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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

Just got it in my hands! Why aren't more chess book covers purple? 😁 Doesn't it look beautiful?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

There is a list of players that were found by @ChessNumbers that had a steeper rise than Niemann. The WSJ article doesn't include any of these players in their graph, presenting Niemann at the top. Can someone explain to me why?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

7 months

♟️Here's how you can meet one of the most annoying defenses against 1.e4: The Scandinavian♟️ You'll actually be shocked by the new approach I propose 😆 (you cannot say that you didn't see it coming...) A completely new concept on move 3! It all starts after 1.e4 d5!?... 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

You coach 100 people. 10 of them, will become great, whatever you do. 10 of them, will sadly not improve, whatever you do. For the remaining 80, their success depends on how good you are. Focus on these 80 people.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

A player had around 80 games against a group of other players and overall scored normally in those. But, if we choose 12 games, out of these 80, we can insinuate that he is cheating. This is a classic. THE definition of cherry picking data and biased way of doing stats.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

♟️ New Ideas in the Opening Do you want to smash 1.e4 e5 as White? Let me show you how the cool kids do it these days! An incredibly dangerous and easy-to-play attacking line that some White players recently discovered! A thread 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! #1 In this new series of 🧵, we will develop a serious opening repertoire with 1.e4! I'll share serious, practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for White. And I'll invite several strong GMs to comment! We start with the Sicilian! 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #12 What is the safest and most practical opening against 1.e4? The Petroff! In this 🧵I'll present to you a simple repertoire, which I tested in high-level corr games, and you can start playing today! No kidding! Let's see...👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

The Modern Benoni, a source of sorrow or a playable dynamic system? Maybe both! In this 🧵I'll give recommendations for Black, against 3 main systems, and I'll discuss a bit the fascinating history of its name. Let's dive in!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #3 Bogoljubov - Alekhine, 1923 We all know that in the endgame, we need to activate our king. In this position, Alekhine did just that, by playing ...Kf8. It is White's to move. A forgotten technique! 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #8 A practical Anti-Catalan weapon for Black! In this thread, I am going to share a "secret" I have kept for years 😊 Undervalued by both the engines and the theoreticians. Time to change that! Details in the thread 🧵 1/

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

This is a 🧵in response to the latest video from @VBkramnik He said that he enjoys arguments, so I'll prove why many of his points in his latest video are problematic. Certain things require deeper knowledge to be able to provide a valuable opinion. A point he made himself 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

8 months

@GothamChess No, they said that they're very interested. They asked my team (including 2 professors) to write reports, specs, find the factory it'll be produced in, how much it will cost... And then, they ghosted us. Just like that. The product had 1/4 the price of a DGT board btw.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's Trendy in Opening Theory #14 An aggressive gambit idea in the Slav that overturned decades of known opening wisdom. And is today an essential opening theory knowledge, as it is seen in various similar openings. And yes, I was the one that made it popular 😎 A 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

According to FIDE's regulations, the unfounded claim of OTB cheating by @MagnusCarlsen can be punished with: - A warning - Suspension up to 3 months - Longer suspension I cannot see a scenario where Carlsen doesn't get even a single warning. Can you?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

10 months

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! 1/ I started this series of 🧵s some time ago, to share fresh and challenging ideas that everyone can use in their repertoire. Many asked me when I will deal with the French Defense. This time has come!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

4 months

Are you aware of the "Rainbow Mate"? Let's enjoy together one of the craziest attacking games ever! We are in 1988. The opponents: Malinin and Savinov. Good players, but in no way famous. Still, they produced a masterpiece. Black to play (D). Any suggestions? A thread 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

8 months

GM Wei Yi won the most exciting chess tournament of the last years! For those who forgot the MASSIVE talent of Wei Yi, let me remind you of one of his best games. We go all the way back to 2017. Wei Yi has the White pieces against Yinglun Xu (rated 2540). 👇🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Best chess openings, according to the latest versions of top engines: White: 1.e4 - Spanish - Najdorf: 6.Rg1 Black: - French (3.Nc3 Nf6) - Semi-Slav (5.Bg6 h6) - Catalan with 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 Who wants more details? 😊

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #3 Black can play the Ulvestad variation of the 2 Knights Defense and get a fully viable position, overturning decades of established theory! Here is our tabiya: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5!? A few key lines 🧵⬇️

