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Accelerated Chess Improvement (ACI) - 7 Cycles Method
A chess course for the busy adults who want to improve at chess quickly.
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Check out my new #chess Program Accelerated Chess Improvement - 7 Cycles Method
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Fischer's famous 1963 win against Pal Benko, and last night's Eagles game.
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The Block of the Century
This Bobby Fischer game is exactly like last night's Eagles game
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September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fischer's famous 1963 win against Pal Benko, and last night's Eagles game.
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Thinking Sideways Cover Reveal ‼️
Chessplayers are known for thinking really far ahead. But great players THINK SIDEWAYS: chess is the art of the possible.
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to write this book, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thinki...
Chessplayers are known for thinking really far ahead. But great players THINK SIDEWAYS: chess is the art of the possible.
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to write this book, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thinki...
September 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thinking Sideways Cover Reveal ‼️
Chessplayers are known for thinking really far ahead. But great players THINK SIDEWAYS: chess is the art of the possible.
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to write this book, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thinki...
Chessplayers are known for thinking really far ahead. But great players THINK SIDEWAYS: chess is the art of the possible.
It's been a lifelong dream of mine to write this book, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thinki...
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In case anybody needs reminding...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
“Science in Health, Wealth, & War” A Social Media Op-Ed by Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by StarTalk Plus
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September 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In case anybody needs reminding...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
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LIVE calling the monthly Hippodrome event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVOi...
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
LIVE calling the monthly Hippodrome event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVOi...
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I was always wondering if it is possible to create or extract the most important chess positions. IM Thomas Engqvist did that 🧠👏
1) 300 Most Important Chess Positions
2) 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
3) 300 Most Important Chess Exercises
youtu.be/hLGiSjjMhLw
1) 300 Most Important Chess Positions
2) 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
3) 300 Most Important Chess Exercises
youtu.be/hLGiSjjMhLw
The 3 Chess Books That Will Transform Your Game | A Position-Based Training Method
YouTube video by Chesslovers: Thomas Engqvist & Björn Knöppel
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August 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I was always wondering if it is possible to create or extract the most important chess positions. IM Thomas Engqvist did that 🧠👏
1) 300 Most Important Chess Positions
2) 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
3) 300 Most Important Chess Exercises
youtu.be/hLGiSjjMhLw
1) 300 Most Important Chess Positions
2) 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
3) 300 Most Important Chess Exercises
youtu.be/hLGiSjjMhLw
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Reigning Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated Women's number-one GM Hou Yifan with a combined score of 11.5-9.5 in the all-Chinese Final of the 2025 Women's #SpeedChess Championship to claim the title for the second year in a row.
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
Ju Wenjun Defeats Hou Yifan For WSCC Title Second Year In A Row
Ju Wenjun defeated Hou Yifan with a score of 11.5-9.5 to lift the 2025 Women's Speed Chess Championship title for the second year in a row.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reigning Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated Women's number-one GM Hou Yifan with a combined score of 11.5-9.5 in the all-Chinese Final of the 2025 Women's #SpeedChess Championship to claim the title for the second year in a row.
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
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Fabiano Caruana continues to lead the 2025 #GrandChessTour Sinquefield Cup after, for the first time this year, a round of all draws.
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2025 Sinquefield Cup Round 5: Caruana Leads After 5 Draws Before Rest Day
GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead the 2025 Sinquefield Cup after, for the first time this year, a round of all draws.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Fabiano Caruana continues to lead the 2025 #GrandChessTour Sinquefield Cup after, for the first time this year, a round of all draws.
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
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Never miss your favourite player's games again!
You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts.
Just head over to their FIDE player page on Lichess and toggle the follow button.
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You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts.
Just head over to their FIDE player page on Lichess and toggle the follow button.
www.youtube.com/shorts/-krz4...
Never miss your favourite player's games again!
You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts. Just head over to their FIDE player page on Lichess and toggle the follow button.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Never miss your favourite player's games again!
You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts.
Just head over to their FIDE player page on Lichess and toggle the follow button.
www.youtube.com/shorts/-krz4...
You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts.
Just head over to their FIDE player page on Lichess and toggle the follow button.
www.youtube.com/shorts/-krz4...
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Fabiano Caruana won a second game in a row to take the sole lead of the #GrandChessTour Sinquefield Cup!
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
2025 Sinquefield Cup Round 4: Caruana Takes Sole Lead After 2nd Win
GM Fabiano Caruana won a second game in a row, this time with Black against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, to take the sole lead of the 2025 Sinquefield Cup with 3/4.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Fabiano Caruana won a second game in a row to take the sole lead of the #GrandChessTour Sinquefield Cup!
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
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Five-time Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated IM Polina Shuvalova with a score of 17-5 in what turned out to be a one-sided semifinal of the 2025 Women's #SpeedChess Championship.
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Ju Wenjun Wins With Record Breaking Margin
World Women Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated IM Polina Shuvalova with a score of 17-5 in the semifinal of the 2025 Women's Speed Chess Championship.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Five-time Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated IM Polina Shuvalova with a score of 17-5 in what turned out to be a one-sided semifinal of the 2025 Women's #SpeedChess Championship.
