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Alex Colovic

7 months

The Problem of Growth.

I don’t write on this blog often and the main reason is the problem of growth and reach. In this post I’d like to give you an idea what I do lately and tell you about my other outlets where I write...

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

The end of the Olympiad. Thank you Chennai, thank you India. ❤️

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Alex Colovic

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2 years

The chess bridge in Chennai. #ChessOlympaid2022 #ChennaiChess2022

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Alex Colovic

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5 months

The guy doesn't understand that it's irrelavant if chess is solved or not. No human will be able to remember "the solution" so they will continue to play between themselves.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

5 months

@BillyM2k I have to say that if he did use Stockfish butt vibes, he deserved to win. At least once. Computers are so much better than humans at chess, it’s absurd. I predict that chess will be essentially fully solved (like checkers) within 10 years.

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Alex Colovic

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11 months

On the chess plane with the winner of #FIDEGrandSwiss @vidit

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Alex Colovic

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1 year

Anand was never the target. Giri was. Target achieved. The only way remains up. #GukeshD #FIDEWorldCup

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Alex Colovic

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2 years

India.❤️ An improbable balancing act.

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Alex Colovic

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1 year

@GothamChess You are lucky you weren't around when people were waiting for Fischer to be "back soon."

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Alex Colovic

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2 years

Happy in the Indian Ocean.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 months

If Nepo wins the #FIDECandidates , will he change his title to Candidate Master?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 months

Looking at the rating list and wondering, are guys like Dominguez, Ding, Giri, Duda, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Vachier, ever coming back to the top 10?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

14 days

Funny, it says Gukesh beat Fedoseev, but I still see the game in progress. What's the point of 15-minute delay if FIDE itself publishes the results disregarding it?

International Chess Federation

@FIDE_chess

14 days

🇮🇳 India wins the 45th FIDE #ChessOlympiad ! 🏆 ♟️ Congratulations to Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Srinath Narayanan (Captain)! 👏 👏 Gukesh D beats Vladimir Fedoseev, and Arjun Erigaisi prevails against Jan Subelj; India

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Rooting for @anishgiri to make it to the Candidates. Who's with me?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

Do others also find Kramnik's tweets difficult to read because of absence of punctuation, bad grammar and spelling mistakes?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

Giri is the most congratulated player ever to win Wijk.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Kramnik joins Twitter and gets 2k followers in matter of hours. I cannot get to 3k in almost 10 years! How about several k as a Christmas present? Merry Christmas everyone!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

If there are things that even Carlsen is afraid to speak about, then something is definitely rotten in our chess kingdom.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

Such an amazing guy, @rajachess

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Alex Colovic

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6 months

@ChessProblem You forgot to mention his chess title, MK (master kandidate).

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Firouzja has withdrawn from the World Rapid and Blitz. It must be because the strict dress code offended his fine fashion sense.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

@EmilSutovsky and @PHChess keep repeating "let's debate" but it never happens. So here's an idea: in Chennai, in a live studio with both of them present, hosted by @sagarchess1 and broadcast by @ChessbaseIndia . Let's make this happen, the world will be watching.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

@anishgiri Your turn to do the same mate! Give us a good Samarkand and you can still see the fruits of your hard work rewarded!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

11 months

What is the secret of the Indian chess players? Why are they so good? I was there when the first wave hit. It was in 2006, at the open tournament in Sort, Spain. A large group of Indian players arrived to play the opens in Catalunya, including @TaniaSachdev , @parimarjan ,

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

18 days

It has always been a dream of mine to be published by @NewInChess . Today that dream came true. My @chessable course on Capablanca's endgames became a book. What a day!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

8 months

@agadmator There can be only one. Anish Giri.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

The idea of the Italian is to obtain positions from the Spanish without playing the Spanish. #modernchess

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

5 months

Don't just tweet, get @ChessbaseIndia organise a debate with you, @EmilSutovsky , @FabianoCaruana and @PHChess and let us see things get better.

Anish Giri

@anishgiri

5 months

FIDE motto: If it is broken, don't fix it.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 months

Garry always had his own definitions, but this time he's wrong. The World Championship match is the final of the World Championship cycle. The strongest players may not necessarily qualify for it.

chess24

@chess24com

3 months

Kasparov on the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match: "The world championship match is the match between the two strongest players. Definitely, that's not the case... it's an interesting match. I can hardly call it a world championship." #GrandChessTour

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

I've been reading lately of largely decreased visibility of tweets. To check, can I please ask you to like this message if you see it? I'm curious to find out how many people actually see my tweets. Thank you!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 months

I've read a lot of gurus recommend waking up at 4am or 5am to reap unbelievable benefits in life. I've tried it more than once and I can confidently say that these unbelievable benefits are also available to those who wake up at 10am, which would be my recommendation.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

First he withdrew from the WCh match, then he sold his company, now he withdrew from a tournament. I hope this is just a coincidence.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

