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The Chess Viking

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2 years

Trying to carry the load for the Icelandic team #ChennaiChessOlympiad #ChennaiChess2022 #ChessOlympiad

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3 years

@CrucialMemory @Sardoche_Lol How fast @Sardoche_Lol played ...Nd2# before both @DanielRensch and @GMHikaru could call out the mate was TRULY impressive!

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David Howell wins again! How many of you would like to see David Howell do the improbable and make the Candidates! LIKE if you are Team David Howell!!

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One of the shortest ever decisive games in the history of the Icelandic Championship. I am sure you can find white's winning move after the unfortunate 11...Bc8?? #ChessPunks #ChessTactics #Chess

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WARNING! Advanced pattern recognition, chances of learning something are quite high dear #ChessPunks and other chess enthusiasts! I had this position in a blitz game online the other day and my opponent played quite a common mistake for such pawn structures, 38...b5?? I was

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Very interesting move by Ethan Sanitt (1914) who played a brilliant game to defeat Nico Stelmasyk (2347). Can you see the point of 15.Nh5!! #Chess #Tactics #ReykjavikChess24

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4 months

Garry Kasparov was struggling in his 1981 encounter against Lajos Portisch. He needed to find a combination here to save the game. It's black to move #ChessPunks let's learn a bit more about🧩pattern recognition! 🧵1/

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2 years

Me over 30 years ago. IM Thorsteins and GM Arnason playing. Are you old enough to know what I am doing with the stick? #chess #TBThursday #tbt

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My friend, IM @BThorfinnsson is one of the most inventive players I know. Here he played such a weird move that we thought there was a DGT error! 22.Rec1!? has a very interesting idea. First off if black takes on c6 the bishop on h2 only has the b8 square. Then Ba6 wins back

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@ZibbitVideos

8 months

POV: The dude you are preparing for is on the frontpage of the site you are using to prepare @chessable #EtCC2023 #chess #ThisDudeMagnus

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1 year

I had been completely lost, I was gonna resign at one point if he played a certain move. I am over the worst here but with the clock ticking my excitement level went over the moon when I spotted the sequence for black here! #Chess #Tactics #ChessPunks

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@ZibbitVideos

5 months

Do YOU want to GET BETTER at CHESS? Of course you do! One of the key ways to do that is to improve your PATTERN RECOGNITION. In this position from my online blitz game I spotted a pattern. It's black to move here and he has a killer blow! #ChessTactics #PatternRecognition 🧵1/8

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

Arrived with "my girls" yesterday. Looking forward to a great event! #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChennaiChessOlympiad #ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022

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2 months

Simple but cute! White just sacrificed an exchange on c4 and black took back with a pawn. Which powerful move does white have here? #Chess #Tactics

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Your goal is to get THIS position after four moves by each side. It took four of my friends who total over 8.000 elo points 48 minutes to solve it. It's not that difficult though, tricky still but not that difficult! Can YOU solve it? #Chess #ChessPuzzles #ProblemSolving

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

Was playing a GM on , he played Bxa3 and I somehow won but I was praying for Qf4xf7. Which move would we absolutely smash on the board if he had played that? #tactics #chess

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

My quarterfinals match recap of the matchup between @xQc and @Sardoche_Lol in the PogChamps #Chess #PogChamps3

Quarterfinals! || xQc vs Sardoche || PogChamps 3

The Quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 kicked off with the matchup between group winner xQc and Sardoche, the rating favorite.Chess.com is hosting PogChamps 3 pres...

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

Checkmate incoming on c5 and @GMHikaru wins his first World Championship in Reykjavik, 50 years after Bobby did it!

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3 years

@Sardoche_Lol @benjyfishy 5head move to avoid Rainn Wilson until the Finals!!

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

A tense and stressful Semifinals match || @LudwigAhgren vs @Sardoche_Lol || PogChamps 3 #Chess #PogChamps3

Semifinal Nerves! || Ludwig vs Sardoche || PogChamps 3

The Semifinals of the PogChamps kicked off with a very tense and exciting match between Ludwig and Sardoche.Chess.com is hosting PogChamps 3 presented by Gri...

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 years

@lachesisq @chesscom The only sad thing is this "take". PogChamps is literally taking nothing away from any event and it's bringing in massive numbers of new chess fans and lovers. I don't see the problem. I've been watching and enjoying, and these matches are much more relatable for casual fans.

