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Chess

Revaluation Raymond Keene C hess beginners are taught as a rough guide that on a scale of one to nine a pawn counts as one, knight and bishop three eac h, rook five and queen......

Competition

Bouts limes Jaspistos 12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY I n Competition No. 1648 . . . My voice falters. Ladies and gentlemen, readers, f riends, enemies, thank God I am P s eudonymous,......

No. 1651: Repeat Hiccup

We ' ll stick to the bouts rimes that went, literally, west. My apologies to those who didn ' t keep a copy of their entry. Entries to ` Competition No. 1651 ' by 9 November.......