Graeme S

Chess addict since Jan '21, British expat in Brazil, currently doing a doctorate in education and trying to raise a two year old. #chesspunks.

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@OsborneInk @Fenrys_Writer @zoebread What's that got to do with her identifying as a man called Robert?

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@OsborneInk @Fenrys_Writer @zoebread She published her first HP novel under her own name in 1997. Her male alter-ego published his debut novel in 2013. So what exactly are you on about here?

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@depthsofwiki It was widely reported that Danny Masterson used to DJ as DJ Donkey Punch around the globe if his sentencing so I'm guessing that is why youve seen that spike.

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No skips allowed; what are 4 perfect 10/10 albums in your opinion?

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@chessable Didn't even have to stop and think about that one... @ChessExplained

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@GMNigelDavies Please do spell out the analogy, I think it would be really useful to see how that comparison works in your mind.

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One of my (many) difficulties in playing chess is that if I win a game, I don't really take as powerful a lesson from my mistakes as they didn't "cost" me anything. So seeing how your opponents coach dissected the game is such a useful resource! Thanks Andras!

#chesspunks

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Great lesson from @chesscoachandra here, I was the player in the white trunks so really great to have an informed critique of my play.

FWIW I really wasn't sure about the decision to trade a Catalan bishop in the exchange, and now I know I was wrong!

https://t.co/OAZE3gnS0i

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@J0EWATS0N7 @Nickvisel @Samtile I get your point. I've aired some views on the format of the tournament and the organisation of it, which I think was poorly considered and left the tournament wide open for issues. I'm just not personally interested in tagging in individuals and going after them here.

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Do we know if any regular members of the #chesspunks community made it in through qualification? I didn't even bother after it got press released to the world...

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@J0EWATS0N7 @Nickvisel @Samtile I'm sad to hear that. It's certainly nothing to celebrate.

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@boldmovebydan Good chat

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Have any #chesspunks made a jump over to ß|ūe$ky yet?

Got my invite code yesterday and hoping it could provide a decent alternative to paying bigot man each month.

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@boldmovebydan Is there much going on over there? Couldn't find a lot from searching

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@nigelshortchess @Nickvisel Literally just read the thread Nigel, I've got too many chess books on the go to take time to explain this to you.

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@chessmensch Mine would go "I'm going to hide here, then you go into the kitchen and count to ten" then I'd have to pretend to look for him for a bit.

Then he started pre-agreeing his hiding place and switching somewhere else which was kinda genius, except he couldn't stop giggling.

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@danheisman @SusanPolgar @Lona_Chess @chesscoachandra Please don't! The main reason I watch your videos (aside from the actual chess content) is the complete lack of distracting fluff

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@Nickvisel @nigelshortchess Love your work here Nick.

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@naivebayesian @JohanSalomon No harm done!

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@naivebayesian @JohanSalomon Are you aware that the knight is pinned by the bishop on a6 and so can't move to e3?

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@naivebayesian @JohanSalomon To answer your first question, I would assume it's available unless the previous move is provided by the puzzle setter.

You could answer your own second question by telling me what black does after fxe6...