von Gottschall

Insights, rants, and other paraphernalia related to chess. If you’re interested in what an intermediate adult player has to say about improvement (something is better than nothing; more is better than less). I’ll try to collect everything in this thread. 👇🤟🫶

@BishopPair Fantastic! Congratulations!

Disappointing final weekend where I failed to convert two completely winning positions, but I’m happy with an unbeaten 7/9 in the 4ncl this season!

@NewInChess Lol

@vonGottschall Not mate in one though?!

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@HaussernotC 1. Qg8 1… Qxg8 2.Nxg8# 1… g6 2. Qxg6 # 1… gxf6 2. Qg5 # Super nice!

White to move, mate in 2 (Difficult!) 👀

@AjedrezGuy f5

@AjedrezGuy Lol, of course 😅

¿Mejor movimiento para las negras? #chess #ajedrez #chesspunks

@HaussernotC Qc4+ Kxc4, Nb6 # (tricky)

White to move, mate in 2. Can you solve it? 👀

"I have won many games that have not made me happy; and when I lose, I am also not happy. My friends ask 'so when are you happy?' That's the way chess is; you are happy only rarely; the rest is grief" Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Inside Chess, 1993)

@hellokostya Good luck!

Made it to Orosei to play the Sardinia Open ♟️ Wish me luck! Coverage around 3:30 CEST on twitch.tv/chessdojo

@atwell_rose Very nice! I didn’t know you played the piano and were training to become a classical pianist. Best wishes!

I was recently interviewed by WGM Sabina Foisor for her "Class in Session" podcast. I talked about my quest for the IM title and my experience at High School Nationals. I had a lot of fun chatting with her, and I hope you like it too! 😃🩷youtube.com/watch?v=t6YiEv…

@RenierCast I'm crying out loud that I've missed the bus.

There are two types of chessplayers Which one are you?

@HaussernotC Qh1-> Qxg7 #

White to move, mate in 2. Can you solve it? 🤔

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I think that Adorjan was one of @GothamChess 's great predecessors in crafting clickbait titles. 😅

@chess_forever_1 Rating doesn’t matter, we all play the same game! Good luck!

My streak is longer than my rating🥲

@FlavioCorpa Amazing! Have fun!

@vonGottschall Now we are in Tokyo! But that photo is in Hokkaido yes 😊

地獄谷は凄かった！

4) I tend to disagree with tagging books by rating. A low‑intermediate player won’t be able to absorb everything in a 2200‑level book, but the 15% they do understand might help their improvement more than the 95% they get from a 1200–1400 book.

Insights, rants, and other paraphernalia related to chess. If you’re interested in what an intermediate adult player has to say about improvement (something is better than nothing; more is better than less). I’ll try to collect everything in this thread. 👇🤟🫶

@HaussernotC Rg6

White to move, mate in 2. Can you solve it in under 3 minutes? 👀