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@theonozone.bsky.social
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Chess Player, Chess Coach, Chess Blogger + Chess Podcaster linktr.ee/TheOnoZone

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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Part Two: Chess is individual, but it doesn't have to be lonely #chesspunks. theonozone.substack.com/p/never-play...
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Never Play Chess Alone
Some days I wonder if instead of having chess as a hobby, it would be more fun to just start paying someone to punch me in the face every morning.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ono another podcast episode #chesspunks: S2E2: Has Chess Ruined My Life? Read or listen, your choice: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Has Chess Ruined My Life?
The article was first published on Lichess in July 2022.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW BLOG POST♟️ And, for the first time, accompanying video!? Chess Improvement Is Solved: substack.com/home/post/p-... #chesspunks
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Chess Improvement is Solved
This is not clickbait.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Want a guaranteed weekly classical game against a serious opponent who will actually show up, AND almost definitely analyse with you after the game? JOIN: www.theonozone.com/club
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Season 2 baby! Ono Another Chess Podcast is back. open.spotify.com/episode/04cJ... Get it #chesspunks
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The Greatest Underdog Story in Chess History
Ono Another Chess Podcast · Episode
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey I won something. 6 years of chess finally pays off? lichess.org/@/TheOnoZone... #chesspunks
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The Greatest Underdog Story in Chess History
The door bursts open and I wake up.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Online Chess Club is open! Tell your friends #chesspunks www.theonozone.com/club
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Got to use the expression "time to dust off the old chess pieces" today. But only because i was sanding down plaster and I forgot to tidy my antique set...
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Which, when translated literally, means "adult chess improver"
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Dr. Can's Chess Clinic @drcanchess.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Thumbnail fixed! The Chess Coach Ono podcast episode is live. Thank you @theonozone.bsky.social for joining me and discussing topics around adult improvement. I really enjoyed it! Video below. #chess #chesspunks #podcast
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Love Stjepan Tomic, but he has made it pretty tough to find information on actual hanging pawns.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I like giving my custom model games movie-like titles. Helps me remember them. #chesspunks
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Black to move and win. White pawns coming towards you. I couldn't solve it, but jingle bells... What an absolute Christmas tree of a puzzle. Merry #chesspunks
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Just played this memory game with my kid and it almost convinced me to quit chess.
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Dr. Can's Chess Clinic @drcanchess.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
So I told my designer to create a thumbnail for my upcoming episode with @theonozone.bsky.social . And here is what he gave me. #YokoOno #chesspunks
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This was obviously written using stockfish.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Inspirational #chesspunks quote of the day. No. 2: Chess love and self love are like Harry Potter and Voldemort. Neither can live while the other survives.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Thinking about sharing daily inspirational quotes for the #chesspunks No.1: The ego catches up to the rating just before happiness sets in, confining the chess player to eternal misery.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I'd love my opening repertoire way more if we could just all agree that the King's Indian is banned.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Imagine my surprise reading the Guardian's recap... I'm thinking woah, 1. Kf3! Ding must've fallen off his chair. Should probably get my chess news from chess websites...
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Hey #chesspunks, @benjiportheault.bsky.social latest post is a cracker: The other day I went through my entire white repertoire. Every line. Took me three hours. I thought this was a nice example of how you can train and mimic the intensity of a classical OTB game. Any other ideas?
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10,000 hours? Understanding the conditions for expert learning
An introduction to key ideas about the expert learning process
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It's my 4th chess birthday (and 33rd actually birthday) today. Won my first game for Team 3 last night to draw the match 4-4 which was a decent gift. 👨‍🚀
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
My dutch wife still takes personal offense to my choices against d4.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
How is your week going #chesspunks? Also if anyone has any confidence I can borrow that would be fantastic.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A good amateur repertoire should give extra importance to the weird stuff Joe who picks his nose plays.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Hey @boldmovebydan.bsky.social remember that rapid game we played? Gukesh either stole my prep or Ding nabbed yours... Either way, very suspect.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
NEW BLOG POST ♟️♟️♟️ What's the point of puzzles? Thanks #chesspunks for helping me get over my writers block.
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What's the Point of Puzzles?
“Chess is 99% tactics,” is one of the most misleading chess quotes.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Haven't published a blog in a while but new #chesspunks twitter has me inspired. Coming this Thursday: What's the point of puzzles? You can tell me what you think it is but I already wrote it so it's too late.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Lego has really been eating into my chess time lately, but I've taken the same diligent improvement strategies that I learned from chess and applied them to Lego and you can't argue with the results. #chesspunks
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
What will the final #chesspunks tweet be on old twitter? I think it'll be a picture of Nigel Short and Elon Musk analysing a game of polytopia in their underwear.
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Ono @theonozone.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hey #chesspunks, is this where we are at now? Didn't tweet in a while because twitter. Last 3 months update: Learned 3000 moves of opening theory and worked hard on my openings. Crossed 2000 Lichess Rapid... 😊 OTB record this season 1/2/8... ☹️ How is chess life for everyone else?
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