initially thought it was birthday problem, but: Literally 1 in 960 (0.1%) since both events use the same starting position for all games in the round.

Je suis d'accord. Je suis apprendante française pour comprendre code de échecs en C.

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This is most likely a fantastic book. Once upon a time, I spent many delightful hours reading Dana's blog instead of doing a boring finance job

Java devs clocking out after a long day at the BeanFactory

Brokesh the 18th

contemplating giving the King's Indian another try

Nice post by Luciana Morales (momsgambit) on Chess.com with notes from me and others. Before GothamChess and the Botez sisters, we had Jeremy Silman. He taught me the weird secrets of a board game and made it fun. chess.com/blog/Chessable…

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.

A very good article with an inside tip on Kroger birthday cakes

.Chess.com very underrated flag-learning app

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.

No. Just go do stuff, pay attention and learn from it incrementally. 98% of How to Blablabla with Anyone is a lie. Starting Strength is an exception, and Robert Greene is good (and nowhere near as cynical as his reputation), but both are just adjuncts to you actually doing shit

A non-hit piece about a Starting Strength gym (one specifically focused on elderly people lifting barbells, no less) in the New York Times. Did we heal the nation?

Typical funny moment at a chess meetup recently when a guy and I had both forgotten each other's names, but both remembered the King's Gambit and English Defense blitz games we played six months ago

Every comedy show in the world right now locks up phones in Yondr bags. Why do we not have this at chess tournaments? Peter Giannatos Chris Bird The Music City Master IA Judit Sztaray Can we do it?

a moment of fun amid horrific beatings in the King's Indian!

i'm here for a good time, not a Game Review accuracy time