Nice tactic today on ChessTempo, hint in the comment below. #chesspunks
July 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Nice tactic today on ChessTempo, hint in the comment below. #chesspunks
Puzzle-rush type tactic that settled my rapid game today. #chesspunks
May 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Puzzle-rush type tactic that settled my rapid game today. #chesspunks
Maybe old dogs CAN learn new tricks. In my mid-60's, this is my tactics results on Chesstempo for the last year - the blue line is the 30 day moving average, which IMO is better to focus on than the day-to-day fluctuation. 80+ point increase in a year is pretty good, I think. #chesspunks
May 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Maybe old dogs CAN learn new tricks. In my mid-60's, this is my tactics results on Chesstempo for the last year - the blue line is the 30 day moving average, which IMO is better to focus on than the day-to-day fluctuation. 80+ point increase in a year is pretty good, I think. #chesspunks
Forcing moves, people, forcing moves! Best chess lesson I ever had. Highly rated puzzle, but just followed the forcing moves first and it led me to the solution. With that hint this one shouldn't be too difficult. #chesspunks @lionchess.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Forcing moves, people, forcing moves! Best chess lesson I ever had. Highly rated puzzle, but just followed the forcing moves first and it led me to the solution. With that hint this one shouldn't be too difficult. #chesspunks @lionchess.bsky.social
This chesstempo puzzle has an average solve time of 9:18! - longest avg solve time I remember seeing - with a 49% success rate. Took me 11:44 to solve, and even then it was more of a "this is the only thing I see" than a slam-dunk ok I figured this one out. #chesspunks
May 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This chesstempo puzzle has an average solve time of 9:18! - longest avg solve time I remember seeing - with a 49% success rate. Took me 11:44 to solve, and even then it was more of a "this is the only thing I see" than a slam-dunk ok I figured this one out. #chesspunks
Knowing about forcing lines, and to calculate them to the end even if they don't seem promising, sure does make puzzle solving easier and faster. This was a good example, I kept wanting to quit on the most forcing line, as it looked like a dead end. But pushed through to solution. #chesspunks
April 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Knowing about forcing lines, and to calculate them to the end even if they don't seem promising, sure does make puzzle solving easier and faster. This was a good example, I kept wanting to quit on the most forcing line, as it looked like a dead end. But pushed through to solution. #chesspunks
Set a new high standard puzzle rating on Chesstempo (1900), and high FIDE estimate (1833, it's based on puzzle rating and average time to solve). Both are improved - especially the average time to solve - since a calculation lesson with @lionchess.bsky.social a couple of months ago. #chesspunks.
April 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Set a new high standard puzzle rating on Chesstempo (1900), and high FIDE estimate (1833, it's based on puzzle rating and average time to solve). Both are improved - especially the average time to solve - since a calculation lesson with @lionchess.bsky.social a couple of months ago. #chesspunks.
Had an absurdly low total acpl rapid (15+10) game today. Caro Cann with lots of trades, which contributes to the low acpl, but still 6 acpl for each of us is pretty crazy. Quite happy as he was 80 points higher rated :-)
March 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Had an absurdly low total acpl rapid (15+10) game today. Caro Cann with lots of trades, which contributes to the low acpl, but still 6 acpl for each of us is pretty crazy. Quite happy as he was 80 points higher rated :-)
Guam National Championship Round 2: What's white's move here to gain an advantage? Note: black has multiple possible replies that need to be calculated, but all result in an advantage for white. Went on to a smooth victory from here. #chesspunks
January 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Guam National Championship Round 2: What's white's move here to gain an advantage? Note: black has multiple possible replies that need to be calculated, but all result in an advantage for white. Went on to a smooth victory from here. #chesspunks
Two 15/10 rapid games in a row with no inaccuracies, mistakes or blunders. Maybe the 2 free chess lessons I won on here with @lionchess.bsky.social are paying off? #chesspunks
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January 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Two 15/10 rapid games in a row with no inaccuracies, mistakes or blunders. Maybe the 2 free chess lessons I won on here with @lionchess.bsky.social are paying off? #chesspunks
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Super clean 15/10 rapid game today on LiChess. Sometimes the game just plays itself it feels like. #chesspunks
January 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Super clean 15/10 rapid game today on LiChess. Sometimes the game just plays itself it feels like. #chesspunks
Nice puzzle from chesstempo - where I do most of my tactics work. Very nice puzzle set there, most seem to come from Master games. I thought it was not very hard, but it was agreed to as a draw after 2 more moves! Black to move. Game is here: old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/game/... #chesspunks
December 19, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Nice puzzle from chesstempo - where I do most of my tactics work. Very nice puzzle set there, most seem to come from Master games. I thought it was not very hard, but it was agreed to as a draw after 2 more moves! Black to move. Game is here: old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/game/... #chesspunks
#chesspunks Chessable year in review - I don't go much for opening study, this year was Hellsten's Mastering Chess Endgames (awesome and only halfway through it so far) and Silman's Reassess Your Chess.
December 19, 2024 at 3:29 AM
#chesspunks Chessable year in review - I don't go much for opening study, this year was Hellsten's Mastering Chess Endgames (awesome and only halfway through it so far) and Silman's Reassess Your Chess.
Interesting chesstempo puzzle that took me a moment to visualize, and based on its rating (1727), it's tricky for many others also. White to move. Simple concept but there's one element that is easy to miss in the visualization. #chesspunks
December 10, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Interesting chesstempo puzzle that took me a moment to visualize, and based on its rating (1727), it's tricky for many others also. White to move. Simple concept but there's one element that is easy to miss in the visualization. #chesspunks
Interesting to see many great players criticize the quality of play in the WCC. Game 6, which Magnus, Hikaru and others roundly criticized, had 1 inaccuracy between the two players, acpl of 8 for each of them. Games 4 and 5 were even cleaner. Not sure what to make of that. #chesspunks
December 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Interesting to see many great players criticize the quality of play in the WCC. Game 6, which Magnus, Hikaru and others roundly criticized, had 1 inaccuracy between the two players, acpl of 8 for each of them. Games 4 and 5 were even cleaner. Not sure what to make of that. #chesspunks
Fun blitz game, had a little bit of everything. I love facing the advance Caro Kann - even though it's the most principled - just have a grasp for the ideas in that line. Messed up a couple of moves in the opening, and missed Rd3 (instead of Qd3, saw it right after I moved).
December 3, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Fun blitz game, had a little bit of everything. I love facing the advance Caro Kann - even though it's the most principled - just have a grasp for the ideas in that line. Messed up a couple of moves in the opening, and missed Rd3 (instead of Qd3, saw it right after I moved).
This goes back about 8 months. What I look for is, that the highs keep getting higher, and the lows are higher than the last low. The blue line is the 30 day moving average. Keep up the good work!
November 18, 2024 at 2:36 AM
This goes back about 8 months. What I look for is, that the highs keep getting higher, and the lows are higher than the last low. The blue line is the 30 day moving average. Keep up the good work!
Played in an OTB rapid tournament last weekend, and got this puzzle rush type tactic in one of my games (Caro Kan advance). Easy one, but it was fun to actually get something like this OTB. #chesspunks
November 18, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Played in an OTB rapid tournament last weekend, and got this puzzle rush type tactic in one of my games (Caro Kan advance). Easy one, but it was fun to actually get something like this OTB. #chesspunks