Love my Family, Chess, life long learning, and Oxford comma. Chief Product Officer at a software co. Proud co-founder of #ChessPunks. Merch store link below.
Boston, MA
Joined September 2017
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I’ve been studying chess in a serious way for 5 years.
This thread is about:
1. Why I started this journey
2. My beliefs, skills, tools, process
3. How I made chess study a daily practice and part of my identity
I hope it will help you in your chess journey. 🙏
I share my "in game" thoughts during today's QGD as Black.
In the video, I say "Qf4" instead of "Qf5". ☹️
Sorry, I often get my coordinates backward from the Black side of the board.
But a good example of a 1500 making a counting error in this Blitz game. 🙂
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SPICE Cup Tactic!
This game was played in Round 6 of the SPICE Cup. White has just played Qe4. How should Black proceed?
Can you find the best continuation?
#SPICECup #ChessTactic #ChessPunks
As Stockfish shows, my thinking is not always correct, but I hopefully sharing my "in game thoughts" is helpful.
This Ruy Lopez blitz game shows:
1. Target identification 🎯
2. Positional ideas 💡
3. Domination in a winning endgame 🔥
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Sharing my game thoughts while showing the computer analysis. 🤖
Missed faster wins, but happy to deliver a relatively smooth win using my space advantage. ☺️
Opponents often blunder when feeling crowded. 👿
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Be careful what you wish for. 👿
My opponent won the exchange, but at a great cost of time. ⏱️
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Ponziani inspired tactic!
White to move and mate in 7. Either post the entire solution or the last move.
#ChessTactic #ChessPunks
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How to win like Karpov. I dedicate this game to @Running18834415, to tame his wicked ways. My accuracy: 97%. Opponent’s: 95%. But it’s -1 and he flagged. It was mainly a positional matter; no real calculation needed. Conditions: 10 0. #chess #chesspunks
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Tricky Chess Tactic!
A fascinating puzzle by I. Hoch (1973).
White to move. There are hanging pieces, tactical possibilities, and potential pitfalls. How should White navigate through this tactical minefield and find the best continuation?
#ChessTactic #ChessPunks – at Seattle, WA
I’m guessing that most of my recent followers have never seen this game. 😳
I think it’s a good idea to not just review your games once, but to also keep a record of you favorite games for when you need a bit of inspiration. 🔥
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Trying something new. 💡
Adding my thoughts during the game as I show the lichess post game analysis. 🎤
Is it helpful? 🤔
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It can happen even to the Super Grandmasters!
Caruana played 48…Kd6??, and Sindarov responded with 49. a5?
What did they BOTH miss? Can you spot the immediate knockout punch?
#ClutchChess #ChessTactic #ChessPunks Diagrams from @chesseverapp
Knight moves 🔥
I made a mistake with 13.e5?
13.Re1!
but Knights are tricky in Blitz. 😈
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Kitchen Sink vs 1550 player.
I need to analyze this game as Black has several defensive options. 📝
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Clean Caro as White. 🫧
Happy with this game. 🙂
Opening knowledge + Tactical awareness + endgame technique = lots of wins. 🔥
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Tactical Beauty
White to move. Post either full solution or final move only.
#ChessTactic #ChessPunks – at St Louis, MO
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Chaos on the board! ♟️🔥
White to move. The White King appears to be in serious trouble. What is the best continuation for White?
#ChessTactic #ChessPunks
Sometimes patience is the best approach.
Let them self destruct if the keep moving pawns instead of pieces while you slowing develop your pieces.
Then attack when you are ready. 😈
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