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

If someone started playing basketball late in life say at 19, they wouldn't expect to make it to the NBA, would they? Yet when people start chess they think they'll make Grandmaster. There are 5k NBA players ever and 2k GM's ever and more people play chess! The math isn't hard!

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

One of my favorite examples to use when demonstrating the Arabian Mate. The 14th World Champion @VBkramnik showed us the way! Black to move! #Chess #ChessTactics

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Dear #chesspunks I need your help! I am the Assistant Tournament Director of the Reykjavik Open. This is an opportunity to a) learn more about chess b) help the tournament and c) earn a little $ on the side! If you could SHARE this to help us find people that would be great!

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

I think it was @PHChess who once showed this puzzle in Iceland. The pieces might have been on different squares and I misremembered but the idea works in this position. White makes one move and after that move it should be clear what the result of the game is! #Chess #Puzzle

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3 months

Throwback to 2017, the little boy probably won game of the day prize....does anyone know if this kid made it? #chess #ReykjavikOpen

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3 years

Amazing Chess Studies and how to solve them - Learn to figure out WHY the pieces are where they are! #Chess #ChessPuzzles #ChessStudies #ChessTactics

Amazing Chess Studies and how to solve them - Learn to figure out WHY...

In this video, we look at three amazing chess studies. Studies are a technical term for what describes exercises players use to improve their game or to prov...

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

@Sardoche_Lol True! Sardoche ground his a$$ off and that's why he is the deserved winner! The tactics trainer was literally on showcase in the Final, especially in the last two games!

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

@Sardoche_Lol Ouch!!! That's such a nice move!! Assuming e6+ is the follow up :-)

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@ZibbitVideos

5 months

PATTERN recognition is about more than learning checkmates and tactical patterns. Through studying games, and learning from their own games, masters gather patterns that help them navigate various positions. Let's examine one ADVANCED pattern. #ChessPunks #Chess #Patterns 🧵1/8

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2 months

@AndyGreenChess There are plenty of World Champions, football, basketball, handball, darts and more where the current World Champion is not necessarily the best.

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

In a bullet game my opponent played Bd7! to which I just replied Re8-e7. White now has a very unusual killer blow. Kudos to my opponent if he actually found this but I have my suspicions tbh! #Tactics

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

@akaNemsko @Sardoche_Lol He was my pick for the Finals winner! Rainn might have more talent but @Sardoche_Lol simply put in the required work and dedication to give himself the chance over the field. Truly inspirational job!

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

A room for two knights! My favorite chess game. I played this one at my first international open tournament abroad in France...a true dream start! #Chess

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Was nice to get back to tournament chess the past weekend. Played four games in the Icelandic league :-) #Chess

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2 months

Pattern Recognition🧩operates uniquely for each individual. While everyone can grasp basic tactical patterns and checkmate patterns, as players advance to higher skill levels, some patterns become more abstract or may be interpreted differently by each player. Today I saw an

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Just won a strong blitz tournament in the historic Viðey Island just outside Reykjavik. A key moment was this 6th round win vs an IM. Out of the blue I found a very nice move! #chess #tactics

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

To all my friends and chess friends near and far. Happy New Year, let us have a good one in 2022! Fireworks at midnight in Kopavogur/Reykjavik Iceland.

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2 months

The move I made wasn't the best so it didn't get a brilliant (!!) but how can you not play such a move when you see it? #Chess #Tactics

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@ZibbitVideos

4 years

The Queen's Gambit ( @NetflixTheQG ) effect! Female viewers on my YouTube Chess Channel were 1.3% in the year 2019, almost none. In November of 2020, it was 19% a very significant increase! Nice to see more female interest in chess! #TheQueensGambit #Chess #girlpower #BETHHARMON

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3 months

Nobody got away with any cheating s$%t on my watch! #ReykjavikChess24 #VeryInteresting

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@ZibbitVideos

1 year

I analyzed @ginger_gm amazing game from the Reykjavik Open as well as spilled the beans on some amazing opening preparation in this line he used, you don't wanna miss it! #Chess

The craziest QUEEN SACRIFICE, Is this the GingerGM IMMORTAL?

This amazing chess game was played at the annual Reykjavik Open in Iceland. Grandmaster Simon Williams plays on of the best games of the year and most likely...

