Chris L
@chrisl64.bsky.social
Adult patzer. AKA chess enjoyer, player, improver, dabbler, enthusiast, etc. Re-learning chess after "sudden onset" aphantasia following neurological treatment. #chesspunks
I finally found time to finish my #Chess Podcast Tier List enough to post. If nothing else, it links to an abundance of active podcasts (and the archives of many more). Which am I missing? #chesspunks #podcasts → chrisl64.me/chess-podcas...
May 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I finally found time to finish my #Chess Podcast Tier List enough to post. If nothing else, it links to an abundance of active podcasts (and the archives of many more). Which am I missing? #chesspunks #podcasts → chrisl64.me/chess-podcas...
In honor of Vlastimil Horst's passing, a little #chess #tactics puzzle for you. Can you find the pretty mating line Horst did in this 1994 game against Emmanuel Preissmann? || #chesspunks
May 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In honor of Vlastimil Horst's passing, a little #chess #tactics puzzle for you. Can you find the pretty mating line Horst did in this 1994 game against Emmanuel Preissmann? || #chesspunks
I like philosophical @anishgiri.bsky.social, even if I had to snag the text from that other site. || #chess #quotes #chesspunks
May 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I like philosophical @anishgiri.bsky.social, even if I had to snag the text from that other site. || #chess #quotes #chesspunks
Even though my partner's occupied playing in the [infernal card game] tournament, the hot action is still in our room 😜! White to move... (see diagram in reply for an actually legible view LOL). #chess #tactics #chesspunks
May 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Even though my partner's occupied playing in the [infernal card game] tournament, the hot action is still in our room 😜! White to move... (see diagram in reply for an actually legible view LOL). #chess #tactics #chesspunks
For his performance in the GCT Superbet Blitz tournament, Vladimir Fedoseev gained nearly 71!! points and rose *23 places* to World #13 in blitz #chess rating. That is wild.
May 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For his performance in the GCT Superbet Blitz tournament, Vladimir Fedoseev gained nearly 71!! points and rose *23 places* to World #13 in blitz #chess rating. That is wild.
It's the blind leading to the blind when I try to play without seeing the board :) I'm pretty sure Nxf2 to start won't hold up? bBut here's where I know we are after Nxf2 Kxf2 Be3+ Kg2. I'm not sure what your next move is meant to be?
April 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's the blind leading to the blind when I try to play without seeing the board :) I'm pretty sure Nxf2 to start won't hold up? bBut here's where I know we are after Nxf2 Kxf2 Be3+ Kg2. I'm not sure what your next move is meant to be?
Chuky rises to #3 on the #FIDE Circuit #chess leaderboard. The chances he makes the Candidates are infinitesimal, but wouldn't it be a wild delight if he did? → wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit...
April 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Chuky rises to #3 on the #FIDE Circuit #chess leaderboard. The chances he makes the Candidates are infinitesimal, but wouldn't it be a wild delight if he did? → wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit...
IM Emmanuel Bricard has just made what looks like a sensible move, avoiding losing his rook to the exchange and buttressing his queen, GM Josef Pinter has other ideas. What would you do? || #chess #tactics #chesspunks
April 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
IM Emmanuel Bricard has just made what looks like a sensible move, avoiding losing his rook to the exchange and buttressing his queen, GM Josef Pinter has other ideas. What would you do? || #chess #tactics #chesspunks
White to move. A #chess puzzle that tested and exposed my progress redeveloping board conceptualization. Not a big #tactics challenge with analysis board, but getting it all right before making a move? How about you? From the "Hunting the King" section of Nunn's _1001 Deadly Checkmates_. #chesspunks
April 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
White to move. A #chess puzzle that tested and exposed my progress redeveloping board conceptualization. Not a big #tactics challenge with analysis board, but getting it all right before making a move? How about you? From the "Hunting the King" section of Nunn's _1001 Deadly Checkmates_. #chesspunks
A pretty finish by Keymer today at #GrenkeChess after a poor choice by IM Leisch. Can you calculate the full sequence too? By the clock, it took Vincent about 3 seconds :) #chess #tactics #chesspunks
April 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A pretty finish by Keymer today at #GrenkeChess after a poor choice by IM Leisch. Can you calculate the full sequence too? By the clock, it took Vincent about 3 seconds :) #chess #tactics #chesspunks
Funnily enough, just hours after my question about it today, news of a big update appears in my mailbox. #chessclub continues quite active development, it seems, even if the number of users is, or appears to be, low. I hope they succeed...for many reasons! #chess
April 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Funnily enough, just hours after my question about it today, news of a big update appears in my mailbox. #chessclub continues quite active development, it seems, even if the number of users is, or appears to be, low. I hope they succeed...for many reasons! #chess
![ChatGPT description of me: "You’re a poetic pragmatist with a keyboard and a curiosity engine — equal parts chess tactician, digital tinkerer, and literary shapeshifter. Whether you’re dissecting Bloom’s taxonomy, debugging Zsh scripts, or drafting odes to [redacted] in the voice of Wallace Stevens, you blend intellect with play like it’s a superpower. You want elegance and utility, puns and precision, Berryman and bandwidth. Basically? You're what happens when a pedagogue gets into metafiction and command-line magic.
