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How can I help your #chess improvement?

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@balajis xcheng.eth

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@ramit Love the podcast!

curious question: while you were being nudged by friends to start the podcast, did you consciously think about the subject and format, or did the idea of money and relationship came about serendipitously

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@davidrocknyc making chess learning awesomer https://t.co/EPvJAc32gX

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chess automation ideas: thoughts and info welcome

1) download pgn files of all games in one go for a player during a particular week.

2) search obvious blunders (stockfish eval 3.5 turned to -4.7 in one move)

feature requests for @chesscom @lichess

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@george__mack I recall a student asked for applications relating to eigenvector in a math class

Don't remember at all how the prof. responded

Years later, I read thru how google was built.

Still wondering how many more students would continued with math if google was brought up

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What is Your Chess Goal? https://t.co/uJpfhMGWVk

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Product idea for online chess platforms: mask opponent name and rating until after the game.

Then it's a game only against the pieces.

As @anishgiri mentioned: psychology is a big part of chess. Maybe too big?
https://t.co/qFR3JN9KNZ

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Open Chess Tournaments in Atlanta (2020-01) https://t.co/MtCiNn0uoL

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The best way to remind kids chess players to not move to fast:

remind them how painful it was the last time when they realized a mistake 10 seconds after the move

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Learning is always a part of teaching

[Anna Gát @TheAnnaGat]

"Teachers should prepare the student for the student's future, not for the teacher's past." - reading Hamming is 🎇

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@sergiocap71 yes, taking advantage of the pin

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@sergiocap71 yes, back-rank mate with the queen at work

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What's the best analogy for a unstoppable passed pawn?

-running back breakthrough the last line of defense
-striker only facing the goalie
-others

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Which one is more important for early chess education for complete beginners often younger kids

1. capture pieces anywhere on the board
2. checkmate patterns

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What's your favorite chess tournament during Christmas and New Years break?

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A blitz chess game after work will be a

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Expand the chess board: always look at 8x8 square instead of 3x3

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Wednesday thought:
Antichess (giveaway) game is a good way to practice board vision and calculation

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Learning chess opening is like following trends (sports teams, fashion, TV shows, etc.)

Learning chess endgame is like studying a new language

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@DavideNastasio play chess competitively will still be hard.

there will be limitless of possibilities to have chess as part of a career (teaching, streaming, promotions, research for AI, etc.) in the future, and it's already showing signs of promise in the last 10 years

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Is it easier for a kid (4-8 years old) to learn
-chess (rules are defined) or
-coding (options are unlimited)
?

Neither is clear cut. Which one would you choose first?