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December 2011
The chess player's mind is not necessarily a criminal one - but two consummate players did turn out to be murderers
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November 2011
Russian chess champion Peter Svidler's obsession with English cricket is such that he signs off his emails with "Strauss for Prime Minister"
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October 2011
Anthony Miles, Britain's first chess grandmaster, died ten years ago this November, but not before his talents sparked a UK chess boom
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July/August 2011
One could question José Raúl Capablanca's attitude, but not the Cuban conquistador's craft
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