10 OCTOBER 1970, page 31

Anecdotage

Alas! Poor Porbeagle DIANA GRAVES For the last twelve years I have been devour- ing my dictionary in the same way that can- nibals have always eaten the bravest of their foes in......

Competition

No. 625: Octet Competitors are invited to compose an eight- line poem or stanza of a poem on any one of the subjects given below, using four of the following five pairs of words......

Chess 511

PHILIDOR L. I. Loshmski (Problemist, 1930). White to play and mate m two moves; solution next week, Solution to No. 510 (Leites-1K1NrIbR/ 2PB kpR 1 / 1 Q1pP3/5n2/2N5/24): P x P.......

Olympiad 5: Post-mortem

I have been at most of the Olympiads since 1933 and I don't know of any chess event which leaves one feeling more drained and empty at the end, whether one has done well or......