Vlad the Virtuoso
Vladimir Kramnik best games display a fusion of elegance and force that give the impression that this is as well as chess could be played
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Jerusalem the Golden
Teacher, philanthropist, founder of the Royal College of Music — Sir Hubert Parry was so much more than a composer of England's finest songs
Reader Competition: Design the “Civilisation Cocktail”
The winning drink will be served at the inaugural Standpoint salon
He Stood with Giants
Gennadi Sosonko's intimate personal knowledge of the Soviet Union's greatest grandmasters is unrivaled — and he was a useful player himself
Could You Eat A Horse?
It it a great paradox that our culture glorifies celebrity chefs when, as a nation, we increasingly refuse to spend money feeding ourselves
Germany’s Surprising Scepticism
‘Germany is seeing a definite increase in Euroscepticism—and now it’s coming from the Left too’
Hitler’s Superman
Martin Heidegger's apparent denazification after the — with the help of Jewish lover Hannah Arendt — requires further examination
Magnus Magnetism
London's forthcoming Candidates tournament features the world's best, including the highest-ranked player in history, Magnus Carlsen
The Genius Who Beat Einstein To It
The French polymath Henri Pointcaré excelled in astronomy, physics mathematics and a lot more
The Philosopher and His Scholar
Noel Malcolm's magisterial new edition of Hobbes's Leviathan is a fine example of why, in the 21st century, scholarship still matters
The Few Who Rule The Many
Alan Ryan’s colossal new history of political thought is an ambitious but engaging piece of scholarship
Dirty Old Mensch
'"You could certainly fill a dirndl," the elder statesman said, before taking her hand, kissing it and propositioning her'