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Brilliant, Leonard. And there was I looking for a German player called Hess in the 1960s.

I wondered whether it might be from Chess Combination as a Fine Art edited by Golz and Keres but I can't currently find either of my copies. A lot of Kurt Richter's examples from the book are of little known players. Might be totally wrong, but perhaps someone who has a copy of the book and is bette...

I thought the government has changed it to the over 50s Only if there's any vaccine left. I received a text at the end of August saying "Patients aged between 50 and 64 by the end of March 2021, and NOT in a clinical at risk group, the earliest you will be offered a flu vaccination is November, pro...

Kevin - "amazed to hear" is going a bit strong.

I wouldn't worry, Justin - it's just more tedious rubbish from Mr McCready.

I can't count. The Art of Defence in Chess was published in 1980 so the follow-up was 34 years later.

I also liked The Art of Defence in Chess. The new version (published 40 years later!) was called The New Art of Defence of Chess and I rather think that I have seen a not entirely complimentary review of it although I can't remember where (possibly in New in Chess).

Two separate volumes, I think, Roger and separated by a few years. As you have pointed out yourself, many of the top players contribute notes to New in Chess Magazine - it's rather different annotating a few games to producing a book.

I agree with Matt. Soltis has probably written too many books but bear in mind he is a professional journalist. His best work (probably Soviet Chess 1917-1991, Why Lasker Matters and Bobby Fischer Rediscovered), I really rather like. If Mr McCready is waiting for Carlsen's book of his own games or f...

Aronian won by 5.5 to 2.5. So Gawain will have to wait for another day.

Nice position for Mickey as Black. Two bishops and play against the isolated Q Pawn, Eight in a row certainly on the cards.

Simon - why don't you see who has the longest name in the Grading List. That should keep you busy for a while.

Thanks for this, Leonard. I was going to post something in recognition of Mickey's achievement in the Bundesliga but you have done a far better job than I would have done, particularly since I had forgotten that Mickey won in the last 2 rounds at Biel.

Well Oldham is a hotspot with 118 per 100,000; but the area I live in has only 20 per 100,000; but we get tarred with the same brush Indeed, same here Alan, but it only takes one It's odd that the infection rates are so much higher across the North of England as compared to the South. There are one...

David, thank you for taking the time to post this.