Pretty basic, but I usually screw this stuff up so I’m sharing a win. Black to mate in 5. #chesspunks

I've played 229 games in the variation and won a free piece or checkmate by move 6 in 24% of them. These two positions are common spots where black blunders a piece with Bg4. (2/2) #chesspunks

If anyone is looking for something new to try against the Caro-Kann, I can vouch for the Goldman Variation, especially at lower levels, though it scores just fine at more advanced levels and StockFish 17 calls it dead even (0.0) at depth 50 after 3 Qf3. (1/2)
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Going through a game a day from Zenon Franco's excellent "Learn from Sammy Reshevsky". Enjoyed the quick turnabout of this counterattack vs. Salo Landau, 1937

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Was low on time and took the draw here, but there was a way to break through as white shuffles his king back and forth between h7 and h8 that I though made for a fun and instructive little puzzle. Black to play. #chesspunks

Was looking through some of @chessable.com’s “Tactics You Missed” from my first couple months of playing. I might have had some board vision issues. #chesspunks

I’m good at chess now. Someone tell my low rated opponents to stop beating me. #chesspunks

Didn’t realize your opponent could run out of time and still make a draw. #chesspunks

The past couple weeks the universe has been trying to tell me to study Rubinstein. Maybe if I start a thread of games I look at, I’ll remember something. Here, he patiently maneuvers his queen to the queenside. I probably would’ve randomly pushed a pawn #chesspunks www.chessgames.com/perl/chessga...

New Strategy: Blunder everything, Mate. #chesspunks

Chess annotation humor is becoming one of my favorite things. #chesspunks

Celebrated my 2 year anniversary of playing chess by crossing 1300 Rapid and 1000 total Elo gained. #chesspunks

Ah, now I’m starting to understand why people want to avoid the Berlin Endgame. #chesspunks