I do, but I think I prefer such a version: white to play and win

The Paris Chess Championship with hundreds of players including many foreign professionals is canceled some 12 hours before the first round due to the heat. Instead of playing, I'll take a last-minute train to Barcelona to find some coolness...

"I know you're a Chess Master, but can you also be my Chess Mistress?"

A cute study I randomly solved on Reddit (White to play and win) It was composed by Sarah Hornecker, a trans woman who sadly passed away in 2024 at age 38.

Aubrey Williams, a trans poker pro player, just finished 2nd of the WSOP Ladies Championship, earning $129,692 Her bluff all-in here was the best move but her opponent hero-called with Ace-high! According to Twitter and YouTube, poker is another domain where trans women have an unfair advantage...

Slate, "Is hatred caused by the hateful or by the hated?" We shouldn't apologize for shining in public, even if it blinds the reactionaries.

Le doomchessing written by a French woman named Sebag...

. @serachessqueen.bsky.social mated me 3 moves after this position 🤯 Little sis' Sera getting stronger and stronger! lichess.org/broadcast/ch...

French Women's Rapid Vice-Champion! Despite starting with 6/6 I couldn't get the French Triple Crown (I hold the title in blitz and classical) and finished "only" second after losing to the winner IM Deimante Daulyte and to @serachessqueen.bsky.social who mated me on the board after a crazy game.

Believable

Unbelievable

Walking in the Parisian streets when suddenly I saw a star above the Moon?? In fact, it was Venus!

Cute one! White to play and win

Ended my European Championship with a sad loss to finish at 6.5/11 A pleasant experience with many interesting games, but only one I can be proud of. Can you find the petite combinaison to gain a winning advantage? lichess.org/broadcast/-/...

Lichess ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Happy Pride Month to every LGBTQ+ chess player!

2 draws and 2 wins so far at the European Women's Championship. Today I play a young Armenian with a rating of 1986 but a performance of 2511 after beating 3 titled players including the first seed!

Playing in my first European Championship in Batumi, Georgia! The conditions are as amazing as the view from my hotel. I feel privileged and grateful to play such a tournament, and also melancholic that it's my first at 38. Being back at the Black Sea after 21 years also made me a bit nostalgic.

Can you spot me on these pictures? My team Asnières qualified for the semi-final of the French Women's Team Championship. Thanks to my teammates Nino, Pauline, and Beatrice and to our captain Inna for a pleasant tournament despite the circumstances!

Not my worst swindle, but I won this with the white pieces. Chess is a game of luck.

My team asked me to play in the French women's league despite the circumstances. I told myself "I'll be sad and mourning whatever I do and I have friends here, so why not play?" Today I drew against the legendary Pia Cramling. I hope I can get some sleep tonight.

My father passed away this afternoon. He taught me chess, endowed me with a vast cultural capital, and passed on his insatiable desire to understand the world. Lately, he accepted me for who I am and told me how he was proud of me. I only wish he could have found another way to end his suffering

On the train back to Paris from Barcelona! I had an amazing time as always, including a free simul at the 3 peons chess club for a women-only group coached by my best friend Mathilde Congiu!

Introducing the LARGEST game database in history with over 31 BILLION chess games to learn from! 🤯 You can now study every move ever played by Chess.com members, including how many are blundering Scholar's Mate and whether the BongCloud is actually useful! 🧭 https://f.mtr.cool/dfrshsljzi

GM Axel Smith is trying to make history by playing against 49 opponents blindfolded simultaneously! It would be an amazing task in itself, and especially because Axel seems like a nice guy while the current world record is held by repeat rapist Timur Gareyev. ace-chess.com/blindsimul/

No surprises

"Un viol ça ne se négocie pas". Prise de parole forte de Muriel Robin lors de la cérémonie des Molières contre la loi SURE, défendue par Darmanin. Comme elle, les professionnels du droit s'insurgent face à cette justice au rabais.

Solution: Dh5?? fxe4! Bxe4 Rg1! Qxh2 Rg2! Bxg2 Rc2!+-

I blundered here with Qh5?? but my opponent didn't punish me and played the line I expected: fxe4 Bxe4 h4 Bxh1 after which I won. White is totally winning after Qh5?? What did we both miss?

Top 15 TV shows Sense8 Pose Veneno Vestidas de azul Babylon Berlin Sopranos The Queen's Gambit Las Chicas de la ultima Fellow Travelers It's A Sin Heartstopper The L Word Mrs. America The Fabulous Mrs Maisel Prisma

After a 7-month break to recover from surgeries, I’m back to chess... with the worst tournament of my life. What worries me is that I’ve never felt so happy while playing so badly.

had a very enjoyable convo with greg mustreader before the candidates, so it's excellent 'look at the absolute state of modern punditry' content by now. decent in other ways too, though youtu.be/qVpKE0mTVsI?...

History corrections: Chess originated in India (Chaturunga). The piece next to the queen was a Mantri (Minister) that could only move one square diagonally. Chess was refined in Persia (Shatranj) where the Mantri became a Farzin (conselor).

WGM Jennifer Shahade delivers a case for why chess thinking matters far beyond the board in her new book Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life. www.chess.com/news/view/je...

"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community." Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtIJ...

very tired tbh, been staring at the screen for a while but the prospect of typing for an hour just doesn't spark joy. the kid is fantastic, a well deserved win for a player who seems to get better day to day. the idea of a couple playing title matches in the same cycle is also very awww

White to play and win! @polborta.bsky.social 'incidently' found this amazing combination that might have happened in Divya Deshmukh vs. Tan Zhongyi

Just registered for my first Women's European Chess Championship, in Batumi, Georgia!

alright alright pipe down

An 11-year-old girl is now stronger than me, but some people will still claim that I have a biological advantage over cis women at chess 🤷‍♀️ Congrats to Bodhana on yet another milestone. It's only the beginning!

Extremely proud of my dear friend @jenshahade.bsky.social who held US Chess accountable and made American chess better in the process. "We are thrilled to announce that WGM Jennifer Shahade has been named the first-ever Official Ambassador of US Chess." Yes Jen!!

“So Yosha, you always say we should put a pawn in the center, develop our pieces, castle, and never play g4, but Fabi doesn’t follow any of your advice, and he wins in 19 moves?!” lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

By the way, some cis men with complete masculinization are SRY-negative. So, according to the new IOC regulations, bearded, muscular, cisgender men could compete at the LA 2028 Olympics in the female category.

This infuriating decision was expected. For chess, the question now is, will FIDE follow the IOC's anti-trans regulations and impose genetic testing on all women who want to play in women-only events? It would be both transphobic and misogynistic so the safe bet is that FIDE will follow these rules

a) Diagram b) Black king on e8 instead of e1

At just 10 years old, English prodigy WIM Bodhana Sivanandan beat GothamChess three times in blitz. www.chess.com/article/view...

He had an androgyny and coolness that were then normally reserved for rock stars.

Oh god. Just yesterday I solved one of his recent studies. He had a unique way of presenting elegant, "simple but not easy" ideas. A fierce competitor otb, but also an artist.

I just discovered at 38 that I have aphantasia, or rather, I discovered that most people see distinct, colorful shapes when they imagine stuff (I don't). And chess players playing blindfolded can actually see the pieces in their mind's eye?? (I only see bright spots, but I know where they can go) 🤷‍♀️

Séraphina ! 👸 😍

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors