If you listened to a lot of alternative rock and grunge in the mid-90s, this song may unlock some memories for you as it has, apparently, *many* others as it did for me. I'm sure I hadn't heard this song in 25+ years, but it opened a floodgate. → www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UmM... #music #memory

I finally found time to finish my #Chess Podcast Tier List enough to post. If nothing else, it links to an abundance of active podcasts (and the archives of many more). Which am I missing? #chesspunks #podcasts → chrisl64.me/chess-podcas...

Any #chesspunks or other #chess folk here who own a #Chessnut Evo?

In honor of Vlastimil Horst's passing, a little #chess #tactics puzzle for you. Can you find the pretty mating line Horst did in this 1994 game against Emmanuel Preissmann? || #chesspunks

Another #chess legend gone. RIP.

A record unlikely to be broken!

I like philosophical @anishgiri.bsky.social, even if I had to snag the text from that other site. || #chess #quotes #chesspunks

I wish all mothers and those who love them a happy celebration of Mother's Day today...but remember this is also a really challenging day for some of us. To those, please know you aren't alone!

Even though my partner's occupied playing in the [infernal card game] tournament, the hot action is still in our room 😜! White to move... (see diagram in reply for an actually legible view LOL). #chess #tactics #chesspunks

For his performance in the GCT Superbet Blitz tournament, Vladimir Fedoseev gained nearly 71!! points and rose *23 places* to World #13 in blitz #chess rating. That is wild.

I hate to agree with World Chess about anything, but it does seem logical that there would/should be a standard reciprocal agreement regarding enforcement of (at least some kinds of) bans across #chess federations. Is this the case in federations for other sports/games? #fide #uscf

“1930 Soviet engineers play chess and smoke pipes and cigarettes.” They’re using an Averbakh II/Soviet Upright! Such an interesting set, with those slender stems, flame finials on the kings, and unassuming/benign-looking knights. Last image: an Averbakh II from Ribnar Mazumdar’s collection.

Enjoyed writing about GM Johan Hellsten and his iconic Mastering Chess Strategy book. Read the article here ➡️ www.chess.com/blog/Chessab...

All the whingeing about #chess puzzles in #Destiny2 has me more interested in a video game than I have been in probably 20 years 😂

Chuky rises to #3 on the #FIDE Circuit #chess leaderboard. The chances he makes the Candidates are infinitesimal, but wouldn't it be a wild delight if he did? → wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit...

IM Emmanuel Bricard has just made what looks like a sensible move, avoiding losing his rook to the exchange and buttressing his queen, GM Josef Pinter has other ideas. What would you do? || #chess #tactics #chesspunks

People talk about the great ideas that come to them on long walks, while I spent at least 30 minutes today musing on whether a dog could learn to drink from a straw and, if so, what would the construction of the straw look like.

Igor Rubel lost this game but the same year he was the surprising champion of Leningrad. In 1963 on his way to Krasnoyarsk he travelled via Moscow to see the world champion's match Botvinnik-Petrosian. However, his plane crashed, Rubel died April 4th only 29 years old. bsky.app/profile/sima...

White to move. A #chess puzzle that tested and exposed my progress redeveloping board conceptualization. Not a big #tactics challenge with analysis board, but getting it all right before making a move? How about you? From the "Hunting the King" section of Nunn's _1001 Deadly Checkmates_. #chesspunks

Robert Byrne, seen here bringing the drama at the 1962-63 U.S. championship, was born April 20, 1928.

MN's Stillwater prison just made history by hosting the state’s first-ever official chess tournament behind prison walls. 📷 Kerem Yücel www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Thanks for sharing our Girls Chess tournament!

A suitably, slightly confusing, configuration and perspective.

"Rolls-Royce has just unveiled its latest venture beyond automobiles – a meticulously crafted #chess set that brings the brand's legendary craftsmanship to the ancient game of kings..." And only costs "mid-five-figures?" Sign me up! How about you, #chesspunks? → superdisruptor.com/rolls-royces...

A pretty finish by Keymer today at #GrenkeChess after a poor choice by IM Leisch. Can you calculate the full sequence too? By the clock, it took Vincent about 3 seconds :) #chess #tactics #chesspunks

In theory, I'm 100% OK with the idea of a board game like this ( #chess isn't a holy relic and the authenticity wars ended in the 90s), so I'll withhold judgment until I've had a chance to try out the mechanics for myself.

