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Describing my feelings towards the weather in #edinburgh today.

I am in my "moppy place" [1] today smarting from a loss in yesterday's Edinburgh Chess league match. Classical game losses are tough. I was the higher rated player (up > 400 points) and missed a tactic which left me down a piece (Black to move). #chess #chesspunks

[1]: tvquot.es/the-office/q...

Bikes stolen. Bikes found. Kudos to the brave lady who took the bikes away from the thieving 10-12 year olds. #edinburgh

MCO is just page after page of the above (for 750 pages)!

Spent my early morning trying to understand how to read opening tables in Chess Opening Encylopedia books like Modern Chess Openings (MCO). I think I have figured it out. Opening encylopedias are even denser than your standard chess book. No prose, only symbols. #chess #chesspunks

It's cous-cous festival every day in my house!

I found that confusing too. Actually the whole "anything in a red circle is prohibited" signage is confusing.

And we are at 1900 chess.com rapid folks! #chess #chesspunks

This 🤏 close to a new online rapid rating milestone. #chess #chesspunks

Sorry to hear that. I am a frequent user of the Ferry road, Telford, Roseburn paths, but I still haven't felt safe enough to take them during night time. I have seen balaclava clad cyclists as well as heard of similar experiences with "youth" on the path.

After two months of no caffeine, I had my first cafe latte today at Hideout Cafe in Grassmarket. While the coffee was good, it didn't have any transcedental effects and I may go back to a steady diet of camomile and peppermint teas.

'We must stop playing blitz' cried toad as started another game #chess #meme #chesspunks

Here all my pumpkins now. Sad faced one was taken to school.

First pumpkin carving for Halloween as requested by the 5 y.o. I have 2 more to carve. Probably do them late tonight or tomorrow morning. #halloween

Uber locating a driver is the new Microsoft progress bar - a totally unpredictable work of fiction.

Violation of Ethics Code by GM Vladimir Kramnik To office@fide.com Cc Bcc Subject Violation of Ethics Code by GM Vladimir Kramnik To whom it may concern, Following the recent events and tragic passing of Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, it is nece...

Sent as well. Made your template into an emailable Google Doc template (click the Blue email icon on top right) that can be used to more easily send this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

CDs are coming back? Really?

Following the classic Scottish tradition of underselling its treasures.

A foggy morning on the Ferry road path. #edinburgh

RIP Daniel Naroditsky Yesterday night I learned of the news of GM Daniel Naroditsky's passing from our club's Whatsapp group. I was quite taken aback.  Danya has...

Longer form thoughts from me on Danya's passing: chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/rip-... #naroditsky #chess

It feels very easy to go into an unhealthy social-media/chess binge from this news. I am going to consciously not do that. Tragic, tragic, news.

Really sad to hear GM Daniel Naroditsky's passing. I have spent many a morning going through his speed run videos and learned many things from him (including the Sicilian Alapin, Stafford gambit refutation, etc). He was too young. It's tragic and unfortunate. #chess

Magnetic, foldable chess set made by a friend.

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at the stonecutter hammering away at this rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it -- but all that had gone before" Jacob Riis

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YouTube video by deadparrot77 That Mitchell and Webb Look - Jan Hankl's Flank Pat System

Every time I am rummaging through the house looking for my phone, I am reminded of the useful Jan Hankl's Flank Pat system: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-Z...

Discovered Attack - Learn Chess Tactics (John Nunn) - 2 As you may have previously read , I am currently working through "Learn Chess Tactics" by John Nunn . It's a beautiful book and you should g...

The game Anand - Lautier 1997 has an insane discovered attack tactic. I wrote about it in my chess blog: chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/disc... #chess #chesspunks

Can we celebrate Halloween first?

First game of this year's Edinburgh chess league for our team Sandy Bells at our home venue of Mayfield Bowling club.

We lost the match to Wandering Dragons.

6 boards final score: 2.5 - 3.5. I drew my game, although I had a fairly good position. Just got tired at the end, and accepted a draw.

I am assuming this is

1 ... Rxg1
2. Nxg1, Be1+
3. Kg2 (or Kh2), Bxh4 (winning the bishop).