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Max Farberov

9 months

Back in May 2020 when I started working seriously on chess again I was only rated 1900 but set the goal to become a master by the end of 2022. It took an extra year to achieve but I'm proud that I was able to pull it off in the most clutch way possible! 🚀

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

6 months

From a student's game- can you see how white can finish the job?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

Unfortunately I missed the chance to punish my opponent's sloppiness. White to move & win!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

From a student's game- can you see why black's natural move is actually a huge blunder?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Highlight of the Russian coverage of Game 12 of the WCC match on @LevitovChess 😂 Svidler: My dog is also concerned, here she is asking for some food Levitov (host): Does your dog have a sense for the critical moments? Svidler: Yeah Grischuk: Unlike the players

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

GAME OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE? 🤯 Salem reacts to Fedoseev's early h4 provocation in epic style 👊 #SharjahMasters

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Been in poor blitz form lately, missing simple tactics left & right. White to move & win

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

If Twitter shuts down then at least I'll never have to see " @ChessvisionAI scan white" ever again

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Here my IM opponent blitzed out Nd5, overlooking something truly spectacular. White to move

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

On today's episode of "You'll Never Believe a Grandmaster Made this Move in a Classical Game"

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

6 months

A thematic trap in the Rubinstein French that many of my opponents have fallen into, including 1 GM 😳 Can you see the best move for white?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Giving the London its deserved treatment #roadto2600rapid @TheButcherChess

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

When an 82-yr-old IM hits you with a bolt like this you have no choice but to bow in respect

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

When I saw this position live from Reykjavik yesterday there was a certain move that screamed to be played. The GM unfortunately missed it and went on to draw the game. 😮‍💨 How does white win here?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Some tactics are simply hiding in plain sight. Can you spot what my opponent overlooked in this wild blitz game?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

This lichess puzzle has a rating of 2360 😳 Not gonna lie, it took me a min or two to see 😅

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

600 level chess makes me want to rip my hair out 🤦‍♂️ my student's opponent as black resigned in a position in which not only is there no feasible way for them to lose, but they were actually winning 🤯

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

When my non-chess friends ask me why it took over 4 months from the point that I broke 2200 to the point that I received the certificate from @USChess I'll tell them I also had to write a thesis on how to crush the London System ✍️

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Austrian Bundesliga today- black quickly traded queens here and won fairly comfortably but can you see the amazing shot that they missed?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

It finally happened in a real game 🤯 not the smoothest technique but 30 moves later my hours of practice were validated 😤

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

4 months

White to move & not be a tactically oblivious doofus like me

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

The Opera game is great & all, but this is my new favorite game to show beginner chess classes 😲(Donisthorpe-Mundell, London 1892)

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

This is why it's important to know your checkmate patterns 👀 Can you see why taking the pawn on c2 was a blunder in this clash of FMs in the Uruguayan Championship?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Are they fighting over who gets to keep Alireza?

David Llada ♞

@davidllada

3 years

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Lichess is going to make a puzzle out of this aren't they 😭 #blacktomoveanddobetter

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Here's the highlight from my successful post-tournament blitz binge back to 2500 📈 Black to move and punish white's risky king positioning!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Famous last words: "My back rank is safe now"

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

"I will say right away that the amount of egregious errors and very weak games is simply off the scale" Translations of some of former world chess champ Vladimir Kramnik's top criticisms of the 2022 FIDE Candidates as seen in his 2 hour breakdown special on @LevitovChess 👇

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

FIDE found out I like round numbers and decided to bless me this month 🥰

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

2021 Chess Progress Recap 🔽 USCF rating: 1900 ➡️ 2082 (peak 2090) FIDE rating: Unrated ➡️ 1984 (peak 2006) chess com rapid: 2224 ➡️ 2325 (peak 2343) chesscom blitz: 2209 ➡️ 2402 (peak 2519) lichess rapid: 2236 ➡️ 2503 (peak 2584) lichess blitz: 2218 ➡️ 2503 (peak 2516)

