Rohit ꓘ
@krowmedy.bsky.social
Outdoors around Edinburgh. Chess. Coffee. Do silly things that don't matter.
Found a new favourite show in Pluribus. I didn't even know that Vince Gilligan had another show out. Only trouble is that I know I will get through the season fairly quickly and will need to wait another year.
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Found a new favourite show in Pluribus. I didn't even know that Vince Gilligan had another show out. Only trouble is that I know I will get through the season fairly quickly and will need to wait another year.
Overlooking the Firth of Forth from Starbank Park on a rainy Sunday morning #edinburgh
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Overlooking the Firth of Forth from Starbank Park on a rainy Sunday morning #edinburgh
Finished reading "Learn Chess Tactics" by John Nunn. It was an enjoyable read. I may have been on the higher end of the rating range for this book, but there were many puzzles which I didn't get. With this one in the bag, it brings my total chess books to 3 for the year. #chess #chesspunks
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Finished reading "Learn Chess Tactics" by John Nunn. It was an enjoyable read. I may have been on the higher end of the rating range for this book, but there were many puzzles which I didn't get. With this one in the bag, it brings my total chess books to 3 for the year. #chess #chesspunks
Describing my feelings towards the weather in #edinburgh today.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Describing my feelings towards the weather in #edinburgh today.
I am in my "moppy place" [1] today smarting from a loss in yesterday's Edinburgh Chess league match. Classical game losses are tough. I was the higher rated player (up > 400 points) and missed a tactic which left me down a piece (Black to move). #chess #chesspunks
[1]: tvquot.es/the-office/q...
[1]: tvquot.es/the-office/q...
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I am in my "moppy place" [1] today smarting from a loss in yesterday's Edinburgh Chess league match. Classical game losses are tough. I was the higher rated player (up > 400 points) and missed a tactic which left me down a piece (Black to move). #chess #chesspunks
[1]: tvquot.es/the-office/q...
[1]: tvquot.es/the-office/q...
Bikes stolen. Bikes found. Kudos to the brave lady who took the bikes away from the thieving 10-12 year olds. #edinburgh
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Bikes stolen. Bikes found. Kudos to the brave lady who took the bikes away from the thieving 10-12 year olds. #edinburgh
Spent my early morning trying to understand how to read opening tables in Chess Opening Encylopedia books like Modern Chess Openings (MCO). I think I have figured it out. Opening encylopedias are even denser than your standard chess book. No prose, only symbols. #chess #chesspunks
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Spent my early morning trying to understand how to read opening tables in Chess Opening Encylopedia books like Modern Chess Openings (MCO). I think I have figured it out. Opening encylopedias are even denser than your standard chess book. No prose, only symbols. #chess #chesspunks
This 🤏 close to a new online rapid rating milestone. #chess #chesspunks
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This 🤏 close to a new online rapid rating milestone. #chess #chesspunks
After two months of no caffeine, I had my first cafe latte today at Hideout Cafe in Grassmarket. While the coffee was good, it didn't have any transcedental effects and I may go back to a steady diet of camomile and peppermint teas.
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
After two months of no caffeine, I had my first cafe latte today at Hideout Cafe in Grassmarket. While the coffee was good, it didn't have any transcedental effects and I may go back to a steady diet of camomile and peppermint teas.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
First pumpkin carving for Halloween as requested by the 5 y.o. I have 2 more to carve. Probably do them late tonight or tomorrow morning. #halloween
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
First pumpkin carving for Halloween as requested by the 5 y.o. I have 2 more to carve. Probably do them late tonight or tomorrow morning. #halloween
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Uber locating a driver is the new Microsoft progress bar - a totally unpredictable work of fiction.
October 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Uber locating a driver is the new Microsoft progress bar - a totally unpredictable work of fiction.
A foggy morning on the Ferry road path. #edinburgh
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A foggy morning on the Ferry road path. #edinburgh
Really sad to hear GM Daniel Naroditsky's passing. I have spent many a morning going through his speed run videos and learned many things from him (including the Sicilian Alapin, Stafford gambit refutation, etc). He was too young. It's tragic and unfortunate. #chess
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Really sad to hear GM Daniel Naroditsky's passing. I have spent many a morning going through his speed run videos and learned many things from him (including the Sicilian Alapin, Stafford gambit refutation, etc). He was too young. It's tragic and unfortunate. #chess
Magnetic, foldable chess set made by a friend.
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Magnetic, foldable chess set made by a friend.
"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at the stonecutter hammering away at this rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it -- but all that had gone before" Jacob Riis
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at the stonecutter hammering away at this rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it -- but all that had gone before" Jacob Riis
Every time I am rummaging through the house looking for my phone, I am reminded of the useful Jan Hankl's Flank Pat system: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-Z...
