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Chess has had prodigies, most notably Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer, who have been lost to madness. Do you fear that trying to master a game of near-infinite variation can make you insane? It's too hard to predict the future, but right now I don?t see myself going mad. It's easy to get obsessed with chess. That's what happened with Fischer and Morphy. I don't have the same obsession. I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magnus Carlsen: The 19-Year-Old King of Chess | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

...That's God's business. Why should I be afraid?") but is tormented by the loss of many of her relatives, including her parents, when the wave swept over their coastal village. Syamsiah had found only their bones. "It broke my heart," she sobbed. (See pictures of what was lost in the 2005 tsunami...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memories of Aceh: Indonesia Five Years After the Tsunami | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

...Seattle, Washington, Natasha and Andrew Freidus have two small children, ages two years and four months. Andrew lost his job in the renewable energy field and the couple went on COBRA coverage, which costs $540 with the subsidy compared the full cost of $1,506. Andrew found a job with a start-up in the renewable industry in June, but the company cannot yet afford to offer health care so the couple has continued with COBRA. Natasha says she is very happy about the COBRA subsidy extension, not only because of the cost savings, but because this means...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for Reform: The Unemployed Get a Health Care Gift | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

Canada, the two-time defending Olympic champion, opens group play Feb. 13 against Slovakia. Though the Canadian team has lost the last two World Championships to the United States, the squad will enjoy home-ice advantage in Vancouver...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: Botterill, Vaillancourt Headed to Vancouver | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...going to carry out [an attack] like this, you have to have done a great deal of field work, where you've sort of undermined al-Qaeda through development and aid so that when something like this happens, al-Qaeda can't easily replace the individuals that it has lost," says Johnsen. "But if you don't take those steps then the pool of recruits just starts to multiply exponentially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite U.S. Aid, Yemen Faces Growing al-Qaeda Threat | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

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