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2 months

@Kabadayichess Just add one tiny sacrifice..just one more ;-)

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3 years

This HAS TO STOP! | Stupid copy-pasta draws in Elite events #Chess #ChampionsChessTour #Meltwater #ChessBS #ChessDraw #ChessChamps

This HAS TO STOP! | Stupid copy-pasta draws in Elite events

Today, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Teimour Radjabov basically gave everybody a stiff middle finger when they played out 4 repetition draws in almost the same time...

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

My opponent just played the unfortunate f2-f3? How yo proceed for black? #Chess

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@ZibbitVideos

5 years

After my strong move Rf5! my opponent played ...Rg8 to protect g7 and prepare to defend with ...Nf8. How to proceed with the attack?

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

This man is wanted for harassing black squared bishops. Potentially armed with a muffin but not considered dangerous. If you see him, please report to the organizers of the @ReykjavikOpen #ReykjavikChess24

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3 months

Dear @chesscom I was in the midst of writing an elaborate thread when it got accidentally lost. The jist of it is that I think this account: cheated against me. It started innocently...he played 5...Nf6 which isn't a bad move at all...it's just that he

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

4 years

I punished my opponent's blunder pretty swiftly here...black to move. #Chess #Checkmate #Tactics

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4 years

A very nice puzzle, white to move! #Chess #ChessPuzzles

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2 years

Sometimes it makes me a bit sad that a video that's deeply researched like this has almost no views compared to content that has almost no effort #Chess #ChessOpening #ChessDraws #TruthAboutChess

The Truth about Draws in Chess - A deep dive down the rabbit hole of...

Following the mixed emotions that the Double BongCloud draw of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura produced I decided to dive a little deeper into the world o...

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@ZibbitVideos

1 year

Happy new year from Iceland! #HappyNewYear2023 #fireworks2023 #fireworks #Iceland

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

2 years

Playing football at the Reykjavik Open some years ago. Who can spot the two most trending names in chess on the photo? #Chess #ChessDrama

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

@fins0905 Damn it, I forgot to play Titled Tuesday for the 196th week in a row :-(

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

So there you have it! A nice pawn endgame pattern. Remember the pawn structure and remember that the key is to be first on the other side! I hope you get this in your game and you will be ready for the breakthrough!

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3 months

Yesterday was the annual Pub Quiz at the Reykjavik Open which I've managed for over a decade and it's always a lot of fun. Lets post some questions and see how well you would've done! #ChessPunks #Challenge #Puzzle 🧵1/

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3 months

I was honestly gonna get more into why I thought other moves/decision were suspicious to me when I looked deeper at the account...and ladies and gentlemen 226-3-8 is the W-D-L ratio. Nothing abnormal here is there? My question to @chesscom is, HOW do these accounts get this far

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Lets have a closer look at what's going on in this endgame after 39.b4! and lets first try 39...bxa4 when white replies 40.bxa5 (diagram). This one is quite obviously losing for black. White's king is safely in the square of the pawn without distraction while black's problem is

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

One of the last games to finish in the round was IM Fantinel with black against Bodhana Sivanandan. The IM won after a long battle. The focus and fighting spirit of this young talent is something else! #ReykjavikChess24 #Chess

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

Enjoying a nice holiday in the sun. A good fun read provided by @elgransenor1

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7 months

Congrats to @TheButcherChess and the Serbians on a great win. Iceland was happy to contribute the winning tiebreak points "at the buzzer" #ETCC #ETCC2023 #chess

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4 months

@TERendle @chesscom @FIDE_chess Yeah, it was funny at first, maybe cringe but now it's just getting beyond pathetic. He accuses people that are so obviously not cheating that it's not even funny.

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Been on a chess book buying binge...is this one any good @elgransenor1 ?

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3 years

@Bousmah62721734 @GMJSChr This...

This HAS TO STOP! | Stupid copy-pasta draws in Elite events

Today, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Teimour Radjabov basically gave everybody a stiff middle finger when they played out 4 repetition draws in almost the same time...

