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Jonathan Manley retweeted
My great friend Jimmy Adams, the editor of CHESS magazine for many years and author of numerous books on chess history died yesterday at the age of 79. This is him talking about Paul Keres in a podcast for New in Chess. He really knew how to bring the players of the past to life.
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
My friend Jimmy Adams (1947-6 June 2026) has died. He had been ill for a while. In recent times he had been writing historic chess books . His latest one is out soon and he recently received an advance copy and he was pleased how it looked. A top guy. #chess
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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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More here! kingpinchess.net/category/fi…
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
Apr 26
Warwick Rapid and Blitz, Saturday 26 May
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Friends, please support this excellent event organised by our own Arya Cont and sponsored by ChessPick. £1250 prize fund!
@4NCL @ecfchess @EngChessTrack @ChessEnglish @oxford4nclteams
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
Apr 19
Well done! Great to see @oxford4nclteams Kenneth and Yichen commentating too. youtube.com/watch?v=5EXsjvW2…
It’s been an exciting tournament with outstanding commentary. Thanks to our amazing community, we’ve raised over £2,000 so far.
Torpedoknight leads with 302 points, but in blitz, anything can change! ⚡️
Join us as the marathon continues: justgiving.com/page/chess?ut…
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
Just under a week until the ECF’s 24-hour chess marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support, in memory of Adam Hunt and Jonathan Hawkins. Sign up below👇
🗓️ 18–19 April, from 5 pm (UK)
🎙️ Commentary on ECF YouTube
Play, donate, or learn more:
englishchess.org.uk/24-hour-…
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
Very much looking forward to talking to the legendary @DanielKingChess tonight at 8pm UK time! Dare say that discussion of any English chess school, as well as the English chess explosion and creativity in general may come up, as well as #FIDECandidates! #chess
Apr 13
This evening, Monday 13th April at 20.00 UK, I will be interviewing @richardpalliser about his new book, Unlock Your Chess Creativity, as well as events in the Candidates - do join us! @qualitychess @forwardchess @popularchess Here is the link for tonight:
youtube.com/live/w0KdOUFCv_A
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
30 Dec 2025
Many congratulations to Banbury's popular player, writer and campaigner.
30 Dec 2025
I went to London today to do interviews with several national TV Stations, and the national press and I also visited Number 10. Very posh! I met Larry, the Downing Street cat. THAT was an honour.
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
22 Nov 2025
"Needed regarding online cheating: a check-list of Vladimir Kramnik's 1) questions; 2) suspicions; 3) insinuations; 4) allegations; 5) accusations; 6) proof." chesshistory.com/winter/extr…
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15 Nov 2025
'For Kramnik, withdrawal of his legal action against Navara could be seen as a sign of strength, not weakness.' chesshistory.com/winter/extr…
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12 Nov 2025
'The current battles over online cheating are a grimly undignified, barely intelligible mess with, as their hub, nothing better than X/Twitter.
There must be a better way.'
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11 Nov 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.
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Jonathan Manley retweeted
13 Oct 2025
I felt it was time for a new experiment. Introducing CHESSVIBES WEEKLY, a new podcast that covers the latest chess news. Hope you like it! (And hopefully soon on Apple and Spotify as well.) A retweet would be appreciated... Spread the word!
buzzsprout.com/2546567/episo…
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