Brian Gosling
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Brian Gosling
@brigosling.bsky.social
Author: John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? (2011) Revised Reinfeld's Beginner's Guide to Winning Chess. Like swimming and cycling. Born-310 ppm CO2
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About this time, we visit John Brown's grave, the Victorian composer of chess problems. He is buried near the East Window, Holy Trinity, Bradpole, Dorset, UK.
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French prosecutors raid Paris offices of X, issues summons to Musk and Yaccarino www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor
The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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"No more nuclear power stations – not just because there is no need for them, because the toxic waste produced during their lifetime and afterwards continues its serious damage for thousands of years. There is no assured storage system that has any guarantee"
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
Energy-rich Scotland has no need for dangerous nuclear power stations
THERE should never be any more nuclear power stations – not just because there is no need for them, because the toxic waste produced during their…
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February 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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On Svetozar Glicorić's birthday, here he is collecting a sweet trophy from Isaac Kashdan (for winning the 1974 Los Angeles International Tournament).
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Judd Trump extends the sequence!

The last 15 ranking events on the World Snooker Tour have all been won by different players.

Will the streak continue at this week's World Grand Prix in Hong Kong?!

📷: World Snooker Tour
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Fun fact. This trick shot by Mary Tyler Moore in a 1962 episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was actually made in one take. It was intended for an expert pool player to film the trick, but to everyone's surprise, she actually got it.
February 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Clark Gable, born February 1, 1901, hangs out with Euwe, Reshevsky and Steiner on the set of Any Number Can Play (1949). From Chess Review, March 1949.
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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White to move.

Puzzle "Slow And Steady" from chess.com. #ChessPuzzles
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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#China wind and solar surpass coal, reaching 1,840GW in 2025.
Wind and solar energy now account for 47% of China total power mix, exceeding thermal power by 300GW.
global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/28/...
Wind and solar lead China's energy transformation, surpassing coal
China’s grid-connected wind and solar capacity reached 1.84 billion kilowatts (kW) in 2025, surpassing coal power for the first time in history, according to data from the National Energy Administrati...
global.chinadaily.com.cn
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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'Mountains, Connemara,' shows Paul Henry at the height of his powers in the early-mid 1930s, a time when his domestic circumstances, which always reflected directly on his work, had become settled after the breakdown of his marriage; as his mood brightened, so did his work.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Bluebaum crossed 2700 & moved into 2nd place in the Masters on the final rest day in Wijk aan Zee, while Gukesh & Keymer both hit back again. Ivanchuk beat the leader in the Challengers!
Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 10: Bluebaum Joins 2700 Club As Gukesh, Keymer Also Strike
GM Matthias Bluebaum has crossed 2700 and moved to second place in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after winning a wild 25-move game against GM Anish Giri. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads.
www.chess.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
https//en.chessbas... Exciting days games. The Turkish teenager missed a possible win against the World Champion.
Tata Steel Chess: Bluebaum grabs second win in a row, joins chasing pack and crosses 2700 rating
As the Tata Steel Chess tournament approaches its final stretch, the Masters section saw another eventful day: Matthias Bluebaum's second straight win moved him into shared second place, while Gukesh ...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:16 PM