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They say that knight's backward moves are the hardest to find. My recent game is just one example. The reason why I resigned is that I did not realize that Ng1 would both defend the f3 and the c4 squa…

He gave a lesson on the importance of mental stability to succeed in chess. When he was asked when he realized that he could win the tournament, he said "right after I lost the game". He realized that…

@EvilPyrokar said in #2: > U win some, u lose some... That's a true statement but it has nothing to do with the point I am making.

I'm talking specifically about watching games with professional commentary. Even though from time to time the commentators do acknowledge that some moves are hard to find, I think that the computer ev…

@esmiro said in #54: > Bold prediction: Hahah I did worse than a coin flip

@ArtofDefeat said in #55: > Maybe I've just watched at bad times. I always see him when he is playing, not teaching. And the only thing I got from that was that its kind of useful to me to imagine arr…

Bold prediction: Vidit and Pragg win today. Draws the other games. Let's see how many games I get right.

@ArtofDefeat He's not very funny (very few chess players are) but his game analysis are very valuable, and his editor has a good sense of humor. That's why I watch him from time to time. Same for Goth…

My best improvement happened when I played some correspondence game. Just the mere exercise of thinking about a position for hours is extremely useful.

@MarkIorio I don't really take him seriously when he says "I played this move for content". Despite how casual and "I don't even care" he tries to come off in his videos, he has most likely gone throu…