My latest internet addiction is www.chessgames.com.<\/a> Although I\u2019ve never been a serious player I enjoy playing through the games of great players, past and present. Last night I was looking at the game where the late Tony Miles beat the then World Champion Anatoly Karpov using the unusual St George\u2019s Defence <\/a>(For the uninitiated, the St George\u2019s Defence looks like the sort of opening played by someone who has only just learnt how the pieces move).
\nOn a seemingly unrelated note I have been leading a session for our research postgraduates on writing book reviews. Whatever rules exist about book review writing, Tony Miles broke them.
\nOf Samurai Chess: Mastering the Martial Art of the Mind Samurai\u00a0<\/em>by Michael Gelb and Raymond Keene he wrote:<\/p>\n

Frankly I wish I\u2019d never agreed to review this book. Criticism of it will inevitably seem like gratuitous Mondo [Raymond Keane] knocking, and praise will be seriously misplaced. Actually I quite like the cover. If you want something to leave lying about on a coffee table it\u2019s just the job. However, opening it is not recommended. Click here for the rest\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If that review\u00a0wasn't\u00a0bad enough he only used two word to review Eric Schiler\u2019s. Unorthodox Chess Openings<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cUtter crap\u201d.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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