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Prison and Chess
Ray Keene OBE examines Carl Portman’s pioneering work with chess in prisons, from HMP Hewell to international competition, and the…
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Carl Portman MBE: Chess Was My Light
From prison cells to tournament halls, chess became a source of discipline, purpose and hope - revealing the extraordinary power…
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Chess as metaphor for Life
As a chess grandmaster, author of over 200 books on chess and mind sports, and someone who has dedicated his…
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Howard Staunton Society Celebrates World Chess Day with Grandmaster Ray Keene OBE
The Howard Staunton Society marked World Chess Day with an evening that reflected its mission of celebrating chess, history, culture…
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History
The Second Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo was not England's last great victory on French soil. In 1843, Howard Staunton crossed the Channel to fight a…
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Gens Una Sumus
Chess has crossed more frontiers than any army, conquered more hearts than any empire, and united more cultures than perhaps…
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How a mediaeval thinker out of the box: Stupor Mundi, helped me to solve a Chinese puzzle
Inspiration often comes from unlikely sources.
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The Art of the Draw
Not every deadlock is a stalemate, and not every defeat is a checkmate. Chess teaches us the difference.
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Smoke and Drinkers
Great minds rarely conform. The golden age of chess produced champions whose brilliance was matched only by their colourful eccentricities.