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

6 months

Chess is a cruel game- you find a precise forcing line including a bishop sac to reach a position which is winning, but with only one move! Can you find the ridiculous finisher I missed here?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Been waiting on an official standings screenshot but since the CCA takes forever to update their website I'll just have to announce that I won the U2100 section of the Eastern Chess Congress this weekend with a nice little 5/5 😤 #finallyexpert

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

4 months

Can you spot the emphatic sequence to end the game? Black to move!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

11 months

I was today years old when I found out @espn does chess coverage

Vaishali, Vidit win FIDE Grand Swiss; qualify for 2024 Candidates

Vaishali and Vidit took top honours at the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament on Sunday and also qualified for the 2024 Candidates tournament along the way.

www.espn.com

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Recently I had the thought that since I'm approaching my goal of 2200 USCF I should not lose to sub-2000s anymore. A draw here & there is fine, but at least don't lose. Anyway here's me getting blown off the board by an 1800 in a local club G45 earlier this afternoon

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

When you're given a gift of this magnitude by a 2650 in rapid you better not miss it like I did! Black to move & win

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

2100 let's gooo! These next 100 points are going to be a hell of a grind especially since the only tournaments I'll likely get to play for the next 2 months are G40 d5 club events but I'm up for the challenge!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

6 months

The most instructive moment of Round 4 of the Candidates for me was this rook vs pawns ending, where white unfortunately missed the correct path to a win. Can you do better? (warning: the solution is far from intuitive!)

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Black to move and THROW THE GAME COMPLETELY

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Young Ronaldinho vibes

Michiel Abeln

@MichielAbeln

2 years

I just saw this picture on @tatasteelchess and for me it's the best picture of the tournament so far!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 months

In yesterday's Titled Tuesday I got to play a legend of Norwegian chess, Magnus's former coach Simen Agdestein. Luckily for me he missed a chance to punish my sloppiness, can you see why the last move is a huge blunder?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

This still doesn't feel quite real, therefore I'm retiring from blitz indefinitely to focus on making gains in a rating that actually counts for something..

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

This game from the Bundesliga yesterday caught my eye, Shevchenko plays the 10th most popular move against the Najdorf, then casually sacs a piece & proceeds to crush his veteran opponent 👊

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Nepo giving off big "I'm just here so I don't get fined" vibes in the World Chess Championship press conference

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Eastern Open, a tournament in which I: ♟️ Beat my first ever IM OTB ♟️ Had my highest performance rating to date (2349) ♟️ Had my biggest tournament rating gain of 2022 ♟️ Still left ruing missed opportunities & motivated to keep improving and play even better in 2023!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

Hans Niemann off to a 2/2 start in the Sharjah Masters after capitalizes on his opponent's opening mistake to initiate a brutal king hunt 🔥

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Was looking back at some of my rapid games of the past year and realized I played a kid who recently won the Indian U12 National Championship 🏆 He was 1350 FIDE at the time I played him in October. He's now 1700 FIDE. Meanwhile on lichess he's 2600 blitz & rapid & 2800 bullet 👀

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

My 10 year old student said the mass of bunched up pieces looks like a cow and now I can't unsee it

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Yesterday a 1300 student inadvertently put me onto a cool trap in the main line Petrov. Can you see why Qxc3 by black would be a blunder?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Missed a disgusting knockout blow against an IM in blitz 😩 White to move, see if you can spot it

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Outdoor chess > online chess

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Just want to recognize what an awesome job @chess_dojo has done over the past year in terms of connecting chess players across the globe. I've played training games with people from Mexico, Canada, Brazil, England, Croatia, Serbia, India, Australia & many more countries. Amazing!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

A variation from my rapid game this morning- I assumed this position would just be lost but can you find the saving resource I missed?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Nothing to see here, just the typical boring Berlin draw #SPICECup2022

