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Conventional wisdom says White is better from the first move. A few noted grandmasters have challenged this assumption

François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard

Viktor Korchnoi, who has died at the age of 85, defeated nine world champions but never managed to claim the title for himself

Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare

The two greatest chess prodigies of the age will soon face each other

In chess one should never take one's opponent in trust: it leaves one open to the swindle