What an associated age for a chess player to die; the same number of years as squares on a chess board.

So many heinous wastes of skin, so little reading time...

Nope, that would be Irish chess, played with a full pint as the "king" in the centre and the winner being whoever captures it first with one of the other pieces on the table using whatever rules they feel like. (Read up on its propless equivalent, Mornington Crescent, for a better idea of how it works.)

Sadly, what with the smoking ban removing most of the Irish chess pieces (fag packets, lighters, ashtrays) from the average pub table, I imagine it would be more like a game of draughts now.

Bobby Fischer vs the USSR was a bit like Tanya Andersen vs the RIAA.

Both underdogs won!

Is it only autobiographies or any bio? If the former, I'd say George Bush is out - I don't think he knows how to write. Personally, I think Castro is the best candidate. Let's give Cuba back to the casino companies.

-Chris

GAME.

Any chess grandmaster who can produce a book called "My 60 Memorable Games" and include three of his losses, as well as a few draws, deserves high praise.