Author: HIS

By Sergio Ernesto Negri As above, so below That is one of the teachings of Hermeticism. Its followers refer to Hermes

By Henrik Malm Lindberg For many years, FIDE presidential elections were less like elections than coronations. Neither Folke Rogard nor

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context In this year, the last of the 19th century, a Holy Year as declared by Pope

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context The conflict between the British Empire and Dutch settlers, known as the Boer War, begins

Chess is a fascinating, mysterious, and ancient game. As Stefan Zweig said, “it is the only game that belongs to

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context Following the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana, the Spanish-American War began, with

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context Queen Victoria’s (1819–1901) Diamond Jubilee marks the height of the British Empire. Organized by the

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context Thanks to the efforts of French Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), the first Olympic Games of

By Sergio Ernesto Negri Global Context Toward the end of the year, the Lumière brothers (Auguste: 1862-1954; Louis: 1864-1948) held the first commercial

Chess can be read alongside Egyptian ideas of order, judgement and self-discipline. Beginning with senet and its symbolic links to