For real. I adore Chuky even more now! And I am excited for Kostya's refueled chess passion and, selfishly, for myself, awaiting the series of videos he revealed are forthcoming from the Dojo.

Funnily enough, just hours after my question about it today, news of a big update appears in my mailbox. #chessclub continues quite active development, it seems, even if the number of users is, or appears to be, low. I hope they succeed...for many reasons! #chess

#Grenke #Chess starts soon (9:30a US Pacific). Many big names are in, though I'm unclear on the final lineup at the top. Leko & Lawrence Trent commentating on the official YouTube stream and Kostya K. on Twitch. Links, schedule, etc. → www.grenkechessopen.de/en/beitraege... || #GrenkeChess

Though they seem to have disappeared from these parts themselves, the Bluesky chess scene (such as it is) was among many interesting topics in the @chessdojo.bsky.social's video/podcast interview with @peterdoggers.bsky.social -- post-Twitter social media is a conundrum. → youtu.be/3q9McttvSFM?...

How is the #ICC #chessclub doing? Any #chesspunks or other #chess folks playing there? It's been quite a transformation for that historic platform, but I rarely see much posted about it.

ChatGPT gets me...

I didn’t mean to be out this long, but the cold didn’t bite that day, and time slipped quiet. ☞ #anødineLife • Old Chess Player • Human & Street Photography • Wisła, Krakow, Poland • 35mm

Distraction from political action for a bit... first attempt at a chess set. Many things to improve, but I'll take it for a first try. Maple and sapele with a walnut border, blonde shellac finish. I don't have a lathe to the pieces are a bit modernist. :) #woodworking

some of my other faves here: jenshahade.substack.com/p/my-top-pla...

A sweet #chess tactic in a variation from Polgar-Anand, 1998, found in @jenshahade.bsky.social's excellent book _Play Like a Girl_ while putting together puzzles for one of my nieces. Not too hard for the non-beginner #chesspunks, but still tasty.

I'm a huge Fabi fan: an amazing #chess player who seems genuine and like a genuinely good human. But there are so consistently moments during almost every C-Squared podcast when he reaches a point of obtuseness so extreme that, willful or not, remains seriously sad, just for very different reasons.

After hearing him on the Chess Experience podcast, I was really looking forward to Arthur Neiksan's "Casual GMs" podcast with Wojciech Moranda. Except it's not, you know, actually a podcast, by any definition. I guess anything, including subscriber-only Twitch recordings are podcasts now.

Wow #mobland #tv has never met a predictable cliché it is unwilling to deploy in predictably, clichéd fashion. It's so bad that you don't have to squint hard to enjoy it as a parody. What a waste of an outstanding cast.

If you're hankering for a ludicrous, epically bad take on music, new music, memory and nostalgia (and the supposed lack thereof, etc.), this Sound Opinions podcast episode will be your jam. The only inordinate amount of rehashing happening is their lazy, aged takes. → www.soundopinions.org/show/1008

The saddest icons in my podcast player are those where the moon appears... they so rarely return.

🧵 Catching up on @drscull.bsky.social's Chess Journeys pod (no episode posts here?) and it's lovely to hear Jay Garrison bring up two oft-ignored #chess tactics resources: CT-Art 6 (the desktop version) and John Nunn's 1001 Deadly Checkmates. #chesspunks →https://overcast.fm/+xY_dV-cW

Les quatre fils Aymon, 1400s, a chess-induced battle... playing chess can be dangereux!

New story alert! My micro, "En Passant" is published in the latest issue of @inkinthirds.bsky.social, a stunning print journal. It's a story of friendship, in which I indulge my passion for chess and its marvellous terminology. The full issue is beautiful. See link in my comment below.

Another song I not just remember hearing for the first time, but it feels like I remember everything about the moment and I how felt in it. Speaking of Tears for Fears, this pod does a fantastic job breaking down the production of another great song of theirs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxZk...

Personally, I adore Tania's commentating and think a lot of the criticism she receives is unfair or, when not, doesn't need to be voiced (when it's an aesthetic issue). She and Leko together are *chef's kiss*. → revsportz.in/tania-sachde... || #chess

TFW a song pops up randomly and the nostalgia knife's razor sharp edge plunges right to my core. To my forgotten young heart. I practically teleported back to 1981 for a few long moments. → song.link/elo-ticket-t... #music #ELO #not-chess-Elo

:whooooosh emoji: → chess.stackexchange.com/questions/46...

QUEEN!

Don't think you #chesspunks will have too much of a problem...if you can handle the graphics LOL.