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Christof Sielecki

7 months

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@olimpiuurcan 'His Equal'?? Non-cheating Dlugy couldn't even beat me convincingly on the ICC years ago. Gimme a break!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I read in a book that it's good Chess training if you commit full master games to memory... I guess today is a good day to start with an easy one...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 months

@GothamChess People need to stop challenging him to matches, but rather sue the crap out of him! This is getting more insane by each day.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 months

@hellokostya @GMHikaru @MagnusCarlsen Whst time zone are you in? Standard Moon time ?! 🤡

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

9 months

@GothamChess You and other content creators have done so much for Chess than Fide or other organizations. Congrats on the book!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

Two conclusions about Yesterday's #BanterBlitzCup final. 1. Magnus vs. Alireza will be THE rivalry of the 2020s 2. The banter format is genius. Watching the ups and downs from the player's perspective, with all the psychology in play, is pure gold. More of that, please!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

1 year

I won the @chessable Author of the Year award! Yay! If you'd like to know more about my journey as an author, have a look here:

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I deleted my earlier tweet about Carlsen's withdrawal as it could be easily misunderstood as an accusation of cheating coming from myself. That was not intended and I apologize for giving that impression.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@chesscom @MagnusCarlsen Regular people go to the ATM to get some cash from their own bank account - Magnus just joins Titled Tuesday to withdraw some from Chesscom :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

5 months

#FreestyleChess is the first time I have watched this variant more closely, and also the last time. It's pointless to see the best players play trash positions for hours. Impossible to make it engaging for beginners, too. It hasn't gained any traction for decades for reasons.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

We are all doomed. Stockfish 15 'thinks' that 6...a5 is a good move here.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

A nice way to end tonight's blitz session... in particular, if you have prepared the whole sequence beforehand :-) @chessable

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

Even after those two nailbiters in the semis of the @MagnusCarlsen Invitational, there will be some people who think a game of Chess has to last 6 hours and needs to be played in some godforsaken place in the middle of nowhere. Well, why exactly? #FutureOfChessStartsNow

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

'Keep It Simple for Black' just won the @Chessable Awards!

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@chessable

2 years

The winners have been announced!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Chess is game with a REALLY tough final boss fight…

Champions Chess Tour

@ChampChessTour

2 years

Another win for the World Champ, and what a game that was! 😵‍💫 #ChessChamps

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I guess Hikaru was a good Wildcard after all :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just answered a student's question on @Chessable about this position. The question was 'Black has 6 moves to defend the b-pawn. What makes the most sense strategically?' It's surprisingly instructive to study in some detail. What do you think?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

8 months

@ChessProblem Or just imagine Karjakin plays 30 games in Russia, against some muppets and scores like undefeated +15 to just get the spot. Wait... we had that one before...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I had this position yesterday in a 3+2 Blitz game with 6 seconds left. I played ...Qe2+ and after Kh1 repeated with Qe4+ and a draw. Do you find something better, maybe even in 6 seconds...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Have a look at this slightly unusual endgame. Without comp help, just your human perspective, what's your evaluation?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Evgeny Sveshnikov has passed away - RIP. He had a huge impact on Chess theory, not only for the Sicilian line that bears his name. In the 1970s his research was revolutionary and avant-garde - today we know that his trademark Sicilian line is one of the very best replies to 1.e4!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Wow, Duda is not losing this game?! Defense in modern Chess is incredible. A key difference to Chess in former times!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@lularobs Chess had some strange people. One of the best statements I ever received after I won a game was the following. My opponent said that he played all the mistakes on purpose to test if I'd be able to find the refutation. Otherwise, the game would have been a boring win for him...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

No, Magnus! It's 9...Re8 in my @Chessable KIS for Black course, not 9...Ne8 - Maybe he just wants to show that he knows how the knight moves...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just had this position in a Blitz game. You should NOT play 'hope chess', but I still couldn't resist playing 1.Bd3 here. Unfortunately, my opponent spotted the idea. What happens after 1.Bd3 dxc4?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Have you ever wondered why they never tried to invite 8 players to Wimbledon and play Round Robin tennis? Because it‘s a stupid idea - as stupid as this format for the Candidates. Why does Chess keep terrible formats all the time?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I want to share exciting news with you. A 2nd edition of 'Keep it Simple: 1.e4' is currently in the works and planned to be released around Christmas this year on @Chessable ! I look forward to analyzing, writing and recording a worthy successor to the 2018 classic.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

