There is no democracy in Russia. Dictators do not go away through the vote. Putin relies on riot police, thousands of them, with heavy equipment, fighting Russian youngsters from opposition.

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.

All that now seems to stand between Nigel and the prospect of the world crown is the unfortunate fact that fate brought him into this world only two years after Kasparov.

If we look at statistical data, we see that Protestant countries in terms of economic development are more successful than those observing Catholicism.

Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood.

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.

The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you'll succeed; make bad ones and you'll fail.