DIAG 1 The World Championship Rapid Chess Tournament ran Dec. 26-28 in New York and was literally played on Wall Street. The top three winners were all Russian. The historic surprise of...

It was Dec. 25 and the first day of the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. As the Rabbi’s son, little Charley, crawled into bed, he made a Hanukkah wish and dreamed of playing Santa in a game of...