lichess, to chess
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What is your favorite time control and variant? https://lichess.org/stat/rating/distribution/blitz

skipchris, to chess

So many people inventing things off the top of their heads about today, I’m repeating myself even though I said I wouldn’t:

✅ Women can — and do — play men in competitive chess, all the time.

Here is a recent(ish) story about a 7-year-old girl almost beating a top English man:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/19/chess-british-championships-this-week-as-bodhana-sivanandan-seven-shines

✅ There is no rule preventing women playing men at chess
✅ Some women may choose to not play men. That is their right.
✅ FIDE is misogynist to its core
✅ Don’t make stuff up for clout

lichess, to chess
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White to move and win! Can you find the solution of our daily puzzle? Solve interactive on https://lichess.org/training/97849203

b4ux1t3, to chess
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I may or may not be having more fun writing a bot than I do actually playing chess. I can still fairly reliably beat my bot. . .but not quickly.

https://github.com/b4ux1t3/Seb-Lague-Chess-Challenge/pull/2

lichess, to chess
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Black is a Queen up and is threatening mate! How can White prevent it? 🤔

Game played in the Qualifier: check out our brand new blog post, with included! https://lichess.org/blog/ZKPQIxAAACIAnXuQ/andreikin-wins-the-uralsk-qualifier

davemark, to chess
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🤔

"Can a computer ever beat a human chess champion?" was a fair question for a long time.

Turning point was IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer beating world champion Gary Kasparov in 1997.

Here's a wiki page with the history of humans against computers in chess... ♟️

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human–computer_chess_matches

kurtseifried, to chess

Ok so according to chess.com I'm a solid 1350-1400 ELO on puzzles (it's levelled out after a hundred a day for the last few days), and thus I suspect 200-300 lower if I actually play chess. My openings suck (easy: learn some openings), my mid game is weak (???) and my endgame is crap (the chess puzzles are definitely helping here). What did you do to improve your game? Which books/videos/courses? I also don't have a ton of time for this, being an adult with a job and kids and all.

gmjtis, to chess

So... what do people think about the World Championship match?

lichess, to chess
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featuring , and many top players is about to start! Who are you rooting for?

And who is your top pick for with Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun!

Broadcast page of the World Cup. Top 3 boards: Cheparinov - Alhassadi, Nay - Bacrot, Salem - Abera.

mlawton, to chess
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Black to play, mate in 2. I missed it in game and foolishly dragged it out another 27 moves. 🙃

BigEatie, to chess
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Dear players and enthusiasts: Can you please recommend some IM/GM accounts, or other important chess personalities to follow on Mastodon?

alternativeto, to chess
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has partnered with Chess.com to integrate the game into its web browser interface, available on both desktop and Android versions. The feature allows users to play while browsing the internet.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/9/opera-partners-with-chess-com-to-integrate-chess-content-in-desktop-and-android-browsers/

beatnikprof, to chess
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Why are chess competitions divided by gender?!?! IT’S CHESS!!!!
Use small words. Pretend I’m a child.

lori, to chess en-us

I was always (unironically) inspired by the fact that a particularly persistent pawn can sometimes be promoted to queen. I've never come anywhere near mastering the game (I'm not ANYONE's worthy opponent) but there are -so- few transformations of that type, even symbolic, in any cultural artifact. But now they've ruined the game's appeal for me.

danthebugman, to chess

Things have gotten a bit stale in my repertoire lately so I'm revisiting some 1.e4 lines with the help of @chessable . First game facing the Najdorf and I gotta say things don't feel stale anymore!

video/mp4

lichess, to chess
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Symmetrical Tarrasch today at ! What do you think about this position? Join our thematic arena and check your impressions!

Thematic Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/WCThLiIU
Game: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-championship/round-2/USlxQplS

Rajiv, to Cats

I suck at chess, but dang it! I want this set!!

golgaloth, to boardgames
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Chess is an inferior game because it lacks a randomised opening position. Discuss.

Tattooed_mummy, to chess
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The English Chess Federation (ECF) has said it won’t be a pawn in the International Chess Federation’s anti-trans game and will continue to welcome all players.
Phew.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/english-chess-federation-fide-trans-women-policy/

gmmds, to random

A Polish Defence at the CCCC. In honour of Magnus? 😉

jeremy_pm, to chess
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Forgetting about transgender women being banned from women’s chess tournaments for a moment, can anyone explain to me why competitions are gendered? Is that due to male fragility?
After all it’s always been the Queens who rock the chessboard.

lichess, to chess
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We turn 13 today! We've had 13 great chess years together - thank you all, you rock!
Celebrate with us in our Anniversary Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/ygxIlEdN

pontulo, to chess

Today is a day of study


tripplehelix, to LEGO
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Pretty awesome unfortunately couple of tiny pieces missing as you see on one black castle other wise fantastic set! Great size and some super useful compartments for storing pieces when not in use, you can also stack it using 4 extra circle dots. Includes and .

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