Zach

Chess, music, fitness, writing, gaming. #chesspunks

[Harikrishna @HariChess]

After my debut in 2000, it took 24 years to fulfill the dream of winning the Chess Olympiad🥇 A beautiful picture by @StevBonhage perfectly exhibits the emotions of both the Indian teams ❤️🇮🇳 We thank you for all the wishes and support we recieved throught the event🙏

#ChessOlympiad

[Zach @walshtheline]

@chessfeels @juliaxrios @chessfeelspod @Chessentials_ Looking forward to listening at work today

[Magnus Carlsen @MagnusCarlsen]

I show some speed

[Zach @walshtheline]

Stumbling across a chess club at one of my local libraries last month was the best thing to happen in 2024 tbh

[Zach @walshtheline]

@Seaabastian I mean I laughed when I read the original tweet, just felt like you were relating your frustration to your friends, not starting a crusade lol

[Nate Solon @natesolon]

Student: I don’t know, I’m just kinda reluctant to try 1. Nf3 because I’ve been a 1. e4 player all my life.

Me: I see. Would you say you’re……………………… Reticent?

[Anthony Bonato @Anthony_Bonato]

Simone Biles is now the most decorated US Olympics gymnast, so here is a thread of her as functions

y = x

[C-Squared Podcast @Csquared]

Here is our post candidates conversation with Ian Nepomniachtchi @lachesisq

He is a back-to-back Candidates winner, multiple times Russian champion, and one of the most resilient and creative players in the world.

Given the consequential and historic nature of the final round battle between Ian & Fabi, we wanted to share that game's insightful analysis, and more, directly on X.

Timestamps |
0:00 Introduction
1:53 13th round game Ian vs Hikaru
7:18 13th round game Gukesh vs Alireza
11:53 Ian's approach to final round
15:49 Fabi's decision to play d4
20:22 Final round game 14 discussion
23:29 Ian's thoughts after time control game
14 27:00 Ian's thoughts in last moments of game 14 29:00 Fabi's thoughts/analysis in last moments of game 14
32:50 Ian's recovery from game 14
36:45 Ian's match against Ding
40:29 Ian's thoughts on Gukesh's performance
46:17 Ian's thoughts on new generation Indian players 48:17 Ian's thoughts on Alireza
52:30 Ian's realization of his effort needed effort needed
55:50 Ian's training routine during off-season
59:05 Ian & Fabi's WC match predictions - Ding vs Gukesh
1:05:40 What if Ding withdraws from WC?
1:09:25 Fide circuit (a.k.a circus) opinions
1:11:44 Improvements in Fide rating system
1:19:20 Ian's prediction of Candidates 2026 players 1:24:26 Fabi's prediction of Candidates 2026 players 1:28:18 Ian's content creation & cheating thoughts 1:32:30 Closing remarks

[Zach @walshtheline]

@Seaabastian On a scale of Shadowlands to WotLK how good is the movie

[Gukesh D @DGukesh]

Candidates 2024 Winner!
Couldnt have done it without the support of my parents,family,team,Westbridge, WACA,Velammal vidyalaya,SDAT,SAI,friends and everyone who wished me well !Thanks a lot! Looking forward to the WC match @GajuChess ,@vishy64theking ,@ChessGMVishnu ,@WacaChess

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Congratulations! The Indian earthquake in Toronto is the culmination of the shifting tectonic plates in the chess world as the 17 year old Gukesh D will face the Chinese champion Ding Liren for the highest title. The "children" of Vishy Anand are on the loose!

[Zach @walshtheline]

@sunrise_pony @sagarchess1 What a powerful moment to capture! it’s been incredible to follow your photos through the tournaments 😁

[Zach @walshtheline]

@juliaxrios probably isn’t in their prep, but Gukesh played 4. …h6 in the nimzo so what do i know ya feel me

[For Sale: Gender Reveal Tire, Lightly Used @SparrowAdorer]

Her: You've gotta be goofy as hell if you think we fuckin
Me:

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

This is what my matches with Karpov felt like.

[ministatsdev @minigamedev]

@ajordannafa A tensor is an attempt by big linear algebra, to sell us more matrices. I'm absolutely appalled by the guerilla marketing employed in this endeavor.

[Zach @walshtheline]

Ouch - what did white overlook?
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