Matt Fullerty's Blog, page 9
August 31, 2009
Iran arrests 'Agatha Christie' female serial killer!
Robert TaitFriday May 22 2009
The Guardian
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Police in Iran believe they have caught the country's first female serial killer and are claiming she has disclosed a literary inspiration behind her attempts to evade detection: the crime novels of Agatha Christie.
The 32-year-old suspect, named only as Mahin, stands accused of killing at least six people, including five women, according to officials in the city of Qazvin, about 100 miles north-west of Tehran.
"Mahin in her confessions has said that ...
August 30, 2009
Iran arrests 'Agatha Christie' female serial killer!
Robert TaitFriday May 22 2009
The Guardian
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Police in Iran believe they have caught the country's first female serial killer and are claiming she has disclosed a literary inspiration behind her attempts to evade detection: the crime novels of Agatha Christie.
The 32-year-old suspect, named only as Mahin, stands accused of killing at least six people, including five women, according to officials in the city of Qazvin, about 100 miles north-west of Tehran.
"Mahin in her confessions has said that she
Iran arrests 'Agatha Christie serial killer'
Robert TaitFriday May 22 2009
The Guardian
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Police in Iran believe they have caught the country's first female serial killer and are claiming she has disclosed a literary inspiration behind her attempts to evade detection: the crime novels of Agatha Christie.
The 32-year-old suspect, named only as Mahin, stands accused of killing at least six people, including five women, according to officials in the city of Qazvin, about 100 miles north-west of Tehran.
"Mahin in her confessions has said that she
David Howell wins British Chess Championship at 18
Leonard BardenSaturday August 8 2009
The Guardian
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David Howell, 18, triumphed with an unbeaten 9/11, seven wins and four draws, in the British Championship at Torquay. The teenager from East Sussex is already the youngest ever UK grandmaster and is now the second youngest British champion after Michael Adams, who won the title at 17.
Howell rode his luck in some games, notably in round two when Mark Hebden missed an instant win, but overall his total was an impressive performance which suggests
[From: Matt Fullerty] David Howell wins British Chess Championship at 18
To see this story with its related links on the guardian.co.uk site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/08/leonard-barden-chess-david-howell
David Howell wins British Chess Championship at 18
Leonard Barden
Saturday August 8 2009
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/08/leonard-barden-chess-david-howell
David Howell, 18, triumphed with an unbeaten 9/11, seven wins and four draws, in the Brit
Why chess is a perfect game for fiction - KGB chess!
Stuart EversFriday August 28 2009
The Guardian
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The summer of 1972 is a golden one for writers seeking a tumultuous background to their fiction. Kicking off with the breaking of the Watergate scandal, continuing through "Hanoi" Jane Fonda's tour of North Vietnam and ending with the massacre at the Munich Olympics, that summer is stuffed with so many huge international events that a humble game of chess seems rather a distraction. But this was the match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer - a
Why chess is a perfect game for fiction
Stuart EversFriday August 28 2009
The Guardian
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The summer of 1972 is a golden one for writers seeking a tumultuous background to their fiction. Kicking off with the breaking of the Watergate scandal, continuing through "Hanoi" Jane Fonda's tour of North Vietnam and ending with the massacre at the Munich Olympics, that summer is stuffed with so many huge international events that a humble game of chess seems rather a distraction. But this was the match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer - a
[From: Matt Fullerty] Why chess is a perfect game for fiction
To see this story with its related links on the guardian.co.uk site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/aug/28/chess-perfect-fiction
Why chess is a perfect game for fiction
There are very good reasons why so many writers have been drawn to the '64-square looking glass'
Stuart Evers
Friday August 28 2009
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/aug/28/chess-perfect-fiction
The summe
August 29, 2009
William Marwood - London hangman!
August 28, 2009
David Howell wins British Chess Championship at 18
Leonard BardenSaturday August 8 2009
The Guardian
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David Howell, 18, triumphed with an unbeaten 9/11, seven wins and four draws, in the British Championship at Torquay. The teenager from East Sussex is already the youngest ever UK grandmaster and is now the second youngest British champion after Michael Adams, who won the title at 17.
Howell rode his luck in some games, notably in round two when Mark Hebden missed an instant win, but overall his total was an impressive performance which...