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

4 years

One of the sickest forced checkmates I've ever seen, white to move & win (from Abdulov-Muradli, Nakhchivan Open 2017)

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

US Amateur Team East Day 3: Had to settle for a draw against a 1900 in round 5 after squandering a big advantage, but finished strong by dispatching a tired 2160 in the final round. A decent tournament for myself but an amazing one for the team which finished with 5/6!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

I agree with GM Miro on @64Podcast , Magnus's underperformance in this year's Tata Steel can single handedly be attributed to his subpar grooming. Only if he brings back his 2019 look will he have any chance of breaking 2900 #NoFadeNoGain

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Found a cool idea against the Qd6 Scandinavian that even many GMs aren't aware of, instead of the safe Be3 in this position white can opt for the more aggressive Bf4, after which Qxd4 will be met by Nb5! and if cxb5 Bxb5+ Nbd7 Qxb7 and white has a strong attack #crushthescandi

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Very cool idea here from the Olympiad for People with Disabilities, white to move & win (Hint: 👑🚶)

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

In Titled Tuesday this morning Magnus was lost out of the opening but Hikaru missed a big chance here! How can white take advantage of black's terrible piece coordination?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Most normal position in elementary after school chess class

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

4 months

The one rating point I picked up this past weekend may not seem like much on its own but it means I've now gained exactly 100 USCF in the past 6 months!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Had a new student come in at the chess school I teach at, younger brother of a girl in my other class. This kid is 4 & already knows all the rules, basic principles, and can spot checks & captures ⚡️ quick. And then I wonder how these kids are experts by the time they're 10 🤔

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Decided to practice this endgame against my student today (1600 rapid on lichess) and reminded him not to rush. In this position he blitzes out Kf4 walking into Ne2 but to my shock after Kf3 Nxg1 Kxf2 the knight is trapped and black is still winning 😲

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

It took 8 months but I'm finally (almost) back to my peak USCF rating. With 5-6 more tournaments planned in 2023 the goal remains to break 2200 by the end of the year. Let's get after it! ♟️📈

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Well damn, what am I supposed to do now #harmony

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

World Open U2200 Day 3 recap: Round 4: Another smooth positional outplay vs sub-2000 kid Round 5: A long battle vs 2000 WCM where I was slightly better all game but she defended well & held the draw 🤝 Currently on 3.5/5, 40th out of 270+ people with 4 more rounds to go!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

An 18 year old FM came within a hair of defeating a top 50 GM in the opening round of Serbia Open but made the mistake we've all made before of moving too quick in the endgame without calculating 😮‍💨How does black win?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Who in the world could show up to the board in a salmon colored jacket, play an obscure novelty in one of the most notoriously dry openings in chess & crush their 2750 opponent in under 30 moves? Only Richard Rapport

chess24

@chess24com

2 years

Duda resigns, and Richard Rapport has won his 1st game of the #FIDECandidates to get back to 50%! #c24live

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Post Eastern Chess Congress reflections: despite my performance I'm not overly pleased with my actual play throughout the tournament, there's a lot of areas that still need improvement moving forward. With that said, expert status is officially achieved, next goal is 2100 📈

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Its amazing the kinds of tactics you can uncover just by reviewing your blitz games- what could be better than playing Rc8 on autopilot 🤔

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

10 months

Alekseenko has been struggling at Sunway Sitges (4.5/7) but here he found a nasty combination to enter a winning endgame! White to move

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Just touched down in North Carolina for my final tournament of the year, the Charlotte Open (U2200) which begins in just a few hours. Good luck to anyone else ending their year with some ♟ action!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Theodorou absolutely destroyed Abasov in the final round of the @STLChessClub Fall Classic but can you find the mate that he missed? Black to move!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Another day, another bizarre blitz opening discovery- I present to you the Sicilian Mongoose Variation 🦫

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

The legend Ivanchuk showed his class today by outplaying his opponent in a long & complicated time scramble. Can you see why black's last move was a blunder? #DubaiPoliceGobalChessChallenge

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Solid performance in the National Chess Congress in Philly this past weekend, despite getting black 4 times & white only twice managed to hit my goal score of 4.5/6 in the U2200 section & take another step up the rating ladder!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

T-minus 24 hours until the biggest chess event of the year so far- the 2022 World Open! This will be my 2nd ever campaign in an intense & grueling 9 round tournament, the field this year is absolutely stacked with 240 participants ft. experienced masters & very strong experts 📈

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

One of the most frustrating things about short time controls is when your intuition screams that you're winning but you don't have quite enough time to figure out how. White to move, what did I miss?

