Tim
@tppnin.bsky.social
Chess enthusiast. Excuse me, I only am grazing
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November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Week 6 of The Chess News Podcast is up! Lots of FIDE World Cup but also the SCC and... chessboxing.
youtu.be/-sZ8NGuVjw4?...
youtu.be/-sZ8NGuVjw4?...
The Chess News Podcast Ep 06: FIDE World Cup, Candidates announced, Carlsen vs. Caruana in the SCC
YouTube video by The Chess Revolution
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November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Week 6 of The Chess News Podcast is up! Lots of FIDE World Cup but also the SCC and... chessboxing.
youtu.be/-sZ8NGuVjw4?...
youtu.be/-sZ8NGuVjw4?...
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I beat a high-rated kid in a tournament yesterday in a wild game where both kings were under constant attack and I did better at playing defense. Conventional wisdom about how to beat kids at chess (bore them to death with quiet positional middlegame and endgame grind) has not been my experience.
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I beat a high-rated kid in a tournament yesterday in a wild game where both kings were under constant attack and I did better at playing defense. Conventional wisdom about how to beat kids at chess (bore them to death with quiet positional middlegame and endgame grind) has not been my experience.
looking at a professional opening repertoire. the line goes to move 34. the GM is apologetic and correct that basically all of the last 15 or 20 moves were forcing. what to do.
the evaluation was +0.6 at low depths. it's dead equal now
and it's a benko gambit
the evaluation was +0.6 at low depths. it's dead equal now
and it's a benko gambit
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
looking at a professional opening repertoire. the line goes to move 34. the GM is apologetic and correct that basically all of the last 15 or 20 moves were forcing. what to do.
the evaluation was +0.6 at low depths. it's dead equal now
and it's a benko gambit
the evaluation was +0.6 at low depths. it's dead equal now
and it's a benko gambit
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GOTD. The wonderful Zagorovsky was not only a c.c. legend - he was a fine player over the board as well. A forgotten gem.
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
GOTD. The wonderful Zagorovsky was not only a c.c. legend - he was a fine player over the board as well. A forgotten gem.
asking for a community wellness check on Thibault over at @lichess.org who probably has been laughing so hard all day he is unable to breathe
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
asking for a community wellness check on Thibault over at @lichess.org who probably has been laughing so hard all day he is unable to breathe
oh, no, i can't leave twitter, all the chess people are on twitter
all the chess people on twitter:
all the chess people on twitter:
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
oh, no, i can't leave twitter, all the chess people are on twitter
all the chess people on twitter:
all the chess people on twitter:
Very happy for him. Rooting for the class acts in chess these days
GM José Martínez Alcántara defeated GM Alexey Sarana in the first game of Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup 2025! He is now on a 3-game winning streak and will play with the white pieces in the next game.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM José Martínez Alcántara: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK7w...
➡️ Watch our interview with GM José Martínez Alcántara: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK7w...
Jose Martinez: "I'm surprising a lot of people!" | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Round 4 Game 1
YouTube video by Lichess
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November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Very happy for him. Rooting for the class acts in chess these days
Watching two of the world's best players play a relatively basic queen endgame and feeling vindicated in my belief that they are basically unknowable and not worth the effort. we're just going to give some checks or run from them and hope for the best
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Watching two of the world's best players play a relatively basic queen endgame and feeling vindicated in my belief that they are basically unknowable and not worth the effort. we're just going to give some checks or run from them and hope for the best
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😉 Guess where the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 will take place! And the correct answer is… at the end of the video. #FIDECandidates
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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This sort of finish never gets old. Black to play.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This sort of finish never gets old. Black to play.
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Do you know who Lorenzo Lodici is? All I know is he has a great hockey name. Tell me, who are his seconds? What does he eat for breakfast? I want whatever he’s having. #2025FIDEWorldCup
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Do you know who Lorenzo Lodici is? All I know is he has a great hockey name. Tell me, who are his seconds? What does he eat for breakfast? I want whatever he’s having. #2025FIDEWorldCup
I agree. And also would be great fun to see Jospem, for sake of capillaries in face of Kramnik
I hope we see Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Candidates someday, but it looks like it will not be this year.
