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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Awesome! Thank you. I look forward to listening to (and adding) these!

Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Should have called it the AAAChess Pit so it would move up! That said, I should probably create an immortals/eternal vigil tier for the pods I miss most...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

If you listened to a lot of alternative rock and grunge in the mid-90s, this song may unlock some memories for you as it has, apparently, *many* others as it did for me. I'm sure I hadn't heard this song in 25+ years, but it opened a floodgate. → www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UmM... #music #memory

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Bluster by Salt

YouTube video by Tatsuoninja

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I finally found time to finish my #Chess Podcast Tier List enough to post. If nothing else, it links to an abundance of active podcasts (and the archives of many more). Which am I missing? #chesspunks #podcasts → chrisl64.me/chess-podcas...

Visual podcast tier list, details to be found on the linked page: https://chrisl64.me/chess-podcast-tier-list/

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

In honor of Vlastimil Horst's passing, a little #chess #tactics puzzle for you. Can you find the pretty mating line Horst did in this 1994 game against Emmanuel Preissmann? || #chesspunks

Horst v Preissmann, 1994. FEN: 8/RP2p3/2p1p3/2Pp4/P2P1P2/2Nn1k2/1r6/6K1 w - - 0 1

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A record unlikely to be broken!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I like philosophical @anishgiri.bsky.social, even if I had to snag the text from that other site. || #chess #quotes #chesspunks

"Classical chess is where ideas are born, Rapid is where they're tested, Blitz is where they're abandoned—and Bullet is where they're forgiven." --Anish Giri

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I wish all mothers and those who love them a happy celebration of Mother's Day today...but remember this is also a really challenging day for some of us. To those, please know you aren't alone!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Even though my partner's occupied playing in the [infernal card game] tournament, the hot action is still in our room 😜! White to move... (see diagram in reply for an actually legible view LOL). #chess #tactics #chesspunks

Chess puzzle FEN: 6k1/pp4pp/4p3/Q3Bp2/P2PpP2/3bP1Pq/1P3K1P/7r w - - 0 1

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

For his performance in the GCT Superbet Blitz tournament, Vladimir Fedoseev gained nearly 71!! points and rose *23 places* to World #13 in blitz #chess rating. That is wild.

2700chess.com listing for Vladimir Fedoseev as of May 1, 2025

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I hate to agree with World Chess about anything, but it does seem logical that there would/should be a standard reciprocal agreement regarding enforcement of (at least some kinds of) bans across #chess federations. Is this the case in federations for other sports/games? #fide #uscf

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

“1930 Soviet engineers play chess and smoke pipes and cigarettes.” They’re using an Averbakh II/Soviet Upright! Such an interesting set, with those slender stems, flame finials on the kings, and unassuming/benign-looking knights. Last image: an Averbakh II from Ribnar Mazumdar’s collection.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I have the Go and the Air. I keep resisting the Evo, but not sure how long my resistance will hold up :)

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This has been my approach since forever, with the more recent addition of sparring against the database using Lichess Tools or openingtrainer.com. I literally didn't know that wasn't the usual approach to actually learning an opening as opposed to skimming it.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

What model is the new one?

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Luciana Morales @lucianamorales.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Enjoyed writing about GM Johan Hellsten and his iconic Mastering Chess Strategy book. Read the article here ➡️ www.chess.com/blog/Chessab...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Yeah. I don't think Nxf2 is losing (I need to play it out against the engine), but Be3+ is unstoppable.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

All the whingeing about #chess puzzles in #Destiny2 has me more interested in a video game than I have been in probably 20 years 😂

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It's the blind leading to the blind when I try to play without seeing the board :) I'm pretty sure Nxf2 to start won't hold up? bBut here's where I know we are after Nxf2 Kxf2 Be3+ Kg2. I'm not sure what your next move is meant to be?

FEN: 3r2k1/pp3pp1/1q6/8/3pB3/1P1Qb1P1/PB2P1K1/3R4 b - - 2 3

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Wait. No, that won't work I don't think. Nxf2 Kxf2 Qxf6+ Kg2

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Yep. That'll get you there...but there's a much quicker way :)

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Chuky rises to #3 on the #FIDE Circuit #chess leaderboard. The chances he makes the Candidates are infinitesimal, but wouldn't it be a wild delight if he did? → wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit...

