John Kearsley IV
@chessjerk.bsky.social
Speedrunner of (mostly) obscure games, Arkanoid is #1, brother of
@yelsraek.bsky.social, Twitch affiliate, husband and father of two, lurker extraordinaire (he/him)
@yelsraek.bsky.social, Twitch affiliate, husband and father of two, lurker extraordinaire (he/him)
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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS IS IN AGDQ!!!!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
@chessjerk.bsky.social GOT TACTICS IN!!! SATURDAY MORNING!!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
@chessjerk.bsky.social GOT TACTICS IN!!! SATURDAY MORNING!!
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS IS IN AGDQ!!!!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
@chessjerk.bsky.social GOT TACTICS IN!!! SATURDAY MORNING!!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
@chessjerk.bsky.social GOT TACTICS IN!!! SATURDAY MORNING!!
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First FFT: TIC speedrun complete! Thanks to all who came out and watched last night! www.twitch.tv/videos/25906...
Highlight: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (Squire, any%) 2:29:15 - chessjerk on Twitch
chessjerk went live on Twitch. Catch up on their FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
First FFT: TIC speedrun complete! Thanks to all who came out and watched last night! www.twitch.tv/videos/25906...
Going live soon for the Zelda 1 Randomizer weekly race, then I will attempt my first Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles easy difficulty speedrun! twitch.tv/chessjerk
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Going live soon for the Zelda 1 Randomizer weekly race, then I will attempt my first Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles easy difficulty speedrun! twitch.tv/chessjerk
I want to stream and finish my casual play of FFT:TIC, but my internet has been out for almost 24 hours and verizon customer service has been less than useless to help me, ugh
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I want to stream and finish my casual play of FFT:TIC, but my internet has been out for almost 24 hours and verizon customer service has been less than useless to help me, ugh
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AGDQ submissions may be in full swing, but there’s ALWAYS time for Marbles.
Tonight: a co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social where we push toward sub-3.
Monday: completing 38 runs of Marble Madness Any% to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the 2:38!
See you tonight!
Tonight: a co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social where we push toward sub-3.
Monday: completing 38 runs of Marble Madness Any% to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the 2:38!
See you tonight!
September 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
AGDQ submissions may be in full swing, but there’s ALWAYS time for Marbles.
Tonight: a co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social where we push toward sub-3.
Monday: completing 38 runs of Marble Madness Any% to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the 2:38!
See you tonight!
Tonight: a co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social where we push toward sub-3.
Monday: completing 38 runs of Marble Madness Any% to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the 2:38!
See you tonight!
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Here's the YouTube VOD for the Life Force co-op PB with @chessjerk.bsky.social last night: 24:57!
Fun Fact: Our Sum of Best is now 24:57, too!
Need to learn quick kills and lag reduction strats to improve from here. Still 25 seconds behind the WR!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik0...
Fun Fact: Our Sum of Best is now 24:57, too!
Need to learn quick kills and lag reduction strats to improve from here. Still 25 seconds behind the WR!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik0...
Life Force - Any% 2-Player - 24:57 w/chessjerk
YouTube video by yelsraek
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Here's the YouTube VOD for the Life Force co-op PB with @chessjerk.bsky.social last night: 24:57!
Fun Fact: Our Sum of Best is now 24:57, too!
Need to learn quick kills and lag reduction strats to improve from here. Still 25 seconds behind the WR!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik0...
Fun Fact: Our Sum of Best is now 24:57, too!
Need to learn quick kills and lag reduction strats to improve from here. Still 25 seconds behind the WR!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik0...
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Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato
December 23, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato
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NES Block will be LIVE streaming the runs recorded at SGDQ 2025 on Saturday 8/2 at 8am ET, running all day. Hope to see y'all there!!!
NES Block SGDQ 2025 Schedule – NES Block SGDQ 2025
NES Block SGDQ 2025 Schedule of NES Block SGDQ 2025
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July 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NES Block will be LIVE streaming the runs recorded at SGDQ 2025 on Saturday 8/2 at 8am ET, running all day. Hope to see y'all there!!!
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Shoutouts to my amazing couch from #SGDQ2025. @madmegax381.bsky.social and @chessjerk.bsky.social holding it down while I did 2p1c Strider with @lrock617.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Shoutouts to my amazing couch from #SGDQ2025. @madmegax381.bsky.social and @chessjerk.bsky.social holding it down while I did 2p1c Strider with @lrock617.bsky.social
I got added as a mod to an NES game on SRC today since I was updating a few Twitch highlights to Youtube videos and the lone mod of the game hadn't logged in for a long time, only to find two runs in the queue that had been sitting there for three years waiting for verification. How sad...
