The duality of man.

Another perfect game score with Starting Out: Trompowsky prep.

Almost feel bad about stealing this one.

Tromp tactic of the day: white to play and win.

Be6 is objectively the best move for Black here, but when I play Nh5, 17% of my opponents immediately blunder with Nxe5. That's much more impactful than the minor eval difference between the two moves.

Starting Out: Tarrasch held up well on the way to 3000 blitz. This was my first game of the day yesterday, against an experienced GM.

Blitz stats.

Going to have to start working on 4000.

Traxlers are fun.

Move of the day, the best way out of a knight fork.

Update - Starting Out Trompowsky still works in the Bahamas. Black is a 3000+ blitz GM.

Wife got a new job and now we live in the Bahamas with this guy as our new neighbor. Stop on by for a chess game on your next vacation.

Cleaning out the house and found this gem. Lost in 29 moves but won our tennis match the next day.

Chess

Another Tromp. Another peak rating.

Friendly reminder that you don't need to treat the flank openings with any respect.

And we shall call it quick instead of rapid.

Tromp trapped my way to a peak rating. What would you play for White?

A big missed opportunity at the US Seniors. Black to play.

Let’s go!

Noticed this position in another player's Starting Out The Tromp game: White to play and win.

Like if Simone Biles had stuck to baseball.

Got him!

Don’t tell this guy about chess.

They keep playing this variation and I keep refuting it.

Postgame analysis: can you spot White’s only winning move?

I think I just scored my first ever en passant mate!

Spent 21 seconds here and took down a candidate. White to play.

LOL. White clearly hasn't read "The Next To Last Mistake."

Bullet chess mate in four. White to play.