Recently, the column delivered some insights into chess openings and the middle game. Each phase has had players who excelled ...

At a time when the world of chess was dominated by the mathematically precise play of Mikhail Botvinnik (world champion 1948-57, 1958-60, 1961-63), the positional tactics of Vasily Smyslov (world ...

With all the pieces visible to both players and all the rules much pretty set in concrete, it’s hard to think of a good April ...

As Americans scrutinize the accidental leak of a high-level U.S. group chat, several books detail other mishaps in the annals of global conflict. By Thomas E. Ricks In “The Usual Desire to ...

By Alexandra Jacobs A posthumous Joan Didion book, Emily Henry’s latest romance novel, Tina Knowles’s memoir and more. In Espionage and War, Secure Communication Is Key. Just Ask These Spies.

Not every chess game — or business deal — is played the same way.  Some are high speed and over in minutes, others are ...

It’s a good month for criticism in the literary world, with new books in April exploring everything from early-’00s feminism to modern TV and video games. On the fiction side, there’s a new ...

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Four historical books about the Tudor court offer insight into what really happened. In “The Stained Glass Window,” David Levering Lewis delves into his ancestry to create a fuller picture of ...

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If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Swing into spring with our picks for the best books to read this month Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE ...