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Dominic Lawson

When Losing Gets Too Much
Dominic Lawson

Tragedy of a Modest Master
A world championship match, held 100 years ago next month, may have been partly responsible for the loser's death
Dominic Lawson

Magnus the Great
Magnus Carlsen, the 19 year-old Norwegian wunderkind, is the next chess genius
Dominic Lawson

The Enigma of Hugh Alexander

Codebreaker Hugh Alexander deserves much more than the obscurity into which his name has fallen 

Dominic Lawson

Korchnoi: the Veterans’ Veteran

It is Korchnoi's fighting spirit that has enabled him to achieve victory, aged 78, in a young man's game

Dominic Lawson

Was This the Greatest Tournament?
People who have no interest in chess commonly ask: who was the greatest player of all time. Genuine students, however, ask: what was the greatest tournament of all time?
Dominic Lawson

Deep Thought Over Computers

‘Is it possible that the next generation of computers will solve chess?’

Dominic Lawson

Armenian Artist
‘To become world chess champion is to join the immortals. Yet some who have reached the top have been less lionised than others.’
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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