Simaginfan
@simaginfan.bsky.social
Love Chess, cricket, and all living things - beautiful or ugly. Hates rude people and haters.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
GOTD. Doing some work for a blog. This is a quite extraordinary save!
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
GOTD. Doing some work for a blog. This is a quite extraordinary save!
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Night night sweet dreamies
I admire people who’ve lived through hard things and didn’t let the pain harden their hearts.
Let’s be those people.
Always
I admire people who’ve lived through hard things and didn’t let the pain harden their hearts.
Let’s be those people.
Always
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Night night sweet dreamies
I admire people who’ve lived through hard things and didn’t let the pain harden their hearts.
Let’s be those people.
Always
I admire people who’ve lived through hard things and didn’t let the pain harden their hearts.
Let’s be those people.
Always
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My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
Minor Pieces 94: Annie Mabel Gooding
Come with me, if you will, to the beautiful island of Barbados, noted particularly, to many of us, for its record in producing world class cricketers. Having previously been captured and then aband…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
My latest Minor Piece features Annie Mabel Gooding of Cheltenham, who played in ladies' chess tournaments over a period of 25 years, and had draws against Blackburne, Lasker and Capablanca to her name.
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This beautiful pocket-sized 'biographical portrait of two brilliant young chess masters' Harry Pillsbury (US) & Rudolf Charousek (Czech/Hungarian), 1914 for #ChessTuesday From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This beautiful pocket-sized 'biographical portrait of two brilliant young chess masters' Harry Pillsbury (US) & Rudolf Charousek (Czech/Hungarian), 1914 for #ChessTuesday From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
GOTD. The wonderful Zagorovsky was not only a c.c. legend - he was a fine player over the board as well. A forgotten gem.
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
GOTD. The wonderful Zagorovsky was not only a c.c. legend - he was a fine player over the board as well. A forgotten gem.
New blog posted. I hope you enjoy it! www.chess.com/blog/simagin...
Aivar Gipslis Revisited. Part Two. Plus Some Bonuses!
Back with part two. This will be quite long, so usual advice - just drop in and out when you have time and enjoy what is here. The header picture is now a well known one of Tal and Gipslis. Taken in 1...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New blog posted. I hope you enjoy it! www.chess.com/blog/simagin...
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♟️ This #ChessTuesday we have a #throwback to the 83rd @englishchess.bsky.social Championships held at the University of #Nottingham & a great shot of the Notts #Chess Association. See anyone you know? FRom the ECF Library.
@librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
@librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
♟️ This #ChessTuesday we have a #throwback to the 83rd @englishchess.bsky.social Championships held at the University of #Nottingham & a great shot of the Notts #Chess Association. See anyone you know? FRom the ECF Library.
@librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
@librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
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A 1913 photograph shows two players whose combined lives spanned 171 years. Discover their stories here.
A 1913 photograph shows two players whose combined lives spanned 171 years. Discover their stories here.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A 1913 photograph shows two players whose combined lives spanned 171 years. Discover their stories here.
A 1913 photograph shows two players whose combined lives spanned 171 years. Discover their stories here.
Blog posted. I hope you enjoy it. www.chess.com/blog/simagin...
Aivar Gipslis Revisited. Part One.
A nice picture in my previous blogs of Koblencs and Gipslis Team Tal. put me in mind of the Latvian trio who ruled chess in that country from the mid 1950's onwards - up until Shirov. Tal, Gipslis and...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Remembering all the animals #purplepoppy #remembrancesunday 💜
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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We will remember them
Not just today, but in every quiet moment.
In stories passed down, in poppies worn with pride
In the silence that speaks louder than words
Their courage shaped our peace.
Their sacrifice lives on
Today & Forever
Not just today, but in every quiet moment.
In stories passed down, in poppies worn with pride
In the silence that speaks louder than words
Their courage shaped our peace.
Their sacrifice lives on
Today & Forever
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We will remember them
Not just today, but in every quiet moment.
In stories passed down, in poppies worn with pride
In the silence that speaks louder than words
Their courage shaped our peace.
Their sacrifice lives on
Today & Forever
Not just today, but in every quiet moment.
In stories passed down, in poppies worn with pride
In the silence that speaks louder than words
Their courage shaped our peace.
Their sacrifice lives on
Today & Forever
GOTD. One from my chess youth! A rare example of the theme 'self fork'.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
GOTD. One from my chess youth! A rare example of the theme 'self fork'.
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In the days before portable electronic devices and the internet, touring was often a fairly boring affair. Here Evan Gray, Jeremy Coney and Ewen Chatfield show off the mass of videos the New Zealand squad too with them to Pakistan in 1984 to fill the long evenings
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In the days before portable electronic devices and the internet, touring was often a fairly boring affair. Here Evan Gray, Jeremy Coney and Ewen Chatfield show off the mass of videos the New Zealand squad too with them to Pakistan in 1984 to fill the long evenings
GOTD. The wonderful Michael Basman - what a player he was, and quite a character. A double exchange sacrifice against a rising start of world chess at the time. I hope you spot the lovely little point if the second exchange is taken.
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
GOTD. The wonderful Michael Basman - what a player he was, and quite a character. A double exchange sacrifice against a rising start of world chess at the time. I hope you spot the lovely little point if the second exchange is taken.
GOTD. 'Just a draw', but what a game!
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
GOTD. 'Just a draw', but what a game!
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#Chess and music have long shared a connection, the game often called silent music or a mental dance. For those curious to try all at the same time this #ChessTuesday, here’s the Caïssa Waltz, by Walter Pulitzer, 1897. From the @englishchess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Chess and music have long shared a connection, the game often called silent music or a mental dance. For those curious to try all at the same time this #ChessTuesday, here’s the Caïssa Waltz, by Walter Pulitzer, 1897. From the @englishchess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
GOTD. This Gipslis game came to mind just this week, when I watched a top level game 'live' with the Hungarian Defence. As I commented on a game 2 decades ago - 'yesterday's load of old rubbish is today's deep subtlety! Go figure. And some nice Queen 'creeping moves'.
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
GOTD. This Gipslis game came to mind just this week, when I watched a top level game 'live' with the Hungarian Defence. As I commented on a game 2 decades ago - 'yesterday's load of old rubbish is today's deep subtlety! Go figure. And some nice Queen 'creeping moves'.
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A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
GOTD. Working on another pupil of Koblencs - Gipslis. This is a masterpiece! What a beautiful game.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
GOTD. Working on another pupil of Koblencs - Gipslis. This is a masterpiece! What a beautiful game.
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Heartfelt thoughts tonight for everyone affected by the awful incident on board the LNER service near Huntingdon.
Thank you to the first responders and railway colleagues who showed such courage and care.
Holding all those involved in our hearts
Thank you to the first responders and railway colleagues who showed such courage and care.
Holding all those involved in our hearts
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Heartfelt thoughts tonight for everyone affected by the awful incident on board the LNER service near Huntingdon.
Thank you to the first responders and railway colleagues who showed such courage and care.
Holding all those involved in our hearts
Thank you to the first responders and railway colleagues who showed such courage and care.
Holding all those involved in our hearts