KevinJ

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[KevinJ @highsilence37]

"The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life."

Hmm, I guess I’m getting wasted...

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

I love the library system! #chesspunks

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@danheisman @PeteAt13 I guess one idea to see is that if white tries either pawn tempo-wasting moves, black can match it , like 1. b4 h5 2. g3 then black can get opposition with blocked pawns. So it was key for me to see that to discount pawn moves

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

I downloaded Loop Habit Tracker to create a habit of playing chess daily. This was the prompt when I went to make my first habit. Is this the default or does the app already know me ?!?! 😱 #chesspunks

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

My brain can't not see chess
#chesspunks

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@DoctorScull @Bennyficial1 This is the big thing I'm trying to train into my gamecraft. Once I am honing in on one move to play, I tell myself "Try to refute it"

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Chess dad.

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Spassky v Karpov blitzing out moves in the 1982 World Cup Final ? Here ya go:

https://t.co/9riX9c6CBn

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Great book for strategic puzzles with amazing solutions! Got it used for 3 bucks plus shipping! #chesspunks

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Love this kinda stuff. Old school chess footage from the 80s!

https://t.co/NMvmV03C2Z

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@boldmovebydan I think you mean *Englund

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Shoutout to @DoctorScull and @natesolon , their conversations on the chess journeys podcast never fail to offer many nuggets of wisdom. My new favorite?

"Chess books teach fencing but chess games are actually more like knife fights."

#chesspunks

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@NMIHarris @natesolon I had that as well. Hope they fix it

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

Just came across something that blew my mind:

In a documentary, Boris Gelfand used the term "chess practice" instead of "chess study."

A pretty simple difference, but I've never heard someone say chess practice. It totally makes sense in the skills vs knowledge dichotomy.

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@ChessVonDoom @rodri_m4rtinez I have the opposite addiction, all I do is train. It probably stems from a fear of failure or bad performance in games for me.

[Nate Solon @natesolon]

A question to ask yourself when you have a bad tournament where you lose a lot of games:

"If I won those games, would I be a better player right now?"

Probably not. In the long run, your rating will reflect your strength. So get back to work!

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@DoctorScull In general, "long variation wrong variation" I'm guessing. Your line is presumably correct, but is white playing the most testing moves? I'd guess not, but mainly because you're asking 🤣

I did pretty quickly wonder if white just ignores your idea and plays their own attack

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

From the weekly newsletter from @NoelStuder

Inspirational!

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@ChessVonDoom Ohhhhh I know what book you're doing!!!

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

@korg16449 @FMChessMVP 6. c8=.......

[KevinJ @highsilence37]

One example of why a tactics book is sometimes better than an online trainer. On an app, I'd snap off Rxe3 in a second without even caring about a possible knight trap, but with a book, I take more time and the answer in back is more complete.