Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe

Chess player (IM), chess commentator, chess trainer, chess composer (FM) and chess composition judge

[Torstein Bae @torbae]

MESTERTREKK er live!

♟️ Fra 2008 til 2013 jobbet jeg med sjakk. Deretter var jeg advokat i mange år, og så noen år i NRC Flyktninghjelpen. Med litt sjakk ved siden av - blant annet som ekspert for NRK.

Nå er jeg fullstendig tilbake i sjakkens verden! Sammen med min flinke kone Silje Bjerke (internasjonal mester for kvinner) skal jeg bygge virksomhet med spennende produkter fra sjakkens verden:

🥳 Morsomme eventer internt i bedriften og med kunder og partnere - gjerne med småfrekk kommentering underveis 😊

🧑‍🏫 Kurs i sjakk som sosial og utviklende aktivitet!

🎤 Foredrag om hvorfor jeg mener entusiasme er nøkkelen til det meste, med utgangspunkt i min egen historie

🎙️ Foredrag om hva næringslivet kan lære om strategi og beslutninger av Magnus Carlsen og sjakkens store mestere (spoiler: en god del!)

🏫 Opplegg for skole, bibliotek, fengsel og eldre

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[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 🏆

❗️ He will now challenge 🇮🇳 Gukesh D for the FIDE World Championship title later this year!

#FIDECandidates #FIDEWomensCandidates #FIDE #Chess #Cyprus

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

@c_kennaugh @RoizMichael83 Another crazy thing: After 1.Ra8, the zugzwang is mutual. White to move would have no way to lose a tempo.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

@c_kennaugh @RoizMichael83 Amazing! It seems the idea is Rf8-f6 and one of the queenside pawns falls.

[Michael Roiz @RoizMichael83]

This position looks so scary for White...time to resign?🤨

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Amazing, they drew the standard position, but with opposite castling!

This means that the Berlin, 1 d4 d5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bg5 Nf6? , now is refuted by 4 0-0-0 covering the d4 pawn!

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

@alexkingchess @ChessGainz That was my conclusion as well, and while our idea was right, our execution was wrong!

[Max Farberov @ChessGainz]

Instructive endgame from Charlotte GM norm event. Which bishop should white save?

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

Amazing!

[Dan @BishopPair]

I was analysing the Najdorf and stumbled upon one of the most beautiful combinations I’ve seen. This is the champagne moment. White to play and win.

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Engine main line, in Maghsoodlo- Gukesh onging right now.

How does white make a draw?

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

@PHChess Wow!

[Boris Avrukh @askavrukh]

The right answer is 1...Qg5!!. Amazing move, which helps Black to develop a crushing attack. Obviously Black queen is untouchable in view of 2...Ng4 mate! Most of the answers were correct.

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Chess, Poker(!), Curling.

Complex strategical games, but in the end, the Hammer wins.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

@ChessProblem I see what you did there.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

After 1…Rb5 2.Qxb5 Ng3+ 3.Kh2 Qf4, White has to accept a repetition.

And after 2.Nxb4 Rc5, apparently Black has sufficient counterplay.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

The natural option is 1…Rbe8. Black’s attack is enough for a draw.

The surprising option is 1…Kh6. Apparently Black has time to sidestep any checks in advance.

The crazy option is 1…Rb5!!? If you ever see me play like that, feel free to accuse me of computer cheating.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

A complex position from a game I played two weeks ago. Apparently Black has three moves that keep the balance, but I chose none of them. I’ll be very impressed if you can guess more than one of the three options.

[Chess Feed @chess_feed]

White to move and win! Only genius can find the solution!

[Michael Roiz @RoizMichael83]

One more amazing study with limited material balance. Pervakov, O, 2000. White plays and draws.

[Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe @GeirSune]

A complex position from a game I played two weeks ago. Apparently Black has three moves that keep the balance, but I chose none of them. I’ll be very impressed if you can guess more than one of the three options.