Ben

cinemashoebox.bsky.social

10 August 2026 12:39

the next big classical chess event of the year starts today - the Sinquefield Cup, in St Louis - so of course the organisers have released some terrible pictures of all the participants looking like huge fucking dorks

Jeremy Kane

chessmensch.bsky.social

06 August 2026 11:35

Be6 is objectively the best move for Black here, but when I play Nh5, 17% of my opponents immediately blunder with Nxe5. That's much more impactful than the minor eval difference between the two moves.

Jeremy Kane

chessmensch.bsky.social

06 August 2026 11:35

This is the sort of useful stuff you learn by playing way too many blitz games.

Dubious Mitch

weeznbeez.bsky.social

06 August 2026 10:46

If I could automatically claim victory in any game where I had a better than +1.5 eval, and my opponent could do the same, I would have a rating of like 2200.

Maurits van der Meer

meermaurits.bsky.social

23 July 2026 15:25

Very cool 😁