No work progress - I keep looking at the windows desktop all the time…

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Thanks a lot for the interest and the many correct replies. Here's the reply I posted on @Chessable . It's too long to post as tweets, hope it works well with a screenshot.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

How am I supposed to work, when Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet and Magnus Carlsen crack jokes on an Anish Giri match?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

My classic @Chessable course Keep It Simple: 1.e4 just got updated with 19 more model games and 7 extra hours of video. All students get these updates without any additional fees - it launched in 2018 with 19h of video, now it's about 30h!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

My resolution to play less Blitz in 2022 is going well. Down from 17.4 games on average daily to 16.4. Yay! Atomic Habits, right? Start small, win big :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Perspective: Let's say I'd know the rules of Go, but not more. Who would I watch? A Go professional, or a Chess GM being in my shoes? Well, the Chess guy that I know, obviously. This is why #PogChamps3 works and reaches millions of people! GMs at LoL or Fortnite playing Chess!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just made the mistake of letting Stockfish examine this position while I was away doing laundry. It's Black to move, and the bloody thing suggests 5...a5?!?! 6.h3 h6 7.d3 g5 as the best line. Seriously? I kind of get ...h6 and ...g5, but what is 5...a5 doing? Help!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@ChessProblem The game against Short was short and there were no testicles involved on either side.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Ahhh… ☕️☕️☕️

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I am not sure about many things, in general. But one thing I am sure about: no one, absolutely no one, fully understands the move order subtleties in the Slow Italian.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@GothamChess Waiting for 25 mins, then 10 mins of play is not ideal, either.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@ChessProblem @srinathchess I got my final IM norm with it. Still remember waiting for Black to move and hoping for …Nbd7 to happen 😀

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I made my first Chessable course in 2016, when Chessable was 3 persons: @simplydt , @fins and Ted. Amazing to see the journey so far and what's yet to come!

Geert van der Velde

@blackatlantic

3 years

I’m just glad you didn’t keep @chessable a secret forever @simplydt . Thank you for what you’ve built and grew over the years. And big ups to @fins0905 for being there from the start too, to help David realize the vision to where we are today! Proud of this 👇

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I am Back for Black!

Chessable

@chessable

3 years

The long-awaited Keep it Simple for Black is OUT! Easy to learn, super solid, AND covers everything white players can throw at you! A full black repertoire against everything from 1. e4 to the dreaded 1. b3 by @ChessExplained . Out today:

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Don't you hate people who retweet their correct predictions? Unfortunately, I am one of those people...

Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

@howlingmadbenji I see Magnus as an 80% favorite. IMHO Nepo is the relatively weakest challenger he will face in a match, compared to the four matches he has already won.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@TarjeiJS Super important, really. It takes them 3 hours and 20 mins to play 6 Blitz games and the move transmission is garbage. Right, better take care of wrong shirts.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I am 100% sure I'd lose the current Magnus-Nepo game from both sides. With White, I'd bungle the compensation. With Black, I'd just get annihilated because of all the weaknesses. Really tense and cool game! We might see a win today and no draw! #FIDEMatch2021 #CarlsenNepo

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Putting the finishing touches on my current @chessable project, I just saw that after 1.e4 c5 2.f4 Stockfish things that 2...Nh6!? is a good reply when 3.g4 d5 4.g5 Ng8 is the main line. And no, that's NOT my recommendation for Black :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Do I have to play 1.b3 now in every game? Is it perhaps acceptable to go 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.b3!? @adhibanchess @chessable

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Heya! The #ChessOlympiad2022 sale on @Chessable features some of my best courses. Check them out! Also, give this one a like and retweet if you appreciate my professional artwork below. Thanks!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

5 months

Great News! 'My First Opening Repertoire 1.e4' has won the Chessable Award for the Best Beginner Course! I also got two runner-ups, for Best Course Support and Best Presentator, which I value highly. Thank you so much! There is a sale for my courses at:

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just looked through an old game of mine. I played GM Krogius in 1994. It was a draw, and I always thought it was a reasonable game. If you have fond memories of old games and don't want them shattered... keep the engine off. We both played terribly, missing the simplest stuff.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Shoutout to fellow @Chessable author @GMAlexColovic for his great course on the King's Indian! I used it to great effect yesterday, surprising my opponent. Here's the finish of the game - Black to move and mate!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 months

