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The Gambit of the Beast 😈🤘
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The (very long) waiting is finally over!
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YouTube video by ChessBase India New Chess Controversy 😱😱 #chess #anishgiri

Introducing VAR at #chess
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And as a bonus, your a pawn is feeling happy seeing an empty highway in front of it 😀

A typical pattern we must know arose on my rapid game: my opponent played Bg4 allowing me to attack their pinned Knight thinking that they can counterattack with a6. What is the right continuation for white?
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Manuel Göttsching: E2-E4 After Ash Ra Tempel dissolved in the mid-’70s, the krautrock band’s leader Manuel Göttsching explored ambiance and minimalism. Improvised at home in an hour, E2-E4 became an electronic music landmark.

For those of you #chesspunks that like 1.e4 and you are also #music lovers, there is a an album that you should definitely check 😀.
Here is the review from Pitchfork:

Yet another annoying photo of celebrities that they are supposed to play #chess. Just have a look in which squares the Queens are. #chesspunks

I’m eager to delve in to this one. I had the utmost respect for @susanpolgar.bsky.social not only for her #chess accomplishments, but also for the fact that is so accessible to us amateurs and to our #chesspunks community, always willing to give us her guidance and her help towards our improvement.

I will tell you in 550 days!

Yes I did. Not only it is a great book but the quality of the edition is great as well.

While visiting London, a stop at “Chess & Bridge” was a no-brainer for me. #chesspunks

Wishing you all the best with your treatment.

I’m still waiting for the audiobook version which was supposed to be out last year.

Got this too, yesterday!

Welcome! Here is a start:
go.bsky.app/6DLYrt6

I run into this today and I have to share it. Blew my mind too #chesspunks

Just started listening to this audiobook. Is any #chesspunk familiar with it?

Kramnik is already checking at you

As I am a recreational runner my self, I totally agree with GM Studer #chesspunks

Chess: Who Says Chess Is slow?; Not the ‘Rapid Transit’ Man (Published 1964)

Apparently, the debate whether faster time controls can generate more excitement than classical is not new. Here is an article from NYT archives about it: #chess #chesspunks

The usual problem with these LTRs for us amateurs is that you spend your time studying an overwhelming amount of variations in 15+ depth and then your opponents are deviating on move 5.

My opponent on today’s rapid game just played Ne4 which is a blunder. Can you see why? #chesspunks

#chesspunks did you know that Sting is an avid #chess player? Have a look on this exhibition game where he lasted for 45 moves before loosing to @garrykasparov.bsky.social

Robert Hübner (1948-2025) A great player and a unique mind The news of the death of Robert Hübner, yesterday at the age of 76, after a long illness, filled me with great sadness. I remembered how we met at tournaments and at our homes, our conversations

“I found him reading a book and asked what he was reading. He said that he had started rereading Plato (in Greek, of course) and I teasingly wondered, ‘Is it any good?’ To which he matter-of-factly replied: ‘I don’t think much has been added after Plato.’”

#chesspunks this is a great read:

YouTube video by The Gits The Gits - Second Skin (2024 Remaster) [Official Live Video]

This is my earworm these days:

Yesterday:
Course price: 30$
Discount: -33%
Final price: 20$
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Today:
Course price: 30$
Discount: -13%
Extra PRO discount: -20%
Final price: 20$

What a bargain! 😂

@chessable.com decided to follow the arrogant management cliche “the customer is an idiot”. The emailed us that “Chessable PRO's discount now stacks with other discounts” but when you go to the courses sales you realize that now, they are the half of what they use to be!!! #chess #chesspunks

Yes, this matter is very subjective. For instance, if we judge them by dominance, Lasker also should be part of the discussion.

The ongoing debate for the GOAT is between Fischer, Kasparov and Carlsen.

Now all three perceived as GOAT have something in common: a beef with FIDE. #chess #chesspunks