2 JULY 1988, page 24

Sir: Raymond Keene's Recent Article On David Anderton's...

FIDE for a code of ethics was a breath of fresh air. Were one naïve enough to consult a chess periodical on this matter, one would be struck by the silence. Whatever the......

Drinking

Sir: I am not sure whether The Spectator or Richard West is to be reproached for writing as if Charles McLachlan were still Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire, the Isle of Lewis......

Hard Chess

Sir: Raymond Keene (Chess, 18 June) gives a partisan account of the Calvo affair. Calvo made a visit to South America in 1986 in support of the FIDE election campaign of Lucerne......

Casualties Of War

Sir: Lord Deedes (`My Munich', 4 June) might be interested to know that, soon after Chamberlain left for Bad Godesberg, I was asked to represent the students at an emergency......

Brewage

Sir: Nigella Lawson (`My favourite drink', 10 June) works too hard. Two efficient cups of tea can be made thus: place teabag in water in mug in microwave. While this is cooking,......