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Martin B. Justesen
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Writes about chess at saychess.substack.com
Reposted by Martin B. Justesen
I felt it was time for a new experiment. Introducing CHESSVIBES WEEKLY, a new podcast that covers the latest chess news. Hope you like it! (And hopefully soon on Apple and Spotify as well.) A retweet would be appreciated... Spread the word!

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ChessVibes Weekly
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October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
9 years ago today 💂
September 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🤔
September 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
February 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Made a real breakthrough in my efforts to cluster checkmate patterns 🙌🏻
February 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just an idea for FIDE, since they own the world and chess..
February 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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They walked away as legends..
3 DAYS of Tennis Madness! The Longest Match Ever! 🎾⏳#shorts #tennis
YouTube video by Sports Facts
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January 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Worked on a new way to make opening files based on Lichess data

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Building a Data-Driven Chess Opening Repertoire + FREE TEST REPERTOIRE AGAINST 1. e4
Today, we'll explore a new approach that combines database statistics and engine evaluation to build an opening repertoire.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Premoved and lost my Queen in 3+0… won anyway 😆
January 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Seems like a small revolt is happening in the Chessable forums 😳
January 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jeans, Foucault, FIDE and Freestyle chess all in one newsletter!

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Who Wears the Trousers in the Chess World?
Magnus Carlsen’s recent actions at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships were not just controversial but a significant rebellion against FIDE.
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January 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Learned a new word today..
January 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Won this game due to pure despite of my own play
January 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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When they had the rules in place beforehand it was seen as a great sporting event
CAN WE HAVE TWO GOLDS? 🥇🥇 #shorts
YouTube video by Olympics
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January 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi Crowned Co-Champions After Agreeing Chess Is ‘Actually Kinda Boring’
Congratulations to both Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi on winning the joint 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship title!

For the first time ever in World Chess Championship history, two players agreed to share the title! https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/AQ28hmmO
January 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Muzin’s King was a true attacker😳
December 28, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The final of the blitz starts 23:00 New Year’s Eve.. who made this decision?
December 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM
New giant book dropped on tacticsladder.com 📙
December 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Tacticsladder.com has crossed 15.000 puzzle attempts 🙌🏻
The Tactics Ladder - Master Chess Tactics
Master chess tactics with a structured training system designed for players of all levels. Break through your rating plateau with The Tactics Ladder.
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December 15, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Both fixed the washing machine and some bugs on tacticsladder.com today. And yes, I’m also missing a floor, but that is another problem to be fixed
December 14, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Martin B. Justesen
Matthew Sadler’s reaction is worth having in there. m.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHX... (4:05.20)
lichess.org - Watching with Leela - World Championship Match Ding vs Gukesh Round 14
YouTube video by Silicon Road
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December 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
The last month I have worked hard on building a new chess puzzle platform for my books. You can now try it out on www.tacticsladder.com

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The Tactics Ladder Goes Digital
Over the past few weeks, I've been collaborating with the paid supporters of Say Chess secretly on a new project.
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December 7, 2024 at 1:11 PM