Dario Ferrari

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guess how many chess pieces are in the jar! 👇 closest guess wins a player signed #SCCFinals poster!

Chiaramente un refuso del correttore automatico, volevano scrivere: “Odi a te, o Re Roberto Burioni”

@chesscom @FabianoCaruana Spotted without even zooming. So iconic.

QUICK! find @FabianoCaruana 🤪

@chesscom I thought: "That looks like 8 sets" (32 + 2 extra queens) and then put in a @anishgiri Pawn Shuffle just for fun! Thank you @chesscom, I couldn't be in Paris but I enjoyed every minute of the show

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@chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @HansMokeNiemann @AlirezaFirouzja Oh my!

@MagnusCarlsen @HansMokeNiemann @AlirezaFirouzja Congrats to @DarioF on getting the right answer! The jar contains... 🥁 271 pieces!!! 🥁

Win a CHESSBOARD SIGNED by @GMHikaru, @MagnusCarlsen, @HansMokeNiemann and @AlirezaFirouzja! Put your visualization skills to test! Reply with your best guess of how many pieces there are in this jar. First correct guess or closest attempt wins the prize!  *One guess per person. 🍀

@chesscom @GMHikaru @MagnusCarlsen @HansMokeNiemann @AlirezaFirouzja 271

@chesscom More “fans”

what do you think would make chess "cooler"? 🤔

@amdo61 @recifar Nella profonda pianura bresciana si può disdire il servizio mensa entro le 8.30 del giorno stesso, tramite app e con pagamento digitale “a ricarica”. Il menu è prestabilito

@recifar Non penso che chi gestisce la mensa apprezzerebbe dover aspettare la sera per sapere cosa e quanto preparare per il giorno dopo.

Fermi al 1990 Pensate alle potenzialità dell'informatica dove i genitori potrebbero prenotare il pasto del giorno dopo del figlio in modo flessibile con addebito sulla carta di credito a fine mese. Invece qui a scegliere ad inizio anno. Base esigenza del fornitore non servizio

@rowbott1 @Ruhichess @starnamedstork You can watch this video and see that Wesley So reaches 150bpm during blitz matches youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Ng4N…

@Ruhichess @starnamedstork ?! My heart rate remains exactly the same as resting, around 55-60, when I play. When running it’s normally 170ish. I find it extremely hard to believe it’s so different for other people.

“Thousands of calories” Did you know that playing chess burns 1000 calories per hour? Competitive chess players burn 6000 calories per day. Chess players burn as many calories as marathon runners. And this is all backed by science, according to several sources. Of course, how could chess not burn calories? The brain is the most energy-expensive organ in the human body, and chess makes your brain burn like a stove. It all makes sense… except it’s not true: it is just typical Internet bunk spreading like wildfire. Imagine if it were true. Chess players would have to eat like bodybuilders during the bulking phase, and they would still lose about 20 pounds per month. Does this sound plausible? So what about the science? How can anyone deny science? That’s the thing, there is no such science. It is an invention of the media: confusing rumor and anecdote with truth, filling gaps and jumping to conclusions from misunderstood science. Then, where does this myth come from? Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky is often cited and credited with this theory. But in fact, Sapolsky never said such a thing. In his book, "Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers", Sapolsky cites a few old studies that showed that different physiological measures such as heart rate and blood pressure are similar during chess competition and physical exercise. Subsequent studies showed that chess players have a similar profile of stress hormones as well as comparable peaks of testosterone. In other words, the physiology of chess players resembles that of other sportspeople. This is where the calorie-burning figure was inferred from. The problem with this extrapolation is twofold: For one, the calculation was done wrong: chess players don’t have such peaks of stress throughout the game but only during key moments such as "time trouble". Secondly, and more importantly, cardiac output and stress hormones will facilitate energy mobilization, but they won’t burn many calories per se. Most of the calories during exercise are burned by muscle cells during muscle contraction. In other words, cardiac output and stress hormones don’t burn that many calories. Your brain will consume more calories when active, but the amount is nowhere near 1000 per hour. Then why do some chess players report weight loss during tournaments? Chess players don’t eat very much during the game, nor can they feast right before the game. They typically eat light food. In the morning, they walk or exercise, and their activity tends to be greater than usual overall. If you combine this with the few extra calories you burn from competition compared to regular training, you may lose some weight, mostly in the form of fluids. In conclusion, I hate to break it on you guys but you're not gonna get a beach body by playing chess. Chess is a healthy activity, but some physical exercise and good eating habits won't hurt either.

@chesscom Fractal chessboard Fractal energy chessboard

Contest announcement! 😮 Just reply with a name for this beautiful chessboard made by Colorado Woodworker Brad Borkowski, and he'll pick his favorite to take it home! Closes on July 13th.

Italy's privacy regulator temporarily bans ChatGPT and will probe OpenAI, claiming the company lacks a basis for "mass collection and storage of personal data" (@clothildegouj / Politico) politico.eu/article/italia… #a230331p3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/230331/p3#a230…

@ChampChessTour @GM_Hess @TaniaSachdev @DavidHowellGM @airthings #ChessChamps 8'44"

Do like @GM_Hess, @TaniaSachdev and @DavidHowellGM! ✍🏻 Write down your guess for the winning bid in the possible armageddon game in today's grand final. Winner gets a Magnus Carlsen signed @airthings Wave Plus device! Tweet us your answer using #ChessChamps

@ChampChessTour @airthings White goes d7 and then if black goes Kxb3 white promotes d8=R, if black goes a2 white promote d8=B. Doing so white can promote the c pawn and avoid stalemate or black pawn promotions #ChessChamp

White to move and win in today's puzzle competition 🧩 Tweet us using #ChessChamps for a chance to win a Magnus Carlsen signed @airthings Wave Plus device! (PS. We love to see detailed solutions)

Da qualche settimana sugli app store di Apple e Google c'è un'app per “font nerd”. Si chiama “Font Master”, l'ha sviluppata l'agenzia italiana @studio_glueglue ed è una sfida a riconoscere rapidamente i caratteri tipografici. 👉 frizzifrizzi.it/2023/01/27/fon…

@gustomela E Parti? parti.research.google

Che è mo’ sto DALL-E…

This is Instagram's new custom font called “Instagram Sans" theverge.com/2022/5/23/2313…

MUDLARKING COMPETITION 2 Just ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ to enter 1. A PRIVATE MUDLARKING TOUR with @ThamesDiscovery 2. AN 18TH CENTURY PIPE printed with 1561 Agas Map by ceramic artist @raewyn_harrison 3. SIGNED COPIES of my books Winners drawn and contacted 15/12/21 @BloomsburyBooks

@_happycactus_ Tanto, lì, sempre del latinorum ci va a finire

@gustomela Il notch fa schifo, ok. Ma perché nessuno parla degli angoli arrotondati?

Però in effetti se tolgono la touchbar un'altra forma di supplizio ce la devono dare, e quindi il notch diventa plausibile #AppleEvent

Well played