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Today’s column is about sacrifices and the exchange in particular. If you’re shown a chess position cold, then the first thing you do normally is to count the pieces just to check that the material is fairly balanced. But the relative activity is at least as important. The “joy of innumeracy” might turn out to be a valuable (in)ability in many chess positions! | Pictured: Lu Miaoyi at the 2023 Rapid and Blitz World Championships. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

In September 2020, Sivanandan Velayutham was helping to clear out a friend’s garage when he uncovered a dusty magnetic chess set. He packed the folding brown and cream board into a bag, along with a collection of old books, brought it home and thought little about it. That is, until his five-year-old daughter, Bodhana, discovered a peculiar figurine lying loose inside. “I want the horsey,” she said.

A Seaside Town in North Norfolk "You should have gone to Cromer, my dear, if you went anywhere. Perry was a week at Cromer once, and he holds it t...

A Seaside Town in North Norfolk "You should have gone to Cromer, my dear, if you went anywhere. Perry was a week at Cromer once, and he holds it t...

A Seaside Town in North Norfolk "You should have gone to Cromer, my dear, if you went anywhere. Perry was a week at Cromer once, and he holds it t...