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
www.chess.com/news/view/20...
Check out my new #chess Program Accelerated Chess Improvement - 7 Cycles Method
open.substack.com/pub/highgrou...
open.substack.com/pub/highgrou...
Accelerated Chess Improvement (ACI) - 7 Cycles Method
A chess course for the busy adults who want to improve at chess quickly.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Check out my new #chess Program Accelerated Chess Improvement - 7 Cycles Method
open.substack.com/pub/highgrou...
open.substack.com/pub/highgrou...
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22-year-old Awonder Liang has entered the 2700 club, just in time to face Chennai Grand Masters leader Vincent Keymer in Round 7!
Chennai GM Round 6: Awonder Hits 2700, Catches Arjun
GM Awonder Liang beat GM Pranav Venkatesh in round six of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 to enter the 2700 club and catch GM Arjun Erigaisi in second place.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
22-year-old Awonder Liang has entered the 2700 club, just in time to face Chennai Grand Masters leader Vincent Keymer in Round 7!
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Our friends over at @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social have organised an event with the amazing @jenshahade.bsky.social!
If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess.
#chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs
If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess.
#chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs
July 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Our friends over at @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social have organised an event with the amazing @jenshahade.bsky.social!
If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess.
#chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs
If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess.
#chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs
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From failing to see smothered mates in one to confabulating in confusing scenarios, when the LLMs miss things, there's often a lesson we can learn from it.
From failing to see smothered mates in one to confabulating in confusing scenarios, when the LLMs miss things, there's often a lesson we can learn from it.
Mate in None: Lessons from Large Language Models Playing Chess
A tournament showdown and a tense battle against the brand new ChatGPT 5
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August 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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From failing to see smothered mates in one to confabulating in confusing scenarios, when the LLMs miss things, there's often a lesson we can learn from it.
From failing to see smothered mates in one to confabulating in confusing scenarios, when the LLMs miss things, there's often a lesson we can learn from it.
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Your donations and support have allowed us to do many awesome things this half-year! ❤️
We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience.
Read our half-year update blog to see how we have changed for the better: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience.
Read our half-year update blog to see how we have changed for the better: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
More Than a Half-Year Update 2025
Internal improvements, mobile updates, site updates, events, and more!
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August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Your donations and support have allowed us to do many awesome things this half-year! ❤️
We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience.
Read our half-year update blog to see how we have changed for the better: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience.
Read our half-year update blog to see how we have changed for the better: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
Made some great progress on my upcoming @chessable.com course. Finished the Introduction and Opening Sections. So exciting! #chess #chesspunks
August 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Made some great progress on my upcoming @chessable.com course. Finished the Introduction and Opening Sections. So exciting! #chess #chesspunks
Mindset: How Important Is It?
Hint: It's Very Important - At Least For Me
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July 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Oh my! Thank you so much @jenshahade.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh my! Thank you so much @jenshahade.bsky.social
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“In a world that can seem shallow, chess meets a longing for depth. In a world that can feel lonely and confusing, chess offers the experience of shared meaning and mattering. In a world of shrill whataboutery, chess offers rule-bound intellectual clarity.”
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Grandmaster Chess Therapy
How to get beyond winning and losing while still winning more than losing 🙃
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May 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“In a world that can seem shallow, chess meets a longing for depth. In a world that can feel lonely and confusing, chess offers the experience of shared meaning and mattering. In a world of shrill whataboutery, chess offers rule-bound intellectual clarity.”
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“An Ambulance is expensive but you only have one head.” ~my wife
Haha 😂
Haha 😂
May 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“An Ambulance is expensive but you only have one head.” ~my wife
Haha 😂
Haha 😂
I’ll be at the Hales Corners Challenge this weekend in Brookfield, WI. Come say hi if you’re around. See you there. ‼️♥️🔥
April 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’ll be at the Hales Corners Challenge this weekend in Brookfield, WI. Come say hi if you’re around. See you there. ‼️♥️🔥
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Ju won her fourth game in a row with her victory over Tan in Game 8 of the Women's World Championship! Now she only needs to draw one of the remaining four games to become a 5-time World Champion.
Read our recap blog & replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
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Read our recap blog & replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
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2025 Women’s World Chess Championship Game 8: Ju Nears 5th Title
After GM Ju Wenjun's win in game 8, GM Tan Zhongyi has to win her next four games just to tie the match.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ju won her fourth game in a row with her victory over Tan in Game 8 of the Women's World Championship! Now she only needs to draw one of the remaining four games to become a 5-time World Champion.
Read our recap blog & replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
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Read our recap blog & replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
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Game 1 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 ended in a draw. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea.
2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 1: A Quiet Appetizer
Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi enter the match well-prepared, in an expectedly safe game, leaving lots to be expected in the upcoming games.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Game 1 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 ended in a draw. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea.