Jonathan Arnott

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Jonathan Arnott

Jonathan Arnott

@JonathanArnott

Was an MEP, done with elected politics. Now a publisher. Also write, speak, consult & lecture. Chess Candidate Master. Enquiries: [email protected]

Katılım Şubat 2010
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Jonathan Arnott
Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
I’ve really enjoyed working with @Carl_Portman to publish this book. But then, I’ve always preferred & tried to publish books which have some human interest and aren’t just dry analysis. Excited to be releasing another chess title through @steelcity_press after a bit of a break.
Steel City Press@steelcity_press

On Monday we’re publishing Never Mind The Grandmasters by @Carl_Portman. From a Poirot-inspired chess mystery to a chat with Karpov about prisons, via Alekhine’s grave, the book captivates both on and off the 64 squares. Foreword by @gmmds. Pre-order: steelcitypress.co.uk/product/never-…

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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
In France, the “far-left” achieved 25.8% of the vote, 180 seats. The “far-right” 37.1% of the vote, 142 seats. The “centrists” 24.5% of the vote, 159 seats. New Prime Minister’s party: 5.4% of the vote, 39 seats. Concerning.
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sheffieldchesscentre@shefchesscentre·
The Sheffield International Open and Masters will take place April 10-14. All welcome in the Open. Space for 1-2 final players for the Masters: average FIDE c.2335+ for a 6/9 norm event or c.2160+ for a 6.5/9 norm event. Contact for norm seekers: sheffieldchessinternational.uk
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sheffieldchesscentre@shefchesscentre·
Getting set up for a tutors’ training day at the Sheffield Chess Centre for Chess in Schools and Communities @schoolschess led by @CSCTeesside.
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Richard Palliser
Richard Palliser@richardpalliser·
Great to see that the big @chessable Holiday Sale is very much still on! I've enjoying collaborating with @JonathanArnott over the past few weeks on behalf of @WhiteRoseChess. Look out for news from @chessable on 64 Things You Really Should Know About Chess! Out next year! #chess
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
@AntWadebridge @NealBruceBC …a6 wasn’t intended as a threat but as a defensive move. A 1972 player would have played …a6 so the pawn on a7 is no longer undefended when the a8-rook wants to move, meaning that …Rd8 and …0-0-0 become credible moves. It’s just bad because it misses White’s tactical idea.
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Anthammer@AntWadebridge·
@NealBruceBC I can’t believe a 1972 player played a6 believing it was a threat.
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Neal Bruce@NealBruceBC·
We had a complicated position and I thought I was better, but did not find the correct continuation. It’s always easier when you see a puzzle and know there is a win. Find the win that I missed against a 1972 player. 🤔 #chesspunks
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
@sagadoon Some vandalism is worse, yes, but that doesn’t make one right and the other wrong. It makes one wrong, and the other more wrong.
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Sagadoon
Sagadoon@sagadoon·
@JonathanArnott But some vandalism is worse, and some actions garner more public support. Of course people believe their own cause to be just, obviously an obvious huge difference in outside option here. Don't agree, you're in denial.
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
If you lionise ULEZ opponents’ vandalism, you lose the moral right to demonise Just Stop Oil’s vandalism. And vice versa. Hypocrites - Left and Right - hold contradictory views of thuggish behaviour based on whether or not they happen to agree with the cause.
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
@sagadoon Vandalism = vandalism. Can argue over which is the greater evil of course. Doesn’t make them good. Of course, the JSO side will be making some argument that they’re trying to save humanity from destruction - and that they’re justified. They’re not, because vandalism is wrong.
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Sagadoon@sagadoon·
@JonathanArnott So not really an equivalence then, plus those getting rid of these camera have large public support, much much more than jso to say the least.
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
@sagadoon The blocking of roads, yes, you can (reasonably) argue should result in a greater criminal penalty because of the danger to life when ambulances cannot get past.
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
@sagadoon No. I compare an illegal act of vandalism to an illegal act of vandalism. In a democracy, the correct recourse is to vote out those responsible - not to take the law into our own hands.
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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
Can both be true at once? T20 (and the dreaded Hundred) revolutionised cricket’s image through theatrical modernisation. Yet Test cricket has thrived. Could a modern fast-paced chess product be a gateway drug to the thoughtful, beautiful, traditional game?
Jonathan Rowson@Jonathan_Rowson

No. Much is lost in the name of modernisation. Chess has to be more than breathless excitement and frenetic hand movement. The game is truest to itself when it’s slow, silent, thoughtful, deep and beautiful. Let’s allow it to stay that way.

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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
This thread is so Twitter/X. An authority figure (International Arbiter) posts the definitive answer in the thread, quoting the actual Law, yet debate continues.
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Mark Crowther@MarkTWIC

A regular contributor has been very bothered by the way Praggnanandhaa has been promoting to a Queen in the World cup. He doesn't push the pawn to the Queening square but takes a Queen places it on the Queening square and then removes the pawn. Anyone else think this is wrong?

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Jonathan Arnott@JonathanArnott·
A whole-life tariff in a UK prison may seem trifling for the sadistic evil of Lucy Letby; the suffering and death inflicted on so many families. Yet if we had the death penalty, a jury might have been scared to convict in a complex case. A vile murderer could have walked free.
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