On the morning of 18 April 2023, the chess grandmaster Ding Liren, the highest-rated Chinese player of all time, was discussing tactics with his coach. He was due to play game 7 of his world ...
Irish-born Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander made a significant contribution to the codebreaking work carried out at Bletchley Park during the second World War and was a skilled cryptanalyst. Also a chess ...