Maurits van der Meer
@meermaurits.bsky.social
Basketball fan. Occasional mathematician and statistician. I solve chess puzzles. #chesspunks
Here is the full game. As you can see, it ended in a draw - I was quite happy with that as I felt I was losing at some point in the middle. But since this was the final, a blitz tiebreak had to be played. Obviously, I immediately offered to share the cup, but they refused...
June 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Here is the full game. As you can see, it ended in a draw - I was quite happy with that as I felt I was losing at some point in the middle. But since this was the final, a blitz tiebreak had to be played. Obviously, I immediately offered to share the cup, but they refused...
A little bit later, I was able to trade some pieces. Can we defend this position?
June 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A little bit later, I was able to trade some pieces. Can we defend this position?
White is creating more threats - both against my pawns and against my king. What to do?
June 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
White is creating more threats - both against my pawns and against my king. What to do?
And once again, the white pieces have improved and the black pieces look terrible. Is there any hope left? What would you play?
June 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
And once again, the white pieces have improved and the black pieces look terrible. Is there any hope left? What would you play?
The white pieces are becoming more active and I'm not sure that black's positions makes sense right now. Here I was starting to get nervous that I was losing control... What would you play?
June 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The white pieces are becoming more active and I'm not sure that black's positions makes sense right now. Here I was starting to get nervous that I was losing control... What would you play?
Now, white's rook is suddenly quite active. Here I felt that I was starting to get into trouble. What should we do?
June 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Now, white's rook is suddenly quite active. Here I felt that I was starting to get into trouble. What should we do?
I tried to generate some play on the kingside, but it appears that White has shut that down. What do we do now?
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I tried to generate some play on the kingside, but it appears that White has shut that down. What do we do now?
Once again, white is offering a trade. What do we play?
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Once again, white is offering a trade. What do we play?
A bit later, white is offering a trade of knights. Do we accept?
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A bit later, white is offering a trade of knights. Do we accept?
White is threatening our knight, and also to ruin the pawns in front of our king when we move the knight. What to play?
June 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
White is threatening our knight, and also to ruin the pawns in front of our king when we move the knight. What to play?
The queens have just been traded. What would you do here?
June 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The queens have just been traded. What would you do here?
Yesterday I played the Final of my club's cup. Here we are with my club's oldest member making the ceremonial first move. Shoutout to my "sponsor" @chessable.com @patty43.bsky.social 😉
See below for some positions #chesspunks
See below for some positions #chesspunks
June 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yesterday I played the Final of my club's cup. Here we are with my club's oldest member making the ceremonial first move. Shoutout to my "sponsor" @chessable.com @patty43.bsky.social 😉
See below for some positions #chesspunks
See below for some positions #chesspunks
And here is the full game. Enjoy! 😁
May 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
And here is the full game. Enjoy! 😁
And the final position to think about. Things are looking good for white. However, there is only one move to keep the advantage! What would you play?
May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
And the final position to think about. Things are looking good for white. However, there is only one move to keep the advantage! What would you play?
We've trapped black's rook, but we're not out of danger yet. How would you play from here?
May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We've trapped black's rook, but we're not out of danger yet. How would you play from here?
A little bit later, we were able to trade the rook. Where do we go from here?
May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A little bit later, we were able to trade the rook. Where do we go from here?
Black has now entered our position with their rook. Where do we go with our king?
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Black has now entered our position with their rook. Where do we go with our king?
The knight continues its journey. I believe this was a mistake, as it was well placed on c6. How do we respond?
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The knight continues its journey. I believe this was a mistake, as it was well placed on c6. How do we respond?
Black is looking to reroute their knight. This was an unexpectedly annoying plan to deal with. What would you play?
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Black is looking to reroute their knight. This was an unexpectedly annoying plan to deal with. What would you play?
After some creative play on the h-file, black is now looking to open the position with this pawn break. How do we respond?
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
After some creative play on the h-file, black is now looking to open the position with this pawn break. How do we respond?
A little bit later, black just played Rab8. How would you respond?
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A little bit later, black just played Rab8. How would you respond?
And then all the pieces were traded, and we're in this queenless middlegame. How would you evaluate this position? And what is your plan?
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
And then all the pieces were traded, and we're in this queenless middlegame. How would you evaluate this position? And what is your plan?
Wow, that escalated quickly! Black has a lot of pressure on d2. How would you continue?
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Wow, that escalated quickly! Black has a lot of pressure on d2. How would you continue?
A new game at the club, and quite a complicated one 😅 Let's dive in!
Here I was already out of book. What would you play with the white pieces?
#chesspunks
Here I was already out of book. What would you play with the white pieces?
#chesspunks
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A new game at the club, and quite a complicated one 😅 Let's dive in!
Here I was already out of book. What would you play with the white pieces?
#chesspunks
Here I was already out of book. What would you play with the white pieces?
#chesspunks
After my opponent's unsound sacrifice, finding a couple of accurate defensive moves was enough, and I converted the extra piece pretty smoothly. See the full game below!
April 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
After my opponent's unsound sacrifice, finding a couple of accurate defensive moves was enough, and I converted the extra piece pretty smoothly. See the full game below!