MrDodgy is on ChessFam

Organizer of prestigious chess tournaments. Influencer? RTs are always endorsements, otherwise QT, silly.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

this reminds me of the last game of chess i drew (i forgot the opponent)

[Felix Blohberger @gmblohberger]

Today is round 2 of my match against GM David Navara 🔥♟️

We have a great commentary team today with @GMAlexColovic and @DavidHowellGM!

Tune in today at 3pm CEST.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

nepo really does have a natural flair for comedy

[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

"He's not a teenager anymore!" - Ian @lachesisq Nepomniachtchi speaks on not shaking hands with @HansMokeNiemann at the Technical meeting of @UzchessCup Masters 2026.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

where are they growing these guys

[UzchessCup @UzchessCup]

Back‑to‑back victories for Mukhiddin Madaminov as he takes down Nikolas Theodorou.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

where are the commentator's ties?? #teamtie

[Alex Colovic @GMAlexColovic]

The first game of the match between GMs Felix Blohberger @gmblohberger and David Navara starts in 10 minutes!

Come on and watch it together with me and @hellokostya at https://t.co/iX606ojuvg

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

the chess has spoken!

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@ruxadewoolfe @Nimbot 2 or 3 games 😂

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

lmao

[Rohan महाजन @mahajanrohan99]

UzChess - @NepoWorldChamp 😭👇

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

i thoroughly embrace the concept of hans and nepo having weekly catfights

[UzchessCup @UzchessCup]

⚡️Meet the Round 1 Masters section pairings!

🔥 The action starts immediately with an exciting Uzbek derby in Round 1.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

american gold medals incoming

[Rose Atwell @atwell_rose]

I was also recently invited to represent the USA at the Olympiad (in the Women's section in my case, obviously)! I'm super excited! This will be my first time to leave the country! 🇺🇸😃

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

happy sweden day to @Sweden and all the swedes

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the current regime really loves a dictatorship, even if it's on a small scale

a phony federation can only survive this long if they do one thing - vote the right way

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

Here is another alarming case: the President of the Korean Chess Federation, Hyun In-suk (현인숙), has been in office since 2007 with no publicly recorded election since. The players have formed an association to defend themselves from what they consider an abuse of governance and a neglect of the federation's basic functions.

This players' association, which essentially represents all active players in the country, is demanding disclosure of the list of federation executives, transparency on the national team manager and coach selection process for the upcoming Olympiad, and basic information about future plans.

The fact that players had to demand even the executive list is striking — given that Hyun In-suk has been in post for nearly two decades without a documented election.

And FIDE turns a blind eye to all of this, because they have a very high tolerance towards corruption and dictators. Guess why.

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

Here is another alarming case: the President of the Korean Chess Federation, Hyun In-suk (현인숙), has been in office since 2007 with no publicly recorded election since. The players have formed an association to defend themselves from what they consider an abuse of governance and a neglect of the federation's basic functions.

This players' association, which essentially represents all active players in the country, is demanding disclosure of the list of federation executives, transparency on the national team manager and coach selection process for the upcoming Olympiad, and basic information about future plans.

The fact that players had to demand even the executive list is striking — given that Hyun In-suk has been in post for nearly two decades without a documented election.

And FIDE turns a blind eye to all of this, because they have a very high tolerance towards corruption and dictators. Guess why.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

seems like an official campaign announcement 3 weeks before campaigning is allowed 🙃

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

Houston, we have a @ChessProblem

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the tournament is far from over for gukesh and carlsen - they both have a decent chance at qualifying for next year's B group

[Norway Chess @NorwayChess]

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 9 🔥

🇺🇸 Wesley So leads the tournament by half a point heading into the final round.

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa’s crucial win over Gukesh today propelled him into 2nd place, while 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja sits in 3rd.

All three players still have a chance to win Norway Chess 2025! 👀🏆

At Norway Chess Women:

🇰🇿 Bibisara Assaubayeva has secured the title with one round to spare and is the Norway Chess Women 2025 champion! 🏆✨

#NorwayChess

📷 Norway Chess / Tor Nilssen & Kjetil V. Tveito

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

just 1 week to go! are the fide management board too busy on the campaign trail to deal with this?

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

60 days have passed since CAS made their decision - if the Chess Federation of Russia refuses to comply within the next 30 days, they must be suspended for 3 years

will Dvorkovich resign before or after?

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every other week this guy ends a long rambling essay with something about letting chess speak. chess can’t get a word in!

[Hans Niemann @HansMokeNiemann]

Setting the record straight on the match with Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The $100,000 came up last year at the Aeroflot Open and appeared in our promo video as part of the narrative. We should have made clear at the time that it wasn’t the agreed terms for this match, and that’s on us. What isn’t in question is that Ian accepted the actual terms before we played a single move. Prize funds reflect a player’s current rating and standing, and Ian’s are well off his peak, so the figure was fair and he was glad to take it. Calling it “embarrassingly low” only after losing is poor form. I even offered a tiebreak that gave him a real chance to win the match outright. He turned it down. He then asked for half the winner’s bonus for drawing the match, insisted on it, and complained when we said no. That bonus was for winning, nothing else, and we found the demand unreasonable.
Great effort went into this event, and I treated it as the occasion it was. Ian didn’t seem to take it as seriously. He wore the exact same shirt and hoodie every single day.
What I won’t let pass is his line that I played the final game “with no inaccuracies, like my younger years.” I’d ask Ian to say plainly what he means. Insinuations like that are serious and damaging, and we all remember what they cost me for years. I’d hoped he wouldn’t reach for them.
On a better note, revenue from ticket sales went to a local orphanage, with an additional donation from Endgame.
That’s all I’ll say. From here, I’ll let the chess speak for itself.

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@alexholowczak well. yes. the difference is between 1 and 3. very concerning!

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i would argue that anyone who is in an elected position for over a decade could be replaced by a moderately friendly cat

the cat won't have any new ideas either but at least people would be happy to see him

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

@GMastrokoukos @ChessProblem In Spain we have Ochoa, almost 29 warming his chair, achieved nothing.

I am old enough to remember he based his entire campaign in criticizing his predecesor for being in power for 12 years 😅

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@alexholowczak im not a huge maths guy but i am not sure which of those positions you've held for a decade