The week’s honorable mentions.
Chess
Meet the 9-Year-Old Chess Expert
The talented girl began playing just three years ago
Italian Politician Accused in Chess Cheating Scandal
Former mayor Loris Cereda has the doubtful honor of becoming the first person to be kicked out of the Italian Chess Federation.
Chess Championships Lose Sex Appeal With New No-Cleavage Rule
This isn’t the beer pong world championships – distractions during a championship chess game are surely unwarranted. An opponent across the table sporting a low-cut top could cause even the most expert chessman to focus on …
Take On the Taliban With a $250 Chess Set
Never has “King to E4” sounded so dramatic.
Reading While Eating for May 4: A Collection of Countries
Today’s links feature “worldly” affairs.
Chess Great Bobby Fischer Exhumed for Paternity Test
Chess champion Bobby Fischer’s remains were exhumed and reburied, as DNA samples were taken for paternity tests. The test results could mean a check mate in an inheritance dispute for Fischer’s estate.
Bobby Fischer’s Remains to be Exhumed
If it were an opening gambit in chess, it would certainly be bold: the remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed in order to settle a paternity claim, an Icelandic court has ruled.