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@anishgiri Why do people tweet tweets that they can't possibly understand?!

@DavidHowellGM Only if some chess players would have the same passion.

@chesscom cheekyychess

Reply with your chess.com username and I'll guess your rating 👇

@GMIgorSmirnov Play tactically, play on your instinct, don't overthink that exchange sacrifice, it's better to lose in style than a slow, solid, long painful loss.

To all experienced chess players, what’s one harsh truth about chess you’ve accepted?

@GMIgorSmirnov The journey towards a rating milestone is never going to be linear.

@timesofindia 10 years from now you won't even care about your class 10 exam or marks, a mother is someone who is irreplaceable on any day and every single day hence...

A Class X student in #Kolkata lost her mother in a road accident just before her ICSE math exam. Despite the tragedy, with the help of the police, she reached the exam hall and completed her exam. Know more 🔗 toi.in/huHvZb #WestBengal #ICSE #Class10Exam

@ChessGainz I found Qa2 in under a minute, why did the GM miss it?

Round 7 of the Prague Open. Black just played Qxf3, and White resigned. Only it should've been Black that resigned. Can you see why?

@GMIgorSmirnov Qf8

Can you find the winning move in 60 sec? White Mates in 2 🤔

@PeterAttiaMD @MagnusCarlsen Wait, I don't know about you but you're a national-level tic-tac-toe player? Is that sarcasm, or are you serious because tic tac toe can be solved by game theory... You just need to play 3 moves accurately

.@MagnusCarlsen happy to have won this auction, given the great cause and the great story behind the jeans. I know you were *just* in Austin, but if you ever swing by again I would love to host you on my podcast, The Drive, for a deep dive (and a crazy idea I have). Huge fan!

@ChessbaseIndia @anishgiri @PragueChess Wasn't Sopiko also there in world rapid and blitz in New York?

The lovely couple Anish Giri and Sopiko Guramishvili are together in a chess tournament after quite some time! We saw them together at the opening ceremony of the Prague Masters 2025. Also with them was Danny, their oldest son, who was watching the entire ceremony unfold with great interest! Anish Giri will be looking to make a mark in the 7th edition of Prague Masters. He is surely the most experienced player in the field when it comes to the number of super tournaments played and it will be exciting to see how he fares against the young guns like Pragg, Aravindh, Vincent, Ediz Gurel and others! Photos: Sagar Shah #chess #chessbaseindia #anishgiri #praguechess

@drmehmetismail Does his strategy set comprise of all opening or just some proportion against which the opponent in question has played bad? Increased weight to worse performing openings... But assigning prob strategically would not be public randomisation.

Apparently, Magnus Carlsen randomizes his opening choice by rolling the dice. From a game-theoretical perspective, the "Opening Game" certainly has a mixed-strategy equilibrium rather than a pure-strategy equilibrium. A subtle point tho: uniform randomization may not be optimal

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@turnabouttess I don't think this attracts people to watch chess. At least not the kind that chess needs.

jan büttner's vision becomes clear: "growing the game" off the backs of women's bodies!

@HPhobiaWatch More than these disgusting youtubers, I would question the people following them and paying them monthly. Without such viewership, where would they be? Who would be listening to their tasteless, crass commentary??

Are we overreacting? Does a sexist crass joke require CM, MP, Prime Time reactions?

@ViralRightist @HPhobiaWatch Why do they have millions of followers anyway? Why always question these senseless, spoiled youtubers? Isn't it also the viewer's responsibility? Everyone clearly knew the character of these people but are now acting surprised.

@HPhobiaWatch No this is not overreaction. They have millions of followers, mostly India's youth. If this is their influence, they need to be called out, so that the youth knows what's right and what's wrong. Otherwise, the standards of "Humour" will keep deteriorating.

@ChessProblem There's no guarantee he'd definitely win against the rest he could have chosen from.

in terms of form, sindarov is one of the favourites but this will look like an insane decision if he loses

@agadmator the endgame maestro!!

Magnus wins!

@GMBenjaminBok Qg6!!

Got this position today in #FreestyleFriday. White to play 🧐

@allfootnotes @DavidHowellGM I think guki again became world no.4 after fabi, due to his last 2 losses in wijk ann zee.

That's right! It's time for some Freestyle Chess 🔥 Avengers...Assemble!

@kramnikstudent @TakeTakeTakeApp @GenG @ArjunErigaisi @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom @chesscom_in @ChampChessTour @chessable @EWC_EN @EWC_AR Was about to make the same joke!

@TakeTakeTakeApp @GenG @ArjunErigaisi @ChessbaseIndia @chesscom @chesscom_in @ChampChessTour @chessable @EWC_EN @EWC_AR Fake Fake Fake

Life's too short to make bad moves... so we made a great one ♟️ Ranked #4 in the World, he's the most interesting Chess player alive. Welcome @ArjunErigaisi to Gen.G!

@GMIgorSmirnov How I seem to make one move without a plan and watch helplessly as the whole game slips away...

What's one thing you still don't understand about chess?