thechesscoach

Photo of Pranav V. Credits: Kreymer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116651456

GM Pranav V is the new FIDE World Junior #Chess Champion! Congrats on the title! 🏆

All the games on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

I love it!

Screenshot of xkcd piece set on Lichess

The @xkcd.com piece set is now available on Lichess: Select it from the Piece set option in your account menu.

Many thanks to detroyejr (github.com/detroyejr) for recreating and contributing it!

Wanna play a friendly rapid unrated tournament and practice your ideas against the hanging pawns on Saturday 18th, at 8 a.m. (Central European Standard Time (GMT+1)? sign up now, it's open to all! lichess.org/tournament/d... (note: you could be playing with the hanging pawns!). Time control: 8+6.

I think both of them have proven on several ocassions that they definitely don't lack the determination to "play on". I think this might have been a gesture of recognition by Magnus, as if saying: "you deserve a WC title!". Nepo is one of the bravest chess players on the professional arena...

YouTube video by guysebastianVEVO Guy Sebastian - Standing With You (Official Video)

Reminded me of this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYG...

YouTube video by ChessBase India The most emotional moment for Vasyl Ivanchuk | Ivanchuk vs Naroditsky | World Blitz 2024

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evi... Heartbreaking indeed. Remember: chess is not like other sports, say tennis, where you can be a 2 sets down, 5 games to 0, and 40 love and still come back. When you play chess, ONE SINGLE error can mean instant defeat. That's how BRUTAL it is. Be humble in victory!

Wanna play an unrated tournament at lichess? Open to all! get some practice! the event is unrated and the starting position is this one: lichess.org/tournament/W...

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I know, I know, the games are pretty basic, but I'm still toying with the style I want for the videos! hey, this one's only 2.1 MB!

Endgame practice tournament! 8 minutes + additional 5 seconds per move. Tournament starting on Saturday November 23rd at 8 a.m. Central European Standard Time. UNRATED EVENT! See the starting position below. Join here: lichess.org/tournament/X...

I meant "please share" but don't know how to edit yet! 😊

Can't wait till animated gifs work on bluesky, but meanwhile, here's an mp4 I made and it's less than 2 MB! Please sahre!

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What do you use instead? lichess? Hiarcs?

37 years in the waiting, and when their gif maker came out, it was the ugliest chessboard the world had ever seen! 🤢

CHESSBASE 18 coming out on November 12th.

"Match of the decade" 🤔 Definitely not!