Capture of the current FIDE Circuit leaderboard with Ivanchuk in 3rd place behind Ding Liren and Pragg.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What do you do after Nxf2 Be3+ Kg2? Because I've got Rh1 in my pocket and that doesn't look good for Black...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Yeah, it's the "too much" part that gets us. Caring is good, but ultimately, if it's not a positive driver or is a net-negative, I'm not sure why one would keep playing. The horizon line/distance for determining that is different for each person, but it's only a game...and there are so many more!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Play for the love of the game...playing, solving problems, feeling growth (no matter how small the increment), diving into the delicious flow of deep thinking. All the rest is artificial, superficial, and sometimes sadly toxic. It's a game...enjoy it! If you love it, it is, by definition, your thing

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

IM Emmanuel Bricard has just made what looks like a sensible move, avoiding losing his rook to the exchange and buttressing his queen, GM Josef Pinter has other ideas. What would you do? || #chess #tactics #chesspunks

Position from Bricard-Pinter, 1989. FEN: 3r2k1/pp3pp1/1q6/6b1/3pB1n1/1P1Q2P1/PB2PP2/3R2K1 b - - 1 1

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

People talk about the great ideas that come to them on long walks, while I spent at least 30 minutes today musing on whether a dog could learn to drink from a straw and, if so, what would the construction of the straw look like.

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Igor Rubel lost this game but the same year he was the surprising champion of Leningrad. In 1963 on his way to Krasnoyarsk he travelled via Moscow to see the world champion's match Botvinnik-Petrosian. However, his plane crashed, Rubel died April 4th only 29 years old. bsky.app/profile/sima...

Meanwhile, all Rubel's colleagues flew via Novosibirsk. Via Шахматная летопись Петербурга: Чемпионаты города.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Not me. I wasn't figuring out the discovered check. One of the many victims of my current neurology. Guess I'm the only one who didn't see this whole thing instantly.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

It's not a tactical challenge (or I wouldn't have chosen a puzzle with that first move :); it's a visualization question. Or, in my case, "conceptualization," which is more accurate since I lost my ability to visualize. Seeing Ne6+ is hardest, imo, but there are multiple other vars to account for...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

White to move. A #chess puzzle that tested and exposed my progress redeveloping board conceptualization. Not a big #tactics challenge with analysis board, but getting it all right before making a move? How about you? From the "Hunting the King" section of Nunn's _1001 Deadly Checkmates_. #chesspunks

Position from Restifa-Rodriguez, Buenos Aires 1994. FEN: 2b1rnkb/2p5/1p1q4/1P1p2N1/3P4/3QB2p/2B3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1

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Chess Olympus @chessolympus.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Robert Byrne, seen here bringing the drama at the 1962-63 U.S. championship, was born April 20, 1928.

Robert Byrne, wearing a suit and tie, sits behind a chess set and raises a cigarette to his lips. The chess set is reflected in his glasses.

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chessempowersgirls.bsky.social @chessempowersgirls.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Thanks for sharing our Girls Chess tournament!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Don't they all capture the moment? 😆

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

There are so many Janus words...one of the many little things that make English such a rich, wondrous language!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

May descriptivism come to rule... and soon! Please!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

You look quite mischievous!

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Did David tune the level down even more than in the old Champions Chess Tour days? They weren't really allowed to use notation there either, but it wasn't too bad...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A suitably, slightly confusing, configuration and perspective.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"Rolls-Royce has just unveiled its latest venture beyond automobiles – a meticulously crafted #chess set that brings the brand's legendary craftsmanship to the ancient game of kings..." And only costs "mid-five-figures?" Sign me up! How about you, #chesspunks? → superdisruptor.com/rolls-royces...

superdisruptor.com

Rolls-Royce's Chess Set Redefines Luxury Gaming with Automotive Elegance

Discover the Rolls-Royce Chess Set—where legendary automotive craftsmanship meets the timeless game of chess. This exquisite set features sculpted aluminum pieces, luxurious veneers, and bespoke custo...

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A pretty finish by Keymer today at #GrenkeChess after a poor choice by IM Leisch. Can you calculate the full sequence too? By the clock, it took Vincent about 3 seconds :) #chess #tactics #chesspunks

Chess position from Leisch-Keymer, Grenke Chess 2025. FEN: 4r1kr/pp4pp/8/1B1P1pqb/5b1n/1PB2nP1/PQ3P1P/1N1R1K1R b k - 8 20

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Bd4+! Then Bxf2 looks pretty good on the next move :)

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

By elimination I think it has to be exf3. exf3 Qxf5 exf5 is obviously bad. So I guess exf3 Qxf5 fxg2+ Kg1 Bd4+ Qf2? But I'm not seeing what next. Bxf2+ is no bueno. I'm going to have to use a board.

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Chris L @chrisl64.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In theory, I'm 100% OK with the idea of a board game like this ( #chess isn't a holy relic and the authenticity wars ended in the 90s), so I'll withhold judgment until I've had a chance to try out the mechanics for myself.

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