Time to make room for our latest adopted icon By Patrick Kennedy, The Whig-StandardSunday, October 27, 2013 9:43:46 EDT PM Through the years, the Limestone quarter has laid claim to more than a few famous folks, hailing them as...
Cambridge wins 131st Varsity Chess Match 2013
The 131st Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities took place in the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London. Cambridge won 4.5-3.5, drawing the final game on board five which the Cambridge would almost certainly have won had he played...
Oxford grad faces against the world’s best
Poll victory is testament to popularityBy Matt Rose8:30am Thursday 14th June 2012 in Leisure At the Tal Memorial — the strongest chess tournament of the year — it’s great to see Oxford University graduate Luke McShane being given a...
Oxford wins!
129th Varsity Chess Match: Oxford University v Cambridge University, 5 March 2011 Report by John Saunders: The 129th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University takes place at the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London on Saturday 5...
Oxford chess research
Women are just as good at chess as men – but they just don’t like game, says Oxford study Men do not dominate chess competitions because they are better at the game but simply because women do not like...
Battle of the brains – BBC TV
Grey power: Battle of the brainsBy Dick Taylor BBC Horizon Is David Beckham intelligent? Perhaps he is. Is he intelligent in the same way as Stephen Fry? Perhaps not.The problem with intelligence has been to find ways of fairly...