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #9 The most annoying KID line and how to meet it as Black! The KID was the opening that helped me to become ICCF IM. In this thread 🧵, I'll share with you my secret. The line I used to hate to face. And my current antidote!👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's Trendy in Opening Theory #15 The perfect partner of the Nimzo-Indian Defense! A trendy and simple Queen's Indian Defense for Black! After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4! but EVERYONE seems to not be satisfied with any defense after 3.Nf3! This 🧵will solve this for you! 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! In this new series of 🧵, we will develop a formidable repertoire! I'll share practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for White. And I'll invite several strong GMs to comment! Today, we meet the Caro Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5)

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #7 In this thread, I am going to examine the status of the 8.h3! Anti-Marshall Spanish. I believe that's a great opening line for White, that can be played by amateurs up to Wch contenders. This will be the longest thread I have made so far!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

I analyzed how effective are certain openings for certain levels of players. 👉 This analysis is based on OTB games, of the last 3 months. I will share with you some interesting fragments of this data. I am sure you'll be surprised! 😁

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's Trendy in Chess Openings #16 Forget the Meran Semi-Slav. There is a better option for Black! After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 we will see why the move 5...a6! brings a lot of headaches to White! Check this 🧵 There are a few novelties up for grabs 😎

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

1/ What's trendy in Opening Theory #6 The Tarrasch Defense is alive and kicking! In this thread, I'll share a few key updates of the book "Grandmaster Repertoire vol 10" (Aagaard/ Ntirlis, Quality Chess 2011) that prove that Black's opening is more sound than ever 😊 👇 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

@GMHikaru "I prepared a line that I've seen mentioned on Twitter. I forgot the name of the guy that mentioned this line... I thought, It is a very interesting try, why not play it?" 😎 Here's the Catalan thread if you want to check it:

Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #8 A practical Anti-Catalan weapon for Black! In this thread, I am going to share a "secret" I have kept for years 😊 Undervalued by both the engines and the theoreticians. Time to change that! Details in the thread 🧵 1/

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #2 A simple way to get an edge vs the Caro Kann is: 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3!? In this thread 🧵, I'll share the most popular and best lines for both sides.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #5 1/6 How an innocent pawn move threatens the Sicilian Kan! After 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 the move 5. a3!? scored very well in corr chess! In this thread, I am going to share the main variations:🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

💡New Ideas in the Opening Sargissian's AlphaZero move against the Queen's Indian! Understanding the power of 7.h4! A 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

It goes without saying, that Kramnik blocked me after this post. Which of course I knew that would happen.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! In this series of 🧵I recommend practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for repertoire with White. Today, we meet the Pirc and Modern (1.e4 d6 and 1.e4 g6).

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@VBkramnik That's a very arrogant and insulting reply. You insinuate that I am told by someone else what to say? Seriously? I have a masters at engineering and I am working at a manager position at a business analytics company. I make a living from data analysis.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

♟️The h2-h3 trend is real! Let us see how it can help you challenge the Sicilian Defense 😁 Our starting position is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 and we basically pre-move 3.h3 as it works well whatever Black plays on move 2! Here's a 🧵 with some basic presentation of the main ideas 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

💡Every 1.d4 player NEEDS to know this idea! The position arises from a trendy variation of the KID. White is a bit better, but Black can develop counterplay. 💪Which is the key idea for White that kills Black's play?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's Trendy in Opening Theory #13 The Berlin CAN be challenged. In this 🧵I'll show you how. We start with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #11 A super novelty for White in the Reti! After 1.Nf3, there is nothing more solid than 1...d5 and play a QGD set-up. In this 🧵I'll talk briefly about Black's options, and I'll show you a novelty to meet the most critical defense.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #5 How to play a masterpiece by following a pattern from 1512. It is Black's move. Can you suggest a powerful plan? Today, we'll learn one of the most important attacking mechanisms in chess 😁 Read on...🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

Hot take: The Queen's Gambit Accepted, is the best of the "classical openings". It's one of @DGukesh 's fav weapons in his quest for the Wch throne. It helped me qualify for the ICCF Wch finals as well! (Yes, I might become a Wch 😁) Should I write more about it? 🤔

