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Word: chessmanship (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1957-1957
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...during which the bomber quit his activities temporarily because killing dropped from an art to an occupation. When we meet him now, he is back in practice; his prey is Sir Gregory Upshott, an international water-muddier. Sim stalks him intently and wittily, particularly in a demonstration of chessmanship during which Sim deftly diverts a policeman's attention while moving a dead body...

Author: By Lawrence Hartmann, | Title: The Green Man | 10/3/1957 | See Source »

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