With extracurricular options spread around in a circle, kindergartener Sophie Li considered trying yoga, but after seeing the chess club advertised, she changed her mind. Now a fifth grader, Li earned ...

Weighing-in at a total of 8.5 kilos, the four-volume series covers 550 or so of Keres' annotated games, across 4,000 pages. Volumes One and Two are "As seen by other chess players," and the latter two ...