Mathematician, father of 2, Bayesian statistics, 🏀 and ♟️ #chesspunks
Amsterdam
Joined March 2011
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Hey #chesspunks! I had the honor of playing in a simul today with the legendary @Kasparov63. Obviously I lost, but I will remember this experience for life 😁
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My daughters have received their #chess certificates. Skye is now a "WFM" at the age of 11, and Kate a "WCM" at 13. #chesspunks #womeninchess #chesscoach
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GM Fabiano Caruana:
"If you've noticed though, people in general are failing to defend positions, and I was wondering why. Because there is this stereotype that people are bad in endgames now compared to old times, people don't study endgames and so on, and it might be true.
I have some other potential hypothesis, which is that engines are so strong now that they show everything [favorable positions] as being winning when you're in a technical phase. And if you go back, you would have some endgame which people thought 'maybe it's winning, maybe it's a draw.' And then someone screws up the technical task from the stronger side or the weaker side, and they don't actually realize these are mistakes.
I think that it might be that engines are too strong, that they're giving us a false perception."
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We brought six chess players together in a Greek villa... but this isn't your regular chess tournament.
Full episode drops on the Take Take Take YouTube channel tomorrow 🔥
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Luka Dončić
38.9 PTS, 8.2 REB, 8.1 AST, 5.2 TOV per 75 poss, +11.4 rTS%, +11.6 BPM, +20.1 NetRtg (+35.5 swing)
Victor Wembanyama
33.2 PTS, 14.2 REB, 5.1 BLK, 2.4 TOV per 75 poss, -0.1 rTS%, +12.8 BPM, +20.2 NetRtg (+36.1 swing)
Stephen Curry
38.5 PTS, 5.3 REB, 5.8 AST, 2.6 TOV per 75 poss, +11.1 rTS%, +14.7 BPM, +9.0 NetRtg (+6.0 swing)
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Proud to see BG3 at #1 and Divinity:Original Sin 2 #11!
It’s really encouraging to see our style of gameplay awarded like this because what comes next - i.e. the new Divinity - is built on the shoulders of these two by pretty much the same team together with a whole new group of very talented devs. We still have a a lot of work but I’m hopeful that if you liked these two, you’ll love this one too.
Thanks @pcgamer !
The PC Gamer team has spent months campaigning, voting and arguing their case for the best games you can play on PC right now. Here's the result: The PC Gamer Top 100 for 2026.
pcgamer.com/games/the-top-10…
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Congrats to Dr. Amy Acton for becoming the governor of Ohio. ❤️🌊
A win for survivors everywhere after that vile attack ad.
A symbolic victory in a night of crushing wins. 🇺🇸
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I think this kind of content — puzzles explained — is gold for beginner players, and @GauriChess is particularly good at it. Definitely much better than the “brilliant, but why?” slop plague.
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As I am preparing to play my first classical tournament since July, I am happy to inform my OTB opponents that my repertoire against 1. e4 comes from the course in this video 😆
I want to thank GM Lars Schandorff for creating one of the best Lifetime Repertoires on the planet.
Also, happy to expose my bookmarks bar for posterity to the internet.
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ILLEGAL MEN'S-ONLY TOURNAMENT?! 🤔
Kazakhstan did not award any points to Polina Shuvalova in the race for qualification to the men's Kazakhstan Cup Final (!) even though she got 2nd place in one of the qualification events! 🤪
2nd place should get 95 pts. 3rd place is only 90.
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Decided to unleash absolute chaos on the board with this dubious line in the Rossolimo! 🎃 I looked up this idea from the June 2026 Anti-Sicilian issue by @ginger_gm on @chesspublishing . It felt like a perfectly terrifying choice on Halloween! 👻
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When Giri and Topalov needed opening prep, they called GM Erwin L'Ami.
The former Dutch champion is now showing 1.d4 players the exact "critical tests" to crush the King's Indian, Grünfeld and Benoni without drowning in 30-move computer lines.
Unlock 1.d4 elite prep 🔗👇
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GM Ulvi Bajarani has started a new series analyzing the most-liked games of the week on ChessEver!
Double-tap the games you enjoy in the app to help decide which ones he analyzes next. ❤️
Check out his collection: chessever.com/collections/mo…
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Another great reason to like games! The most-liked games on ChessEver each week will be annotated.
To like a game, just double-tap the board!
GM Ulvi Bajarani has started a new series analyzing the most-liked games of the week on ChessEver!
Double-tap the games you enjoy in the app to help decide which ones he analyzes next. ❤️
Check out his collection: chessever.com/collections/mo…
