Why is your King positioned like it is, i.e a vulnerable position, little protection,

Your king is in a terrible position. completely exposed, and your rook is useless, blocked by the knight.

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2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

Semifinals: Day 1

Granting that nothing good I ever come up with is original, there has to be a name for this opening attack (and the defense against it)?

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to throw an iPad through a wall any more than I do right now. I pinned this guy down to where he had nowhere to go without putting himself in check, after coming back from a major deficit, and it’s ruled a draw?

What kind of highway robbery no-self-incrimination everyone gets a chess trophy horse shit nonsense is this?!?

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

Yes, stalemate when you're way up hurts. In this case, the opponent's only move was to move their king into check--stalemate. Your last mistake was Qc6. If you would have played Pb6, check, you may have sacrificed the pawn but would easily have been able to mate with your queen and rook just walking the king down to checkmate.

That’s more or less “Scholars mate”. The defense against it is to not be a moron.

It would have been better, in my rookie opinion, to move the queen to c5. This checks the king while being protected by the pawn. The king's only choice would be to retreat up the board. You can then climb the ladder with the rook and queen until he hits the end of the board.

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Boston Mike from Coffee Chess takes on Hikaru… with a twist!

Speed Chess Championship semi-final getting underway now…

That was fun to watxh

That was an EPIC match. Highly recommend any chess fans watch at least the last 30 minutes. Wow!

Some minds are just built differently…

That was good, thanks. I love watching the masters play.

I found a good chess app. It's Chess by AI Factory Limited. Google says it's the best chess app, and I agree. I play against humans on chess.com and gameknot.com, but I really like this app for playing against the computer. For example, chess.com wants me to upgrade my login to play against the computer above my skill level. FU

FIDE Grand Prix final goes to tie breaks after two draws in classical play.

First rapid game is nearing end game now…

Funny chess story…. I donated some money for Ukraine on a chess streamer’s Twitch charity stream. By donating, I was automatically entered into a giveaway and won! Part of the prize is a chess lesson with GothamChess (Levy Rozman), an IM and YouTuber with 1.4m subscribers!

I liked the Gotham Chess recaps of the Workd Championships.

No shit, that's pretty cool. I watch his videos almost exclusively when I'm in that gear. I'm a little jealous, actually.

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

I’m hoping I can actually meet him in person given he lives in NYC and I work there.

My teenage daughter and her friends don’t know what to make of it all. They either think I’m cool or a complete dork! I’m not sure which. I did offer her the lesson if she wanted it, but she declined. She said she would have the TSM sweatshirt I also won!

This is some quality entertainment for any chess fans…

I still suck at chess. But I did just get mate in a 5 minute game with 0.4 seconds left on my clock. I had no idea if it was the right move or not, just knew I had to get the move in as fast as I could.

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

Nice! Sounds like your instincts took over!

That's great that you're playing the 5 minute games. I really think that's the best way to improve quickly. I've got a higher rank, but I still like to play some speed chess.

Well 2 yrs later, sent you an invite

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