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4 articles — on chess, sport, and public life from newspaper columns and magazines.
The chess prodigy Indians do not know
Mir Sultan Khan defeated Capablanca at Hastings, became British champion three times, and then vanished from the world stage — yet his name is barely remembered in India today.
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The genius of Gata Kamsky
Kamsky at twenty became the youngest player to reach the world championship finals — with an Elo curve and results that invite comparison with Fischer, and far less fanfare.
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Wild goose chess
On Vishwanathan Anand's challenge to Garri Kasparov — overconfidence, sitzfleisch, and the pink tank that did not work for Nigel Short.
Read article →On an honorable exit (without a bear)
Solon's ancient wisdom, the cruel ends of emperors, the deaths in Lear and Hamlet, Murakami's vanishing elephant, and a Zen master's dream — on whether anyone dies happy.
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