | hardback | £20.00 London: Bloomsbury, 2019 Sarah Hurst   The Moves That Matter is the very personal story of Jonathan Rowson’s search for meaning in life and…

Jim

Great article silman, I'll agree igor was playing the roman
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tomis

here’s another by keith arkell: [Event "Simultaneous Display"] [Date "1979.01.20"] [White "Spassky, B."] [Black "Arkell, Keith"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B08"]…
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James Pratt

I was told that Stein learnt his craft, in part, in gambling form. He would set up positions where he…
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Jerry W

Interesting comment on punctuality .. I regard those who habitually turn up late as rude, selfish tosspots who care more…
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