Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 16hThanks for asking! Here’s a gif of it, will try to do a thread later. I didn’t know 8…Qb4+ at all - as far as I can tell the “Playing 1.e4” repertoire book (which has about 100 pages on 5…Nf6) doesn’t have it even as a side note. 200
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 18hLast night’s OTB game - 8…Qb4+ is a rare move which I didn’t know, I felt under lots of pressure for much of the game, but found a reasonable way through it. Draw agreed at the end, I had about 4 minutes left. 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Computer disagrees - apparently it was always completely under control! Chess is weird sometimes. 000
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026First game of the new OTB season fits in a single post… Also, my opponent resigned with all my pieces on the back rank! 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6 5.g4 Be4 6.f3 Bh7 7.e6 Qd6 8.exf7+ Kxf7 9.Bd3 e5 10.Bxh7 Rxh7 11.Qd3 e4? (11…Nf6=) 12.fxe4+- Qb4+ (11…dxe4 12.Qb3 +-) 13.c3 dxe4?? 14.Qf1+ 1-0 161
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I always liked this one which gave no indication at all that this was a chess match 000
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gives me a lovely mental image of a grumpy squirrel holding an abacus! 🧮 🐿️ Also gives me an excuse to post a black squirrel I saw in my garden (no abacus) 250
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don’t think I’ve ever castled illegally. But I have fairly recently lost a game by forgetting which way pawns capture. Also once had a game where the pawns were like this - I played b4 and my opponent went …cxb2 e.p which I’d never seen before. 040
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Oh and for completeness here’s the better of my wins against him 010
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Decided to see how 1. d4 works - annoyingly it seems quite good. 150
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Thanks @lichess.org - that error message is somehow quite reassuring. 073
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ssh don’t tell anyone where I am… 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Just played this crazy game - my connection dropped at the end and I lost on time with 30 seconds on the clock 😡 #PlayTheFrench🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 011
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I think you’ll find that’s checkmate… #WhoNeedsMajorPieces 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This was the position at move 50. Just looked through and it was a very weird game from an evaluation point of view - other than some obvious re-captures, pretty much through the whole game there were multiple 0.00 moves. 110
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Don’t think I’ve ever had a game this long with 0/0/0 plays 0/0/0 before. 74 moves, not even an inaccuracy from either side. 200
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Not convinced that 10…0-0-0 was my opponent’s best move here… #PlayTheScotch🏴🏴🏴 010
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Didn’t Baddiel and Skinner do this one back in the day? Bagheri / Arce 010
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Blitz game - I’ve just sacced a knight on f6, here I played Qh6 and won in a couple of moves. Computer gives the amazing 1.Qg5+!! with the idea 1…Bxg5 2.Bxh7+! Kxh7 3.hxg5+ Kg6 4.Rh6+ Kxg5 5.Be3 mate 1130
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This from a blitz game rather amused me. The immediate 1…e5 is met by Rd5 which wipes out most of Black’s advantage. But after 1…Rc8 the bishop has no moves! White has to waste time bringing the king across, and Black can start to push the pawns. Other Black moves are fine but Rc8 is clearly best. 240
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I once had a game where I almost filled up a whole diagonal - that’s the real aim. 110
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I’ve had to blow these up using lung power a couple of times - definitely leaves you light-headed! 000
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Stood almost close enough to touch these two earlier! 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Doing Couch to 5k (again) - nice view at the halfway point! 340
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Opponent 4 got banned for a fair play violation while I was playing them… 2300 achieved… 290
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Casual OTB blitz game, I played Black - my opponent went 1.Rxd7 so I just snapped off the queen. What happened next? 520
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Lazard, 1946 - white to play and draw 220
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Currently a bit below my normal rating, but doing some catching up! 130
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The apple I just picked up is in portrait mode! 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Letchworth Lido just posted this from 1961 on their Facebook account - slide still in place, boards looking distinctly rickety to my eyes! 010
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 23/06/2026A little game for the French Exchange enjoyers among you… (yes Ra6 would have been better than Rd8) #PlayTheFrench🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 @shahbanu.kawaii.social 030
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Game 2 as Black - a bit messier, thought I had chances to trap the White queen but it never quite worked. Opponent made the last error in some time trouble, always harder to play rapid chess from a cramped position. 011
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Game 1 as White - pretty good apart from not playing the mate in 1 on the final move! 111
Why must I lose to this idiot? @wmiltti.bsky.social · 15/06/2026End-of-season silverware in a friendly match against our local rivals - I won 2-0 against a 2000 on board 1 and the rest of the team won fairly handily. 291