Colin Higgins

Off-beat fellow looking to be better all the time. Full stack software engineer. Founder of Scion Software and @BuffaloDevs and

[Buffalo Chess Inc @BuffaloChessInc]

Wednesday night chess! Lots to do, one might be near you!
https://t.co/6Oi8DIUEtr

[Buffalo Chess Inc @BuffaloChessInc]

We brought a board to the Beartooth & Trivium Concert at Riverworks. Metal enjoyers enjoy chess.

[Udi Dahan @UdiDahan]

Oh, this is so *very* good.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@YourBryanCastro @CazHansen @saychess1 @VishChess @blackatlantic @Bennyficial1 @hellokostya @JesseKraai @StaciaMelinda That's very good! I love the shadows.

[McLaren Stanley @StanTwinB]

Alright folks, gather round and let me tell you the story of (almost) the biggest engineering disaster I’ve ever had the misfortune of being involved in. It’s a tale of politics, architecture and the sunk cost fallacy [I’m drinking an Aberlour Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch]

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@YourBryanCastro I enjoy the flexibility and creative play of Wesley So

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@saychess1 Having career, family, home to fill time, I am around a 2 likely. I will do a couple puzzles a day and 3 or so games a week and analyze them.
Hoping to do morning studies and reading when life settles.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

Any guidance on USCF rule 20C as it relates to using arrows in your software? @chesscom
The rule forbids "note taking" during rated games.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

I installed this late last night under the cover of darkness. This is my Watergate.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

Made some ramen yesterday. Short ribs and buckwheat udon. Too good. Yes, my eggs are overcooked.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@YourBryanCastro @chess_dojo Great game!

[Olimpiu Di Luppi @olimpiuurcan]

The ultimate dream of online chess play? To have the world champion react like this to one of your moves.

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@YourBryanCastro Hilarious

[Jennifer Shahade @JenShahade]

My response to a chess pro on facebook who told Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson (a Black Grandmaster from Sweden) he'd never seen systemic racism and that black people have at least equal opportunity in America. #BlackLivesMattter

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

One of the best bullet-players out there, GM Andrew Tang plays @lichess HyperBullet (30 seconds) Arena blindfold! He only sees the highlights of the squares his opponents move to on an empty board 😮

Check it out 👇
https://t.co/AdjcoxjkOv

[John Bartholomew @fins0905]

Sharing an excerpt from an email I just sent to a student. He wrote to me saying he's been having difficulties converting better/winning positions and feeling pressure to "force" the issue. Thought my response might be of value to some of you #chess improvers out there 💪

[Colin Higgins @SpykeBytes]

@YourBryanCastro Nice!

[Bryan Castro @YourBryanCastro]

Congrats to the winners of Chessolation #2! Check out results here: https://t.co/xtPVZTks1l

[nixCraft 🐧 @nixcraft]

How VPN works

[Patrick @countwestwest]

@protectheflames @bourgeoisalien Italian mayors when they see people outside playing ping pong