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Kibitzing with the Poisoned Pawn
Chemical warfare and the carnally desirable opponent disturb our prickly commentator

Gary Lane’s Agony Column
More sound advice from the savvy IM


Northern Man at the ECF
Martin Regan on his campaign to revive English chess



Grandmaster’s Diary
Tony Kosten turns French


Ex Acton ad Astra: The Golden Age of a Chancer
Osama len Baden revisits the heyday of Raymond Keene and chess publisher Batsford in an intimate portrait of England’s second GM

Ida Woos the French

Profile: Dilip Patel
India’s latest star reveals the secrets of his preparation


The Truth about Toiletgate
Justin Horton unmasks the unlikely villains of Elista

Hack Attack
Tibor Karolyi discovers the edgy genius of Garry Kasparov’s brilliantly bizarre ‘half-brother’


Book Reviews
Chess Facts and Fables
Dealing with d4 Deviations
Chess Results 1901–1920
Tony Miles, England’s Chess Gladiator
Devious Chess – How to Bend the Rules and Win
Why Lasker Matters
The Immortal Game: a History of Chess
The King - Chess Pieces

Reviewing Chess Books
Amatzia Avni