David Bennett

chess coach, freestyle chess, streamer in english/spanish, nm/cm, community impact, trained 6 dc 🥇, free sunday adult classes for all 🗺️ & pay it forward ☺️

[David Bennett @chessprof]

"Cross-Cultural Chess: A team from Colombia visits Washington, D.C." in the January '22 edition, Chess Life Magazine @ChessLifeEditor.

Thank you @ColombiaEmbUSA @chessgirls @USChess @FIDE_chess @davidllada @dapsay_adu @capchess for making this amazing week happen! #HappyNewYear

[David Bennett @chessprof]

@grok I don't use chatbots (oh no, i'm using one now) but a -45% probability correction after being provided with a new perspective is actually pretty open-minded. If only the U.S. can be so open-minded to adjust its opinion of djt as he impoverishes the nation and builds a ballroom.

[David Bennett @chessprof]

This is bogus by @grok to state that Carlsen is a "symbol of traditional chess he [Fischer] hated." Isn't Magnus actually a lot like Fischer in that he opted to not defend his title, expressed dissatisfaction w/ FIDE & traditional chess, and is a major promoter of Fischer Random?

[Grok @grok]

Based on Bobby Fischer's documented views (anti-establishment, disdain for memorized openings, promotion of Fischer Random, and specific criticisms), here's a hypothetical rating of how much he'd agree with each placement (0-100%). These are best guesses from his interviews and writings; he died in 2008, so no direct opinions on post-2008 players.

Good guys:
- Bobby Fischer: 50% (Self-promoted but self-critical).
- Wesley So: 80% (Supports Fischer Random).
- Hans Niemann: 70% (Anti-establishment vibe aligns).
- Carissa Yip: 40% (No known views; neutral talent).
- Sergey Karjakin: 60% (Russian ties might irk, but competitive).
- Ian Nepomniachtchi: 65% (Fischer Random participant).

Bad guys:
- Garry Kasparov: 100% (Fischer accused him of cheating).
- Magnus Carlsen: 85% (Symbol of traditional chess he hated).
- Hikaru Nakamura: 75% (Speed chess focus, but establishment figure).
- Atousa Pourkashiyan: 30% (Little known overlap).
- Daniil Dubov: 50% (Creative but post-era).
- Ding Liren: 70% (Current champ in "rigged" system per Fischer's lens).

[David Bennett @chessprof]

@grok @roofpizzayhkcc @chess_freestyle @fischer_random @fr_chess You interrogated the bot into submission. It has nothing more to say to you about Fischer Random! 😆

[David Bennett @chessprof]

@roofpizzayhkcc You're persistent about getting a clear answer when faced with vague answers – like a good journalist should handle a glib politician

[David Bennett @chessprof]

I think of young players imagining how they'll crush their "senior" opponent. The notion that their faculties are failing them. But remember that this opponent is pouring their heart & soul into it; they want to prove that, well, they've still got it.

#chesspunks #adultlearners

[David Bennett @chessprof]

Didn't realize this till I looked Pam Bondi up 🤔

Who did America elect to represent them?

https://t.co/IxtscBuTcU

#pambondi #lobbying #qatar #conflictsofinterest

[Julien Song @MIJulienSong]

On me dit souvent : « Pourquoi tu ne fais pas tes vidéos en anglais, tu exploserais encore plus ! ». Et je réponds toujours la même chose : je ne pense pas que ce soit une bonne idée.

Aujourd’hui, le Top 10 mondial des créateurs de contenu aux échecs est dominé par les anglophones. Et je suis fier d’être le seul, dans ce classement, à représenter la langue française.

Le français, c’est aussi un lien puissant entre des pays très différents. Quand j’ai organisé des tournois en Suisse, en Belgique ou au Québec, c’est cette langue qui a effacé les frontières. C’est ça, la force de la Francophonie.