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! #2 In this new series of 🧵, we will develop a formidable repertoire! I'll share practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for White. And I'll invite several strong GMs to comment! We continue with 2 main line Sicilians today 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! In this series of 🧵I recommend practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for repertoire with White. Today, we'll finish our study of the Pirc Defense! I am very excited to present to you, a powerful novelty on move 6! 💣 Ready?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #4 Black knows today how to neutralize easily the London System! A particular line has been developed the last couple of years, and in this thread 🧵, I'll share the details you need to know. The line starts with 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's trendy in Opening Theory #9 This is how White can challenge the Grunfeld! In this thread 🧵I am going to share some new and exciting ideas for White to put pressure on the Grunfeld. The big Grunfeld expert @askavrukh challenged me to do so! We will focus on 5.Bd2!?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! Paravyan (2550) - Vavulin (2575), Moscow (blitz) 2017 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5? (D) What would you play for White here? 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #7 I want to study with you, one of my favorite games: 👉Petroff's Immortal🧵 This game is known for Petroff's brilliant move as Black in this position after White had just played the scary 12.Nxf7 (D)

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

♟️ New Ideas in the Opening Ding Liren's idea to challenge the QGA. In this 🧵I'll share a new development in one of the critical lines of the modern QGA. All there is to know is 5 variations! And you are guaranteed to put the QGA under pressure! Let's dive in 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@GothamChess Didn't @AlirezaFirouzja claim that he improved a lot by watching @agadmator ? The day will come when a great GM will claim that they loved chess because they were watching daily @GothamChess (maybe someone has said that already?)

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

I have been working on this book for 3-4 years. This is my first book for the White side and I am quite proud of it ☺️ I will share more details when the publication date is closer!

GM Jacob Aagaard

@GMJacobAagaard

1 year

At the moment, at we are mostly receiving questions about when PLAYING THE ENGLISH by @NikolaosNtirlis will be out. The editor said he will finish it next week, then typesetting and proof reading puts it on an 10-12 week trajectory. It will also come out

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Popularity of 1.d4 openings (elo 1800-2100): 1. KID - 17% 2. Grunfeld - 10% 3. Semi Slav - 10% 4. QGD Orthodox - 7% 5. QID - 7% 6.Benko Gambit- 6% You'll be getting these openings 6 out of 10 times. Everything else, is much less popular nowadays. So, focus on them!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! #4 In this new series of 🧵, we will develop a formidable repertoire! I'll share practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for White. And I'll invite several strong GMs to comment! Today, we take a look at some Classical Ruy Lopez!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

💡My brain is blown away by the solution to the problems of this position! I usually like to share simple positions, as these represent the vast majority of what we have to deal with in an actual chess game. Not this time! It's Black's move. What would you play? 1/ 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

♟️Get Serious with 1.e4! #3 In this new series of 🧵, we will develop a formidable repertoire! I'll share practical, fresh and theoretically challenging lines for White. And I'll invite several strong GMs to comment! We finish our repertoire vs the Sicilian today 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

1/2 The CEO of FIDE, makes a case about 3 greats who quit chess while being #1 rated, Carlsen, Fischer, and Kasparov. They all shared a common trait of being unhappy with how FIDE ran the chess world championship. This cannot be ignored. But Emil seems to do so. But, 👇

Emilchess

@EmilSutovsky

9 months

Djokovic says he won't retire as long as he is no.1, neither did Roger or anyone in male's tennis after Borg. Ours Fischer and Kasparov retired, while Magnus gave away the title. Why Nole/Roger/Rafa kept the motivation, and chess greats didn't? Mental fatigue vs the physical one?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️ Have you heard this old chess rule of thumb?👇 ➖ When you are worse, make the position complicated. ➕ When you are better, play simple chess. But, does this really help? Can it be proven somehow that this advice is correct? The Stockfish team just did! Read on...

