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Dominic Lawson

A Beautiful Waste
The ascendancy of machine over man
Dominic Lawson

From An Art To A Science
Wilhelm Steinitz was the inventor of modern chess, yet died a pauper's death
Dominic Lawson

Tom and Jerry Tactics
The world's youngest ever International Master is an Indian child prodigy with an appetite for cartoons
Dominic Lawson

Vivat Rex!
A modest philanthropist, Rex Sinquefield, is behind the US's triumph at the World Chess Olympiad
Dominic Lawson

Les Pions de Résistance
François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard
Dominic Lawson

Korchnoi Plays His Last Move
Viktor Korchnoi, who has died at the age of 85, defeated nine world champions but never managed to claim the title for himself
Dominic Lawson

When Players Become Pawns
Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare
Dominic Lawson

Prodigious Contest In Prospect
The two greatest chess prodigies of the age will soon face each other
Dominic Lawson

Armenian Underdog

Tigran Petrosian's prophylactic prowess

Dominic Lawson

Mated By The Mufti?
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has declared chess haram — but he needs to remember that the game was born in the Muslim world
Dominic Lawson

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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