Why must I lose to this idiot?
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Post mainly about chess, sometimes serious, often slightly silly. Around 2000 FIDE.
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Here’s me playing online chess before it was cool
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Told a colleague I once played Rachel Reeves at chess - he thought I said Rachel Riley. That’s all i have to say on the matter.
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Told a colleague I once played Rachel Reeves at chess - he thought I said Rachel Riley. That’s all i have to say on the matter.
Told a colleague I once played Rachel Reeves at chess - he thought I said Rachel Riley. That’s all i have to say on the matter.
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Told a colleague I once played Rachel Reeves at chess - he thought I said Rachel Riley. That’s all i have to say on the matter.
Listening to the latest Chessfeels (yay!) and reflecting that my rating would be much lower if 18-1900s didn’t take weirdly long in non-forcing positions… @chesscom.bsky.social @fide.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
43. collective unhappiness
Podcast Episode · chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health · 03/12/2025 · 58m
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December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Listening to the latest Chessfeels (yay!) and reflecting that my rating would be much lower if 18-1900s didn’t take weirdly long in non-forcing positions… @chesscom.bsky.social @fide.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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How 2025 Became My Year of Endgames…
And what happened next LOL
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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For newcomers to The Ashes, England and Australia play for a small urn (11 cm high) which contains the burnt shavings of the 'tashes of previous participants.
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For newcomers to The Ashes, England and Australia play for a small urn (11 cm high) which contains the burnt shavings of the 'tashes of previous participants.
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Australia 83-6 and England through to the bowlers. Opportunity for Crawley to get two ducks in a day.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Australia 83-6 and England through to the bowlers. Opportunity for Crawley to get two ducks in a day.
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Draw tonight with Black against someone around ECF 2000 - was never seriously worse (though I did feel under pressure), played a repetition in what was apparently a winning position.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Draw tonight with Black against someone around ECF 2000 - was never seriously worse (though I did feel under pressure), played a repetition in what was apparently a winning position.
Draw tonight with Black against someone around ECF 2000 - was never seriously worse (though I did feel under pressure), played a repetition in what was apparently a winning position.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Draw tonight with Black against someone around ECF 2000 - was never seriously worse (though I did feel under pressure), played a repetition in what was apparently a winning position.
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Did you know that it’s not actually possible to play blindfold chess? People who claim to do it are just making up moves at random. #ChessFacts #chessfeed
November 12, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Did you know that it’s not actually possible to play blindfold chess? People who claim to do it are just making up moves at random. #ChessFacts #chessfeed
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Did you know that if you place 1 grain of rice on the a1 square, 2 on b1, 4 on c1 and so on across the board, your opponent will almost certainly call the arbiter? #ChessFacts #chessfeed
November 11, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Did you know that if you place 1 grain of rice on the a1 square, 2 on b1, 4 on c1 and so on across the board, your opponent will almost certainly call the arbiter? #ChessFacts #chessfeed
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Did you know that Miguel Najdorf is the only chess player to be named after an opening? #ChessFacts #chessfeed
November 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Did you know that Miguel Najdorf is the only chess player to be named after an opening? #ChessFacts #chessfeed
Random bit of chess trivia - my opponent last night played the game that Kasparov rated the most exciting he ever saw!
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Random bit of chess trivia - my opponent last night played the game that Kasparov rated the most exciting he ever saw!
From last night’s game - I played 18.Nxh5 which is OK but not best. I rejected 18.Qxh5 because of 18…Bg7 with pressure for Black on the h-file, but I should have looked deeper - what would have happened next?
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
From last night’s game - I played 18.Nxh5 which is OK but not best. I rejected 18.Qxh5 because of 18…Bg7 with pressure for Black on the h-file, but I should have looked deeper - what would have happened next?
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A really complex game, only lost control for one move (long think - wrong think!) so pretty good all round!
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A really complex game, only lost control for one move (long think - wrong think!) so pretty good all round!
A really complex game, only lost control for one move (long think - wrong think!) so pretty good all round!
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A really complex game, only lost control for one move (long think - wrong think!) so pretty good all round!
Another OTB win tonight, this time with White against someone around ECF 2200
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Another OTB win tonight, this time with White against someone around ECF 2200
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Thread. A reminder of some of my alltime favourite facts. Starting with...there are no bridges over the river Amazon.
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Thread. A reminder of some of my alltime favourite facts. Starting with...there are no bridges over the river Amazon.
Wow, this is rare - almost 60 moves each with no inaccuracies from either side!
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wow, this is rare - almost 60 moves each with no inaccuracies from either side!
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Friday Puzzle
I returned to the board this week, not playing very well. Won one and lost one.
Sharing a rather clever mate in 2 by Johannes Zukertort! (1869). Don't be fooled, this man knew how to play chess!
#chesspunks
I returned to the board this week, not playing very well. Won one and lost one.
Sharing a rather clever mate in 2 by Johannes Zukertort! (1869). Don't be fooled, this man knew how to play chess!
#chesspunks
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Friday Puzzle
I returned to the board this week, not playing very well. Won one and lost one.
Sharing a rather clever mate in 2 by Johannes Zukertort! (1869). Don't be fooled, this man knew how to play chess!
#chesspunks
I returned to the board this week, not playing very well. Won one and lost one.
Sharing a rather clever mate in 2 by Johannes Zukertort! (1869). Don't be fooled, this man knew how to play chess!
#chesspunks
Missed a trick in my latest blitz game - Black to play
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Missed a trick in my latest blitz game - Black to play
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They asked me if I had any specific criticisms of the Ghost Train. I said nothing leapt out at me.
October 10, 2024 at 8:47 AM
They asked me if I had any specific criticisms of the Ghost Train. I said nothing leapt out at me.
Fun bit of lunchtime blitz! #BeatTheSicilian
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Fun bit of lunchtime blitz! #BeatTheSicilian