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Andrey Terekhov

@ddtru.bsky.social
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The author of “The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov”. Volume 2 is out now! Volume 3 to be published in 2027

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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Jeroen Piket once remarked: ‘When you see a chess player at breakfast, you may think: this man is quietly having his breakfast. In reality, something else is going on. All the time, until the game begins, the chess player is busy trying to feel good.’” — “Timman’s Titans” by Jan Timman, p. 170
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The 2nd volume of “The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov” is finally here! #chess #history #books
The author, Andrey Terekhov, holding two volumes of “The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov”
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Самое поразительное, конечно, что Марина Влади и Владимир Высоцкий были ровесниками - оба родились в 1938-м году
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My latest chess tournament report: www.chess.com/blog/ddtru/2...
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2026 French championship
Earlier this month I played in the 98th French chess championship that took place in Vichy. It is a huge tournament that is divided into many categories. The main events are, of course, the Open and t...
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
By way of associations: from a recent BBC podcast I learned that there were sequels to Homer, written by others and highly popular in the ancient times (texts didn't survive). In one of them, Odyssey gets bored after his return, leaves his wife, goes wandering again and then it's more chaotic still.
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
You know this world is just a one big trouble spot Cause some have plenty and some have not You know I used to be troubled, but I finally saw the light Now I don't worry 'bout a thing, cause I know nothin's gonna be alright – Mose Allison "I Don't Worry About a Thing" www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhO...
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I Don't Worry About a Thing
YouTube video by Mose Allison - Topic
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And that, boys and girls, is why you should never go on a trip with Matt Damon
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well, Spain did win 1-0 in extra time 👍
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Any result other than Spain winning in extra time would feel extremely unfair
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Fully deserved too!
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
«А по-моему, они одинаковые!» (c)
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Not a great start for France, shall we say
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I still remember how the Soviet Union ended with a “gun carriage race”, when several General Secretaries of the Communist Party died one by one in a matter of months from old age…
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What a match! Argentina really cranked it up in the final half an hour
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Spain-France match reminds me of France-Morocco, but this time the French team is on the receiving side 😐
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Well, for once I got it right 😄
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Feels like Spain is do much better that it should score before the full time
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I almost had a heart attack watching this match and I was not even rooting for Argentina!
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Что сборная Аргентины, что сборная Португалии — обе вертятся вокруг звездных дедушек. Только Месси по-прежнему забивает, а Рональдо уже нет
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In 1915 French poet Guillaume Apollinaire writes from the front to the arts dealer Paul Guillaume: “Purchase inexpensive paintings — Rousseau, Picasso, Laurencin, Bonnard, Cezanne, etc.”
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov, Volume II - coming out in August www.amazon.com/Life-Games-V...
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The Life & Games of Vasily Smyslov Volume II: The Challenger: 1948-1953
The Life & Games of Vasily Smyslov Volume II: The Challenger: 1948-1953 [Terekhov, Andrey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Life & Games of Vasily Smyslov Volume II: The Challenger: 1948-1953
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
It was a dark and stormy night…
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Amazon review of the book "Learn From Carlsen, Anand, Fischer, Smyslov And Rubinstein", written in 2011: "WTF! you are going to put Carlsen in with these Great players! Yea he can play but he's a kid!!! where will he be in 10 years? I guess the author owed him a favor!" Didn't age well 😆
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Paolo Banchero 4-20 FG, Jalen Suggs 1-10 FG 🤷
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
75:25 score in NBA playoff game 😮
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Jonathan Kuminga playing meaningful playoff basketball for Atlanta and scoring 19pts in Madison Square Garden. Must be feeling good after sitting on the bench in GSW!
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"You've got to beat the drum in life," said [French chef Paul] Bocuse of his unabashed talent for self-promotion. "God is already famous, but that doesn't stop the preacher from ringing the church bells every morning." – "The Secret History of French Cooking" by Luke Barr, p. 66 #quote
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Ah, so the king always lands on c1 or g1?
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Well, that’s my point, it’s a mirror image of the usually setup. Say, 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 — that’s an Italian Game; 1.e4 e5 2.f4 — Queen’s Gambit and so on
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The starting position of the morning round in GRENKE Chess960 tournament. I wonder if the players realize it’s the same position as the standard chess, only with square colors reversed? 😂
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Half of the games in the Candidates tournament so far look like Fischer random chess (Esipenko-Giri being the latest case in point). And only Matthias Bluebaum is playing the same isolani structure for the third time in a row with White 😄
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
That was a tournament, not a match?
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Did the world peak sometime in the 2010s? 🤔
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Celebrating a graduation, Mozart-style 😄 "The Divertimento No. 17, K. 334, was possibly composed for commemorating the graduation of a close friend of Mozart's, Georg Sigismund Robinig, from his law studies at the University of Salzburg in 1780. It is the longest of the divertimenti by Mozart."
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’m quoting this game in my book on Smyslov — Petrosian was playing him right after that loss to Kotov 😂
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Strong vibes of Petrosian’s shortest loss in this one 😄
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The current state of chess theory, part infinity - 1.e4 e5 2.d3!?
Position from chess game Caruana-Harikrishna, World blitz championship 2025, after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.d3
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Wrote about my experience playing in FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship: www.chess.com/blog/ddtru/2... Long read, photos, video and 10 annotated games
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2025 World Corporate Chess Championship
Last month I had a chance to play in a tournament that is certainly going to be one of the most memorable evens of the year for me - the 2025 FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship. Together with my ...
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I am sure we can :) @billybuddweiser.bsky.social, you are based in the UK, I presume?
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
В Советском Союзе поэма «Москва — Петушки» была впервые опубликована в 1988 году в журнале «Трезвость и культура»
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It’s only preseason but Quentin Post and LG Cryer were very impressive in the 4th quarter. And I predict Steve Kerr giving Pat Spencer a lot of minutes in the regular season 😂 #GSW
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
«Рождество в Америке — это великий и светлый праздник коммерции, ни в какой связи с религией не стоящий. Это грандиозная распродажа завали, и, при всей нелюбви к богу, мы никак не можем обвинить его в соучастии в этом тёмном деле.» — Ильф и Петров, «Одноэтажная Америка», с. 308 #цитата
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21/11/2025
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
To celebrate Javokhir Sindarov's today's victory in the Round 5 of Chess World Cup, I'll share my favorite game of his. You have probably heard of "Sting's Bishop" against Kasparov but here Sindarov managed to entomb not one, but two pieces of his 2600 GM opponent! White resigned
The final position of Chigaev-Sindarov, Julius Baer Cup (online rapid), 2024
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Our team at the World Corporate Chess Championship. The tournament continues tomorrow, you can watch the games live: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The playing hall of the Chess World Cup in Goa, India
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
In my case, there is a significant overlap between these two categories 😄
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Those of you who are watching #chess World Cup - are you also rooting for the grandmasters that you randomly happened to play with in some tournaments? 😄
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Was wondering how clear is the final position after 1.Nxd4 Nxd4 2.Ra8 Nc2 3.Kf1 d4 4.Ke2 d3+ and I guess White should play 5.Kd2!? (5.Kxd3 Ne1+ and Nxg2), then g2-g3 or Ra8-a4 first. Must be winning, but still a few tricks left, especially in a blitz game
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Andrey Terekhov @ddtru.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Pentala Harikrishna continues to rock the World Cup. In this position he played 25.Rxe6! and the opponent resigned
Diagram from Harikrishna-Dardha chess game, played at World Cup in Goa, 2025
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