Ivanchuk may be my favorite player of all time. His wit, his candor, his talent...just seems like a really cool guy. The only other player that I would want to hang out with more would be Miguel Najdorf on account of how he rebuilt his life w/ chess, after losing everything in WWII.

When are you going to start a #chespunks YouTube Channel or a regular Twitch stream?

Give the people what they want, @chessvondoom.bsky.social!

Ah! I see! I will be VERY curious to hear how the camera technology works, then. I love my classic, heavy pieces, too, and am on the brink of embedding the sensors to them that one can purchase from Chessnut. It would be labor intensive, for sure, but worth it to play with those hefty beauties!

The Chessnut e-boards are fantastic. I use them to play all my online rapid & classical games.
Little LED lights in the squares show you where your opponent moves so you don't ever have to look at a digital device. Your moves are detected via sensors & sent via Bluetooth: youtu.be/WPvqZLCmHWE?...

For me, chess puzzles are a "safe" way to strengthen my ability to think creatively in a low-risk way by solving problems similar to what I may run into over the board. I love doing them!