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Chess as a tool for social transformation in Jamaica

From kings and queens to Queensbury in Kingston (tenuous chess link there)

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Luke Davis@lukealexdavis.co.uk

Ebere Eze is my player of the year. FA Cup ~~finalist (could be winner?)~~ winner and Chess.com tournament champion in the same year? Your fave could never. (Updated to reflect the final result)

17th May 2025 at 4:35 pm

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TIL: there's a World Chess Tennis Championship and Laurent Fressinet was its first winner in 2018

Game, set, and mate!

21st May 202321st May 2023 by lukealexdavis

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Magnus Carlsen: the drunken chess grandmaster

Some people dance when they’re drunk. Some people fall over. Magnus Carlsen wins chess matches from a losing position.

27th May 202214th January 2024 by lukealexdavis

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The Kilobyte's Gambit: chess in 1KB of JavaScript

Can you beat some computer code at chess?

20th March 202128th May 2022 by lukealexdavis