Bold move by Dan
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Dan Bock from Durham, NC. Three-time chess podcast guest. 114th best chess player in North Carolina. I have a Substack called the Chess Improvement Lab.
Web and mobile app developer, runner and dad in my spare time.
Web and mobile app developer, runner and dad in my spare time.
Update: Uzbek Eric Rosen is in the semifinals at the World Cup
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Update: Uzbek Eric Rosen is in the semifinals at the World Cup
The biggest chess nation is doing well (Uzbekistan)
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The biggest chess nation is doing well (Uzbekistan)
If they don’t send it to you, then you’ll take advantage of them and charge thirty-six cents with impunity
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If they don’t send it to you, then you’ll take advantage of them and charge thirty-six cents with impunity
Oh no, don't investigate Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and JP Morgan Chase! As a lib, I would be so owned.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Oh no, don't investigate Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and JP Morgan Chase! As a lib, I would be so owned.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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@chessmensch.bsky.social tell the kids this, they will go bananas
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
@chessmensch.bsky.social tell the kids this, they will go bananas
Familiar-looking eval graph on this Trompowski game.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Familiar-looking eval graph on this Trompowski game.
That’s what they want us to think!
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
That’s what they want us to think!
See if you can find out what this “six seven” business is about
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
See if you can find out what this “six seven” business is about
Rxd5 cxd5 Qc7
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Rxd5 cxd5 Qc7
Some might say an inability to buy things is the definition of financial struggle.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Some might say an inability to buy things is the definition of financial struggle.
Ah it’s because the queen is on a really bad square
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ah it’s because the queen is on a really bad square
Qe8+ is that draw but I don’t know why the eval is +1.1
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Qe8+ is that draw but I don’t know why the eval is +1.1
Well, you know how cautious they are about making permanent changes
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Well, you know how cautious they are about making permanent changes
Think of all the sexual assaulters Elon Musk hasn’t endorsed!
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Think of all the sexual assaulters Elon Musk hasn’t endorsed!
It’s not a lot?
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s not a lot?