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

4 months

The future of chess transmission. What I worked for FIDE to adopt 15 years ago! No need for expensive boards. All you need is...a mobile phone.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #4 McDonnell - De labourdonais, 1834 It is Black's move. An ancient attacking technique, still used today by all top GMs! Let's dive in!🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

♟️Chess Endgames Are Hard! Please don't listen to ANY endgame advice I'll ever give you. Still, I can be proud of a few endgames I played, and here's one of them 😁👇 It's Black's move. A 🧵where I'll do the unthinkable: analyze endgames.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@athinaisnega Θεωρείτε και εσείς, πως αν εκφραστείς εναντίον μιας απόπειρας γενοκτονίας σημαίνει πως είσαι αντισημίτης και οπαδός του "επιθετικού ισλαμισμού";

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@VBkramnik likes to quote ancient philosophers. Socrates, in "The Republic" explained that in a perfect society, experts should do the jobs they are good at. Chess players to play chess and people with formal education in stats to do stats, for example.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What's new and trendy in Opening Theory? #1 In this critical Bayonet KID position (9.b4) every big name (Bologan, Radjabov, Bacrot etc) has played 12...Nf4 and White is better. There are only 10 ICCF games with 12...f5! (earliest in 2017). A strong pawn sac and Black is fine!

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@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #6 I will discuss a VERY controversial topic today!🧵 No kidding! I promise it will be fun😁 But before we get there, take a look at the position. What would you play as Black? There is only one good move!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

My series "What's trendy in Opening Theory" reached 10 threads! These tweets had 250K impressions in total 😎 I don't think that anyone would expect that! But, which threads were the most popular? Let's take a look...👇

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@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@VBkramnik With all due respect, be a positive force for the game and don't insult people you don't know.

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@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

GM Ilya Smirin commentating on the Women's Grand Prix few minutes ago: "Why women can play against men and men cannot play against women", while a moment ago he was wondering if it is possible to get a GM-norm in a women's tournament... Oh boy...

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

7/ How come such strong players missed a motif that is well known even by much less strong players? I want to start a new series here on Twitter, with such Have-to-Know motifs, which are part of our games legacy, and were discovered more than 100 years ago! Would you like it?😁

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2 years

📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #2 Alekhine-Konjovic, Sombor 1930 This is the critical position of the game. Black, has outplayed the world champion, but the position is still complex. What would you play for Black here? 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

@ATL_kings I checked all the FIDE-rated tournaments of HN for 2022. All broadcasted live. He lost elo in 5 of them. Going 12 months back, I found 3 tournaments with no live transmission. He won 6, 11 and 18 elo points in those 3...

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4/4: The 5...b5 line is sound, underestimated, has less theory and can generate more winning chances compared with the well established 5...Na5!? What do you think? Do you enjoy these tweets? If yes, share your suggestions about openings you'd like to see next!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

I put my heart into this book, so whenever someone says that they have found it useful, I get a smile on my face ☺️

Luis Fernández Siles

@capakhine

1 year

📚 RETO 365 LIBROS de AJEDREZ #27 "Playing 1.e4 e5. A classical repertoire" de Nikolaos Ntirlis. Si en recomendaciones anteriores he comentado que los libros de recopilaciones de partidas envejecen muy bien, pues aunque pasen los años puede ser instructivo recurrir a ellos, con

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@NikolaosNtirlis

8 months

@GothamChess The tech exists. I presented it at FIDE 8-9 years ago.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

It seems that the community has spoken! I will continue with a couple of scheduled 🧵s on topical opening lines, and after that, we will attempt to complete a "Trendy 1.e4 Repertoire!" Who is excited? 😁

Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

What would you like to see next in "What's Trendy in Chess Openings?" Feel free to suggest something different from the options below!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

7 months

This thread, has become my most popular one (biggest number of likes and impressions) since I started creating this type of chess content a bit more than a year ago. I would never expect 3.h3 in the Scandinavian to receive such love 🙈 Thank you all! 🤗

Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

7 months

♟️Here's how you can meet one of the most annoying defenses against 1.e4: The Scandinavian♟️ You'll actually be shocked by the new approach I propose 😆 (you cannot say that you didn't see it coming...) A completely new concept on move 3! It all starts after 1.e4 d5!?... 🧵👇

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📖 You HAVE to know your Classics! #8 The 10 Classical Combinations you HAVE to know ☺️ I'll share a 🧵with 10 positions that all chess players know. All? I have discovered over the years that many actually don't. So, buckle up, and let's dive into chess history!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

@ChessProblem It is called an intuitive sacrifice. Tal played many and actually wrote a lot about this. You are another victim of confirmation bias, no?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

5 months

@VBkramnik Read my tweet again. I identified bias in your analysis. Bias is not a word. It is a mathematical methodological error we need to avoid in statistical analysis. These are not plain words, but arguments.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

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Chessboxing isn't the right way to "grow chess". Boxing is the most harmful sport. It is the only sport where the best strategy is to inflict brain damage to your opponent. And indeed, 5% of boxers (pros and amateurs) suffer from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

My dear FIDE. Please make sure that your commentators get some training, as they can harm the sport and the event with such unlucky comments. cc @EmilSutovsky

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Or, to be more exact, some players appear in the graph, and others don't, with the methodology of the calculation being unclear (to me at least).

