Nora Nguyen 🏳️⚧️ ♟️
@monyachrome.bsky.social
She/her | 20 | Aspiring chess teacher | Massive chess nerd and gamer
Sac the knight, sac the rook, sac the bishop!!! Fun bullet game I had today. I've been popping off with my sacrifices lately
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
January 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Sac the knight, sac the rook, sac the bishop!!! Fun bullet game I had today. I've been popping off with my sacrifices lately
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
So much of my free time is dead 😭. I've been starting to exercise recently to keep in shape more and to get the body I want, but that means less time for chess. Still worth it tho 🔥
January 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
So much of my free time is dead 😭. I've been starting to exercise recently to keep in shape more and to get the body I want, but that means less time for chess. Still worth it tho 🔥
I love "Would You Fall In Love With Me Again" so much. I've been listening to the Epic musical every single day, multiple times a day, for the past month lol. It's so amazing
January 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I love "Would You Fall In Love With Me Again" so much. I've been listening to the Epic musical every single day, multiple times a day, for the past month lol. It's so amazing
Playing the violin again has been very relaxing :)
January 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Playing the violin again has been very relaxing :)
Tbh, my roommate helped me realize the autonomy in my life was slowly making me feel uneasy. I think gotta do something else for a little bit. I'll probably get back into playing my violin and taking a tiny break from chess except for the tourneys and my club. It's been 2 years since I've touched it
January 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Tbh, my roommate helped me realize the autonomy in my life was slowly making me feel uneasy. I think gotta do something else for a little bit. I'll probably get back into playing my violin and taking a tiny break from chess except for the tourneys and my club. It's been 2 years since I've touched it
I got 2nd place at my tournament unfortunately, but still a good result! I was winning against the guy who got 1st place and I would've gotten 1st too, and I think I lost my train of thought for a moment and blundered. I had a fork in front of me and I didn't fork his pieces for some reason...
January 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I got 2nd place at my tournament unfortunately, but still a good result! I was winning against the guy who got 1st place and I would've gotten 1st too, and I think I lost my train of thought for a moment and blundered. I had a fork in front of me and I didn't fork his pieces for some reason...
And this was from my 4th game!!!
January 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
And this was from my 4th game!!!
This was from my 2nd game :)
January 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This was from my 2nd game :)
So far I'm 2/2 out of 5 rounds. Lunch break rn and then onwards to victory!@@
January 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So far I'm 2/2 out of 5 rounds. Lunch break rn and then onwards to victory!@@
Here's a fun game I had with my friend at 2am to practice for today's tournament lol. I liked the way I played this endgame, but I did miss that Nxb4 sac idea in the endgame surprisingly
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
#Chess #Chesspunks
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
#Chess #Chesspunks
January 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here's a fun game I had with my friend at 2am to practice for today's tournament lol. I liked the way I played this endgame, but I did miss that Nxb4 sac idea in the endgame surprisingly
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
#Chess #Chesspunks
www.chess.com/game/live/13...
#Chess #Chesspunks
Beaufort open tournament today! Wish me luck!
January 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Beaufort open tournament today! Wish me luck!
Anyways, aside from the hrt progress, I'm gonna try and improve my chess tonight. My club pres let me borrow some of his books. Now I have "Excelling At Positional Chess", "My 60 Memorable Games", and "Winning With The Catalan" to read!
January 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Anyways, aside from the hrt progress, I'm gonna try and improve my chess tonight. My club pres let me borrow some of his books. Now I have "Excelling At Positional Chess", "My 60 Memorable Games", and "Winning With The Catalan" to read!
Work felt so weird today lol. I felt weird walking, and I can definitely tell that things are changing. No physical changes yet, but the sensations and feelings are different
Oh gosh. I just woke up after a nap, and I feel weak, and I don't wanna go to work in an hour. I finally got my estrodial today which was super exciting for me, but oh gosh do I feel so tired from it rn, and weak for now lol
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Work felt so weird today lol. I felt weird walking, and I can definitely tell that things are changing. No physical changes yet, but the sensations and feelings are different
Oh gosh. I just woke up after a nap, and I feel weak, and I don't wanna go to work in an hour. I finally got my estrodial today which was super exciting for me, but oh gosh do I feel so tired from it rn, and weak for now lol
January 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh gosh. I just woke up after a nap, and I feel weak, and I don't wanna go to work in an hour. I finally got my estrodial today which was super exciting for me, but oh gosh do I feel so tired from it rn, and weak for now lol
This is a cool puzzle I just got in one of my games. It looks like a completely normal position, but there is more than meets the eye! White to play and win!
