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...research into the lightly trod territory of Pius' decades-long German involvement before his papacy left Cornwell in a state of "moral shock," he says. "The material I had gathered amounted not to an exoneration but to an indictment." In the end, Cornwell concluded Pius "was Hitler's pawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope And der Fuhrer | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...rock, has composed the War and Peace of album titles. The name of the pop urchin's second CD, due in early November, suggests that brevity is fine, as long as it's limited to clothing and time spent not taking yourself too seriously. The title? When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 6, 1999 | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...Internet. Anybody who logs on (at www.zone.com can vote on a variety of moves suggested by a panel of young grand masters. The most popular move is made; 24 hrs. later, Kasparov responds. And a few sniffles aren't likely to prevent the mighty Russian from beating amateur pawn pushers like you or me into a bloody pulp. "I don't expect us to win or anything," says Irina Krush, the 15-year-old U.S. women's chess champ and world-team coach, "but it'll be a fun game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kasparov's World War | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

...point margin, voters across the internet opted for the Sicilian defense earlier this week in an online match against Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. The contest, which Microsoft grandiosely bills "Kasparov vs. the World," began Monday in New York when Kasparov moved a giant Pawn to E4 on a 400 square-foot chessboard in Bryant Park. Back in cyberspace the World, aided by a panel of chess champions hired by Microsoft, had 24 hours to respond. The Microsoft Network, which is hosting the match, did not say how many people voted in the first round, though the company said...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Garry Kasparov, Through the Internet | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

More importantly, for Internet addicts, fantasy is liberated from reality on the Web, even if only for a little while. In the anonymity of cyberspace, people can play out their fantasies, make up new identities as easily as making up new screen-names. The Pawn can imagine herself a Queen, and no one knows the difference...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Garry Kasparov, Through the Internet | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

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