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I agree. And also would be great fun to see Jospem, for sake of capillaries in face of Kramnik
Curious detail from chess World Cup. Ivanchuk is asked about Naroditsky. His answer is rambling, not of great interest, but he mentions he had discussed the game he lost to Naroditsky with Kasparov by Skype.
I am surprised they still speak. Great respect to both. Shame there was no match
I am surprised they still speak. Great respect to both. Shame there was no match
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Curious detail from chess World Cup. Ivanchuk is asked about Naroditsky. His answer is rambling, not of great interest, but he mentions he had discussed the game he lost to Naroditsky with Kasparov by Skype.
I am surprised they still speak. Great respect to both. Shame there was no match
I am surprised they still speak. Great respect to both. Shame there was no match
Leko dunking on Alekseenko. 2-0
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Leko dunking on Alekseenko. 2-0
Happy with the knockouts this round. Never like to see Ivanchuk lose, but hard to root against Shankland. Nepo complaining about conditions in India? Buh-bye! The Americans Neimann and So? Oh well...
Cheering for Aronian, Leko, Adams, MVL, Gukesh, Giri, Pragg, Keymer, Hari, Sevian, Erigaisi, Shakh
Cheering for Aronian, Leko, Adams, MVL, Gukesh, Giri, Pragg, Keymer, Hari, Sevian, Erigaisi, Shakh
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy with the knockouts this round. Never like to see Ivanchuk lose, but hard to root against Shankland. Nepo complaining about conditions in India? Buh-bye! The Americans Neimann and So? Oh well...
Cheering for Aronian, Leko, Adams, MVL, Gukesh, Giri, Pragg, Keymer, Hari, Sevian, Erigaisi, Shakh
Cheering for Aronian, Leko, Adams, MVL, Gukesh, Giri, Pragg, Keymer, Hari, Sevian, Erigaisi, Shakh
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magnus is currently commentating the world cup tiebreaks, by the way
hard to overstate just how good that is to watch if you're at all interested in chess
www.youtube.com/live/NAaIig3...
hard to overstate just how good that is to watch if you're at all interested in chess
www.youtube.com/live/NAaIig3...
FIDE World Cup 2025: Pragg, Vidit & Nodirbek Face Risk Of Upsets! Will They Survive? Rd 2 Tiebreaks
YouTube video by chess24
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
magnus is currently commentating the world cup tiebreaks, by the way
hard to overstate just how good that is to watch if you're at all interested in chess
www.youtube.com/live/NAaIig3...
hard to overstate just how good that is to watch if you're at all interested in chess
www.youtube.com/live/NAaIig3...
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GOTD. Working on another pupil of Koblencs - Gipslis. This is a masterpiece! What a beautiful game.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
GOTD. Working on another pupil of Koblencs - Gipslis. This is a masterpiece! What a beautiful game.
Top three FIDE World Cup: I've got MVL, Keymer, Giri. I'll take Pragg over Erigaisi for the third spot if Giri's in twice.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Top three FIDE World Cup: I've got MVL, Keymer, Giri. I'll take Pragg over Erigaisi for the third spot if Giri's in twice.
I can't pretend Bluesky matches Chess Twitter in any way, but this is a great project that doesn't exist there. And if you're a Lichess user, the vast majority of these sad people have an active profile there just waiting to be blocked. Most of them have coaches pages, too
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I can't pretend Bluesky matches Chess Twitter in any way, but this is a great project that doesn't exist there. And if you're a Lichess user, the vast majority of these sad people have an active profile there just waiting to be blocked. Most of them have coaches pages, too
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Good day to make sure that your prep against the Halloween Gambit is up to date.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Good day to make sure that your prep against the Halloween Gambit is up to date.
getting in the halloween mood by reviewing my recent games. the horror
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
getting in the halloween mood by reviewing my recent games. the horror
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Happy Halloween, everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy Halloween, everybody!
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Filling out this World Cup bracket is gonna make your nosebleed. I got Nepo in 1st, Keymer 2nd, and Maghsoodloo 3rd. What are your predictions? You didn’t even fill out the bracket yet, did you???
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Filling out this World Cup bracket is gonna make your nosebleed. I got Nepo in 1st, Keymer 2nd, and Maghsoodloo 3rd. What are your predictions? You didn’t even fill out the bracket yet, did you???