This question was posed to me, and I was surprised that I could not find a solution (as I thought that all rook tours [open or closed] were possible). Starting from a8, could a rook visit every square on the board once, ending on f3? ... read full post
Hey, I've been studying my chess openings lately, and realized that it was rather hard to visualize the board from a series of algebraic notation. ... read full post
basically, I have a lot of anxiety when playing with people, and my ranking is around 600ish, but whenever i play a bot the analysis suggests that i paid played at level 1100 or 1500. ... read full post
Just got this puzzle on Lichess and there's a gorgeous reply to this check threat from white.
Jerry is the best :)
He has passed at age 88, cause not specified.
AP report: https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/boris-spassky-soviet-chess-champion-who-lost-20192861.php
8 games, 60 minutes + 30 second increment for Benjamin, i.e. classical TC though a bit quicker than some. Benjamin gets N odds in all games. Leela will play at bullet speed. The hardware is not specified in the thread I linked. Leela will apparently be running a network specially trained to play with knight odds. Match will be livestreamed on Youtube with GM Matthew Sadler commentating. It will take place over 3 days, January 25 through 27th. ... read full post
Comment on Ding posting he's wearing glasses for the first time : ... read full post
I mostly just have time for puzzles, as you can tell