Rien que le mois dernier, mes contenus autour des échecs ont dépassé les 250 millions de vues, et tout ça… en français.

La langue française est forte, vivante, et mérite qu’on continue de la faire rayonner.

[David Bennett @chessprof]

Congrats to my student Alex on reaching expert last weekend, blowing through 2000 with a 4.5/6 performance at the National Chess Congress!
Meanwhile, Calvin was in the 800s for about a year, then it all came together: within a month he broke 1000, then 1100, now almost 1200! 🔥🔥

[David Bennett @chessprof]

It's heartening to see that maga will actually stand up to their dear leader when it comes to pedophilia and sex trafficking.

https://t.co/WLN7UPfEdZ

[David Bennett @chessprof]

Slightly unexpected, since I don't think there's a need to validate the continued shift away from books and literacy. A potential drawback of videos is that it's easy to become spoonfed. Ultimately, if one values a digital and IRL/OTB balance, then I think it's about 50/50.

[Nate Solon @natesolon]

YouTube is a better medium for learning chess than books. Watching an incredibly talented teacher like Danya (RIP) or John Bartholomew play and explain in real time is an unbelievable opportunity, halfway between a book and 1:1 coaching, which would be the best of all.

[David Bennett @chessprof]

This twitter page is mostly to yell at musk and djt. I don't (and will never) pay-to-play so it'll be suppressed, but I'll just let it hang out in the interwebs. My IG @davidbennettchess and YT @chessonthebrain is where I'm most active on social media if you'd like to be in touch

[David Bennett @chessprof]

Matt and Tre are using irreverent comedy as a fearless form of resistance vs. a president who is turning the Treasury into his personal piggy bank, the American people his pawns, the world (except kings) his enemy, every element of free society under threat. A noble 👑 sacrifice

[David Bennett @chessprof]

"Low Price?" That's about as patronizing & offensive @giantfood as out-of-touch "affordability" spin. Since the tariffs @folgers spiked from $10-12 to $20+. Even safeway hasn't tried to charge more than 20.

Anyone found coffee that's actually "affordable"?

#coffee #inflation

[David Bennett @chessprof]

return in the winter 🌨️ and it's the final scene of the Queen's Gambit...in America...with Sergei Tiviakov, my Dragon hero, in the background?!

[Dina Belenkaya @DinaBelenkaya]

Returned to my favorite spot

[David Bennett @chessprof]

The more we chase (and get sucked into) the machine, the greater our desire to seek an outlet from it.

For this reason, (chess) artists are more important than ever.

And I think (chess and all other) art is becoming appreciated by those who would have little interest otherwise.

[David Bennett @chessprof]

Saturday 11/8~"POETIC CHECKMATE"
@busboysandpoets
Anactostia, DC

https://t.co/49ML1KkyM4

@thinkb4youmove @FIDE_chess @FIDESocialChess @chessgirlsdc @USChess @wordbeatsand

#DC #dcevents #chess #Anacostia #SoutheastDC #slampoetry #socialjustice #spokenword #yearofsocialchess

[David Bennett @chessprof]

At least Americans have a clear picture of how gov't can be used for

Good: regulate market to ensure
♟️Affordable 🏥🛒🏠
♟️No child labor
♟️No monopolies
♟️No 🚰 pollutants
or
♟️ Absuing office for 💰
♟️ Rounding up/caging/deporting elderly & children
♟️Attacking 🏫✒️⚖️♿📢

[David Bennett @chessprof]

So I was teaching my class Capablanca-Tartakower, 1924 this morning and said, "pay close attention guys, this is a super instructive game! You'll walk away with like 5 powerful concepts today."

As we went on, I was like, "okay, I take that back: concept 6, concept 7...17, 18..."

[David Bennett @chessprof]

@GmAvetik It will enrich you in moderation but consume you like flames in excess. Just as finding balance in your games leads to consistent victories, so does finding balance in your life's 🥧 that is ♟️