Benji Portheault
@benjiportheault.bsky.social
I blog about chess performance, psychology, sometimes chess analytics.
https://mindcreaser.substack.com
https://mindcreaser.substack.com
F1 & sports adding current standings to tv broadcast ... eval bar debate anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
F1 & sports adding current standings to tv broadcast ... eval bar debate anyone?
It's second of April so I can dop a post today 😅
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You are not your rating
Stop treating yourself only as improvement project
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April 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It's second of April so I can dop a post today 😅
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The flood of chess AI slop content is already there
March 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The flood of chess AI slop content is already there
I'm tired of the chess drama, and tired of everything being packaged in short-form video, and tried of aglorithms shaping content. None of these things are acting for your wellbeing. My latest blog post:
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The War on Attention
I’m done consuming chess content
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February 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm tired of the chess drama, and tired of everything being packaged in short-form video, and tried of aglorithms shaping content. None of these things are acting for your wellbeing. My latest blog post:
open.substack.com/pub/mindcrea...
open.substack.com/pub/mindcrea...
Playing in a chess tournament and being afraid for your rating
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Playing in a chess tournament and being afraid for your rating
Reposted by Benji Portheault
Dr. Benji Portheault joined the podcast to discuss the mental side of chess— rating anxiety, nerves, and building confidence.
Thank you so much, @benjiportheault.bsky.social for sharing your valuable insights! #chess #chesspunks #psychology #mindset
Video below.
Thank you so much, @benjiportheault.bsky.social for sharing your valuable insights! #chess #chesspunks #psychology #mindset
Video below.
January 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Dr. Benji Portheault joined the podcast to discuss the mental side of chess— rating anxiety, nerves, and building confidence.
Thank you so much, @benjiportheault.bsky.social for sharing your valuable insights! #chess #chesspunks #psychology #mindset
Video below.
Thank you so much, @benjiportheault.bsky.social for sharing your valuable insights! #chess #chesspunks #psychology #mindset
Video below.
Classical time controls football has a draw problem. Five-a-side is the way forward
January 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Classical time controls football has a draw problem. Five-a-side is the way forward
Throwback to Ian complaining of FIDE splitting title between Russia and India at the 2020 Online #chess Olympiad after global internet outage. Bad for fans and other players indeed!!! #SelectiveNobleness
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Throwback to Ian complaining of FIDE splitting title between Russia and India at the 2020 Online #chess Olympiad after global internet outage. Bad for fans and other players indeed!!! #SelectiveNobleness
Swiss system as a seeding for a KO in a #chess tournament is subpar. Of course it leads to short draws.
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December 31, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Swiss system as a seeding for a KO in a #chess tournament is subpar. Of course it leads to short draws.
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White to play. Merry xmas #chesspunks! #chess
December 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM
White to play. Merry xmas #chesspunks! #chess
GM @danielkingchess.bsky.social is at the London Mindsports center tonight to talk to @hammerchess.bsky.social to talk about the sicilian #chess
December 16, 2024 at 8:19 PM
GM @danielkingchess.bsky.social is at the London Mindsports center tonight to talk to @hammerchess.bsky.social to talk about the sicilian #chess
Time to name a chess opening after that thing
December 15, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Time to name a chess opening after that thing
Reposted by Benji Portheault
Hey #chesspunks, @benjiportheault.bsky.social latest post is a cracker:
The other day I went through my entire white repertoire. Every line. Took me three hours. I thought this was a nice example of how you can train and mimic the intensity of a classical OTB game. Any other ideas?
The other day I went through my entire white repertoire. Every line. Took me three hours. I thought this was a nice example of how you can train and mimic the intensity of a classical OTB game. Any other ideas?
10,000 hours? Understanding the conditions for expert learning
An introduction to key ideas about the expert learning process
lichess.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Hey #chesspunks, @benjiportheault.bsky.social latest post is a cracker:
The other day I went through my entire white repertoire. Every line. Took me three hours. I thought this was a nice example of how you can train and mimic the intensity of a classical OTB game. Any other ideas?
The other day I went through my entire white repertoire. Every line. Took me three hours. I thought this was a nice example of how you can train and mimic the intensity of a classical OTB game. Any other ideas?
December 2, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Which "version" of Ding Liren are we witnessing at the world chess championship after a confident win with Black in game one? Let's learn about Bayesian Inference! (with no maths) Say we model the probabilities of the form of Ding with: 10% chance he's in prime form, 40% average, 50% poor form 1/
November 26, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Which "version" of Ding Liren are we witnessing at the world chess championship after a confident win with Black in game one? Let's learn about Bayesian Inference! (with no maths) Say we model the probabilities of the form of Ding with: 10% chance he's in prime form, 40% average, 50% poor form 1/
Very fun @lichess.org thematic arena from this starting position yesterday!! Can go very wrong very fast for either side. Please keep doing this lichess!
November 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Very fun @lichess.org thematic arena from this starting position yesterday!! Can go very wrong very fast for either side. Please keep doing this lichess!
En passant? J'adoube? En prise? the French language words in chess, how difficult they are and how they are actually used inthe daily language? a thread:
November 21, 2024 at 8:58 AM
En passant? J'adoube? En prise? the French language words in chess, how difficult they are and how they are actually used inthe daily language? a thread:
Algorithm to solve any chess tactics on social media (thankfully no scan bot yet here)
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Algorithm to solve any chess tactics on social media (thankfully no scan bot yet here)
Just one more habits and discipline book just one more habits and discipline book - bro I swear this is the one you need you tried all the other ones but finally you'll be disciplined bro just one more, none of the others are like that
November 18, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Just one more habits and discipline book just one more habits and discipline book - bro I swear this is the one you need you tried all the other ones but finally you'll be disciplined bro just one more, none of the others are like that
Welcome @hammerchess.bsky.social! Best club in London 🤍🖤🤍🖤
Pleased to announce that London’s largest, friendliest, and most active chess club has joined the tribe on Bluesky 🥳
Drop us a follow & discover a world of chess in West and Central London ♟️
hammerchess.co.uk
Drop us a follow & discover a world of chess in West and Central London ♟️
hammerchess.co.uk
Hammersmith Chess Club | London's Biggest Chess Club
Chess competitions, training and league teams in West London. All levels welcome, we meet every Monday and Thursday. Dedicated sessions for Women and Juniors.
hammerchess.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Welcome @hammerchess.bsky.social! Best club in London 🤍🖤🤍🖤
Done with the old site, on top of being hellish, engagement was absolutely zero. Looking forward to share cool stuff and engage with #chesspunks. Right now working on a long-ish post on the "structure" of training and plans, aiming for next week
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My Substack as a Knowledge Base
Classification of all my previous articles by subject
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November 17, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Done with the old site, on top of being hellish, engagement was absolutely zero. Looking forward to share cool stuff and engage with #chesspunks. Right now working on a long-ish post on the "structure" of training and plans, aiming for next week
mindcreaser.substack.com/p/this-subst...
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Thanks for the starter pack @rprose.bsky.social 😊
November 14, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Thanks for the starter pack @rprose.bsky.social 😊