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@ZibbitVideos

10 months

My last move with white, Kh2-h3 created a subtle threat which my opponent allowed with Ne7-g8?? Jow does white continue? #chess #chesspunks #tactics #chesstactics

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

2 years

From the first round of the Olympiad, 4-0 like in many matches but the Bahrain team played well beyond their rating. Great to finally have an Olympiad after 4 years and see friends and familiar faces love it :-) #ChennaiChessOlympiad #ChessOlympiad #ChessOlympiad2022 #Chess

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

4 months

Garry took on d2, played 42...Rxd2!! after 43.Qxd2 Qf3+ 44.Qg2 Ng3!! after 45.hxg3 Kaspaorv achieved the perpetual and a draw was agreed. Black will check on h5-f3 and d1. Three checking squares and white can only interpose on two! 2/

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

For this reason, 39...axb4 looks like a better try as after 40.a5 (diagram) at least the black king will be able to contain the pawn by walking to a6. The next moves look quite forced 40...Kd6 (40...c5? 41.a6 Kc6 42.d5! wins) 41.Kc2 Kc7 42.Kb3 Kb7 43.Kxb4 Ka6 but what now? 3/

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

I made this medley of chess beauty and paradoxes to celebrate my birthday. A retweet wouldn't hurt my feelings :-) #Chess #ChessBeauty #BrilliantChess

Chess Beauty Medley

In celebration of my birthday, I thought of making this chess beauty/paradox medley video. I took some beautiful things we like and love about chess.If you l...

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

5 months

I relatively quickly found the continuation 1...Nxf3+! 2.gxf3 Re1+! this wins the game and this is a CHESS PATTERN that I have named "THE QUEEN SWEEP" 👑 2/8

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@ZibbitVideos

1 year

Reykjavik Open 1984. White pieces Icelandic legend Fridrik Olafsson. I have a feeling @AnnaCramling can identify the other legend with black here! #Chess #ChessHistory

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@ZibbitVideos

8 months

Team Iceland and the Icelandic Chess Federation are thankful for @chessable for their sponsorship. We brought a good luck charm for the 2nd round of the European Team Championship in Budva. Go Iceland! #etcc2023 #chess #womeninchess

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@ZibbitVideos

2 years

With my boys in the Reykjavik Chess Club. I stumbled in the first round but we got a team win, 4.5-1.5 at the European Club Cub. Great place and great company! #Chess #EuropeanClubCup

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Actual footage of me after getting flagged with a winning position in a bullet game.....

Back the BBC 📺📻📡📱🔴

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3 years

Let's check in on Icelandic TV's live version of #onlyconnect and how their @VictoriaCoren is getting along😮 This literally gettu betur with every watch #gettubetur

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4 months

Can YOU find the sequence of forcing moves that IM Kjartansson found here to seal the deal in the Icelandic Team Championship? #Chess #ChessTactics #ChessPunks

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

@elgransenor1 @MagnusCarlsen Typical Carlsen trolling humor. "He'd never stooped so low to watch it" but still knows the name of one of the competitors, Ludwig.

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@ZibbitVideos

1 year

I mean, I know there is a certain "inflation" but still, at 45 about to turn 46, this feels good! #Chess #PR #OldFart

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

@Kabadayichess I had this once against a fellow local FIDE master in blitz. White's last move was 23.Nb8? overlooking my cheeky threat. I always associate this pattern with the famous Karpov-Taimanov game.

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

@alexandrabotez playing the French like a boss against IM Stephen Mannion. First 11...g5! as Moskalenko dubbed "The Black Jet" and then the cheeky 13...Qc7 threatening mean things to the Queen on a4! Possible IM scalp coming up! #ReykjavikChess24 #Chess

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Because of the position of the king and queen on the a- and b-file black has only one move after the check, namely 49...Ka4 but then we give a check 50.Qa8+ and then trade Queens! 50...Kb3 51.Qb7+ Kc2 52.Qxb1 white then beats black in the Pacman race on the kingside! 5/

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@ZibbitVideos

6 months

Placed 2nd in the Reykjavik Chess Club Christmas Blitz tournament with 8.5 out of 11. I was battling with national team members GM Stefansson and IM Heimisson so pretty happy with my result although Caissa was very kind to me in many games! #Chess #GensUnaSumus

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@ZibbitVideos

5 months

To summarize, in heavy-piece endgames, king safety is essential. The pattern we looked at "Anand's King" is one way to try to take strategic advantage of this feature of this type of endgame. Thx for reading! Search for Anand's King on YT for a video version of this pattern! 8/8

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1 year

Opening party / technical meeting. It went well, only 3 broken glasses by the presenter...it's good to get the blunders out of the way immediately! #ReykjavikOpen

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4 years

I have started watching the Queen's Gambit on Netflix and I thought it would be a good idea to review the chess and the chess scenes in the show. I start with episode one which contains a lot of chess! Some interesting chess in this show! #TheQueensGambit

The Queen's Gambit Netflix Show - Chess Review of Episode 1

In this video, I have a look at the new Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. The Queen's Gambit follows the young Elisabeth (Beth) Harmon as she progresses thr...

