24 MAY 1986, page 40

Competition

I n Competition No. 1421 you were in- vited to write a poem in which the last two words of each line rhyme. The last time this competition was set was about 15 years ago, when......

I Had Hoped To Sneak Away To Venice For A Week

from the rigours of organising the world championship and the general work- load of London Chess Year. At the Festi- val of the Sensa, the Doge used to cast a golden ring into......