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...caller reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) that two individuals were involved in a fight. Officers arrived and found two chess players having a verbal argument. Peace was restored...

Author: By Elise E. Chahla and Rajae Merzoug, S | Title: Police Log | 8/4/2000 | See Source »

...seem to enjoy the intricate rules of each of the three games: foil, epee and saber. They have to land the tip of the weapon (in saber, the blade is fair game too) on specific areas of their opponent while protecting their own target areas. Fans call it "physical chess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dueling Darlings | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

There are 88 more men waiting to be made special. They've got their own building with their own lawyers' meeting room, which has a mural of an eagle and another of Scooby-Doo. Everyone spends all day on his bed, silent, reading the Bible or playing chess against a neighbor he can't see except for the hand that reaches through the bars into the hall to move pieces. Jenny Jones is on the TV, and she is looking good, but no one looks. Instead the inmates study the Bible, which they know better than some preachers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angola, La.: The Lessons of Cain | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

...Acronym for the fast-food bakery Au Bon Pain, where croissants, chess enthusiasts and tourists abound just beyond the Yard's wrought-iron-gates...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvardisms: Harvard for Beginners | 6/23/2000 | See Source »

...since his scenery chewing in Dune has STING invited such an ass kicking. The singer and infamous Tantrician announced last week that he'll take on world chess champion GARRY KASPAROV in a one-hour exhibition match June 29, to be broadcast live over the Web. The contest will mark the end of Kasparov's World School Chess Championships, which have paired kids from all over the world in Internet chess matches. "We met through a mutual friend a few years ago," says Kasparov. "He's a very, very keen player." Does keen mean good? "No, not really. I will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 12, 2000 | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

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