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Not sure what kind of thing you are referring to, but I'm fond of some of these: www.etsy.com/shop/Immorta...

If by @slowest to switch" you mean "never going to switch," you're spot on 😢

Indeed. Pushed me over the edge today to stop going to the other place at all for a while.

I needed a straightforward puzzle today! 1...Qxg3 2.Re1 Bxf2+ 3.Kh1 (3,Kf1 Nh2#) Qh2#

A little interference to break the pin: Qf4+ gxf4 Nf3#

A straightforward one! g4+ Kxg4 Qh3#

Perhaps start with Rxd5 because they can't recapture without a mess thx to a fork and a discovered check: Qxd5 Nf6+ gxf6 Be6+

He also happens to be the #2 player in the world at classical chess to boot.

Those are delightful!

Fun little puzzle: 1...Rf2+ 2.Kg4 h5+ 3.Kxh5 Rh8+ 4.Kg4 f5#

Hmmm...I can't find the M3. 1...Qg4 is the place to start? But 2.Qd7 delays the mating idea.

I like the variety in one feed, even if my primary social interest is chess. Inflict away! ♟️🌎

I'm thinking maybe d6? 1. d6 Qxd6 2. Qb3 Bb6 3. Bf4 of course, but 1. d6 Bxd6 2. Qd4 b6 looks pretty menacing, but I'm not sure of the concrete line.

Cool. Maybe I'll stumble across the similar puzzle again before I forget about this one (but probably not :)!

Ratings and ratings goals can become toxic so quickly. I dream of a world without rating, but since that won't happen, I focus on what I can do: hide all ratings in Lichess, set process goals, and focus on enjoying the beauty of this maddening game...

Qc5 looks pretty strong, ala 1.Qc5 Nxa1 (1...Be7 2.Qxc2) 2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Qc5

This is a super familiar position. Did you find it in a tactics book or site? Anyway: 1...Rxa4 2.c4 (2.c3 Rc4#) 2...Rxc4# !

Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess? The famous French Dada artist Marcel Duchamp loved playing chess. He read about it, played correspondence chess, and attended tournaments.

The famous French Dada artist Marcel Duchamp loved playing chess. He read about it, played correspondence chess, and attended tournaments.

At the 1945 Pan American Chess Congress, Linda Darnell and Roseanne Murray play an off-hand game while Reuben Fine, Hector Rosetto, Mitzi Mayfair and Isaac Kashdan watch.

Linda Darnell (playing black), born October 16, 1923, was one of many Hollywood stars who showed up for chess at the 1945 Pan American tournament. Her opponent is Roseanne Murray, and some of the onlookers are their own kind of famous! From Chess Review, October 1945. #chess

Book cover featuring a chess board with a player’s hand picking up a piece to make a move. Text and title read: A PAPERBACK PARADISE GUIDE SWALLOWING CHESS PIECES THE ULTIMATE STRATEGY TRAUMATIZE YOUR OPPONENT WHILE YOU ENJOY THE FLAVOR OF CHESS By CRAIGTOPHER CHEESMINN

I'm here with all the cool kids or something. Chess folks? #chesspunks?

Gather round, ye olde #chesspunks 😀