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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 1h

Simon, thanks a lot, this is a very unexpected but welcome development i gotta say

let me recover from the seasonal ague and also figure out if I'm ready to look like an absolute muppet, and let's talk?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

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You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 7h

a lot more, recently, due to me trying to figure out this coaching thing i keep hearing about. and yeah, you get amazing puzzles from comp prompts in positions that don't look all that complicated at first glance, sometimes

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 19h

it's just of better quality i think, and yeah, having to watch far fewer short draws was a massive improvement even before this crop of young uns who all seem to despise playing for equality if they can help it. dunno, i always hedge but this one really does feel pretty clear cut to me

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 20h

i mean, at this point, why the hell not. collect all the 'we're suddenly 0.4 by move 5 instead of 0.03' pokemon

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 20h

that's just a nop from me. there are definitely areas where it is very much true, eg my music taste has barely developed since i was 20ish (I'm not proud of that, but yeah, it's the same few names plus Regina now). but chess is a lot more fun these days, even with all the advances in opening theory.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

the app also logged me out and is refusing to let me back in, which in my current state is an unsolvable problem
might try later

Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

yeah i didn't see be6, and i did spend some time thinking about it

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

i should try one again, but tbh i got stumped so completely the last time it kinda scared me off, and i went, tail between my legs, back to the minutecryptic back catalogue

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

im actually leaning nc6 because i haven't quite solved bd7 qc4. I'm sure we're fine but idk what the clean solution is - maybe Qb6? not in love with that. Nc6 bx bx qz bd7 qc5 rc8 qa3 00 intending to meet nf3 with bh3 seems very playable though, especially in shorter tcs.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah that's a very nice touch

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 21h

saw that earlier. v decent game. i'd have tried very hard not to play nd7 is my one quibble. both bd7 and nc6 seem fine, and that knight rarely belongs on b6 if c6 is available. both of those part with material though.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 22h

i think the answer is online chess xd
it (re)introduced chess to the audience we probably would never reach otherwise, gave youngsters direct assess to the best players in the world, there's a lot of positives you can list (commentary, anyone?)
the negatives aren't very hidden either though

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 22h

you're still ok after kg8 (i think?) but yeah you'd have needed to regain your bearings quite quickly

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 23h

that's genuinely heartwarming to hear, thank you

i'm hoping to, but as with many other things, it's on hold right now

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