Martin

@timpeterwall Tim, are the dates for the 2025 Northumbria Masters confirmed yet? I saw somewhere that they might be 20th August onwards and, also, that the Northumberland Chess Congress was 29th August onwards. So quite close together, and I wanted to check. Thanks

@Defalt_89 @NealBruceBC Ooh, it is quite cool and I can easily import my opening lines from elsewhere.

@MartinBrookes @NealBruceBC Of course good thing when you add them chesstempo will make you go through all your openings lines like puzzle so you don't forget

First time I have seen this exact pattern in the Ruy Lopez. I will memorize it because I expect to see it again, at least Blitz games. 📝 #chesspunks

@Defalt_89 @NealBruceBC Thanks. I have never thought of using chesstempo for that. I must take a look at how it works. I only use it for tactics.

@MartinBrookes @NealBruceBC Yep my main openings

@Defalt_89 @NealBruceBC Do you store your openings in chesstempo?

@NealBruceBC Freaking good game I'll add that line to chesstempo Ruy Lopez player myself. Btw have you seen this line in the delayed Alapin?

@MarieCurieNorth Hi Marie Curie, I did the GNR for you this year and am supposed to have a place for 2025 too. I emailed you - runningclub@mariecurie.org.uk - about this recently but haven't heard back. Can you help me, please?

@DjoloChess @MeerMaurits Check out the book "Cognitive chess". I am starting to find it useful. Or the podcast visualisation exercises from don't move until you see it (Aiden).

@MeerMaurits Indeed. We had a similar discussion yesterday at the club, and the conclusion was that we should first try not to forget our pieces when when see them at the board before moving on to other things 😂

This is inspiring. Wow! Question for the more experienced players - Is it helpful/productive to train specifically for this sort of mental exercise or does it come as a by product of working on chess intensely? Asking for the normal, zero natural talent, club player such as myself.

@Solitarnesque @eldiablo0786 @BrumLabour @ShabanaMahmood @Keir_Starmer @BrumLeader @TrueBlower @CllrMajid @MorriamJan @jessphillips @ErdingtonTories @rogerbhx @nickyebrennan @MattBennett29 @ZafarMBE @ewan_mackey @Harborne_Jayne @mariamkhan29 @ShaistaGohir @NewsNight @BBCNews @SkyNews @Channel4 @BhamCityCouncil @WMPolice I think you have mistaken me for someone else. I have no connection with these issues at all.

@eldiablo0786 @BrumLabour @ShabanaMahmood @Keir_Starmer @BrumLeader @TrueBlower @CllrMajid @MorriamJan @jessphillips @ErdingtonTories @rogerbhx @nickyebrennan @MattBennett29 @ZafarMBE @ewan_mackey @Harborne_Jayne @mariamkhan29 @ShaistaGohir @NewsNight @BBCNews @SkyNews @Channel4 @BhamCityCouncil @WMPolice Well at least she spoke up it is then up to the authorities to take the appropriate action @MartinBrookes at least there are no #NDA or any we are aware of #bcclive clllr Bano deserves justice not lip service

.@BrumLabour Cllr’s and member’s including @ShabanaMahmood MP’s Father, meeting Mo Hanif. Mo Hanif has left Labour and was allegdly supporting Ayoub Khan in the recent General Election. It’s clear that @Keir_Starmer @BrumLeader Cotton have very little control of their Cllr’s and they’ll mix with anyone that is not Labour. Will the whip be taken away from the Cllr’s? @Raymondg1969 @Bobby_Alden @MattBennett29 @Jonperrybarr @rogerbhx @elaina95050 @martinibrooks #BCCLive

Can anyone explain to a non-IT person how to add the Stockfish engine to @HiarcsChess on my Macbook, please? I have the Stockfish app but know that I just can't add this. I am lost. @gmmds @over_the_board #chesspunks

@NealBruceBC Shouldering. Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual Fast Track Edition covers it.

This is an important and not obvious endgame technique to know. How does Black win? 🤔 PS. Does anyone know which endgame book(s) cover this concept? #chesspunks

@ecfchess Well done Matthew!

Palliser v Wadsworth is a draw! Congratulations to Matthew Wadsworth on his second GM norm!

@JWvCChess Nothing quite so flash, and very analogue. But lines nonetheless.

New flashcards in the making. #chesspunks #flashcards

@librarianlawson @chesspunks Good for you Dawn. Hope you continue to enjoy it!

It took more than two years, but I’m finally playing chess in person instead of online sometimes. My new blog post explains. @chesspunks chess.dawnlawson.net

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess Good luck!

@MartinBrookes @thestrongchess That’s what I believe in too. But at some point, I need to make a change just to keep things fresh. I had much better results with the French than e5. I just finished 2 tournaments in Philly, getting ready for the US Senior Open in Chicago next weekend.

i decided to try the French as Black a couple days ago and Jesus has never spoken to me more clearly

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess Serious question - why not pick a single opening like the French, which your first move defines, and invest time in that? e5 doesn’t give you that control. And why is e6 a worse choice than say c6 or (gulps hard) c5?

@MartinBrookes @thestrongchess I’ve been trying to answer that question for 50 years! I played e5 for years but there are so many lines to know in detail. Ruy Lopez, Guicco, Scotch, Vienna, Kings Gambit,.. Played the French, now trying Kan Sicilian. What rating level?

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess Dabbled in host of openings in previous slow games, without any clear logic; only opted for 1.d4 & the French when I decided at turn of year to devote time to the game &, in due course, play OTB. It feels settled and studying is inherently enjoyable. Now hoping it pays off!

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess Exactly! The French gives you a good response & a host of fascinating & enjoyable lines. I have no settled OTB rating yet, just studying lots. Got >1700 in slow games a long while ago, but realised that is pretty meaningless. Ask me after two tournaments in August and September!

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess So what would you recommend against 1. e4?

@MartinBrookes @thestrongchess Could be. I wasn’t necessarily recommending it for 1400’s. But then again, I’m not sure lower rated players should play the French!

@JasonB1226 @thestrongchess Watson doesn’t explain ideas well enough for lower rated players IMO. A lot of variations, for sure, but I think other writers explain things more. Miedema’s volume on the Tarrasch is good. And Moskalenko’s “The Fully Fledged French” is great - a bit didactic, but really useful.

@thestrongchess I played the French for 10 years (it takes a long time to learn all the nuances) and had decent results with it but just now switched to the Sicilian for a change of pace. Highly recommend Play the French by John Watson.

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@DanielRensch @chesscom @GreenPawns I got some help from the team, Danny, for which, thanks. But it was very perfunctory - a generic answer about tabs without any information about how to use them. Maybe the feature isn't more developed yet, it isn't clear from what I was told.

@MartinBrookes @chesscom Would love to help! @GreenPawns can we get some specific expertise on Library helping Martin here, please?

Hi @chesscom and @danielrensch, I have been looking for help learning how to use tags in the library feature. So far with no luck. I got a generic "the library feature is fab" reply to my question (not from a bot, seemingly), but nothing since. Can you help, please? #chesspunks