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...Lucy Wood, a former senior curator of furniture at the V&A, has recently overseen a project to restore two chairs designed by the 18th-century architect William Kent....
...The final on Thursday and Friday (noon GMT start) will be Carlsen v Caruana, World No 1 v No 2 and a repeat of the 2018 classical world championship match....
...Puzzle 2524 Vladimir Fedoseev v Magnus Carlsen, world rapid, Riyadh 2017. White played 1 Ke2? a3 after which the knight could not stop the pawn....
...At a Brookings Institution event in September, Ryan called Moore v US a “misguided challenge” adding: “I’m not for a wealth tax, but I think if you use this as the argument to spike a wealth tax, you’re...
...Puzzle 2532 Artur Davtyan v Vladislav Kovalev, Dubai 2023. Black to move and win. Click here for solution...
...In this weekend’s semi-final (Saturday and Sunday at midday on major chess websites, with live commentary by England’s David Howell) Carlsen faces the World Cup’s giant-killler and hometown favourite Nijat...
...Wadsworth v Fernandez was an imaginative king hunt, and the best attacking game of the championship....
...Nasa asked Raymond Loewy to help turn the hull of the third stage of a Saturn V rocket into a home in which a three-man crew could live for three months at a time....
...At Matchesfashion.com, where the buying team considers the brand alongside fellow minimalists Lemaire, Jil Sander and Margaret Howell, sales across denim and trousers are repeatedly strong....
...You could even try a sporty V-neck knit — Margaret Howell’s collaboration with Fred Perry is just the ticket (£135, margarethowell.co.uk)....
...Puzzle 2481 Fabiano Caruana v Gukesh D, USA v India, Chennai 2022. Black to move and win. How did the 16-year-old defeat the former world No 2? Click here for solution...
...v=Tx9yrdjPKQ4 – FT Magazine cover, ‘A 12 year journey into Ukraine’ by Christopher Miller: https://www.ft.com/content/f1983056-c34f-4646-946a-6328200d65e7 – A year in review: ‘How Putin blundered into...
...Decades ago there was backing for Nigel Short, Howell and McShane as they advanced to the top. Puzzle 2495 Lucas van Foreest v Evgeny Bareev, Wijk aan Zee 2019. White to move and win....
...“You need society to contribute at every level,” said Oleksandr V Danylyuk, head of the Kyiv-based Centre for Defence Reforms think-tank....
...In Monday’s attacks, the white, V-shaped drones carrying payloads of up to 30kg targeted buildings in central Kyiv, their noisy engines humming along like mopeds, which is what the Ukrainian forces now call...
...Puzzle 2494 Magnus Carlsen v Sunya Ganguly, world rapid, Qatar 2016. Black to move and win. In the game, Black chose 1...Rxa4 and only drew. Click here for solution...
...Puzzle 2496 David Howell v Das Debashis, Doha 2016. White to move and win. The three-time British champion and Olympiad gold medallist scores in style. Click here for solution...
...v=TPyHuCZzsVA – An interview with Shirin in the FT from September 2021: https://on.ft.com/3zVaVk8 – How science is getting closer to a world without animal testing, by Clive, Hannah and Joe Miller: https...
...Miller or his corporate Christmas cards for Tiffany & Co, Warhol’s fabrics were not designed to sell or promote anything; they were pure design....
...It is now more than 20 years since Howell emerged, so it should be time for another mega talent-or two — but will they find support? Puzzle 2474 Elisabeth Paehtz v Mahri Geldiyeva, Baku 2016....
...Puzzle 2460 David Howell v Simon Williams, Bournemouth 2012. White to move and win. First prize was stake, and White’s queen was attacked. Can you find Howell’s decisive sequence?...
...During mid-June’s heatwave, I selected a Hanro vest layered under a much-loved Margaret Howell linen waistcoat....
...Forte Forte has this divine lilac style with ankle ties — the V cut makes the leg look longer too and compliments a wide foot....
...dress than cool-girl endorsement, and in 2018, Vogue called the Falconetti the “Dress of the Year” after famous faces including Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Florence Welch, Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller...
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