Jeremy Bloom

[Igor Smirnov @GMIgorSmirnov]

😂 Black's Pawn Is Working for the Enemy

😈 White sacrifices several pawns and even lets Black's pawn reach h2—but instead of taking it, White lets that pawn become an "umbrella" protecting the king.

💀 While the Black King walks into a shameful PAWN Checkmate

[IM David Shahinyan @ImShahinyan]

One of my favorite mate in 2 puzzles 🤩

[Chess news @usefulchess]

😯Checkmate Combination of the day : Queen and Knight sacrifices then checkmate by the Bishop and Knight cooperation. #chess #checkmate #chesscombination #chesssacrifice

[ICC chessclub.com @chessclubICC]

This week, one piece takes center stage in every single puzzle: the knight, doing things only it can do. Call it Cavalry Week. Here, the material on the board is about as bare as it gets, just kings and a single knight against a stray pawn. But that knight has exactly what it needs to finish the job quickly. Can you find White's mating idea?

Check solution
https://t.co/7LE9EQ9ggy

[IM David Shahinyan @ImShahinyan]

White mates in 2
Symmetry is the key🔑

[Math Files @Math_files]

In spring 1985, physicist Edward Witten gave a lecture at Princeton about a new theory of the universe based on superstrings. The hall was full, but most people found the mathematics difficult to understand.

After the lecture, the audience had many questions: What exactly is a superstring? Is the theory physically meaningful? How does it relate to the real world?

Witten had not invented superstring theory. His contribution was to give it a strong mathematical framework that connected it to the structure of particles and fields.

Many people went back to their offices, studied Witten’s papers, and tried to understand his ideas. They hoped that the next time he spoke, they would understand enough to ask better questions.

—Freeman Dyson, Infinite in All Directions

[Chess Feed @chess_feed]

Why is this move brilliant?

[IM David Shahinyan @ImShahinyan]

Can you solve this in 10 seconds? ⏳
White mates in 2.

[Angelo Kaiser @Kaiser_chess]

Queen Gambit was destroyed😱

[Turkishh @TInyhunta]

Nothing to see here,just 6 minutes of Pure Endgame magic by Magnus Carlsen

[Igor Smirnov @GMIgorSmirnov]

New video: Capablanca Won in 9 Moves — This TRAP Still Works Today!

The moves look completely normal.

That’s exactly why players still fall into this trap more than 100 years later:

0:00 The opening mistake millions of players still make today

0:40 The simple tactic that gives White the upper hand immediately

1:31 Black’s clever counter-trap—and how Capablanca neutralized it

2:12 The knight move that creates two threats at once

3:07 The queen sacrifice Black has to calculate correctly

3:30 The move that turned Capablanca’s advantage into a forced win

4:36 The sudden checkmate hidden inside Black’s natural defense

5:00 What happens when Black simply attacks your queen

9:12 The most common defense players try today

10:44 How to reach the same trap even when Black changes move order

[Chess news @usefulchess]

❓Did you know this was the first ever Légal's Mate in chess history ? In 1750, at the famous Café de la Régence in Paris, Sire de Légal played a legendary game against Saint Brie. Let's watch this game #chess #chesshistory #legalsmate #chesstraps #checkmate #checkmatepatterns

[ICC chessclub.com @chessclubICC]

Fischer was 13. Then he played this.

In 1956, Bobby Fischer faced Donald Byrne in New York and produced one of the most famous games in chess history.

Now you can play through The Game of the Century move by move on ICC.

♟️ https://t.co/LRBeVvlke9

[Alison Moyet @AlisonMoyet]

The reissue of Voice, a collection of classic song which includes Didos Lament and Windmills of your Mind - a
particular personal favourite. Snippet here if you can be arsed :-) x

[Prog Rock Songs @progrocksongs]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Part 2 & 3rd Impression

[Martin's Music @XMartinsMusicX]

considering they're one of the greatest rock bands in the world, they can knock out a lovely ballad 👏

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (1979) ▶️

[Eric Smith @Eric_Smith08]

A photographer who's shot for National Geographic across 40+ countries in 18 years
borrowed his friend's iPhone for 5 minutes at dinner.

He took one photo with the default settings. Then he opened Settings, changed 9 things, and
took the exact same photo from the exact same angle.

He showed both pictures side by side.

"That doesn't look like the same phone."

"It is the same phone. You've been shooting with a professional camera in automatic tourist
mode. Apple put a 48-megapixel sensor, a computational photography engine, a night vision
system, a macro lens, and a cinematic video stabilizer inside your pocket. Then they shipped
it with every advanced setting turned off and the grid lines hidden. You've been taking every
photo the way the factory set it up 2 years ago."

He said the gap between an average iPhone photo and a professional-looking one is almost
never about the hardware. It's about 9 settings most people never open buried in the
Settings app, not the Camera app that change composition, color, resolution, focus, and
light control.

"You're carrying the most powerful camera 99% of people will ever own. You're using it like a
disposable."

Here are the 9 things he changed 🧵

[Nihan @CodebyNihan]

🚨 ERASE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET.

YOUR ADDRESS.
YOUR OLD ACCOUNTS.
YOUR LEAKED PASSWORDS.
YOUR PHONE NUMBER.

Here’s the step-by-step guide to clean up your digital footprint:

(🔖Save this)

[Igor Smirnov @GMIgorSmirnov]

New video: How to PUNISH Scholar's Mate & Early Queen Attacks Brutally

Early queen attacks look scary—but they often give you exactly what you need to take over the game:

0:00 How to turn Scholar’s Mate into a punishment for Black

0:21 Why simply defending the threat can lose immediately

0:41 The counterattack that starts chasing Black’s queen

2:08 How to punish another early queen attack with the same idea

3:03 Why sometimes you should encourage your opponent’s bad plan

4:55 The aggressive queen setup that can backfire badly on Black

7:55 How to punish an early queen check in the Scandinavian

10:01 The popular opening trap where Black’s queen attack is actually dangerous

10:19 How to avoid the trap—and immediately turn the tables

[Igor Smirnov @GMIgorSmirnov]

🔨 Hikaru Dismantles the London System in just 10 moves!

🔥 Hikaru Nakamura took on Evgeny Bareev, who reached World #4 at his peak, and completely dismantled his London System.

He set a trap that left Bareev's queen with nowhere to go.