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Competition

No. 1373: Best woman Set by Jaspistos: The best man's speech at a wedding on behalf of the groom is tradi- tionally fruity and facetious and notorious- ly fraught with pitfalls.......

Chess

Qualifiers Raymond Keene T he first of the three Interzonals is over, and Yusupov, Beliaysky and Portisch have qualified for the Candidates' tourna- ment. To decide the last......

No. 1370: The Winners Charles Seaton Reports: Since...

they may rhapsodise over gardens, seldom give much in the way of practical advice, competitors were asked for helpful verses on any gardening subject. Not all poets, however,......