#FIFA and #FIDE have much in common. An old article but the main issues haven't changed. www.kingpinchess.net/2013/09/we-a...
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FIDE has been corrupt for years. #chess euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/06/f...
The one sport moving against Russia is run by its ex-deputy PM - Euromaidan Press
Chess suspended Russia's federation, yet ex-deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich still runs FIDE. Malcolm Pein on breaking Moscow's grip.
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A tribute to chess writer and publisher Jimmy Adams (1947-2026). www.kingpinchess.net/2026/07/jimm...
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Some lovely tributes here. Please add your memories. www.online-tribute.com/JimmyAdams
Jimmy Adams | 1947 - 2026 | Online-Tribute.com
It is with deep sadness, we announce the passing of Jimmy. He fell asleep peacefully, surrounded by his wife, daughter and granddaughter on the 6th June. Jimmy will be remembered for his kindness, gen...
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Jonathan Manley@kingpined.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’ve just heard the sad news that FM Jimmy Adams has died after a long illness. A fine chess writer and editor, his scholarship has left a lasting mark on chess literature. RIP. James Bernard Adams (7 February 1947 – 6 June 2026)
I’ve just heard the sad news that FM Jimmy Adams has died after a long illness. A fine chess writer and editor, his scholarship has left a lasting mark on chess literature. RIP. James Bernard Adams (7 February 1947 – 6 June 2026)
For #ChessTuesday this week we have this fab photo of the Dublin Chess Club members, 1967, published in their centenary history booklet of the same year. DYK DCC is one of the oldest Irish #chess clubs? From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature
Tony Mangan launched two journals with Frank Cass in the late 1990s. ‘Soccer and Society’ and ‘Sport in Siciety’ were ahead of their time, and have since joined IJHS in the ranks of elite outlets for sports research. RIP. @tandfresearch.bsky.social
@ijhs.bsky.social · 6mo agoIt is with sadness we mark the passing of our founding editor Prof JA Mangan. Prof Mike Huggins has paid tribute to Prof Mangan’s contribution to our field. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"I turned down the OBE because it's not a club you want to join when you look at the villains who've got it." Ken Loach #honourslist 📷Mark Huba
This was our bestseller when I worked in the foreign languages dept at Foyle’s in the mid-1980s.
Founded in 1867, A History of the Dublin Chess Club for #ChessTuesday with a group pic of members in its centenary year. DYK women players were admitted to the club in 1919. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
'For Kramnik, withdrawal of his legal action against Navara could be seen as a sign of strength, not weakness.' www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...
Chess Jottings by Edward Winter
A miscellany of items by the chess historian Edward Winter.
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Fred Yates (1884-1932), six-times British Chess Champion, died on this day. The Yorkshireman beat most of the great masters of his time and was in the world's top 20. He scraped a living as a player and journalist and was killed by a leak from a faulty gas fitting while asleep.
#ChessTuesday insight: Krogius reminds us it’s far more valuable to reflect on our own play than to just study the board and others 🧠♟️ 1976. #ChessPsychology from the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social ecfchess Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature #garylanechess
The Story of the Dundee Chess Club (1984) for #ChessTuesday from its foundation in 1847, to its win of the Richardson Cup and a visit from Alekhine and beyond. Plus a gorge cover! From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library.@richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess
‘After 70 years, 14 prime ministers, and nearly 4,000 articles, Leonard Barden is still going strong. In all that time he has never missed a week – rain or shine, in sickness and in health. And now, officially, he is a record-breaker.’ By @seaningle.bsky.social
Record-breaker: Leonard Barden’s chess column celebrates 70 years and a place in history
Now 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record
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Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (96) whose Guardian chess column is 69.
Young chess star Shambavi Hariharan sparkles at the English Championships. oxfordcitychessclub.com/news/
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Sir George Thomas on chess obsession and Rubinstein's deathwish. www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/a-cr...
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