Anurag Angara 🎮

@FIDE_chess I cannot, in good conscience, let this go unreported! chessboxing.win

An amazing find by Vaishali! It’s impressive! 👏 Black just played c5. How did she unleash the Kraken? #ChessTactic #ChessPunks

Wild story from Emily therealdeal.com/new-york/2024/…

Tale as old as time

I saw the winning move in this position the moment after I instinctively captured the knight. What should I have played instead?

Who would be the best of all time in Fischerandom?

@Kabadayichess This reminds me of an old Anish Giri game! m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQjARN… Absolutely brilliant move

It looks beautiful with that pin. But how do we win? #chesspunks

Women NOT allowed! This was a historic moment for me as well as for women’s chess. A woman chess player had been able to break through the gender barrier and qualify for the “Men’s World Championship” cycle. This is a moment I will always cherish. Unfortunately, this occasion brought me both wonderful memories as well as horrific ones. Between April and May of 1986, I participated in the Hungarian National Championship in Budapest. Going into the tournament, all participants were told the rules, and that the top 3 finishers would qualify to play in the “Men’s” World Championship Zonal Tournament. I had just turned 17 right before the tournament and until then, people would not even think about a woman qualifying for the “Men’s” World Championship. But I was brought up differently by my parents. I was taught that I could accomplish anything I want if I put in the hard work. I had put in a lot of hard work since I had been 4 or 5. Unfortunately, I was not told that as a young woman and Jew, I would be black-listed. By the time my younger sisters had begun to play serious chess, my battles had cleared the way for them. The unexpected f course happened. Knowing that I needed to finish in the top 3 to achieve the unthinkable, I paced myself to accomplish just that. I finished tied for 2nd with IM Laszlo Hazai, behind Grandmaster Ivan Farago. I was very happy of what I have accomplished. I had qualified for the “Men’s World Chess Championship” cycle. But the happy moment quickly turned sour. Many people were not happy. The Hungarian Chess Federation changed the rules and announced that only the top two would represent Hungary instead of the top three. No problem, I said to myself. So we will have a play-off between IM Hazai and me and the winner will move on. Wrong! The decision was made. Susan Polgar is not going to the “Men’s World Championship” cycle no matter what. IM Hazai will represent Hungary and that was final. After I legitimately qualified and broke the gender barrier, I learned rules can be changed at any time (especially if you are a young Jewish woman). To add more insult to injury, FIDE also refused to allow me to participate in the “Men’s World Championship” Zonal tournament. The reason? The word “Men’s Championship” speaks for itself. Dr. Laszlo Lako of Hungary stated that he would not allow Susan Polgar or any other Hungarian women to play in the “Men’s World Chess Championship” Zonal tournament even if FIDE would have agreed to let me play. The Hungarian federation and FIDE succeeded in stopping me from participating even though I had earned my spot. However, they could not stop women forever. They had to eventually change the name to the World Chess Championship in the following cycle and the word ‘Men’ was FINALLY removed. Fortunately, my loss was a gain for women in chess. Now, all women can compete in the overall World Chess Championship. Someday, hopefully another woman can break through the next barrier and win it all. But in the meantime, I am very proud to be able to chisel through the wall of gender discrimination in chess for future generations. I am happy to see so many good women players from around the world. I hope this trend will continue. Another reason why this event was one of the most memorable moments for me is because it made me a stronger player and a better human being. Rather than dwelling on the discrimination and unfairness, I used it as a motivational tool and continued to win title after title for many more years. I realized that I had to work even harder to accomplish my goals. I also learned to be more compassionate and understanding to everyone because I want no one to experience what I had experienced. (FYI, I was the #2 ranked 17 year old in the world. FIDE used to publish 2 rating lists per year. In the first half, I was #2, 5 rating points behind Ivanchuk and ahead of Anand. In the 2nd half, I was again #2, 5 points behind Anand but ahead of Ivanchuk.) @FIDE_chess

It terrifies me that in a few years people will be running full stack applications with no idea how they work

@DubiousMitch Noooooo, that’s insane!!! Was this in an OTB game?

@elonmusk @BillyM2k Chess won't be fully solved even in 100 years

Glad people are saying something bc I saw the original message saying it”may be as fast or faster” than lambda, and I just assumed I was the stupid one for being confused about that. Literally impossible to run faster when it runs inside the lambda…

@thechessnerd Nh4+ followed by Qg4#

find the cutest mate in two for black 🥰

Am I the only person who’s only gotten this message once ever?

@chessfeels @juliaxrios haha that's soooo sick!!

@angara_ps2c @juliaxrios Hard agree

the birthplace of so many brilliant questioning minds

@bennettchess Drops the d pawn 😳

In an even position, Black was worried about their h-pawn. Why was g6 a blunder? (easy)

@pumplekin If you found it here, maybe now your brain’s primed to find a similar pattern next time in-game!

@angara_ps2c I found it fairly quickly, but only because I knew to look for something. I'd never have found that in a regular game under time pressure.

Can you see it? I found an awesome move here in a time scramble in a bullet game

@MeerMaurits Yup yup!!

@angara_ps2c Rxh7 Kxh7 Qxg6 and mate next move 😁

@alex_kroeger nailed it!

@angara_ps2c rook h7