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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

Look at this shit 👽

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 4d

this whole thing made a very bleak morning much better, thank you

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 4d

weird how such minor things stick with you, but for me this was always the first image that came to mind when i thought of him: a calm intelligent young man having a conversation with people who shared his love for our game.

he will be missed

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 4d

..to chat about something political-adjacent, and i thought 'this will go badly' but it didn't, because he was measured and thoughtful, and it was clear the community he built reflected that, because chat was also respectful and on point, which is unheard of in most streams. 2/x

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 4d

i didn't know him well (he beat me in a match during the pandemic, but we didn't get to hang out, and sadly we never really had a chance to cast together) but i always thought he was a very smart and interesting person. i remember i opened his stream late one night and he was just talking.. 1/x

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 4d

this is just horrible. everything is wrong and getting wronger.

may his memory be a blessing.

International Chess Federation Mirror @fide-chess-mirror.bsky.social · 4d

GM Daniel Naroditsky passed away. He was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator. FIDE extends its deepest condolences to Daniel’s family and loved ones.

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oli @olil.bsky.social · 5d

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 7d

this is how i learn that the 'midvale school for the gifted', which to me was just a random print i saw on a friend's tshirt aeons ago, a print i liked a great deal and never forgot (and in fact i still mutter those words to myself when i do something properly stupid) - is a far side cartoon

JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 8d

The only two Far Side cartoons I have imprinted in my memory are Cow Tools and the School for the Gifted one where the kid is pushing a pull door as hard as he can.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 8d

extremely mixed feelings about last night. settling on "it'll be okay if we win the series anyway" because Max Scherzer, among other things, bought me my cat

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 8d

“I’m older than you and you can’t tell me what to do”

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 9d

update

the plastic crow is now laid out in the flower bed coffin, staring straight up with its unseeing eyes
the pecks on its body are deeper and feel more personal

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

somehow missed that yesterday. glgl, maybe i'll watch, i'm always looking to open more live chess tabs

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

Simon, thanks a lot, this is a very unexpected but welcome development i gotta say

let me recover from the seasonal ague and also figure out if I'm ready to look like an absolute muppet, and let's talk?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

a lot more, recently, due to me trying to figure out this coaching thing i keep hearing about. and yeah, you get amazing puzzles from comp prompts in positions that don't look all that complicated at first glance, sometimes

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

it's just of better quality i think, and yeah, having to watch far fewer short draws was a massive improvement even before this crop of young uns who all seem to despise playing for equality if they can help it. dunno, i always hedge but this one really does feel pretty clear cut to me

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

i mean, at this point, why the hell not. collect all the 'we're suddenly 0.4 by move 5 instead of 0.03' pokemon

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

that's just a nop from me. there are definitely areas where it is very much true, eg my music taste has barely developed since i was 20ish (I'm not proud of that, but yeah, it's the same few names plus Regina now). but chess is a lot more fun these days, even with all the advances in opening theory.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

the app also logged me out and is refusing to let me back in, which in my current state is an unsolvable problem
might try later

Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

yeah i didn't see be6, and i did spend some time thinking about it

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

i should try one again, but tbh i got stumped so completely the last time it kinda scared me off, and i went, tail between my legs, back to the minutecryptic back catalogue

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

im actually leaning nc6 because i haven't quite solved bd7 qc4. I'm sure we're fine but idk what the clean solution is - maybe Qb6? not in love with that. Nc6 bx bx qz bd7 qc5 rc8 qa3 00 intending to meet nf3 with bh3 seems very playable though, especially in shorter tcs.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah that's a very nice touch

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 10d

saw that earlier. v decent game. i'd have tried very hard not to play nd7 is my one quibble. both bd7 and nc6 seem fine, and that knight rarely belongs on b6 if c6 is available. both of those part with material though.

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 11d

i think the answer is online chess xd
it (re)introduced chess to the audience we probably would never reach otherwise, gave youngsters direct assess to the best players in the world, there's a lot of positives you can list (commentary, anyone?)
the negatives aren't very hidden either though

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Peter Svidler @polborta.bsky.social · 11d

you're still ok after kg8 (i think?) but yeah you'd have needed to regain your bearings quite quickly

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