July 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I got added as a mod to an NES game on SRC today since I was updating a few Twitch highlights to Youtube videos and the lone mod of the game hadn't logged in for a long time, only to find two runs in the queue that had been sitting there for three years waiting for verification. How sad...
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Thanks to everyone for watching my stream last night, including those who witnessed me finally getting a Marble Madness PB with a decent silly skip!
June 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thanks to everyone for watching my stream last night, including those who witnessed me finally getting a Marble Madness PB with a decent silly skip!
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Fun co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social last night!
Showed him the ropes of the Silly Skip (long overdue, if I'm honest!) and we even had a run make it through Aerial on pace!
But this clip is the highlight of the night. Ice wands are a treat, co-op ones moreso!
www.twitch.tv/yelsraek/cli...
Showed him the ropes of the Silly Skip (long overdue, if I'm honest!) and we even had a run make it through Aerial on pace!
But this clip is the highlight of the night. Ice wands are a treat, co-op ones moreso!
www.twitch.tv/yelsraek/cli...
yelsraek - weird wand x2
Watch yelsraek's clip titled
www.twitch.tv
May 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Fun co-op stream with @chessjerk.bsky.social last night!
Showed him the ropes of the Silly Skip (long overdue, if I'm honest!) and we even had a run make it through Aerial on pace!
But this clip is the highlight of the night. Ice wands are a treat, co-op ones moreso!
www.twitch.tv/yelsraek/cli...
Showed him the ropes of the Silly Skip (long overdue, if I'm honest!) and we even had a run make it through Aerial on pace!
But this clip is the highlight of the night. Ice wands are a treat, co-op ones moreso!
www.twitch.tv/yelsraek/cli...
Random thought I had this morning: If you feel obligated to tell others you are the best at something, you probably aren't.
May 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Random thought I had this morning: If you feel obligated to tell others you are the best at something, you probably aren't.
Congrats to all the accepted sgdq runners! I'll be there rooting you on.
May 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Congrats to all the accepted sgdq runners! I'll be there rooting you on.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Co-Op Warpless World Record - 12:33.
I don't think @chessjerk.bsky.social or I will try to tell you this is a good run. It's just good enough. That's enough Snek for now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4s9...
I don't think @chessjerk.bsky.social or I will try to tell you this is a good run. It's just good enough. That's enough Snek for now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4s9...
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Co-Op Warpless (World Record Speedrun) - 12:33 w/ @chessjerk
YouTube video by yelsraek
www.youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Co-Op Warpless World Record - 12:33.
I don't think @chessjerk.bsky.social or I will try to tell you this is a good run. It's just good enough. That's enough Snek for now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4s9...
I don't think @chessjerk.bsky.social or I will try to tell you this is a good run. It's just good enough. That's enough Snek for now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4s9...
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February 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What do old people do on Valentines Day? They play Scrabble of course! Happy Valentines Day to my wife and to everyone else out there. (I won 344-278 but that doesn't matter right now)
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What do old people do on Valentines Day? They play Scrabble of course! Happy Valentines Day to my wife and to everyone else out there. (I won 344-278 but that doesn't matter right now)
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After four hours of practice and grinding, @chessjerk.bsky.social and I finished two warpless Snek runs.
We weren’t able to keep pace with PJ & Feasel’s rather remarkable warpless GDQ run from ten years ago.
Maybe next time! We definitely CAN beat that time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/23704...
We weren’t able to keep pace with PJ & Feasel’s rather remarkable warpless GDQ run from ten years ago.
Maybe next time! We definitely CAN beat that time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/23704...
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Co-Op Warpless - 13:32 w/ @chessjerk - yelsraek on Twitch
yelsraek went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Snake Rattle 'n' Roll VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
February 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
After four hours of practice and grinding, @chessjerk.bsky.social and I finished two warpless Snek runs.
We weren’t able to keep pace with PJ & Feasel’s rather remarkable warpless GDQ run from ten years ago.
Maybe next time! We definitely CAN beat that time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/23704...
We weren’t able to keep pace with PJ & Feasel’s rather remarkable warpless GDQ run from ten years ago.
Maybe next time! We definitely CAN beat that time!
www.twitch.tv/videos/23704...
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February 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
And the obligatory overall stats for the week.
January 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
And the obligatory overall stats for the week.