@Chessable Authors in the wild! @chesscoachandra

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Working on a new @Chessable course. I have analyzed a line now for about 20 hours that I NEVER considered worth checking. First to guess the first 6 moves correctly gets the final product+vid. Reply here within the next 12 hours. Only one guess, please. I'll DM the winner!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

Just played my final Blitz game of this bloody year, ending on a high note! Happy New Year to all of you!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

This means the commentators have a long day ahead. Magnus in grinding mode.

chess24

@chess24com

3 years

Judit: "I don't understand why Nepo went Ne1. He wants to keep his rook on a1 desperately?" Anish: "Magnus is just blinking. He blinks a little more intensely than normal. Normally it's 1 blink/5 seconds, now 2 blinks/3 sec. Now he's back to the I think I'm slightly better pose"

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@GothamChess You could do great things with this event, but not if it is organized by FIDE. You could get record viewership numbers easily. The Hikaru-Magnus SCC final had more viewers thst the Magnus-Nepo Match already.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

5 years

Yes, I'm very proud to present my new work: Keep It Simple: 1.d4! I dedicated most of my time in the past year to work on this repertoire. And, eventually after a prolonged period of seclusion in a little house by the sea I finished it :-) I hope you enjoy!

Chessable

@chessable

5 years

This is our true king - or, in fact, queen - of opening courses. One that gives you everything you could ever possibly need, in one place, to master 1.d4. IM Christof Sielecki spent a year working on this. And it's without a doubt our biggest release yet.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

8 months

@3mpir3_t3tra For improving at Chess, you can ignore all books written before 2000. You will miss out on Chess culture, but it won’t matter for your playing level.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I CAN'T CREATE MEMES BECAUSE I AM TOO STUPID TO EVEN PUT TEXT IN PICTURES. BUT WITH THIS ONE, I CAN JUST TYPE IT ON TWITTER.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Yes, there sre plenty of excellent female commentators… but they probably aren’t friends of Sutovsky‘s.

Susan Polgar

@SusanPolgar

2 years

@fionchetta Has there been an apology and action from @FIDE_chess ? @ECUonline @WOMChess BTW, I never understood why there is a need for a male commentator for an all female event. There are plenty of excellent female commentators out there.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Oh man, after analyzing the Petroff for 6 hours straight, it's time for something cheerful. Music recommendations, anyone?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I am on precisely 4999 followers right now. Just saying...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

10 months

The perfect chocolate ad does not ex…

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

What?? They really got Cousin Vinny involved?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

OK, I just watched one minute of Four Player Chess and estimate my rating at this game at about -200, at best. I am completely confused...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Currently catching up on my @Chessable course support. It's astonishing how many questions pop up because of fears about pawn structure 'weaknesses', like doubled pawns. I wonder how these common misjudgements arise? Bad books? Prejudices that arise from early chess lessons?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@TarjeiJS Not as 'embarrassing' as Barden's articles, which get worse and worse.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Follow-up on yesterday's announcement on the 2nd edition of 'Keep It Simple: 1.e4'. I started my work with some easy prey and refuted the Scandi. Nice one!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 months

So Pragg and Alireza play basically losing lines with Black?! Really? Or has there been some memo I didn't get?!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

10 months

Are you looking for a compact, beginner-friendly opening course? My new @chessable release is aimed at players who want to study the opening but avoid excessive workload. It teaches the basic principles and suggests lines that are easy to learn and apply in your games!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

New Year Resolution of this moron: let's cheat in online chess. Well, bye bye to your 3 year old account then.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I wanted to announce my new project 'Lifetime Repertoire: Latvian Gambit' yesterday, but the Bongcloud course on @Chessable got all the attention. Therefore I waited a day for this Breaking News. To keep you busy until the Latvian is out... my current courses are on Easter Sale!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Playing Titled Tuesday for the first time in my life. The best part is: I don't see a Draw or Resign button. Hah, just have to play it out!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Finally watched @NetflixtheQG . I usually avoid all things Chess in movies and TV, so it took me a while to get to it. If you are like me, still give it a chance. It's beautifully done with incredible cinematography and acting. The 1960s were so stylish, it's amazing. Recommended!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

1 year

@szefru_chess working for FIDE

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I am currently going through some 1.e4 sidelines and wondered if there is any 100% sound gambit for Black in the early stages of the game, like up to move 5. The only one that came to mind is the Two Knights Italian with 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 etc. / The Marshall is on move 8.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

@TarjeiJS I think people are used to being told bullshit or hidden messages all the time, for example at the workplace or in relationships. They have a hard time believing someone is just speaking their mind, unfiltered.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Yesterday's epic @CarlsenNepo game featured the setup that I suggested in my @Chessable course Keep it Simple: 1.d4. Magnus opened with 1.d4, 2.Nf3 and 3.g3. It's a solid way to play for a win - might take 136 moves, though!. It's currently on Sale!

