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The decline of smoking at chess tournaments pretty much followed the decline of smoking in (western) society. It was around for a couple of ...

Earlier in the year I reported on the growing controversy about early version of Rybka being a clone of the Open Source chess program Fruit...

While I draw my material for my Open & Shut column from a number of sources, I normally use the Chess Today archives to select my minia...

While a number of Australian players headed across the Indian Ocean to play in the Commonwealth Championships, a couple decided crossing the...

Actor Peter Falk passed away on the 23rd of June. He was one of my favourite actors, appearing in The Princess Bride, the Columbo TV series,...

The 2011 Commonwealth Championship gets under way in South Africa tomorrow. At this stage the tournament is looking massive, with about 450...

News from the Russian Championship (Ht Milan Ninchich), shows that what the public demands, the organisers enforce. This tournament, which i...