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Five mistakes that are sabotaging your weight loss

Why these mistakes matter We all want to get stronger, leaner and healthier. Unfortunately, many people follow outdated advice or…

December 17, 2025

Tiny moves: White to move and win

“Tiny Tim, you mischievous devil,” snarled Scrooge. “Now, now,” chided the Ghost of Christmas Future from behind Scrooge’s chair. Playing…

December 15, 2025

The relationship bank account

Ron Pricecca Relationships can be tricky. Life often feels like it’s moving at breakneck speed, becoming more complicated by the…

December 10, 2025

Sniff for the unexpected

to mate in 3

December 8, 2025

Aesop’s chess fable

to move and win a pawn

December 1, 2025

The cup is half-full

White to move and win The World Cup in India this November is one of the most important chess tournaments…

November 17, 2025

The power of looking for the good

Gratitude isn’t just a feeling – it’s a lens that changes everything you see.

November 12, 2025

Pseudo pins

to move and win

November 10, 2025

More light, less heat

objective standards can prevent heated arguments.

October 30, 2025

Knight of the vampire

to move and win

October 27, 2025

Inventing options: a path to mutual gain

Ron Pricecca For the past two columns, we have been looking at Principled Negotiation, a strategy developed by the Harvard…

October 16, 2025

Yin and Yang

to move and draw

October 10, 2025

Focus on interests, not positions, to resolve conflict

Ron Pricecca This week, I’ll continue reviewing the four components of Principled Negotiation, developed by scholars at the Harvard Negotiation…

October 3, 2025

Mr. Know-It-All: Secret shelter?

Citizens Bank demolition reveals Cold War secrets

October 3, 2025

A kind of symphony

Black to move and mate The Grand Swiss tournament, held in September, was one of the most important events of…

September 26, 2025

What’s mightier than the sword?

is white’s best move

September 22, 2025

Giving is not always nice

to move and win

September 15, 2025

Separate the people from the problem

A key to productive conflict management

September 12, 2025

Principled negotiation

to reach agreements that last without damaging relationships

September 8, 2025

The tortoise and hare

to move and win

September 8, 2025

Thirty-one years of experience proves to be no help

in a drought, fly fishing can be fun with the right steps

September 7, 2025

Peace is not all bad

to move and draw

August 23, 2025

Think win-win, Part 2

from theory to practice with the ‘Win-Win Waltz’

August 22, 2025

The key

is white’s best move?

July 18, 2025