Keep It Simple: 1. d4 - Chessable

Study Keep It Simple: 1. d4 on Chessable: the #1 science-backed chess training app to study openings, tactics, strategy and endgames.

www.chessable.com

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Great! More Niemanns, less Chess robots, please :-)

Champions Chess Tour

@ChampChessTour

2 years

"The chess speaks for itself" @HansMokeNiemann like a boss after outplaying the world champ

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

I just learned that tomorrow I will be guest on two streams, by @HariChess and @ginger_gm ! Plus my courses on @chessable will be part of the spring sale tomorrow, so make sure to get them at a discount while you can.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

4 years

@GothamChess You are not Agadmator

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Just finished my first Titled Tuesday on 6/11. Not great, but fun game in the last round.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I had a look at this position and am puzzled that Stockfish 14.1. wants to play 9.a4 here, or a4 after inserting 9.Kh1 or similar moves - the eval of +1.3 is rather expected in general. I don't see the upside of a4 at all. @gmmds Have you seen this idea in your research?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

11 months

When Elder Scrolls 6 comes out, I will take a year off. Not a joke.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

That changes everything! Everything!

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@starnamedstork

3 years

@chessable @ChessExplained

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Just had this position in a Blitz game. White to play!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

6 months

If you don't know this position, you are in for a treat! It is the finale of a crucial variation from Sunye Neto - Kasparov, Graz 1981. This game features in my recently released @chessable course to illustrate the Tarrasch Defence. Black to play and win!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@EmilSutovsky You are really that stupid, are you? They can play these moves in a few minutes, as they are easy. Players new to the game learn some basics. It's clearly no problem at all, but beneficial.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

3...d4!? is surprisingly ambitious. Maybe it's the best move, objectively, but Black has more solid alternatives. Interesting game today!

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

Hm, I guess the new LTR was released a tad too late for Esipenko, who just played 15.g3, instead of 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Ne2, which we cover in the course. @chessable

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

In about 4 hours, I will play an OTB league game with Black. Message to my opponent: still time to get this course at a discount and see exactly what I will play :-)

Keep It Simple For Black - Chessable

Study Keep It Simple For Black on Chessable: the #1 science-backed chess training app to study openings, tactics, strategy and endgames.

www.chessable.com

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

11 months

@julesgambit ironically, transitioning to a bishop would help

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just finished my first video recording for 'Keep It Simple: 1.e4 2nd Edition'. You want to start with something easy and refute the Latvian and other obscure stuff :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

@CarlosCalixtoCR In Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson's character says: 'Rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I am never going to find out.' The same applies to me, and looking at 6...a5 :-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Why on earth do they still publish print books for supposed self-improvement that have exercises with the solution printed directly below the diagram? This is so bad, it's ridiculous. Yes, you can try to hide them with a paper - but still makes no sense at all.

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

3 years

If @anishgiri plays the Pirc today and wins, I'll gift my @Chessable course to him and 10 raffle winners. And yes, this is probably not going to happen ;-)

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Doing quality checks of my writing. Is it embarrassing to misspell 'embarrassing' three times in a chapter, each time differently?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

Something for opening nerds in Shakh-Grandelius in Wijk. After 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6!? 5.d4 cxd4 5.exd4 d5 they got to a Caro-Kann Panov. I cover this pet line of GM Rasmus Svane in my 'Keep It Simple for Black' @Chessable course. Can you guess who is Nils' second?

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

2 years

I just found a game on Lichess that went 1.e4 g5 2.d4 f5 3.Qg4 fxg4 0-1 It's likely rating manipulation... or the worst mouse slip ever...

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Christof Sielecki

@ChessExplained

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Explain your @ On July 7,2011 a workmate asked me to explain my thoughts during a game of chess. To share this with him, later this day I started the youtube channel 'Chessexplained', and all other accounts followed.

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