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Never knowingly serious. Comedy. #chess. A third thing. Hello.

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Pleased with this one. Only really have time for blitz these days, but it's really helping my instincts - would not have made those kingside pawn pushes 18 months ago.

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May 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Apparently pushing a passed pawn here is a "miss". Never change, chess.com Game Review:

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February 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
That’s great! I have it cued up for my commute home from work:
February 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
February 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
1. e4 c6 might be my favourite opening to face in all of chess.

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February 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sometimes, I am Good At Chess.

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February 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Had this position in a game today. Material is equal, what’s your evaluation?

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January 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Scam Opening? Going to cost you one queen to play."

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January 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
High stakes blunders! White to play:

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December 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Jazzy boys are my bag.
December 4, 2024 at 8:04 PM
White to play and win:

(Credit to @drcanchess.bsky.social and his recent video on puzzles of this nature)

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November 28, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Took my son for his first karate lesson ever at my old dojo, and he was a complete natural!

I’m always proud of him (playing the King’s Gambit notwithstanding) but I felt like I was going to explode with joy watching him do basic blocks and concentrate on making a fist “the right way”
November 28, 2024 at 2:51 PM
A quite beautiful puzzle (I think, anyway).

White to play:

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November 26, 2024 at 10:56 AM
This course might be the best purchase I’ll *ever* make, let alone in this past year. 🧐
November 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Friday puzzle. Black to play:

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November 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Lucky ✅
Good ❌
November 14, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Played with seconds on each of our clocks:

Blitz 🤷🏽‍♂️
November 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Load-bearing pawns. Black to play.

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November 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Hopefully this works instead… apologies for the weird brightness.
November 12, 2024 at 11:09 PM
As model Tal variations go, this one is up there.

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November 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A classic from both chess and the bible, which I had in blitz yesterday.

Black to play:

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November 12, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Ponies be hopping. White to play:

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November 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
You have to hope that the real Ding doesn’t fall for this in his match against Gukesh 🤷🏽‍♂️

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November 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Black to play (oh no my rook):

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November 10, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Hit a rapid rating peak yesterday, a long way to go (when is there not) but I know I can and will get there.

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November 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM