Leonard Barden on Chess

The 54-year-old Kasparov took time to get going but his appearance at St Louis still overhadowed Aronian’s three-point margin of victory at the tournamentWinning a top tournament by a three-point margin normally captures the headlines but Levon Aronian’s impressive result at the St Louis speed event last week was sweepingly upstaged by Garry Kasparov’s return to competitive play after a 12-year absence.This one-off comeback by the 54-year-old, whom many regard as the all-time N