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

Final round of the Icelandic 🇮🇸 Team Ch today. My win with black secured my team the Silver 🥈 medal. Was super happy with my play and consider this one of my best games. I sacrificed a pawn ♟️ for good play and then kept the pressure pawn down in an endgame ...Qb2!? #Chess

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1 year

I honestly still can't belive the POWER of the TikTok platform. It took me OVER a decade to get 10k+ followers on YouTube. It took me just barely over a week to get 10k followers on TikTok!! #Chess #ChessPunks #ChessViking

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Came joint 1st with four players at the Árbæjarsafn Museum Blitz Chess Tournament. Didn't play my best but squeeze into the top pack by winning my last 3 games, including beating GM Kjartansson with black in the last round.

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@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Finally we end on a strong player actually finding the win! In Norway Blitz in 2018, World Champion Ding Liren was up to the task against Levon Aronian. Aronian played 39...g5?? but Ding was ready with 40.g4! which should have won but things can happen in blitz. After 40...hxg4

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2 years

White to move and win, something to ponder over Christmas. A veeeery nice and unexpected solution. #Chess #Puzzle #ChessTactics

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

Grandmaster Philipp Schlosser (2505) was struggling against his lower-rated opponent Tim Hagemann (2090). The GM set a trap 🪤 with his last move 36...Qf5!? which white fell for. He played 37.Bf6?? and had to succumb to the "Kasparov Perpetual" after 37...Qxh5+ 4/

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

Look look!!! I played an actual game of chess! If things go well I'll throw in some recaps after my games here at the European Club Cup in North Macedonia. #Chess #ECC21 #EuropeanClubCup

I played one of Spain's top chess players at the European Club Cup

Here are my analysis and thoughts following my game at the European Club Cup against David Anton Guijarro.The video freezes about halfway in but the game boa...

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@ZibbitVideos

3 years

It is white to move. Only one move wins, other moves lose. You could calculate it and find the answer but wouldn't it simply be better to be able to make such a move mostly on knowledge? Here is the knowledge you need ( ) #Chess #ChessPuzzle #ChessEndgame

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@ZibbitVideos

4 months

Sometimes patterns help but they can also hurt you! An IM with white played 30.Rxh6+ gxh6 31.Qxh6 Qh7 32.Rg8!! Rxg8 33.Qxf6+ and reached a neat Kasparov perpetual. However 30.Bg8!! winning would have been nicer! 6/

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

2 months

Absolute SICKO missed tactic🧩 from the Icelandic 🇮🇸Championship. It's black to play...can you find the move for black here and more importantly the idea behind it? Hint: Arabian-shifted Level: Semi-Impossible #Chess #Tactics

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

But how did I know this pattern? Turns out I had made a video on this for @chesscom way back in 2009 (I know, I am old!). I was therefore quite proud that the knowledge stuck! But like I mentioned in the video the funny thing is that in practise, this win is more often than not

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Like I said, this pattern is more often than not missed in practise. Here black had been defending against a higher rated opponent but J.Spalir (2361) with white blundered with 57.g4?? Fortunately for him, his lower rated opponent R.Perhining (2229) played 57...Kd6?? and white

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

I have several more examples of this pattern being missed. The most notable perhaps is Lu Shanglei (2605) against Nodirkbek Yakubboev (2667) in an important game at the World Team Championship in 2022. The Uzbek talent played 38...Ke5?? which is a losing blunder. Again,

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

10 months

Chess is AMAZING! White to move can draw this! Can you find it? #Chess #ChessTactics #ChessPunks #Tactics #ChessBeauty

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

It's black to move in this tricky position...choose carefully!! A: 1...Qxb4 or B: 1...Qd1+ I wish to reiterate the word tricky! #Chess #Tactics #ChessPunks

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The Chess Viking

@ZibbitVideos

3 months

Here (diagram) white actually has two ways to continue. Usually we would play 44.Kc5! and the win is quite instructive. We also happen to have available the move 44.h3 here as 44...Kb7 45.d5 gives us a distant passer. In this pattern we don't always have an extra tempo on the

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