Why do we need a 1 hour break for a 20 minute storm? Bad look for the league 😕 #alw #CBRvCCM

@marissalordanic.bsky.social Sure you've seen this already but just in case you somehow missed it enjoy this piece of brilliance from Marcus Tavernier 🍒🍒🍒 youtu.be/4Ou-OFNTTtQ?...

Those in Gosford, what's the weather like today? #CCMvCBR #ALW

Why on Earth would you play the Alapin when you can have this much fun playing the Open Sicilian? I lost and both my opponent and I made a bunch of blunders but man this was a fun game to play! #chesspunks

Is there anything more frustrating than taking your time and really thinking through each move you make in a classical game of chess and still being beaten by someone who plays it like a blitz game? 😩 #chesspunks

@the-matildas.bsky.social Are you guys going to start posting here?

Santa Devouring an Elf T-shirt and poster print available

Canberra paying the price for not finishing their chances. #CCMvCBR #ALW

Finding it really frustrating that YouTube keeps showing ads whilst play is going on in the Canberra United v Central Coast A-league women's game 😡 #CCMvCBR #ALW #aleagues

Really enjoying Daniel King's reviews of the #WorldChessChampionship games on his YouTube channel PowerPlayChess. Super informative without being long winded or boring. #GukeshDing #DingGukesh #FIDEWCC #chesspunks

1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵

Is it just me or is there something slightly unfair about giving a puzzle where the answer involves castling but it's not stated somewhere before you make the moves that castling is still possible? I'm looking at you @chess.com. #chesspunks

Today's rapid game has me feeling happy with how my Sicilian studies are coming along. Starting to feel comfortable with handling a range of lines from White in response to 1...c5 now. #chesspunks

I have no idea where Glendale is in Arizona but this really makes me want to take a Winter getaway there! #Matildas #SheBelievesCup

Almost halfway through re-reading the Lord of the Rings (again) and I honestly can't say there's another book I can re-read so many times and still maintain such a high level of enthusiasm and wonder for. It's just magic. #Tolkien #LotR

My stance on football

Played my first game in the Chess Dojo round robin classical tournament yesterday and it did not go well. I was on the back foot from move 2(!) and never really had a chance. On the plus side though I learnt what not to do against the Trompowsky 🤣 #chesspunks

Canberra playing this game much more like I expected them to play at the start of the season, *sigh* ☹️ #CBRvADL #ALW

For the second time in a row when I've faced a Bowdler Attack I smashed it. Happy that I seem to be learning how deal with trash lines properly 🙂 #chesspunks

Really pleased with this 15+10 game I played last week. Handled the Bowdler Attack nicely and found a nice sequence to finish the game off. My opponent finished with almost 16 mins on their clock so it was particularly sweet to teach them a lesson about taking their time ⏲️😁 #chesspunks

Canberra United joint first and Sydney joint last - you love to see it! #ALW

Just finished Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Strategy" and can't recommend it highly enough to any #chesspunks out there who, like I was, are at the point in their chess learning where they are trying to figure how to go about coming up with a game plan. Top stuff 👍👍