Archive for May, 2026

See Gracey Play

Grace played in her first tournament in a while.

Sadly, I was not there to be with her this time but her mum was.

N.B The title comes from a Pink Floyd song recently covered by The Damned, who do a better job with it IMHO.

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An informative documentary on the K v K duels can be found below.

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Today’s trivia Q

Which internet bank -started in 2005- has a founder who shares the same surname as a former world champion?

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I have found no traces of the past pertaining to this but will continue to look and post here if found.

Update incoming:

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England’s first GM

As you may know, it’s a popular misconception that Tony Miles was the first Englishman to gain the title of GM. To clarify, for OTB chess yes it was Miles but problemist Comins Manfield was awarded the title before him. Taken from the 1923 B.C.M, here’s one of his problems.

More about him can be found here. Comins Mansfield.

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