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Saturday’s puzzle...

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Saturday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2936097 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:25:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Cryptic Crossword - The Scotsman 17/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/cryptic-crossword-the-scotsman-17-05-13-1-2934491

Friday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2934491 Fri, 17 May 2013 03:59:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Bridge - The Scotsman 17/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/bridge-the-scotsman-17-05-13-1-2933653

A TRUMP lead is not always bad, particularly against a high-level doubled contract. On this deal from the National Pairs semi-final the auction became a little overheated.

]]> 1.2933653 Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Chess - The Scotsman 17/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/chess-the-scotsman-17-05-13-1-2933651

MUCH has been said on the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, but not many know that Govan’s finest is a chess aficionado, and over the years has used the odd chess analogy such as, “you can play chess for 10 hours and still lose,” when having a dig at rivals Arsenal.

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Friday’s puzzle...

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Thursday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2931602 Wed, 15 May 2013 22:25:23 +0100 <![CDATA[Chess - The Scotsman 16/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/chess-the-scotsman-16-05-13-1-2931391

FORMER world champion Vassily Smyslov said a master’s goal is to play 40 good moves in a game. And if his opponent also makes 40 good moves, it’s time to agree a draw, Smyslov believed.

]]> 1.2931391 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:33:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Bridge - The Scotsman 16/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/bridge-the-scotsman-16-05-13-1-2931389

“WHEN in doubt – lead trump” is a maxim that has probably cost more points than any other. This example comes from the National Pairs Semi-final. South opened a horrible weak no-trump, but playing that range there is no good alternative.

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Thursday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2931387 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 15/05/2013]]> http://www.scotsman.com/cryptic-crossword-the-scotsman-15-05-2013-1-2929922

Wednesday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2929922 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:52:43 +0100 <![CDATA[Bridge - The Scotsman 15/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/bridge-the-scotsman-15-05-13-1-2928130

WHEN responder bids a new suit at the one-level (a one-over-one response) opener’s new suit is not completely forcing. Still, responder should try to find a second bid rather than unilaterally end the auction with a pass.

]]> 1.2928130 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:19:07 +0100 <![CDATA[Chess - The Scotsman 15/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/chess-the-scotsman-15-05-13-1-2928128

HISTORY could well record 1990 as being a vintage year for chess players. It was when Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin were both born – and the two not only became the strongest teenage players of all time, they also now look set to be rivals for many years to come.

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Wednesday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2928125 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:15:19 +0100 <![CDATA[Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 14/05/2013]]> http://www.scotsman.com/cryptic-crossword-the-scotsman-14-05-2013-1-2927726

Tuesday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2927726 Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Chess - The Scotsman 14/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/chess-the-scotsman-14-05-13-1-2927292

CHESS received a massive pop-culture boost on Saturday as the central theme of the latest Doctor Who episode, as the errant Time Lord – who revealed the game was invented on his home planet of Gallifrey – was reunited with his old cybernetic enemy of the Cybermen.

]]> 1.2927292 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:07:50 +0100 <![CDATA[Bridge - The Scotsman 14/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/bridge-the-scotsman-14-05-13-1-2927289

THERE is a fundamental difference between Pairs and Teams: in teams play you always try to defeat a contract, accepting you may concede unnecessary overtricks; at pairs an overtrick may make the difference between a top and bottom score, so you aim to make as many tricks as you can, not necessarily to defeat the contract.

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Tuesday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2927287 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:05:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 13/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/cryptic-crossword-the-scotsman-13-05-13-1-2926930

Monday’s puzzle...

]]> 1.2926930 Mon, 13 May 2013 01:12:19 +0100 <![CDATA[Chess - The Scotsman 13/05/13]]> http://www.scotsman.com/chess-the-scotsman-13-05-13-1-2926771

FOLLOWING the FIDE farrago over the lack of a bidding process for the World Chess Championship match in Chennai, India, Magnus Carlsen, the contender and world No 1 from Norway, accepted it as a venue albeit with reservations.

Disappointed about the decision, the 22-year-old said nevertheless he “will now start preparing for the

match.”

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