Shaun
@shaunthegood.bsky.social
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien; I'm an Australian in Vancouver... Football, chess and Tolkien are my tweeting topics of choice.
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@ShaunTheGood@mstdn.ca
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@ShaunTheGood@mstdn.ca
@marissalordanic.bsky.social Sure you've seen this already but just in case you somehow missed it enjoy this piece of brilliance from Marcus Tavernier 🍒🍒🍒
youtu.be/4Ou-OFNTTtQ?...
youtu.be/4Ou-OFNTTtQ?...
Tavernier scores DIRECTLY from a corner! | AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest
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October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@marissalordanic.bsky.social Sure you've seen this already but just in case you somehow missed it enjoy this piece of brilliance from Marcus Tavernier 🍒🍒🍒
youtu.be/4Ou-OFNTTtQ?...
youtu.be/4Ou-OFNTTtQ?...
Why on Earth would you play the Alapin when you can have this much fun playing the Open Sicilian? I lost and both my opponent and I made a bunch of blunders but man this was a fun game to play!
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
December 19, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Why on Earth would you play the Alapin when you can have this much fun playing the Open Sicilian? I lost and both my opponent and I made a bunch of blunders but man this was a fun game to play!
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
Is there anything more frustrating than taking your time and really thinking through each move you make in a classical game of chess and still being beaten by someone who plays it like a blitz game? 😩
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December 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Is there anything more frustrating than taking your time and really thinking through each move you make in a classical game of chess and still being beaten by someone who plays it like a blitz game? 😩
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
@the-matildas.bsky.social Are you guys going to start posting here?
December 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
@the-matildas.bsky.social Are you guys going to start posting here?
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Santa Devouring an Elf
T-shirt and poster print available
T-shirt and poster print available
December 3, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Santa Devouring an Elf
T-shirt and poster print available
T-shirt and poster print available
Really enjoying Daniel King's reviews of the #WorldChessChampionship games on his YouTube channel PowerPlayChess. Super informative without being long winded or boring.
#GukeshDing #DingGukesh #FIDEWCC #chesspunks
#GukeshDing #DingGukesh #FIDEWCC #chesspunks
Ding Liren vs Gukesh Dommaraju | Game 4 | World Chess Championship 2024
YouTube video by PowerPlayChess
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November 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Really enjoying Daniel King's reviews of the #WorldChessChampionship games on his YouTube channel PowerPlayChess. Super informative without being long winded or boring.
#GukeshDing #DingGukesh #FIDEWCC #chesspunks
#GukeshDing #DingGukesh #FIDEWCC #chesspunks
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1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
Is it just me or is there something slightly unfair about giving a puzzle where the answer involves castling but it's not stated somewhere before you make the moves that castling is still possible? I'm looking at you @chess.com.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Is it just me or is there something slightly unfair about giving a puzzle where the answer involves castling but it's not stated somewhere before you make the moves that castling is still possible? I'm looking at you @chess.com.
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
Today's rapid game has me feeling happy with how my Sicilian studies are coming along. Starting to feel comfortable with handling a range of lines from White in response to 1...c5 now.
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#chesspunks
November 21, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Today's rapid game has me feeling happy with how my Sicilian studies are coming along. Starting to feel comfortable with handling a range of lines from White in response to 1...c5 now.
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
I have no idea where Glendale is in Arizona but this really makes me want to take a Winter getaway there!
#Matildas #SheBelievesCup
#Matildas #SheBelievesCup
The 10th Annual SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, Will Feature the USA, Australia, Colombia and Japan
As the annual SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa®, hits its 10th year, the teams, venues and dates have been confirmed for one of the most prestigious four-team tournaments in women’s soccer.
www.ussoccer.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
I have no idea where Glendale is in Arizona but this really makes me want to take a Winter getaway there!
#Matildas #SheBelievesCup
#Matildas #SheBelievesCup
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My stance on football
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 AM
My stance on football
Played my first game in the Chess Dojo round robin classical tournament yesterday and it did not go well. I was on the back foot from move 2(!) and never really had a chance. On the plus side though I learnt what not to do against the Trompowsky 🤣
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November 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Played my first game in the Chess Dojo round robin classical tournament yesterday and it did not go well. I was on the back foot from move 2(!) and never really had a chance. On the plus side though I learnt what not to do against the Trompowsky 🤣
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
For the second time in a row when I've faced a Bowdler Attack I smashed it. Happy that I seem to be learning how deal with trash lines properly 🙂
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November 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM
For the second time in a row when I've faced a Bowdler Attack I smashed it. Happy that I seem to be learning how deal with trash lines properly 🙂
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
Really pleased with this 15+10 game I played last week. Handled the Bowdler Attack nicely and found a nice sequence to finish the game off. My opponent finished with almost 16 mins on their clock so it was particularly sweet to teach them a lesson about taking their time ⏲️😁
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November 13, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Really pleased with this 15+10 game I played last week. Handled the Bowdler Attack nicely and found a nice sequence to finish the game off. My opponent finished with almost 16 mins on their clock so it was particularly sweet to teach them a lesson about taking their time ⏲️😁
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
Just finished Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Strategy" and can't recommend it highly enough to any #chesspunks out there who, like I was, are at the point in their chess learning where they are trying to figure how to go about coming up with a game plan. Top stuff 👍👍
November 12, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Just finished Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Strategy" and can't recommend it highly enough to any #chesspunks out there who, like I was, are at the point in their chess learning where they are trying to figure how to go about coming up with a game plan. Top stuff 👍👍