5 months

What Kramnik has shown us in recent times are 2 things: 1. We do not (and cannot) know for sure how much cheating occurs online. 2. It is impossible to catch (smart) cheaters based only on statistics.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 years

Dress code at #ECCC2018 #ECCC2018 #ECC2018 . Luckily this guy isn't Canadian and Zurab isn't around.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

29 days

Has anyone considered the implications of Carlsen losing to Niemann?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

It's a 10th time that Carlsen uses my recommended 3.Bc4 against the Sicilian. His score so far: 8 wins and 1 loss (the game today is still in progress). All the details to be found in my @chessable 1.e4 Simplified course.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 months

The real question isn't about the quality of Indian chess prodigies, as their exceptional performance in #FIDECandidates clearly demonstrated. Rather, it's about when (not if!) we will see an all-Indian World Championship match. #Gukesh

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

So happy and proud of my excellent friend GM Neelotpal to have the greatest honour of a torch-bearer!

ChessBase India

@ChessbaseIndia

2 years

Vishnu, Akash ( @gakashchess ) and Neelotpal relay the Chess Olympiad Torch from Kerala to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 months

""It's missing some people for sure. Abdusattorov with his recent results. You can argue people like Wesley So, Anish Giri, even with their fairly obvious psychological shortcomings." - Carlsen. Which "fairly obvious psychological shortcomings" does Anish Giri have?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

This #clashofclaims has been a total disaster. Imagine a bug that forces poor Kramnik to play the French game after game, while desperately trying to play 1...e5 and the Berlin instead. I sense the machinations of a certain Ambassador trying to promote their @chessable course

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

Thank you everybody who helped me push past Carlsen's dream rating of 2900. The dream to reach 3K followers will have to be postponed for 2024. As the New Year is around the corner, I'd like to present you all with a small gift, something that is close to my heart. (1/2)

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 months

Each country has their way to compose their teams for the chess Olympiad. My federation and their coach chose not to even ask any of the players above 2400 and chose 2300-rated ones (in addition to one imported GM) who will play practically for free. Representing one's country is

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

@TarjeiJS He was being extremely polite with that wording.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Instead of going to Facebook, Kramnik should just reactivate his Twitter account.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

Amusing scenario: Carlsen agrees to play Nepo, wins again, then Nepo goes back and wins a third Candidates.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

Tal and I.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

@GothamChess Promote the dog to become a bestseller.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

@anishgiri If you used "life" instead of "childhood" it would have sounded much more dramatic.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

11 months

The Rook. @GothamChess #FIDEGrandSwiss #isleofman

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 years

Happy to announce that I have been elected the new #ACP President.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

So much for healthy food that helps the brain and prepare it for such a demanding work like a game of chess.

chess24

@chess24com

4 months

Nakamura: "It's pretty funny to see Magnus... in the back room eating, he spent like 13 minutes eating noodles, salad and a big pepperoni pizza" 🍕 #NorwayChess

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

People stopped playing the QID because of the line we see in Giri-Carlsen. While objectively fine for Black, it was uncomfortable to suffer White's initiative. Let's see Carlsen's reasons for doing so. #TataSteelChess #tatasteel

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

The worst part of this match is that people will get the idea that you can become a World Champion by playing the London. #NepoDing #WorldChessChampionship

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

@TarjeiJS He must be bringing Giri on the team. Cannot get more "different" than that.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 month

Is there anybody willing to bet on Ding Liren in the upcoming match that he will retain the title?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

Me: "Is chess a complicated game?" 9yo: "No, of course not, it's not complicated, unless you understand it."

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

@GothamChess I am genuinely curious what is wrong with AirBnBs for chess tournaments. Would you care to share?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

I don't understand, why are they organising these tournaments if the players don't feel like playing? Even money doesn't motivate them while the rest of the world can only drool at those prizes. #Chesschamps #FTXCryptoCup

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 years

@chess24com I want a classical World Champion. Usually the public knows who the best player is.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

@GothamChess Man, you are new in this thing called chess.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

@anandmahindra @ChessbaseIndia @rpragchess By sheer coincidence, yesterday I helped Pragg's mom and relatives enter the venue at #FIDEWorldRapid in Dusseldorf. They didn't have badges to pass through security so I vouched for them and let them through. A small gesture to help a great family reunite while Pragg was giving

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

Thank you everybody for the follows. Now my number of followers is slightly higher than Magnus Carlsen's rating.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

Amazing precision by Radjabov! His drawing strategy worked like clockwork: he remained 10th in the world, a whopping 0.1 points ahead of Rapport on 11th! Definitely new invitations are pouring in.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Things are not the same without Wesley here.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

Hey @facebook you suspended my account because my IG account va66rcnzt3jy3tcvw doesn't follow your rules. I don't have an IG account and obviosuly this is a scam IG account that was somehow connected to my FB. Is your security slacking? Any advice how to proceed?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 days

@DDvirnyy @chesscom @viditchess Random Indians are never random.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

