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Meanwhile…
In churchy news, there is a piece at Crisis which deals with the aftermath of the recent “Eucharistic Revival” effort in these USA. HERE In my opinion, the ball was dropped.
This is where the fumble was scooped up…
Two-plus years into Roche’s crusade to eliminate the TLM: “Old-time religion: The Latin Mass makes a comeback in Jackson. A small but growing community of Catholics is bringing back the Old Latin Mass to churches like Jackson’s St. Mary’s.”
One parishoner states: “A friend of… pic.twitter.com/0jLFY3pwNE
— DC Rosary Rally for the Latin Mass (@dcrosaryrally) January 2, 2025
— Traditional Catholic ? (@_BattleForTruth) January 1, 2025
On this day in 1492, the Muslim stronghold of Granada surrenders to the armies of Castile and Aragon ending more than 700 years of Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/LFChyxLm9q
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) January 2, 2025
In chessy news… HERE
White to move and mate in two. How fast can you do it?
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White to move and mate in two. How fast can you do it?
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
Funny
Magnus, 34, is getting married. Not to Nepo, however. About time. The bride is Ella Victoria Malone, 26, who is a Norwegian-American who grew up in Singapore. Unlike Hikaru’s bride, she isn’t a chess player.
January FIDE ratings are out. Guess who is #1 with 2831. # Fabi (2803) #3 Hikaru (2802) #4 Arjun (2801) #5 Gukseh (2777). #6 Nodirbek (2768) #7 Puer (2763) #8 Nepo #9 Wei Yi (2751) #10 Vishy (2750) #11 Levon (2747) #12 Wesley (2727).
#10 Anand is still in the ranking, though he is pretty clearly out of contention at top level. But his rating keep him high enough to push Levon and Wesley down. He did play in the London Masters in October.
Nd8, …
…, Qxd8 (or Rxd8 or Nf8)
Rf8#
…, Bf3 (or Nf5 or Nf6)
Bf7#
1. N-g5
If . . . . . . N-e5
2. R-f8#
Else
2. B-f7#