Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Happy birthday Jon Speelman, 70 today. Sunday Telegraph, 1 October 1989 📷Mark Huba 030
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Another ugly, incorrect set @ftweekend.com #chesspedant 131
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 26/09/2026'Seldom has an OBE been so milked.' www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...chesshistory.comRaymond Keene�s Titles (article by Edward Winter) 020
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fascinating conversation with the former editor of Contemporary Social Science @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Life Scientific - David Canter on how psychology can save lives and catch killers - BBC SoundsDavid Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'. 120
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From chaturanga to chess & trains! 😍 A fab opportunity to nerd out this #ChessTuesday with, Indian Chess History. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #NationalYearofReading 053
Reposted by Jonathan Manleyireniicus.bsky.social @ireniicus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#Chess #Karpov 1977 Karpov documentary from BBC www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50k...youtube.com1977: Chess - Where Karpov is King | BBC ArchiveYouTube video by BBC Archive 012
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Medal won by Sir George Thomas at the 3rd Chess Olympiad, Hamburg, 1930. 261
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026@johnmitchinson.bsky.social launches John Healy’s follow-up to The Grass Arena. 110
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With renowned chess photographer Mark Huba, Garry Kasparov gazing down angrily. 020
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Café de la Régence subscription receipt given to Pierre-François Guingret, one of Napoleon's generals. #chess @europe-echecs.com 084
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Celebrating chess at Hastings www.kingpinchess.net/2026/08/cele... 030
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Back in @privateeyenews.bsky.social after a long break. 232
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (97) whose Guardian chess column is 70. 1346
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Insightful responses from Nigel Short as he's interviewd by the Carol Vorderman no less in Kingpin Magazine, 1993/94. Seems surprised his opponent has played before...🤔😂 From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature 184
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Many congratulations to Jan Murawski (15) on fulfilling requirements for the FM title at #BCC2026 A just reward for years of hard work and dedication. Well done Jan! #BritishChess @englishchess.bsky.social 040
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyAlan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 05/08/2026"Corruption is the default setting when one-country-one-vote means an atoll declaring independence will be welcomed into FIDE before the tide’s gone out and with the same voting rights as the US and China." Very instructive comparison between FIFA & FIDE, corrupt institutions. 033
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 05/08/2026#FIFA and #FIDE have much in common. An old article but the main issues haven't changed. www.kingpinchess.net/2013/09/we-a...kingpinchess.netKingpin Chess Magazine » We Are Family 032
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Chewing the fat with Marcel Proust in Cabourg. 040
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/07/2026A fine obituary by Sarah Hurst in today's Guardian. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...theguardian.comJimmy Adams obituaryOther lives: Chess journalist and player who edited Chess magazine and wrote a number of books on the game 021
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/07/2026FIDE has been corrupt for years. #chess euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/06/f...euromaidanpress.comThe one sport moving against Russia is run by its ex-deputy PM - Euromaidan PressChess suspended Russia's federation, yet ex-deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich still runs FIDE. Malcolm Pein on breaking Moscow's grip. 140
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 02/07/2026A tribute to chess writer and publisher Jimmy Adams (1947-2026). www.kingpinchess.net/2026/07/jimm...kingpinchess.netKingpin Chess Magazine » Jimmy Adams, 1947–2026 031
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Some lovely tributes here. Please add your memories. www.online-tribute.com/JimmyAdamsonline-tribute.comJimmy Adams | 1947 - 2026 | Online-Tribute.comIt 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... 021
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I’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) 042
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 14/04/2026For #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 061
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Chess is booming. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChess used to be for nerds - now everybody wants inAn Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people. 141
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Lee Miller’s first colour snap for Vogue. @tate.bsky.social 110
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Tony 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 021
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 30/12/2025"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 150
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/12/2025This was our bestseller when I worked in the foreign languages dept at Foyle’s in the mid-1980s. 2114
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Founded 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 052
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Kramnik's empty armoury. www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...chesshistory.comVladimir Kramnik by Edward WinterThe chess historian Edward Winter presents an anthology of items on the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. 130
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 15/11/2025'For Kramnik, withdrawal of his legal action against Navara could be seen as a sign of strength, not weakness.' www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...chesshistory.comChess Jottings by Edward WinterA miscellany of items by the chess historian Edward Winter. 130
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Fred 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. 040
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/11/2025FIDE's bad language. www.chesshistory.com/winter/index...chesshistory.comChess Notes by Edward WinterEdward Winter's current Chess Notes: games, positions, puzzles, research, historical documentation on masters and amateurs. 131
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 30/09/2025#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 063
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The 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 083
Reposted by Jonathan ManleyJames Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 06/09/2025‘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.socialtheguardian.comRecord-breaker: Leonard Barden’s chess column celebrates 70 years and a place in historyNow 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record 1187
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (96) whose Guardian chess column is 69. 040
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Young chess star Shambavi Hariharan sparkles at the English Championships. oxfordcitychessclub.com/news/oxfordcitychessclub.comOxford City Chess ClubPlay chess in Oxford 162
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Sir George Thomas on chess obsession and Rubinstein's deathwish. www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/a-cr...kingpinchess.netKingpin Chess Magazine » A Creature without Counterpart 031
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Chess and the Nazis www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/ches... 020
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 28/06/2025A call from Leonard Barden saves the world championship match. The Field, 13 July 1972 053
Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Sir George Thomas won the mixed doubles at #QueensClub with Dorothy Chambers in 1908. As well as excelling in tennis, he was Britain's most successful badminton player and won the British chess championship twice. He was one of Britain's greatest sportsmen. 282