Reminds me of Kasparov always whining in the 90s about being tired, low on energy, not feeling great and winning everything nevertheless. Imagine their results if they were feeling "ok" for a change. #norwaychess

Chess.com

@chesscom

4 months

Magnus talks about his game, then returns with a new line he just calculated 🤣

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

A wise man once told me that chess is a game of prophylaxis. Indeed, if you want immediate improvement in your game, try applying prophylactic thinking on every move. It's not easy, as it takes practice and discipline, but the benefits will be tremendous. Even Bobby Fischer

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

With all the drama in Samarqand, don't forget there is a magnificent @RiltonCup ongoing in Stockholm. Streamers like @AnnaCramling @Alexandra_chess @julesgambit and @hellokostya all stream their games, Anna's game with commentary by the legend (and her mom) Pia Cramling.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

10 months

Wesley and Anish show aristocratic disdain for farming.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 months

Usually it is Petrosian who has been considered the most unconvincing World Champion, but do you think Ding surpasses him in this "feat"? (Please no mention of Fischer, I am referring to playing World Champions).

MrDodgy

@ChessProblem

6 months

the biggest surprise of the candidates is that ding hasn’t lost a game yet

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 months

I always wonder whether @chessable leak courses to some VIPs before publication. Latest example. Less than 2 weeks before my 1.c4 Simplified is published and, surprise, surprise, Caruana plays it against So. One of many similar examples over the years... 🤔

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

Turn left for Benoni. #southafrica

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

@GMJacobAagaard Yes, holding one's rating is success, and that success is best achieved by not playing. 😄

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

@GothamChess Yes. In a relatively small open in Milan, some 10 years ago. The arbiter was watching me take a pee.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 month

An impossible trivia question: Against which player Bobby Fischer and I have the same score?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 months

What's "dank"?

chess24

@chess24com

4 months

"Here Firouzja's being much more practical than he was at the Candidates... he's not on tilt, so he's just being solid, which of course, is perhaps a little bit unfortunate." On the Women's tournament: "Some kind of really dank prep from Vaishali." #NorwayChess

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

As always, hard work precedes every @chessable course. Now the hard work is done and my Modern Scheveningen is in beta-testing phase. Looking forward to the feedback and then off to the recording!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

11 months

@viditchess It was a pleasure chatting with you after the tournament, I really enjoyed our interview! Congratulations once again and all the best for Toronto! You will do well!

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

@anishgiri Easy for you to say, after scoring 100% against them.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

G2 prediction: Carlsen plays 1.d4 because the Grunfeld is more vulnerable than the Najdorf. But Nepo won't play the Grunfeld. #CarlsenNepo

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 months

With Carlsen avoiding to play Niemann OTB, my take is that it will never happen. Ever.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

11 months

This was something we, the European players, were not used to. There came these young and talented players with low ratings who were nearly impossible to beat. After some time I figured out the problem. In Spanish, I called it siempre molestar. It means constant harassment.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

My work is done. I finished the recording of my new @chessable course on the Modern Scheveningen. Now everything is in the magic hands of the audio and video wizards.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

The average length of Kasparov's losses - 24 moves.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

5 months

@GothamChess @ChessExplained It would be a defamation case, just like Niemann vs Carlsen & chesscom.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

6 months

@anishgiri The bar is Anish Giri, Anish Giri is the bar.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

The best team ever! #chessable @chessable

Isabel García de la Cruz

@IsaGeller

2 years

Aha! Look who we found at #ChennaiChessOlympiad2022 , @chessable author and even better person ❤️ @GMAlexColovic

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Alex Colovic

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4 years

@anishgiri will have to do a lot of explaining why he avoided (!) the #Najdorf in the must-win and most important game of the event.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 years

If you are a chess player and you are in Riga, you pay homage.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

4 years

I may not be as good-looking as Beth Harmon, but the #QueensGambit is making a huge comeback!

Chessable

@chessable

4 years

***BIG NEW RELEASE*** @GMAlexColovic 's Lifetime Repertoire: Queen's Gambit Declined is here. Learn one of the most reliable openings in chess with one of Chessable's most popular authors! Over 25 hours of video and on sale now -

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

3 months

To celebrate #InternationalChessDay I will do my boring everyday routine of solving studies for 1 hour. Progress happens when you do boring things.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

I wasn't aware that my book The Sinquefield Chess Generation was shortlisted by @FIDE_chess for the FIDE Book Awards 2022. I didn't win, but it's a great honour to have been among the selected few! Congratulations to the winner, The Secret Ingredient by GMs Markos and Navara.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

2 years

@FIDE_chess Is there betting on the possible venues? I'd risk it on Argentina. They won the World Cup after all...🇦🇷

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 month

Did you know this?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

9 months

It's a blasphemy to give Anish Giri only 17% chance to win #TataSteelChess after such a magnificent start! Sometimes statistics is a strange business. Interesting, isn't it?

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year

@ChessMike I liked it better when he said that speaking in English (with Rapport) makes him think differently.

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Alex Colovic

@GMAlexColovic

1 year