@johnchess

Chess archivist https://xitter.cf/t.co/hnOzDuznp1 and freelance chess photo-journalist. Associate Editor, CHESS Magazine. Also on BSky. Play guitar, ukulele & watch rugby

 Kingston-upon-Thames
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Joined November 2009
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A new idea in the English Opening - the #Brexit variation #chess – at Kingston upon Thames, London
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Congratulations to John Foley @ChessScholar , president of @KingstonChess, 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. @FIDE_chess
John Foley, 2026 FIDE Chess Educator of the Year

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From the original 4NCL website, webmastered by me in 1998, with some of the first chess photos taken with a digital camera that I can recall seeing. Two of the people featured, Stuart Conquest and Syringa Turvey (Camp), are currently at the Olympiad in Samarkand.
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#KingstonChess Round 9 (final) report - (1) Henry Adams 7½/9; (2) Graeme Buckley 7; (3) Danny Gormally 6½ johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
Henry Adams, winner of the 2026 Kingston Invitational Chess Tournament

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21-year-old Henry Adams (FIDE 2174, untitled) has won the 5th Kingston Invitation chess tournament with a score of 7½ out of 9 ahead of 1 GM and 3 IMs. An outstanding result johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
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#KingstonChess - round 8 report on the 5th Kingston Invitational. With one round left, Henry Adams leads on 6½/8 ahead of Graeme Buckley, Danny Gormally, Jai Kothari and Mikhail Sedykh on 6... johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/… - last round starts 1530 UK time
Henry Adams v Graeme Buckley

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Mikhail Sedykh

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Jai Kothari

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#kingstonchess - Leonard Barden's latest Guardian column touches on the subject of the controversial Lalic-Scrimgour game from round 1 theguardian.com/sport/series…
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#KingstonChess Round 7 report now available... johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/… - Henry Adams now leads with 6/7, with Graeme Buckley in second place on 5½. Two rounds to go.
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#KingstonChess - round 6 report now available - Daniel Johnson and Henry Adams share the lead on 5/6 johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
Henry Adams, joint leader 5/6

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Daniel Johnson, joint leader 5/6

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#KingstonChess - the Round 5 report has been posted: johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/… - Daniel Johnson still leads with 4½/5 ahead of seven players on 4
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#KingstonChess Round 4 report now posted. Daniel Johnson (SWE) leads with 4/4; (2-4) D Gormally, H Adams, M Sedykh 3½ johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
Daniel Johnson, 4/4 in the Kingston Invitational

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#KingstonChess Round 3 report - Daniel Johnson leads with 3/3 ahead of 12 players on 2½ points. johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
Daniel Johnson leads the Kingston Invitational Chess Tournament after round 3 - 18 August 2026

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#KingstonChess Invitational Tournament, Round 2 Report johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
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#KingstonChess A good old 'un: 67-year-old FM Peter Sowray beat Thomas Villiers with Black. Follow play at lichess.org/broadcast/5th-ki…
Playing white is Thomas Villiers, playing black is Peter Sowray. Kingston Invitational, Rd 2, 18 August 2026

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#KingstonChess: 2nd seed Adam A Taylor arrived 20 minutes late and is now down to seconds left against Rock Yu.
Playing white is Rock Yu, black is Adam Taylor: Kingston Invitational, Rd 2, 18 August 2026

ALT Playing white is Rock Yu, black is Adam Taylor: Kingston Invitational, Rd 2, 18 August 2026

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Stephen Moss, principal organiser of five Kingston Invitational chess tournaments. Round 2 is in play at the moment - follow live here: lichess.org/broadcast/5th-ki…
Stephen Moss, organiser of the five Kingston Invitational chess tournaments

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Kingston Invitational Swiss: round 1 report johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
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The 5th Kingston Invitational Swiss Chess Tournament (17-21 August) begins this afternoon at 1530 UK time. Top seed is GM Danny Gormally. Details of how to follow here: johnchess.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Nominative determinism at the first British Chess Championship at Hastings in 1904: entrusted with ringing a bell every ten seconds of a lightning tournament was Mr. H. E. Dobell - or "he do bell" as I like to think of him. (cutting from Surrey Mirror, 2 September 1904)
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The Grey-Headed Woodpusher can occasionally be spotted in Gibraltar or the Isle of Man but here snapped in his natural habitat of England.
David Llada ♞
@davidlladaJul 23
I went for a walk in the forest, and I managed to capture a British chess tourist in the wild 😁 @johnchess
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The 1976 heatwave: as he cools his feet in the Trafalgar Square fountain, the civil servant has a beautiful dream. "This could be a great place to play chess!" 50 years later... #chessfest
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