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

9 months

In Vegas with my friend @ro_ro_roms for the North American Open (U2300) which starts tonight! 7 Classical Games left to finish the year strong 💪

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

5 months

Had Fedoseev not resigned in this position, the game would've ended 31. Kxc1 Bf4+ 32. Kd1 c2+ 33. Ke1 c1=Q+ 34. Kf2 Qe3+ 35. Kg2 Qg3#

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Would you just take the pawn on d6 without thinking twice, be honest

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

My latest podcast appearance is out now! We discussed a bit of my chess background & recent successes as well as my training philosophy and improvement methods. Was a pleasure to be on @DoctorScull 's show!

Ep. 14 Max (2000 USCF)

Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Is there a potion you can drink that'll get you to consider backwards knight moves? If so I desperately need it

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Right around this time last year I finished my fourth year of college & decided to start working seriously on my chess- what a year its been! #chessgainz

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

One of my favorite things in chess is punishing people who think they can grab a bunch of space AND execute a kingside attack #youreachiteach

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

T-minus 48 hours until the World Open kicks off in Philly! Going to be a tough tournament with definitely a lot of underrated kids in the field but my goal for the Expert (U2200) section is 6.5/9 & a 2200 performance rating, as if I was going for an NM norm lol

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Since watching a @chess_dojo US Chess School lecture by GM Perelshteyn last year about attacking in IQP positions, I've used this idea to beat the same CM two times, in the exact same way 👀🤯

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

My middle school chess student: "I recently realized that I play best at certain times of the day" Me: "And what time is that?" Student: "Between 2nd and 5th period"

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Blitz move of the day 🔥 can you see the sneaky idea behind it that my opponent totally missed? 🧐

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Charlotte Open U2200 final recap: Finished with an underwhelming 4/7, suffered a frustrating loss in Round 6 after losing control of a good position against a 1900. At least got to finish on a high by checkmating a seasoned expert in the final round. Lots to work on next year!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Played in the NJ Open for the first time in 7 years this weekend, and the first time ever in the top section. Finished with 3.5/6 (3 wins 2 losses 1 bye). Felt good to be back in action on home turf!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Uhhhh what

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

Off to a cracking start in the tournament, managed to snag my highest ever OTB victory by far, 2160 FIDE & 2430 USCF provisional. We traded into a complicated endgame early on & I just managed to outplay him. Taking a bye for tomorrow morning, will be back Sat night on 1.5/2!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

1 year

Underappreciated move of the World Cup R2 Tiebreaks

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

3 years

With two weeks to go until my next big event, Open at Foxwoods U2200, OTB training is back in full swing and so are warm weather porch shots 😤

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

A solid result this past weekend, felt good to return to form after my disastrous last tournament. Apart from the one endgame mishap I didn't make any real blunders which gives me a nice boost of confidence going into World Open in 2.5 weeks!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

This past week I competed in the 9th Washington International in Rockville, MD. The tournament was an great experience and I finished 7th (tied for 3rd) in the Premier (U2350) section with 6/9 (+6/-3). Shout out to my friend @ro_ro_roms for winning with 8/9!

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Max Farberov

@ChessGainz

2 years

Chess player memory problems 👇 During the game: Recalled 12 moves of theory involving a transposition from one opening into another After the game: Scoured the entire hotel looking for my car keys, not realizing I had put them in my backpack right before the round started

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