Flavio 🏴☠️
@flaviocorpa.com
👨🏼💻 Senior Software Engineer
🦥 Haskell/Elm at Scrive
♟️ First #chesspunks on this app
🏯 日本語を勉強中(N3)
🏁 On a mission to reach 2000 FIDE before 2031
🦥 Haskell/Elm at Scrive
♟️ First #chesspunks on this app
🏯 日本語を勉強中(N3)
🏁 On a mission to reach 2000 FIDE before 2031
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 13 (the double bishop sacrifice) completed! Interesting chapter, I did not know this pattern and also that Lasker was the first to discover it! #chesspunks
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 13 (the double bishop sacrifice) completed! Interesting chapter, I did not know this pattern and also that Lasker was the first to discover it! #chesspunks
After reading “50 mistakes you should know” I started to categorise my errors in tournament games. One that came up often was “failure to find the silent defense” or also “prophylaxis”, but in one of my latest games I was able to play these amazing moves, chess improvement is subtle! #chesspunks
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
After reading “50 mistakes you should know” I started to categorise my errors in tournament games. One that came up often was “failure to find the silent defense” or also “prophylaxis”, but in one of my latest games I was able to play these amazing moves, chess improvement is subtle! #chesspunks
many more websites down, I guess it is some @cloudflare.social thing in Spain?
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
many more websites down, I guess it is some @cloudflare.social thing in Spain?
Wow @lichess.org is down?!?! This is how the website looks without CSS... 😧
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Wow @lichess.org is down?!?! This is how the website looks without CSS... 😧
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 12 (dont be too hasty!) This endgame chapter was challenging and in this particular ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle, the author expected me to find a move that even the great Petrosian could not find 🫠🫠🫠 To my relief, I played the same as he, even if its not the best #chesspunks
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 12 (dont be too hasty!) This endgame chapter was challenging and in this particular ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle, the author expected me to find a move that even the great Petrosian could not find 🫠🫠🫠 To my relief, I played the same as he, even if its not the best #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 11 (black against the Reti, white against the King’s Indian) completed with good score! 😎 This time I’m a little pissed: my idea in this puzzle, Nb5! is not even considered as a possibility in the authors solution and SF even prefers it! #chesspunks
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 11 (black against the Reti, white against the King’s Indian) completed with good score! 😎 This time I’m a little pissed: my idea in this puzzle, Nb5! is not even considered as a possibility in the authors solution and SF even prefers it! #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 10 (the lawn phalanx) completed! Luckily the author also features some game he lost, even if they were against such legends as Karpov! White to move and win, not easy at all! #chesspunks
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 10 (the lawn phalanx) completed! Luckily the author also features some game he lost, even if they were against such legends as Karpov! White to move and win, not easy at all! #chesspunks
Very sad I actually considered both Qg4! and Bc7! but ended up going for something worse… 🫠
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Very sad I actually considered both Qg4! and Bc7! but ended up going for something worse… 🫠
My wife made me a homemade spicy pumpkin latte because the city’s Starbucks run out of them too soon and I was sad about it, I don’t deserve her 🥹☕️🎃
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My wife made me a homemade spicy pumpkin latte because the city’s Starbucks run out of them too soon and I was sad about it, I don’t deserve her 🥹☕️🎃
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 9 (better pawn structures) completed! 😎 Can someone explain why in this game of Yusupov vs Aagaard Bg5 wouldn’t be a valid answer? SF only considers it slight worse to Bf4 🤔⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 9 (better pawn structures) completed! 😎 Can someone explain why in this game of Yusupov vs Aagaard Bg5 wouldn’t be a valid answer? SF only considers it slight worse to Bf4 🤔⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 8 (calculating short variations) completed with Excellent score! 😎 This and the previous chapters were very tactical and fun, I guess my calculation is improving? Let’s see if it shows up in this Saturdays league game 🤞🏻 black to play ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 8 (calculating short variations) completed with Excellent score! 😎 This and the previous chapters were very tactical and fun, I guess my calculation is improving? Let’s see if it shows up in this Saturdays league game 🤞🏻 black to play ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 7 (exploiting weaknesses) completed! 😎 This chapter was very interesting and felt very practical, some of the moves required first identifying the weakness and then calculating a way to exploit it, which happens very frequently in real games!! ⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 7 (exploiting weaknesses) completed! 😎 This chapter was very interesting and felt very practical, some of the moves required first identifying the weakness and then calculating a way to exploit it, which happens very frequently in real games!! ⭐️⭐️ #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 6 (a lead in development) completed! Another difficult chapter, most of the exercises were taken from Alekhines games! 🫠 (come on there’s no way I can calculate like him…) white to play in this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle I failed. Agadmator would have succeeded! #chesspunks
