Sir Rookski

Love Art, Chess, Philosophy, and the Classics. Here to document my path to chess mastery. 'Chess is my life - but my life is more than chess.'
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[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

Tactics goal for 2021: to work through and memorise 1000 CT-Art 4 tactics puzzles.

Method: I divided 1000 puzzles into 13 groups based on difficulty. Cycled through each group (approx 80 puzzles) once per day for 7 consecutive days before moving to the next group.

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[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

@NealBruceBC Nice killer punch at the end!

[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

@NealBruceBC Great approach. This is the way!

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Black resigned.
If you asked, "What else could they do?", look carefully 😎

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That one pawn in the endgame 😈

Have you noticed how the position transformed?

[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

@GatoFranco90 😎🏆

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Nice little mate in two to start the Year! 🏆🍺
Black to move.
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[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

@NealBruceBC Happy New Year to you, too.

Wishing you all the very best in 2026!

Have you added anything to your antiquarian book collection lately?

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Wonderful opportunity to dive into an ocean of top quality chess material this Thanksgiving! 🔥 Quality material, quality people! 🏆 Thanks to @GmAvetik @GM_Gabuzyan and all the @ChessMood team! 🍺
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[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

Know your mates! Very nice one indeed. Black to play and crush! 🔥
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[Sir Rookski @SirRookski]

@NealBruceBC @AlexAndBooks_ @p_millerd My chess brain read that as Chernev! 😁 "Mark Twain: Move by Move"

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At dinner last night I started talking about the game I had just played. My son made a comment to which my wife replied: "Chess is a disease for which there is no cure." That about sums it up! 🤣 #chesspunks

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Just played a very satisfying game where I delivered mate using my knights. Just about to deliver the fatal blow below. Black to move.
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@NealBruceBC This book is on my list. Only hear good things about it. Here I think I'd play Bishop takes Knight, bringing the King to the d file, then Bishop to e5 forcing the Queen to move, winning the Rook. If pawn takes Bishop, then I win the Queen with pawn takes pawn, discovered check!

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@philosophybites @oxfamgb I thought the same as soon as I saw the inscription. Makes these more valuable as a result, in my opinion.

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@NealBruceBC @chesscom Wow, that is quite the score. Well done! I've made it to 50 a few times but getting further has proved elusive. If you get to 60, I'll buy the beers! 🍺

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@DavidHowellGM When are we going to see season 2?

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@nathanbaugh27 Persian Fire by Tom Holland.

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