This week was the final round of this season's Lone Wolf League and I managed to finish on a win. I didn't do anything special here, my opponent just walked into a bad pin and then frustration blundered. All in all I went 3/4/2 in the 9 rounds I played.

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Closed positions give me anxiety.

For the record, I don't think any number of games would be enough to beat Kasparov. I'd just accept that I'm stuck in the timeloop forever.

I went on a bender and played 8 rapid games today. Went 7/1 and am 3 points off my all time high. Retiring now while I'm at the top of my game.

How does calculation training work? Do you just grab a crazy hard puzzle and think until you hate yourself or is there more to it?

Remember kids, two pieces are worth more than a rook and a pawn!

The Man In The Arena “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

chessentials

I found this nice little trick in the Alapin a while back in a classical game, and got the opportunity to play it in a rapid game yesterday. My opponent resigned when they realized the trick I had played.

Have an enjoyable puzzle, folks.

Somebody call Kramnik, my opponent hung a piece and I got 99 percent accuracy.

I always retire for the day after a swindle. Just feels like the sort of thing you should celebrate.

Have you ever had a day when you were on fire with study and doing tactics, so you play a game and it becomes an absolute train wreck within 15 moves?

Finally got to play an epaulette mate. Very stylish. I give it 8 on a scale from 1 to Smothered Mate.

Somehow managed to go on my biggest losing streak of all time and wipe out the better part of a hundred points. 🙃

My 3 y/o nephews wanted to play chess today, so after the most basic instructions I could give, I let them have at it and they reached this masterpiece of a position before abandoning the game for the pool.

A literal treasure trove of advice.