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Getting Into Chess

On Chess: Just The Basics

A too-the-point essay on chess pieces, how they move, and what to do with them

8 min readJan 17, 2021

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On Chess: Just The Basics

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Getting Into Chess

The Alpha & Omega Of A Chess Player’s Thinking

The approach/methodology of chess specialists, and the psychological and creative elements of the game

7 min readOct 27, 2019

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The Alpha & Omega Of A Chess Player’s Thinking

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Edmund Blunden, ‘Undertones of War’: A Closer Look

Recently I submitted the following assignment/essay for my Honours Degree in English Literature & Language. This is my third year of study…

10 min readJan 26, 2024

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Edmund Blunden, ‘Undertones of War’: A Closer Look

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Christianity and its Material Culture

In examining the traditions of Christianity in Britain, it is interesting to note that several of its churches were constructed on top of…

6 min readJun 29, 2021

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Christianity and its Material Culture

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I Swear To Drunk I’m Not God!

Jesus paced up and down the platform, where he’d been waiting anxiously for a further announcement of his train’s arrival; it was scheduled…

2 min readMay 5, 2021

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I Swear To Drunk I’m Not God!

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What an intriguiging article!

Writing as something of a grammarian pedant, I took the liberty of highlighting Amy's appetite for kittens; that's an acquired taste, for…

1 min readMar 5, 2021

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Elizabeth I: Reputations

The Ditchley Portrait, painted in 1592 by Marcus Gheeraerts The Younger, was commissioned by, and produced for, Sir Henry Lee. Lee was the…

4 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Elizabeth I: Reputations

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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

My Pursuit of Happiness

It has long been the quest of philosophers to find some noble truth by which we could live by and thereby realise happiness. And, as…

3 min readJan 24, 2021

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A Panoply of Linguistic Intent

The late comedian George Carlin once posed an intriguing question: “Do we really have our own words?” Since we all share the same…

3 min readJan 19, 2021

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A Panoply of Linguistic Intent

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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Orange & Chocolate Delight

What with the lockdown and the obligation to isolate, I’ve been dabbling in some home-cooking. Today I took my daily stroll, as per the…

2 min readJan 15, 2021

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Ian James Grant

Ian James Grant

Aries; chess enthusiast/teacher; agent of consciousness. Words belong to those who use them, only till someone else steals them back!

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