Sam Copeland

5 seconds to figure out why my opponent's last move let me escape - maybe my best-ever blitz find! 😅😅😅

@MostafaSakha Congrats on 2600 - very happy for your achievement 💚

@Sam_Copeland Never imagined it would take this long, but finally got to 2600 blitz! And during war :) chess.com/awards/Mostafa…

After 25,000 games on Chess.com, I just broke 2600 in blitz! Big day for me. 😅😅😅

opponent did not see this move coming 🧐

@NMRobertRamirez Very nice!!

Congrats to my student Robinson on this nice move! More than the move itself, it's about all the right choices he made to get to this position. Things we've been reinforcing over and over and he is already putting them together. Opposite color bishops in the middle game=⚠️

always good to see a fellow King's Gambit enjoyer in the wild 😎

me on move 1: mouseslip the Englund Gambit, vomit a bit in my mouth 🤢, consider resigning immediately me on move 5: this is the greatest opening ever 😇

UNTOLD is back with four new films premiering weekly starting March 31: • The Death and Life of Lamar Odom: Lamar revisits the infamous night at the Love Ranch that nearly cost him his life. • Chess Mates: The story of Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann's 2024 rematch following Niemann's highly controversial cheating scandal • Jail Blazers: Revisit the early 2000s Portland Trail Blazers through firsthand accounts from Rasheed Wallace, Damon Stoudamire, Bonzi Wells, and more. • The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill: A retired Olympic equestrian and his new dressage student begin a feud that culminates in a shocking act of violence

@Tishly3 @GMJuditPolgar See here! facebook.com/groups/1398917…

@Sam_Copeland @GMJuditPolgar You are right about the Polgar documentary. It is excellent. We will be visiting Charleston. My husband is a life master. Can you tell me where he can play chess there?

ECSTATIC to see Queen of Chess in my Netflix notifications! I had the privilege of watching a screener a week ago, and it's an utterly wonderful documentary about one of the greatest to ever do it, @GMJuditPolgar!! Cannot recommend it enough! netflix.com/us/title/81749…

supportive 💚

@chesscoachandra Legend.

Finishing the year on a high:

just for fun, try to guess the eval graph based on my opponent's comment 😅

@IM_Rosen @irene_sukandar Thrilled for you both! Warmest congrats and all the best in your future journeys! 💖

I’m thrilled to share a special life update -- I recently married the amazing @irene_sukandar We kept our relationship mostly private until now, but we’re happy to share this milestone publicly. Thank you for supporting our journeys, both on and off the chessboard. Here’s to the beginning of a beautiful chapter ❤️

@ThwaitesQuentin lol

@Sam_Copeland Looks very backgammon!

rate my opponent's pawn structure 🤔

just performed the classic promote-a-queen-and-checkmate-the-king-on-e5-with-0.1-seconds-left maneuver #knowyourendgames

filthiest chess move i've ever played 🤢

me explaining en passant

I don't know anyone who loved chess like Danya. He played 140K games on Chess.com. Many more on ICC and lichess. He'd even play in the breaks in commentary. His love of the game was infectious and eloquent, and he will be deeply missed. 💔 chess.com/news/view/gran…