So here's my follow-up: if you had to choose one domain — literature, chess, tech, or teaching — to build a creative project around, which would it be (and what would it look like)?"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7x4ir2llpimzgvhq7vnjxklm/bafkreih2roh5d25ualqoxhp4qce3hifbtpiv3c2mdkzun3qjluvnfzh7x4@jpeg)
A sweet #chess tactic in a variation from Polgar-Anand, 1998, found in @jenshahade.bsky.social's excellent book _Play Like a Girl_ while putting together puzzles for one of my nieces. Not too hard for the non-beginner #chesspunks, but still tasty.
April 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
A sweet #chess tactic in a variation from Polgar-Anand, 1998, found in @jenshahade.bsky.social's excellent book _Play Like a Girl_ while putting together puzzles for one of my nieces. Not too hard for the non-beginner #chesspunks, but still tasty.
The saddest icons in my podcast player are those where the moon appears... they so rarely return.
March 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The saddest icons in my podcast player are those where the moon appears... they so rarely return.
Well, that stings a little. To be fair, most people think the bulk of the things I enjoy are that dull too. #chess #tv #chesspunks
March 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Well, that stings a little. To be fair, most people think the bulk of the things I enjoy are that dull too. #chess #tv #chesspunks
Alireza not only emerges as the winner of the Weissenhaus FischerRandom960FreeStyle9LX #chess round-robin, but looks cooler than I have ever been or will be while doing it. → lichess.org/broadcast/fr...
February 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Alireza not only emerges as the winner of the Weissenhaus FischerRandom960FreeStyle9LX #chess round-robin, but looks cooler than I have ever been or will be while doing it. → lichess.org/broadcast/fr...
What's the path to mate Réti, playing white, found here against Oldřich Duras in 1912? Analysis board → lichess.org/analysis/pgn... || #chess #chesspunks
February 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
What's the path to mate Réti, playing white, found here against Oldřich Duras in 1912? Analysis board → lichess.org/analysis/pgn... || #chess #chesspunks
The hunt is on. Can you find the *complete* mating sequence Andrey Kirrilov, playing Black, did in this 2008 game against Ekaterina Ubiennykh? Analysis board: lichess.org/analysis/pgn... || #chess #chesspunks
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The hunt is on. Can you find the *complete* mating sequence Andrey Kirrilov, playing Black, did in this 2008 game against Ekaterina Ubiennykh? Analysis board: lichess.org/analysis/pgn... || #chess #chesspunks
Happy Birthday, Maia Chiburdanidze, 6th Women's World #Chess Champion, a title she successfully defended four times from 1978-1991! Can you find how she put Marek Hawelko away in this 1984 Rubinstein Memorial game? || #chesspunks
January 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Birthday, Maia Chiburdanidze, 6th Women's World #Chess Champion, a title she successfully defended four times from 1978-1991! Can you find how she put Marek Hawelko away in this 1984 Rubinstein Memorial game? || #chesspunks
A relatively easy #chess puzzle today, but a fun finish (or three)! || Analysis board → lichess.org/analysis/sta... || #chesspunks
January 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A relatively easy #chess puzzle today, but a fun finish (or three)! || Analysis board → lichess.org/analysis/sta... || #chesspunks
I also feel this inherent irony of the modern condition of self and community. Read @kevinlincoln.bsky.social's thoughtful post on #chess, community, and spaces, both physical and virtual, amidst the flames of Los Angeles. → makegoodmoves.substack.com/p/on-chess-c... || #chesspunks
January 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I also feel this inherent irony of the modern condition of self and community. Read @kevinlincoln.bsky.social's thoughtful post on #chess, community, and spaces, both physical and virtual, amidst the flames of Los Angeles. → makegoodmoves.substack.com/p/on-chess-c... || #chesspunks
Charity stream for CA wildfires hosted by @chessdojo.bsky.social starts in 30m (10a PST) with guest World #2 Fabi Caruana!! Ask questions and maybe win a blitz game with Fabi and support a good cause! #chess #chesspunks → twitch.tv/chessdojo
January 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Charity stream for CA wildfires hosted by @chessdojo.bsky.social starts in 30m (10a PST) with guest World #2 Fabi Caruana!! Ask questions and maybe win a blitz game with Fabi and support a good cause! #chess #chesspunks → twitch.tv/chessdojo
I guess Keres was on my mind after seeing @drscull.bsky.social stream a few of his games. Here, Keres finds a nice combination against C. H. O'D. Alexander. What was it? No fake points for only the first move! || #chess #chesspunks || Try it and view the full game → lichess.org/study/XaZUA3...
January 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I guess Keres was on my mind after seeing @drscull.bsky.social stream a few of his games. Here, Keres finds a nice combination against C. H. O'D. Alexander. What was it? No fake points for only the first move! || #chess #chesspunks || Try it and view the full game → lichess.org/study/XaZUA3...
Adolf Anderssen, playing black, may have been double Johannes Zukertort's age at the time of this game, but he's clearly gotten the best of him in this game. There are many winning paths...but can you find the shortest? || #chess #chesspunks || Solve it → lichess.org/study/XaZUA3...
January 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Adolf Anderssen, playing black, may have been double Johannes Zukertort's age at the time of this game, but he's clearly gotten the best of him in this game. There are many winning paths...but can you find the shortest? || #chess #chesspunks || Solve it → lichess.org/study/XaZUA3...