Cennydd
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Walthamstow Chess Club guy · Catalan enjoyer, philosopher, occasional arbiter · 1600ish · #chesspunks · Main: @cennydd.com
In Amsterdam. Didn’t take many photos at the Max Euwe museum. But this little paperback set is cute.
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In Amsterdam. Didn’t take many photos at the Max Euwe museum. But this little paperback set is cute.
Second in the Essex U1600 Rapid (4.5/6) and a rating prize in the Essex Blitz (3.5/7) brings my lifetime chess winnings to around £150. A lucrative pro career beckons.
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Second in the Essex U1600 Rapid (4.5/6) and a rating prize in the Essex Blitz (3.5/7) brings my lifetime chess winnings to around £150. A lucrative pro career beckons.
I’m helping start a chess club here in Walthamstow. Anyone in North or East London, you’d be most welcome at our monthly meetup next Sunday 2–5pm (Lord Palmerston, E17 5JN). I’d be grateful for any shares too – we’re eager to ensnare new people in the clutches of this maddening game, etc
June 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m helping start a chess club here in Walthamstow. Anyone in North or East London, you’d be most welcome at our monthly meetup next Sunday 2–5pm (Lord Palmerston, E17 5JN). I’d be grateful for any shares too – we’re eager to ensnare new people in the clutches of this maddening game, etc
So… does this belong on my chess shelf or my philosophy shelves?
June 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
So… does this belong on my chess shelf or my philosophy shelves?
![Ye olde weightlifting skeleton meme. ‘My body is a machine that turns [picture of the Sicilian Rossolimo from Black’s PoV] into [½-½ Drawn by agreement · Draw]’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jgn5z3md3nw7avszlc6g7hew/bafkreibza47fxeq3cmap3brajomaumc5x2soq72wcmimmusvq3awhrazv4@jpeg)
I forgot to mention how this went. It was brutal, but I got to witness some fine play. How did my young opponent convert his strong kingside pressure? White to play and kick my ass after like a 40-second think:
January 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I forgot to mention how this went. It was brutal, but I got to witness some fine play. How did my young opponent convert his strong kingside pressure? White to play and kick my ass after like a 40-second think:
Golders Green Rapid, playing up in the U1900s. This could be a long, long day.
January 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Golders Green Rapid, playing up in the U1900s. This could be a long, long day.
11-round open FIDE blitz to finish the year off. I’ve avoided GM Shreyas Royal in the round 1 pairings but inevitably we’ll have to clash somewhere along the line.
December 21, 2024 at 12:52 PM
11-round open FIDE blitz to finish the year off. I’ve avoided GM Shreyas Royal in the round 1 pairings but inevitably we’ll have to clash somewhere along the line.
Round 1 of the London Chess Classic (U2000): a five-hour marathon with Black against an 1822-rated opponent. Complex Sicilian Alapin that swung both ways. Opponent had winning chances in the ending but I clung on to get a draw.
November 30, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Round 1 of the London Chess Classic (U2000): a five-hour marathon with Black against an 1822-rated opponent. Complex Sicilian Alapin that swung both ways. Opponent had winning chances in the ending but I clung on to get a draw.
Chapeau to the publisher of these Romanian stamps, which depict the full smothered mate sequence from multiple angles. Advanced chess player bait.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Chapeau to the publisher of these Romanian stamps, which depict the full smothered mate sequence from multiple angles. Advanced chess player bait.
Round 1 of the Central London Congress and, yeah, I might start exploring alternatives to the QGD.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Round 1 of the Central London Congress and, yeah, I might start exploring alternatives to the QGD.
By some distance the sickest chess set I’ve found in a hotel bar.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
By some distance the sickest chess set I’ve found in a hotel bar.
Went to the Global Chess League and yep: zero-increment OTB is farcical, not exciting. Even if players weren’t throwing pieces on the floor, e-boards are so poor it’s impossible to know what’s going on.
Still, got to see some proper good players.
Still, got to see some proper good players.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Went to the Global Chess League and yep: zero-increment OTB is farcical, not exciting. Even if players weren’t throwing pieces on the floor, e-boards are so poor it’s impossible to know what’s going on.
Still, got to see some proper good players.
Still, got to see some proper good players.
gosh well this is a beautiful book that I can’t wait to devour, chess is so aesthetically pleasing
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
gosh well this is a beautiful book that I can’t wait to devour, chess is so aesthetically pleasing
*exhales, scribbles on chart* Well, it’s one of the most severe cases of Tiny Piece Syndrome I’ve ever seen
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
*exhales, scribbles on chart* Well, it’s one of the most severe cases of Tiny Piece Syndrome I’ve ever seen
the oldies are the best: 13 …Rxf3! 14 exf3? Qxh2 longmate.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
the oldies are the best: 13 …Rxf3! 14 exf3? Qxh2 longmate.
was about to study but my wife insisted we play ‘long chess’ which came to her in a dream
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
was about to study but my wife insisted we play ‘long chess’ which came to her in a dream
chess club! chess club! chess club!
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
chess club! chess club! chess club!
Can we please create a better results hosting service than bloody
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Can we please create a better results hosting service than bloody
while we're at it, got another one for you @fbi
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
while we're at it, got another one for you @fbi
This book continues to be unhinged. Ever seen a musical score offered as a move annotation?
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
This book continues to be unhinged. Ever seen a musical score offered as a move annotation?
Almost irritated by how much I’m enjoying the Capablanca’s Best Endings book. 39. b4!! against Conde (Hastings 1919) blew my mind.
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Almost irritated by how much I’m enjoying the Capablanca’s Best Endings book. 39. b4!! against Conde (Hastings 1919) blew my mind.