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A recent post by a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

With the UK set to almost double its #solar capacity by 2030, new scheme encouraging developers to create habitats for wildlife alongside clean electricity generation. www.positive.news/environment/...

I now have the proof copies of Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2. Coming to a South American river near you very soon, along with Chess Heroes Games Book 2.

rtchessclub.com/2026/10/23/c... We hope you found the solution to Monday's endgame study.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Cm... Remembering Aberfan 60 years ago. An Amy Goddard song from 2016.

Yes, I’m Ukrainian🇺🇦 Yes, I can speak russian. No, that doesn’t make me russian. Yes, I’m from Donbas. No, we didn’t ask to be “liberated” Yes, I love Ukraine. No, that doesn’t make me a Nazi. Yes, I still smile. No, that doesn’t mean I’m okay.

rtchessclub.com/2026/10/19/c... We have an endgame study for you to solve this week. Simple but pretty!

Tea in Tio iščeta dom! Stara 7.5 mesecev, s/k, cepljena. 💖💖💖 Društvo Macja preja 030 926 440 #macjapreja #adoptdontshop #cats #kittens #mačke #koper #slovenija #gatti #blueskycats

Seizing even a tiny fraction of this and redistributing it back to people so they can enjoy lower energy bills and lower cost of living would be pretty popular www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Fascinating. Rosalind Franklin is a reminder that being brilliant at what you do and getting credit for it are two very different things. Some egos really do shape history. www.science.org/content/arti...

Leap of faith - This image of mine is in the finals of the British Photography awards. Please vote for the image using this link below. Thank you 🍻🙏🤗 www.britishphotographyawards.org/2026-shortli... #bebediphotography #britishphotographyawards #landanimal #redquirrel #canonuk

An indifferent batting performance by Lodway 2nd. Western Daily Press 23 April 1924

London Daily Chronicle 10 August 1922

rtchessclub.com/2026/10/12/c... Another position from Chess Heroes: Puzzles Book 2 for you to analyse this week.

Mary, popping her head out of her hiding place. 😍 #macjapreja #adoptdontshop #cats #kittens #mačke #koper #slovenija #gatti #blueskycats

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Welcome to Day 1688 of Russia's launch of its all out war on Ukraine. But, by the way it's also 626 days since Trump's 2nd inauguration and his promises to end the war in 24 hours, but as with Iran, we see his boasts turn to dust if his family can rake in more cash. Today's🧵

A Russian glide bomb killed dozens of Ukrainians at a bus stop Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent months. Two buses were hit by the bomb during rush hour, killing at least 30 people and injuring 18, according to Ukraine’s state emergency service.

'Sharpening the knights'. Carlsen-Ernst, Wijk aan Zee,(C-group) 2004 #chess

It's a good day for some love from Srečka. 💖 #macjapreja #adoptdontshop #cats #kittens #mačke #koper #slovenija #gatti #blueskycats

Moscow has already drawn up an "indictment" against the Baltic states. Russia is following exactly the same stages as it did with Ukraine. The final stage is the announcement of a "denazification" operation. We have already seen and heard all of this in 2014 and 2022.

A PGN file with 975 of Tony Miles's games up to the end of 1979 has been posted on BritBase... www.saund.org.uk/britbase/pgn... The new material consists mostly of games he played in weekenders which have been digitised and contributed by IM Geoff Lawton, for which many thanks.

Congratulations to John Foley, president of Kingston Chess Club , who has been named Chess Educator of the Year for 2026 by the World Chess Federation. A second memento from Samarkand was the stylish Uzbek hat.

rtchessclub.com/2026/10/05/c... Here's another position from Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2 for you to analyse.

Pallina and her daughter Robertina. 💖💖 #macjapreja #adoptdontshop #cats #kittens #mačke #koper #slovenija #gatti #blueskycats

Very nice interview with Karpov from 1991, including tales & opinion about Korchnoi & Kasparov. Again footage of the 11th game blunder in 1987. Also: "Boxers hold each other's hand after the match." Karpov laughs: "This I don't understand"😅 (from 11'25"") schatkamer.beeldengeluid.nl/serie/210160...

Like the BBC documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50k..., the tournament book is a true treasure. x.com/TUUR1/status...

Great, de "schatkamer" also has footage of the Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 ! From 9'16": schatkamer.beeldengeluid.nl/serie/210160... Beware, tense and serious atmosphere 😀 #chess

During the Oviedo rapid tournament in 1993. Najdorf after winning one blitz game after another vs Ivkov, being the much older of the two: "The thing is Boris, you're old" 😅 #chess

Sweet Sam 💖 #macjapreja #adoptdontshop #cats #kittens #mačke #koper #slovenija #gatti #blueskycats

A wonderful period piece photograph showing children playing street cricket in Alpha Grove, Millwall in London's docklands in 1939. The ship in the background,which is further away than it appears, is in the then vibrant West India Docks.

Brock is taking Baby Rupert on a bimble and shows him what impact the badger work on nature has.. If you’d like to know more about badgers and their life, here's a link with more information: www.badgertrust.org.uk/brocktober 2/2 #Hedgewatch

The first #chess masters of sports in Central Asia: Boris Katalymov, Alexander Grushevksy and Mamadzhan Mukhutdinov. Grushevsky was eight times Uzbekistan champion, as well as Kasimdzhanov's first trainer.

The big boys are all spoiling for a fight

Kent's Frank Woolley in a press photograph from April 1914. In a career that spanned three decades he took 2066 wickets at 19.87 and scored 58,959 runs at 40.77, the latter an aggregate second only to Jack Hobbs. He is the only non wicketkeeper to take more than 1000 catches (C)

Einmal hat Deutschland die Schacholympiade gewonnen. Das war im September 1939.

Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?

minorpieces.uk/2026/09/24/m... From 1926 onwards the Imperial Chess Club pioneered tournaments for girls. Meet the pioneers from those early years here.

rtchessclub.com/2026/09/28/c... Here's a puzzle from the forthcoming Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2. Can you find the best continuation in this position?

A Senior Mouse Catcher should arrive for duty calmly, professionally and at a speed that suggests he is being paid by the metre. I’ll get there when I get there. POV: Your shift started five minutes ago, but you’ve got 109 Employee of the Month awards and therefore fear nobody

True Love doesn't exist....

Michael Faraday was born #OnThisDay in 1791. He is most famous for his experiments in electromagnetism and his efforts to engage the public in science through the Christmas Lectures, though he came from humble beginnings as Dame Julia Higgins tells Brian Cox. #ScienceHistory #PeopleOfScience

Family drinks - a herd of #africanelephant led by a matriarch drinking at a waterhole. #wildlife #nature #africanwildlife #photography #canon #greaterkruger #africa #loxodontaafricana #wildlifephotography #photographersofbluesky #krugersightings 📍 #SabiSandsNatureReserve #SouthAfrica