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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Who’s everyone rooting for in the election for FIDE president?

Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Chessbook iPhone app now sends you a notification the moment your Lichess game ends to tell you that you played the opening wrong

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

He truly got checkmated by a literal pawn

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

They are letting me do the pairings for the weekly club game

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is really wild. RIP Claude dominance of the software engineering industry. December 2025 to August 2026.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

From me, LOL is the truth but lol is sarcastic.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When I had jury duty, before the judge told the jurors who weren’t selected that they were free to go, he noted that trials were open to the public and they were welcome to stay. He was clearly disappointed nobody chose to.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Here’s my spreadsheet story. In 2010 I was in grad school and we had a boring guest speaker who was full of himself. Nobody wanted to listen to him. Sitting there with our laptops open theoretically to take notes, someone started a Google spreadsheet and invited the whole class.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just saw this cursed image on Facebook and now you have to look at it also

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

From Steps Method, book 6. Here are three chess puzzles and a drawing of @polborta.bsky.social as a bird.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I really intentionally do this btw. It’s especially important in a business context.

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

the next big classical chess event of the year starts today - the Sinquefield Cup, in St Louis - so of course the organisers have released some terrible pictures of all the participants looking like huge fucking dorks

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Folks, you can hire a 12 year old to watch your kids if they’re between 5 and 10. They will be fine.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I love how unafraid of failure AI is. It could just say “I tried, but I couldn’t really do what you asked. Sorry”. But it doesn’t. It embraces imperfection. It’s an inspiration for us all.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It sure does seem like pro sports superstars are changing teams a lot these days. I swear I am not 80 years old.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A day in the life of a still totally relevant software developer who is definitely not being replaced by AI

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I accidentally asked Claude about an error in a different repo than the one it was in and instead of calling me an idiot (which is what it should’ve done) it just fixed the error in the other repo. Obviously it asked me for permission first but I said yes without paying attention, as one does

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The Acela takes just over an hour and the seats have a lot of legroom.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Come on, you're an actor. You're supposed to be good at this.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wasn’t sad we were deprived of a Magnus vs. Nepo rematch. I didn’t pine for Magnus vs. Ding, and I don’t think Magnus vs. Gukesh would’ve been very exciting. Magnus vs. Sindarov, on the other hand…

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This is confusing because I would’ve gotten this right and I was sure I paid less attention to gas prices than most people.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

In the olden days you tried to polish your writing so people would think it was good. Nowadays you have to intentionally rough it up a little so people don’t think it’s AI.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Local place has the burritos from the tweet

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I got this position at my tournament yesterday. I didn’t know what to do and the game ended in a draw. Afterwards two different people told me Magnus Carlsen had a position like this recently and knew the win. Anyone know what they’re talking about?

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I gained 20 rating points at Charlotte Chess Center yesterday

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

With the right technique it’s surely the naan

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It is kinda depressing how people just don’t care whether something is true. You could point out to this person or the 10K+ people liking this post that lots of tech executives do live within 5 miles of a datacenter, and they don’t care. The post makes them feel good.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

For International Chess Day, I looked back on some photos — from my match at age 11 with Joel Benjamin, who became the youngest-ever chess master, to playing a few moves with former President Joe Biden last year. It's a great game that taught me wonderful lessons. Happy #InternationalChessDay!

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You can see the hydration breaks and halftime

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Copa America scheduling is even more inconsistent than the world chess championship

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This game looks like adults vs. kids

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yeah, I thought this might be the case.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If someone woke up from a long coma in 2026 I bet they would be surprised at how stretchy all our clothes are now

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m pretty sure @chess.com is juicing the ratings because I just made 2200 blitz for the first time.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Twice a year DST time shifts by one whole hour at a time are obsolete. We can do one minute a day for 60 days. We have the technology.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Name a song that only could’ve been released in the year it was, no earlier, no later. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams (1991) youtube.com/watch?v=Y0pd...

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Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

YouTube video by Bryan Adams

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What’s happening in this picture? Wrong answers only

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Names my teenage daughter has called me, within the span of one screenshot: • Bro • Girl

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I texted two different group chats today about “when I start a chess podcast” so maybe that’s becoming less of a joke

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My passport doesn’t expire until 2028 but maybe I should renew now before they expand this to all passports

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

People need some perspective on this. I’ve been using scripts, macros and spreadsheets to automate parts of various jobs I’ve had since 20 years before ChatGPT was released. Does that make me bad? I say no.

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Bold move by Dan @boldmovebydan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

When I was 7 years old and collecting baseball cards I learned that some guys are named Lance and some guys are named Rance. (never heard of another person named Rance in my life)

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