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 6 (a lead in development) completed! Another difficult chapter, most of the exercises were taken from Alekhines games! 🫠 (come on there’s no way I can calculate like him…) white to play in this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle I failed. Agadmator would have succeeded! #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 5 (don’t allow counterplay!) completed. 😎 This was a very difficult endgame chapter, lots of calculation involved and I spent like 4 hours on it and also pulled up SF to check my solutions. Failed this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle, black to play and hold the draw #chesspunks
October 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 5 (don’t allow counterplay!) completed. 😎 This was a very difficult endgame chapter, lots of calculation involved and I spent like 4 hours on it and also pulled up SF to check my solutions. Failed this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle, black to play and hold the draw #chesspunks
Last game: the provinces of Spain! 🥘Have fun: elm-spain.vercel.app
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Last game: the provinces of Spain! 🥘Have fun: elm-spain.vercel.app
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 4 (opening repertoire against 1.c4) completed with good score! 😎 These QGD positions are not my style but at least the ideas are not that difficult. I’m happy with the symmetrical English for now. I failed this ⭐️ puzzle which is not that easy! #chesspunks
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 4 (opening repertoire against 1.c4) completed with good score! 😎 These QGD positions are not my style but at least the ideas are not that difficult. I’m happy with the symmetrical English for now. I failed this ⭐️ puzzle which is not that easy! #chesspunks
Forgot to add picture!
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Forgot to add picture!
My game from Saturday as well… 😅😅😅
I thought it was only us 1600+ that play terrible chess! 🤣🤣
I thought it was only us 1600+ that play terrible chess! 🤣🤣
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My game from Saturday as well… 😅😅😅
I thought it was only us 1600+ that play terrible chess! 🤣🤣
I thought it was only us 1600+ that play terrible chess! 🤣🤣
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 3 (attacking the king) completed! 😎 I almost nailed all the exercises in this chapter, except for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzles like this one where I would find the first move, but not the best defense by the opponent (thus missing the remaining points)! #chesspunks
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 3 (attacking the king) completed! 😎 I almost nailed all the exercises in this chapter, except for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzles like this one where I would find the first move, but not the best defense by the opponent (thus missing the remaining points)! #chesspunks
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 2 (exchanging) completed! 😎 I loved all the classical games between Tal and Botvinnic in this chapter, lots of great model games to learn from! Black to play in this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle I failed #chesspunks
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#YusupovChallenge update: book 6, chapter 2 (exchanging) completed! 😎 I loved all the classical games between Tal and Botvinnic in this chapter, lots of great model games to learn from! Black to play in this ⭐️⭐️⭐️ puzzle I failed #chesspunks
posting as an image due to character limitation, thanks for your interest! 🫶🏻 (in the alt text you can copy the whole PGN)
![[Event "Interclubes 2025: Ronda 1) Paco Fernández - Flavio"]
[Date "11/01/2025"]
[White "Francisco José Fernández López"]
[Black "Flavio Corpa Ríos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1878"]
[BlackElo "1658"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation"]
[StudyName "Interclubes 2025"]
[ChapterName "Ronda 1) Paco Fernández - Flavio"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Bd3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Nbc3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. Bc2 Nfd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. a4 f5 14. a5 Nbc4 15. b3 Nxa5 16. Qd2 b6 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. f4 Bxg5 19. fxg5 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Bf5 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Nf4 Rxf6 23. Ne6+ Rxe6 24. Bxf5 Re8 25. Be6 Nxb3 26. Qc3 Nxa1 27. Rf6 Rf8 0-1](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dvrocvv5szl2evqiafsx4iyw/bafkreigu7mtpnvzouhfsp76dczvxt6kyauimnxh3waaqqa6ct6lnsasksa@jpeg)
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
posting as an image due to character limitation, thanks for your interest! 🫶🏻 (in the alt text you can copy the whole PGN)
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A friend contributed some changes and now it looks amazing! 🤩 the magic of open source! ✨
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A friend contributed some changes and now it looks amazing! 🤩 the magic of open source! ✨
I played 4 games yesterday in an under 1700 tournament: I ended up 3/4 and played the ones I won with accuracy >= 94%, why can’t I be happy about any of them because I just lost one to a kid? Is it because I expected to do 4/4? Is anyone else experiencing this? Why is chess so hard? #chesspunks
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I played 4 games yesterday in an under 1700 tournament: I ended up 3/4 and played the ones I won with accuracy >= 94%, why can’t I be happy about any of them because I just lost one to a kid? Is it because I expected to do 4/4? Is anyone else experiencing this? Why is chess so hard? #chesspunks