That Mitchell and Webb Look - Jan Hankl's Flank Pat System
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October 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Every time I am rummaging through the house looking for my phone, I am reminded of the useful Jan Hankl's Flank Pat system: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-Z...
The game Anand - Lautier 1997 has an insane discovered attack tactic. I wrote about it in my chess blog: chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/disc... #chess #chesspunks
Discovered Attack - Learn Chess Tactics (John Nunn) - 2
As you may have previously read , I am currently working through "Learn Chess Tactics" by John Nunn . It's a beautiful book and you should g...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The game Anand - Lautier 1997 has an insane discovered attack tactic. I wrote about it in my chess blog: chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/disc... #chess #chesspunks
First game of this year's Edinburgh chess league for our team Sandy Bells at our home venue of Mayfield Bowling club.
We lost the match to Wandering Dragons.
6 boards final score: 2.5 - 3.5. I drew my game, although I had a fairly good position. Just got tired at the end, and accepted a draw.
We lost the match to Wandering Dragons.
6 boards final score: 2.5 - 3.5. I drew my game, although I had a fairly good position. Just got tired at the end, and accepted a draw.
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
First game of this year's Edinburgh chess league for our team Sandy Bells at our home venue of Mayfield Bowling club.
We lost the match to Wandering Dragons.
6 boards final score: 2.5 - 3.5. I drew my game, although I had a fairly good position. Just got tired at the end, and accepted a draw.
We lost the match to Wandering Dragons.
6 boards final score: 2.5 - 3.5. I drew my game, although I had a fairly good position. Just got tired at the end, and accepted a draw.
It’s much easier to say yes to: Can I run for the next 30 seconds?
Rather than say yes to: Can I run for the next 5 miles?
Wrote a few words about how I came to use the run/walk approach to running bananainbin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Rather than say yes to: Can I run for the next 5 miles?
Wrote a few words about how I came to use the run/walk approach to running bananainbin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The Run/Walk Approach to Running
It’s much easier to answer yes to the question: Can I run for the next 30 seconds? Rather than answer yes to, can I run for the next 5 miles...
bananainbin.blogspot.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It’s much easier to say yes to: Can I run for the next 30 seconds?
Rather than say yes to: Can I run for the next 5 miles?
Wrote a few words about how I came to use the run/walk approach to running bananainbin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Rather than say yes to: Can I run for the next 5 miles?
Wrote a few words about how I came to use the run/walk approach to running bananainbin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
I started a chess blog to capture thoughts that I am gaining while plodding through my unread stack of chess books. Blogger seems to not have gotten an update since the early 2000s, but I like the simplicity and the lack of pressured monetization. chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/lear...
Chess Reflections
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October 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I started a chess blog to capture thoughts that I am gaining while plodding through my unread stack of chess books. Blogger seems to not have gotten an update since the early 2000s, but I like the simplicity and the lack of pressured monetization. chessreflexion.blogspot.com/2025/10/lear...
I went back to an indoor climbing gym after over a decade. Last time was in Seattle, in what seems to have been a different life. This is EICA Ratho. #edinburgh
October 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I went back to an indoor climbing gym after over a decade. Last time was in Seattle, in what seems to have been a different life. This is EICA Ratho. #edinburgh
Finished reading "Rivet Boy" written by @scattyscribbler.bsky.social after not being able to sleep at 4 AM. It was a great read! Apart from a lovely story, it was also nice to learn more about the history of the Forth Bridge. I am thinking of riding up to North/South Queensferry.
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Finished reading "Rivet Boy" written by @scattyscribbler.bsky.social after not being able to sleep at 4 AM. It was a great read! Apart from a lovely story, it was also nice to learn more about the history of the Forth Bridge. I am thinking of riding up to North/South Queensferry.
Here is my short guide to perpetual chess improvement as an adult:
1. Spend copious amounts of time listening to podcasts, and reading blogs about adult chess improvement.
2. Don't actually do the chess work required to improve.
3. Go to step 1.
#chess #chesspunks
1. Spend copious amounts of time listening to podcasts, and reading blogs about adult chess improvement.
2. Don't actually do the chess work required to improve.
3. Go to step 1.
#chess #chesspunks
October 7, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Here is my short guide to perpetual chess improvement as an adult:
1. Spend copious amounts of time listening to podcasts, and reading blogs about adult chess improvement.
2. Don't actually do the chess work required to improve.
3. Go to step 1.
#chess #chesspunks
1. Spend copious amounts of time listening to podcasts, and reading blogs about adult chess improvement.
2. Don't actually do the chess work required to improve.
3. Go to step 1.
#chess #chesspunks