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April 19, 2023

The Church hasn’t always approved of chess

April 19, 2023

For most of us, chess is a leisurely activity – a source of amusement and mental distraction. But as we speak it is being played out at the highest levels in the World Chess Championship between Russian Grand Master Ian Nepomniachtchi and his Chinese counterpart Ding Liren. A game, innocent though it may seem, is

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