What black can do here shocked me, and I actually thought I was losing for a second until I figured it out lol
#Chess #Chesspunks
What black can do here shocked me, and I actually thought I was losing for a second until I figured it out lol
#Chess #Chesspunks
January 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is a cool puzzle I just got in one of my games. It looks like a completely normal position, but there is more than meets the eye! White to play and win!
What black can do here shocked me, and I actually thought I was losing for a second until I figured it out lol
#Chess #Chesspunks
What black can do here shocked me, and I actually thought I was losing for a second until I figured it out lol
#Chess #Chesspunks
Been a while since I posted a chess game of mine. Fun King's Gambit miniature I got where my opponent didn't know what to do after h4. There were many ways to win in this game, but I tried getting a cool mate by dragging the king to the center of the board lol
www.chess.com/analysis/gam...
#Chess
www.chess.com/analysis/gam...
#Chess
January 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Been a while since I posted a chess game of mine. Fun King's Gambit miniature I got where my opponent didn't know what to do after h4. There were many ways to win in this game, but I tried getting a cool mate by dragging the king to the center of the board lol
www.chess.com/analysis/gam...
#Chess
www.chess.com/analysis/gam...
#Chess
For the first time, I guess I took a few days off from playing chess. It usually helps me play much better when I come back to it. Hopefully I'll have some fun games from my chess club tmmr to share with y'all
January 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
For the first time, I guess I took a few days off from playing chess. It usually helps me play much better when I come back to it. Hopefully I'll have some fun games from my chess club tmmr to share with y'all
I wish I could sleep. It's 5am 😭
January 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I wish I could sleep. It's 5am 😭
Finally made the decision to uninstall Twitter. I'm free!!!
January 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Finally made the decision to uninstall Twitter. I'm free!!!
I've relaxed too much the past few days. Gotta get back to studying chess and playing it because I'm going to the Beaufort Open in South Carolina next week on Saturday
January 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I've relaxed too much the past few days. Gotta get back to studying chess and playing it because I'm going to the Beaufort Open in South Carolina next week on Saturday
Blood work done!!! Just gotta wait for results now and then get prescribed!
I have officially started off my year by attending my hrt doctor's appointment on the 1st! All I gotta do is blood work and then I can finally get prescribed E and t-blockers! I'm very excited and I can't wait to do my blood work in the afternoon(Also stayed up playing Balatro till 4am just now)
January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Blood work done!!! Just gotta wait for results now and then get prescribed!
I have officially started off my year by attending my hrt doctor's appointment on the 1st! All I gotta do is blood work and then I can finally get prescribed E and t-blockers! I'm very excited and I can't wait to do my blood work in the afternoon(Also stayed up playing Balatro till 4am just now)
January 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I have officially started off my year by attending my hrt doctor's appointment on the 1st! All I gotta do is blood work and then I can finally get prescribed E and t-blockers! I'm very excited and I can't wait to do my blood work in the afternoon(Also stayed up playing Balatro till 4am just now)
Didn't reach 2000 rapid by the end of the year. I still have 4 hours to try, but I think I'll just leave chess aside for more important things and hang out with my friends and celebrate the beginning of a new year for us all. I love my roommates and I'm very grateful for them. They're my family :)
January 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Didn't reach 2000 rapid by the end of the year. I still have 4 hours to try, but I think I'll just leave chess aside for more important things and hang out with my friends and celebrate the beginning of a new year for us all. I love my roommates and I'm very grateful for them. They're my family :)
1 DAY LEFT YIPPEEEEEE. CAN'T WAIT TO FINALLY GET SOME E
I got an appointment in January! Very exciting way to start off the New Year's :> #transitiongoals
Trying out Queermed to see if I can start on some e :D
December 31, 2024 at 6:50 AM
1 DAY LEFT YIPPEEEEEE. CAN'T WAIT TO FINALLY GET SOME E