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

According to chess.c*m, we cannot claim that Niemann cheated OTB.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Which Chess YouTube channels should we ALL follow? I promise that I'll subscribe to all that you'll paste below 👇 Let's give more exposure to the best YouTube creators of our community! #chess #chesspunks

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

That's the best opening article I have written (so far!). A 20-page study of the trendy Damiano Petroff. That's essentially a full black repertoire against 1.e4! (Yes, I also cover the King's Gambit 😜) At the latest @Chess_Informant issue.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

16 days

@TarjeiJS If I was Carlsen, I would calculate how much I earned while playing in Russia and I would donate it to charity to silence everyone in the Russian fed.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

White repertoire books suck! 👉They become obsolete quite quickly. 👉They overpromise, and end up underdelivering. 👉Shortly after they get printed, the recommendations get neutralized. Then why did I write a White repertoire book? And why it took me 5 years to finish? 🧵

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

Do you want to improve your Chess performance? Work on your HRV (Heart Rate Variability). There is a growing body of evidence that HRV is connected with the performance in various cognitive activities 👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

3 months

@davidllada It shows how our educational systems have failed...

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

11 months

♟️ The game I am most proud of. We will see, move by move, a game that I played almost a year after I started playing in over-the-board tournaments. Black has just played 1...Kd8. Can you suggest a good idea for White?

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

8 months

I am on a mission to prove that X can be a place where chess players can share fun and instructive stuff with value for everyone. I am humbled when people feel the need to mention me publicly when they share a nice win like this! Even when I had little to do with the result!

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@BishopPair

8 months

Nice king march to win in the 4ncl today. Thanks @NikolaosNtirlis for the opening inspiration!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

Being a "professional" means behaving in a manner that positively reflects on the profession, holding oneself to the highest standards possible. It's disheartening that many professional chess players don't seem to believe in this.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

11 months

Quality Chess has released a free 19-page update for my Playing the English book. You can find it here: Let me show you a few positions that it covers.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Who wants more of these small pieces of Opening Theory wisdom? 😁

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

7 months

I had seen almost every obscure idea in the opening. At least, that is what I thought... But, this one blew my mind. Today, at @killer_chess we had a session on "New Ideas in the Opening" and I was looking at the Catalan.... 🧵👇

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

6 months

@PHChess Peter, that's called "entertainment". That's what games and sport are about.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

1 year

@Natacha_Benm Some women are fighting for a safe environment in chess, and some are milking the following they have, not caring about values and branding. The only value seems to be money...

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

10 months

I grew up with the legend of Chess Informant. If your name was inside one of the issues, you had every reason to feel proud. That's why I put my heart and soul into writing my first article for issue #158 . One of the best pieces I have ever produced! I hope you will enjoy it 😁

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

9 months

@EmilSutovsky @EmilSutovsky , If you had put into place a simple, not-really-draconian rule of draw offer after move 30, all these would have been avoided. In your position, it would be nice to always reflect on how the system should improve, rather than dismissing any critique so easily.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

Cheating in Chess - A Recent Case In light of the recent claims of "suspiciously" high-quality fragments of play for a certain young American GM, let me bring to your attention an interesting case. Please read the whole thread 🧵to get all the relevant info. 👇1/7

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

@TarjeiJS Why not also put their zodiac sign besides their name? It offers as much info about how competent they are to do this investigation, as their elo.

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

10/ I think that this is not an intuitive way to activate the king for the amateur player, but after seeing these examples, you'll be able to casually do it in your games! If you liked this 🧵share it with your friends. See you in the next one!

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Nikos Ntirlis

@NikolaosNtirlis

2 years

@Bennyficial1 The most impressive raise I have seen, was Ding Liren's. At the age of 17, and in 2 years, he went from 2450 to 2660 by playing approx 130 games. For the same 200 rated points, HN needed 300+ games...

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