23 JANUARY 1993, page 52

Midlife Crisis

Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1762 you were given the first line of Dante's Divina Commedia and invited to continue it with lines begin- ning, 'I . . .'. The best of the......

Chess

Black magic Raymond Keene I left Nigel Short last week trailing by 1/2 to 11/2 against Dutchman Jan Timman in their Candidates Final match in San Loren- zo de El Escorial, just......