Peter Venables

I am a maker, illustrator, chess player, and technologist (not in that order). #chesspunks

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Bluesky looks promising, I changed my name in the transfer so find me at https://t.co/njmU1084Qk

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@ineedacortadito Well done! Congrats!

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@Divino0_1 I like Nd6+, cxd6, and Qd6 with Black gives up their queen to avoid mate.

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@ineedacortadito This reminds me of what my brain does to me all the time: replay all the bad and regretful things. It seems so much worse when strung together like this. I hope you have some great feelings too! Your honest reactions empower me.

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@1onlinefriend That sucks. I'm so sorry to hear it.

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@ChessVonDoom Awesome! Get in there and keep on doing your thing!

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Getting some master game review in with morning coffee, Gelfand - Anand, Linares 1993, QGA

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@1onlinefriend That's really surprising. What if you have an emergency?

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@MeerMaurits You know, I succumbed to despair because I didn't spot the knight fork and I think I suspended analysis. Clearly there is more left but I lost heart.

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So I resigned after taking the knight on e2. Would you have? How dire is White's situation here? #chesspunks

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Tonight at my local Chess club tournament I resigned a game because I missed a tactical shot my opponent found but the game was far from over. I came home and found the win immediately. #NeverGiveUp #chesspunks

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@NealBruceBC Could you, perhaps, share an example? I am fascinated by this idea.

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@NealBruceBC A big one for me (and for a lot of people I expect) is the belief that knowing more about an opening will lead to more victories -- aside from catching someone with gambit tricks, opening prep mostly just helps launch you into a middlegame with (hopefully) an advantage.

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@Lona_Chess Woodworking, illustration, webcomics.

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@julesgambit If you can think of a better way to winnow out the unworthy I'd like to hear it...

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@RLMontanez I'm with you here. In a deep trench lately.

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You know, I don't mind losing one in a while but why is it the longer the losing streak the worse I seem to play? Feels bad. #chesspunks

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@1onlinefriend Go get 'em!

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@NealBruceBC I tried to go back and hear the name of the chess visualization book you mentioned but couldn't catch it, do you recall?

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@PravidD @drrmthomas I like the simplified glyphs for the pieces. Nice job!

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Preparing for a trip and I wanted to have a small travel board for the plane and beach and whatnot. This 7" board from Etsy is really going to fit the bill!