Junta Ikeda

Australian chessplayer (IM) | Creating videos for 2,500+ subscribers at | Japanese: @ikedajunta

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

bad chess joke of the day

Why does converting a Q vs. R endgame feel so boring sometimes?

Because it's a 9 to 5 job

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@chesscoachandra Thanks, cool to see!

[石原淳也(Junya Ishihara) @jishiha]

英語圏ユーザーにも対応しました。

This app visualizes your https://t.co/DJCfToa5gH match history on a world map. It displays the countries of your opponents, allowing you to see at a glance where in the world you have played chess.

https://t.co/aDWwiRUIYi

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@Zoomjah Just saw your comment on the video, thanks for sharing here also!

[Zoomjah @Zoomjah]

Having a frustrating time in your Chess journey, this video has a lot of wise lessons to consider when the going gets tough.

Thank you to IM @juntaikeda , for this humbling gem! :)
https://t.co/pgA7tprJ1x

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Started a chess channel.

First video: 25 brutal lessons from 25 years of chess
https://t.co/ImwPkyJetk

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@davidpbtran Not this time unfortunately!

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

If you've ever wanted to visit Japan and play a FIDE-rated 9-rounder, your time has come!

Japan Open 19–23 September in Tokyo, free entry and conditions available for a number of GM/IM/WGM/WIMs.

For English regulations, click on link in this post👇 and click on 🇬🇧 in sidebar

[日本チェス連盟 - Japan Chess Federation @JapanChessFed]

〔FIDEレーティング大会〕
9/19(金)－23(火祝)に『ジャパンオープン2025』を開催します。今年から5日間9ラウンドの開催にパワーアップ！
既に申込受付を開始しております。皆様奮ってご参加ください！
#日本チェス連盟
大会要項：
https://t.co/LyPnVzJY84
申込ページ：
https://t.co/XmTmIPkixR

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@Kaldas90

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@SkypeChess Was a gamble on Keymer being in god mode, it wasn't to be!

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Olympiad podium predictions
Open section
🥇India🇮🇳
🥈China🇨🇳
🥉Germany🇩🇪

🐴Dark horse 🇮🇷Iran
Want to see: Ding recovering his mojo (surely not against Gukesh in a China-India clash?)
#ChessOlympiad

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Just pointing out the amazing work being done in 🇯🇵 every round:
📺Streaming the Japanese teams' games
🎤2-person commentary team

Most amazing of all...games start 10pm 🇯🇵 time, and they go until the end, even if it's 3:30am.

Phenomenal work in a country where chess is small!

[日本チェス連盟 - Japan Chess Federation @JapanChessFed]

〔日本代表応援配信🎌〕
本日22時より第4ラウンドの配信を行います。
解説者：松村 心（前半）・桑田 晋（後半）
聞き手：堀江 亮佑
でお送りします。
チャンネル登録、高評価をよろしくお願いします！

#チェスオリンピアード2024 第4ラウンド
https://t.co/QzKNUqVTsF

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Olympiad podium predictions
Women's section
🥇Georgia🇬🇪
🥈India🇮🇳
🥉Poland🇵🇱

🐴Dark horse 🇰🇿Kazakhstan
Want to see: Lu Miaoyi🇨🇳play some mind-blowing attacks
#ChessOlympiad

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@ImShahinyan Thanks for sharing!

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

9th World Champion Tigran Petrosian was perhaps the biggest master of exchange sacrifices in chess history.
Here are 23 of his wins involving these sacs against world-class opposition, mostly as Black!
https://t.co/dfYEt03UcO

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Nice to see the Immortal Game on a show – Slow Horses, Season 2, Episode 5

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Found out today that Volume 2 of a beloved chess book, Studies for Practical Players (Pervakov & Dvoretsky, 2009) was published this year!

Instant buy.

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@OgilvySimple Enjoying YouTube and Twitch in Japanese for now...I do miss writing, but I just don't have enough time :D hope you're well!

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

Read in @GMJacobAagaard's A Matter of Endgame Technique today,
"Typically, we say that the king is worth 4 pawns in the endgame."

This was news to me, while some people told me they'd heard of it.

Did you know?

[Φρύγας @phrygas]

@ImShahinyan @juntaikeda @GMJacobAagaard I see various scoring systems have been proposed 👇 however, they look more suiting the use of machine chess than human player's
https://t.co/hMwZhrvwY1

[Junta Ikeda @juntaikeda]

@billforsternz I heard from a Japanese player who read a Japanese book on chess published in 1975 that mentioned this concept - looks like it might be in a few books!