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Jonathan Manley

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Kingpin Editor | Publisher | Chessist | Sceptic | Cake eater | writing a book about Sir George Thomas | All views my own | Mastodon @KingpinEd@newsie.social | Twitter @KingpinEd www.kingpinchess.net

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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy birthday Jon Speelman, 70 today. Sunday Telegraph, 1 October 1989 📷Mark Huba
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New boost for Burnham.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another ugly, incorrect set @ftweekend.com #chesspedant
Ferragamo ad
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'Seldom has an OBE been so milked.' www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...
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Raymond Keene�s Titles (article by Edward Winter)
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fascinating conversation with the former editor of Contemporary Social Science @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
The Life Scientific - David Canter on how psychology can save lives and catch killers - BBC Sounds
David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'.
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From 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
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ireniicus.bsky.social @ireniicus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Chess #Karpov 1977 Karpov documentary from BBC www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50k...
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1977: Chess - Where Karpov is King | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Medal won by Sir George Thomas at the 3rd Chess Olympiad, Hamburg, 1930.
3rd Chess Olympiad medal
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@johnmitchinson.bsky.social launches John Healy’s follow-up to The Grass Arena.
John MitchinsonJohn HealyThe Glass Cage
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
With renowned chess photographer Mark Huba, Garry Kasparov gazing down angrily.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Café de la Régence subscription receipt given to Pierre-François Guingret, one of Napoleon's generals. #chess @europe-echecs.com
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Celebrating chess at Hastings www.kingpinchess.net/2026/08/cele...
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Back in @privateeyenews.bsky.social after a long break.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (97) whose Guardian chess column is 70.
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Insightful 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
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Many 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
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Alan 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.
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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...
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Kingpin Chess Magazine » We Are Family
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Today’s @ftweekend.com
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Chewing the fat with Marcel Proust in Cabourg.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A fine obituary by Sarah Hurst in today's Guardian. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Jimmy Adams obituary
Other lives: Chess journalist and player who edited Chess magazine and wrote a number of books on the game
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
FIDE has been corrupt for years. #chess euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/06/f...
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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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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A tribute to chess writer and publisher Jimmy Adams (1947-2026). www.kingpinchess.net/2026/07/jimm...
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Kingpin Chess Magazine » Jimmy Adams, 1947–2026
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Some lovely tributes here. Please add your memories. www.online-tribute.com/JimmyAdams
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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 · 20/06/2026
Today’s @ftweekend.com #chess
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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)
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
In today’s @ftweekend.com #chess
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Chess is booming. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Chess used to be for nerds - now everybody wants in
An Isle of Wight chess tournament is highlighting the game's growing popularity with young people.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Lee Miller’s first colour snap for Vogue. @tate.bsky.social
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year! CHESS (January 1936)
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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
Raymond Keene, OBE
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
This was our bestseller when I worked in the foreign languages dept at Foyle’s in the mid-1980s.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
This will not end well. FT, 6-7 Dec 2025
Chess table
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Kramnik's empty armoury. www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra...
chesshistory.com
Vladimir Kramnik by Edward Winter
The chess historian Edward Winter presents an anthology of items on the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.
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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.com
Chess Jottings by Edward Winter
A miscellany of items by the chess historian Edward Winter.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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.
Fred Yates
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
FIDE's bad language. www.chesshistory.com/winter/index...
chesshistory.com
Chess Notes by Edward Winter
Edward Winter's current Chess Notes: games, positions, puzzles, research, historical documentation on masters and amateurs.
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DMU 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
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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
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James 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.social
theguardian.com
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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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Paganini’s chess set. #Genoa
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Happy birthday to Leonard Barden (96) whose Guardian chess column is 69.
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Young chess star Shambavi Hariharan sparkles at the English Championships. oxfordcitychessclub.com/news/
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Oxford City Chess Club
Play chess in Oxford
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Sir George Thomas on chess obsession and Rubinstein's deathwish. www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/a-cr...
kingpinchess.net
Kingpin Chess Magazine » A Creature without Counterpart
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Chess and the Nazis www.kingpinchess.net/2025/07/ches...
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
A call from Leonard Barden saves the world championship match. The Field, 13 July 1972
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Jonathan Manley @kingpined.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Sir 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.
Sir George Thomas at Wimbledon 1920sSir George Thomas, Beckenham 1912
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