Leonard Barden is an English chess master, writer, and broadcaster who learned the game at age eleven during a World War II air raid. He represented England in four Chess Olympiads and played a pivotal role in the rise of English chess from the 1970s onward. His Evening Standard column holds the distinction of being the world's longest-running daily chess column by a single author.

Associated Openings

As Black

E89King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... cxd54 games

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