Marako71
@amarakom.bsky.social
adult chess improver ♟️
recreational runner 🏃🏻♂️
football fan ⚽️
music addict 🎸
recreational runner 🏃🏻♂️
football fan ⚽️
music addict 🎸
October 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New Chess Controversy 😱😱 #chess #anishgiri
YouTube video by ChessBase India
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June 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A typical pattern we must know arose on my rapid game: my opponent played Bg4 allowing me to attack their pinned Knight thinking that they can counterattack with a6. What is the right continuation for white?
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
April 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A typical pattern we must know arose on my rapid game: my opponent played Bg4 allowing me to attack their pinned Knight thinking that they can counterattack with a6. What is the right continuation for white?
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
For those of you #chesspunks that like 1.e4 and you are also #music lovers, there is a an album that you should definitely check 😀.
Here is the review from Pitchfork:
Here is the review from Pitchfork:
Manuel Göttsching: E2-E4
After Ash Ra Tempel dissolved in the mid-’70s, the krautrock band’s leader Manuel Göttsching explored ambiance and minimalism. Improvised at home in an hour, E2-E4 became an electronic music landmark.
pitchfork.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For those of you #chesspunks that like 1.e4 and you are also #music lovers, there is a an album that you should definitely check 😀.
Here is the review from Pitchfork:
Here is the review from Pitchfork:
Yet another annoying photo of celebrities that they are supposed to play #chess. Just have a look in which squares the Queens are. #chesspunks
March 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Yet another annoying photo of celebrities that they are supposed to play #chess. Just have a look in which squares the Queens are. #chesspunks
I’m eager to delve in to this one. I had the utmost respect for @susanpolgar.bsky.social not only for her #chess accomplishments, but also for the fact that is so accessible to us amateurs and to our #chesspunks community, always willing to give us her guidance and her help towards our improvement.
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’m eager to delve in to this one. I had the utmost respect for @susanpolgar.bsky.social not only for her #chess accomplishments, but also for the fact that is so accessible to us amateurs and to our #chesspunks community, always willing to give us her guidance and her help towards our improvement.
While visiting London, a stop at “Chess & Bridge” was a no-brainer for me. #chesspunks
February 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
While visiting London, a stop at “Chess & Bridge” was a no-brainer for me. #chesspunks
I run into this today and I have to share it. Blew my mind too #chesspunks
January 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I run into this today and I have to share it. Blew my mind too #chesspunks
Just started listening to this audiobook. Is any #chesspunk familiar with it?
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just started listening to this audiobook. Is any #chesspunk familiar with it?
As I am a recreational runner my self, I totally agree with GM Studer #chesspunks
Why Bother? What Running Taught Me About Improving at Chess (and Life) - Next Level Chess By GM Noël Studer
Why bother learning a new skill, especially when you are super busy? You might be surprised with the benefits, though.
nextlevelchess.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
As I am a recreational runner my self, I totally agree with GM Studer #chesspunks
Apparently, the debate whether faster time controls can generate more excitement than classical is not new. Here is an article from NYT archives about it: #chess #chesspunks
Chess: Who Says Chess Is slow?; Not the ‘Rapid Transit’ Man (Published 1964)
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January 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Apparently, the debate whether faster time controls can generate more excitement than classical is not new. Here is an article from NYT archives about it: #chess #chesspunks
My opponent on today’s rapid game just played Ne4 which is a blunder. Can you see why? #chesspunks
January 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My opponent on today’s rapid game just played Ne4 which is a blunder. Can you see why? #chesspunks
#chesspunks did you know that Sting is an avid #chess player? Have a look on this exhibition game where he lasted for 45 moves before loosing to @garrykasparov.bsky.social
Garry Kasparov vs Sting (2000) Every Move You Make
Viewable chess game Garry Kasparov vs Sting, 2000, with discussion forum and chess analysis features.
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January 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#chesspunks did you know that Sting is an avid #chess player? Have a look on this exhibition game where he lasted for 45 moves before loosing to @garrykasparov.bsky.social
“I found him reading a book and asked what he was reading. He said that he had started rereading Plato (in Greek, of course) and I teasingly wondered, ‘Is it any good?’ To which he matter-of-factly replied: ‘I don’t think much has been added after Plato.’”
#chesspunks this is a great read:
#chesspunks this is a great read:
Robert Hübner (1948-2025) A great player and a unique mind
The news of the death of Robert Hübner, yesterday at the age of 76, after a long illness, filled me with great sadness. I remembered how we met at tournaments and at our homes, our conversations
www.newinchess.com
January 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“I found him reading a book and asked what he was reading. He said that he had started rereading Plato (in Greek, of course) and I teasingly wondered, ‘Is it any good?’ To which he matter-of-factly replied: ‘I don’t think much has been added after Plato.’”
#chesspunks this is a great read:
#chesspunks this is a great read:
@chessable.com decided to follow the arrogant management cliche “the customer is an idiot”. The emailed us that “Chessable PRO's discount now stacks with other discounts” but when you go to the courses sales you realize that now, they are the half of what they use to be!!! #chess #chesspunks
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@chessable.com decided to follow the arrogant management cliche “the customer is an idiot”. The emailed us that “Chessable PRO's discount now stacks with other discounts” but when you go to the courses sales you realize that now, they are the half of what they use to be!!! #chess #chesspunks
Now all three perceived as GOAT have something in common: a beef with FIDE. #chess #chesspunks
December 28, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Now all three perceived as GOAT have something in common: a beef with FIDE. #chess #chesspunks
A tricky mate in 2 composition from Polgar’s book. White to move.
Merry Christmas #chesspunks
Merry Christmas #chesspunks
December 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM
A tricky mate in 2 composition from Polgar’s book. White to move.
Merry Christmas #chesspunks
Merry Christmas #chesspunks
December 24, 2024 at 7:50 AM
My biggest failure in #chess is that I couldn’t convey my love for the game to my kids. I really envy fellow #chesspunks who managed it.
December 20, 2024 at 6:51 AM
My biggest failure in #chess is that I couldn’t convey my love for the game to my kids. I really envy fellow #chesspunks who managed it.
Ding’s situation reminds me of a football game where a former strong team plays as an outsider in the final, manages to come back from behind to save the game against all odds and just before the final whistle scores an own goal and looses. Absolute devastation.
#DingGukesh #chesspunks
#DingGukesh #chesspunks
December 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Ding’s situation reminds me of a football game where a former strong team plays as an outsider in the final, manages to come back from behind to save the game against all odds and just before the final whistle scores an own goal and looses. Absolute devastation.
#DingGukesh #chesspunks
#DingGukesh #chesspunks
Well deserved for Gukesh and for the Indian #chess community as well who have worked wonders the last decade. Congrats! 👏
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
December 12, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Well deserved for Gukesh and for the Indian #chess community as well who have worked wonders the last decade. Congrats! 👏
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
Apparently Anna-Maria Botsari, a Greek woman #chess player, had played the novelty 6. ….Nge7 long before Gukesh!! #WorldChessChampionship #DingGukesh #chesspunks
December 12, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Apparently Anna-Maria Botsari, a Greek woman #chess player, had played the novelty 6. ….Nge7 long before Gukesh!! #WorldChessChampionship #DingGukesh #chesspunks
December 11, 2024 at 9:43 AM
I decided to splurge on this little baby. Let’s see how it goes #chesspunks
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
I decided to splurge on this little baby. Let’s see how it goes #chesspunks