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Dominic Lawson
A Beautiful Waste
The ascendancy of machine over man
Dominic Lawson
Chess
From An Art To A Science
Wilhelm Steinitz was the inventor of modern chess, yet died a pauper's death
Dominic Lawson
Chess
Tom and Jerry Tactics
The world's youngest ever International Master is an Indian child prodigy with an appetite for cartoons
Dominic Lawson
Chess
Vivat Rex!
A modest philanthropist, Rex Sinquefield, is behind the US's triumph at the World Chess Olympiad
Dominic Lawson
Chess
Les Pions de Résistance
François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard
Dominic Lawson
Chess
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
Chess
When Players Become Pawns
Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare
Dominic Lawson
Chess
Prodigious Contest In Prospect
The two greatest chess prodigies of the age will soon face each other
Dominic Lawson
Chess
Armenian Underdog
Tigran Petrosian's prophylactic prowess
Dominic Lawson
Chess
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
Chess
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
Underrated
The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
Food
A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
Drawing Board
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