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...answer will take a while to develop. Fischer's first-round victory -- Spassky resigned after making his 49th move -- displayed some tentativeness coupled with sound, patient, relentless strategy; there was nothing particularly brilliant about Fischer's game, but nothing reckless or stupid either. The rules of this exhibition -- adapted to Fischer's specifications -- seem to reward circumspect strategy, since the prospect of saving a risky mistake by playing to draw afterward has been rendered unprofitable. When Fischer and Spassky met in 1972, draws gave each player one-half point toward the victory total. This time, ties do not count...
...this really a constitutional crisis, as some are suggesting, comparable to the uproar surrounding Edward VIII's abdication in 1936? Or is it merely a sign that the relentless bottom feeders among British newspapers have gobbled out of control...
...slow-motion collapse of apartheid was brought about in part by international trade sanctions adopted by the U.S. government because of relentless pressure from African Americans led by TransAfrica, a lobbying group based in Washington. There are some signs that this victory may be ushering in a new, more mature relationship between African Americans and Africa. Randall Robinson, TransAfrica's executive director, is one of the orchestrators of this welcome change. He notes with justifiable pride that the imposition of sanctions on South Africa marked the first time black Americans significantly changed U.S. foreign policy. Doing so instilled...
...titanic seven-novel cycle that Vollmann calls Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes. The theme is mighty -- the repeated collisions between European and Native American cultures -- and perhaps no one with a realistic view of what is possible would have attempted it. But Vollmann's long and relentless chronicle is worth the patience it requires...
...attacked Clinton as a dangerous liberal who would raise taxes and has dithered at times of personal and national crisis. While perhaps not inspiring, Bush's lesser-of-two-evils pitch seemed to be working: by week's end polls showed that Bush was narrowing the gap as the relentless Republican attacks began to cut into Clinton's favorable ratings...