#reengineeringtheclassics — Public Fediverse posts

#siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #chess Wouldn’t surprise me to see some more Petroffs in the World Cup Semi-Final playoffs so why not take a look at this expert handling of the white side by Michael Adams in a two-part series: https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/the-complexity-of-symmetrical-pawn-structures-part-1/ and https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/the-complexity-of-symmetrical-pawn-structures-part-2/

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad Voulez-vous Petroff avec moi? A new 2-part series on the stunning game Adams-Royal from the 6th round of the English Chess Championships. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/the-complexity-of-symmetrical-pawn-structures-part-1/

Another double bill to round off this really cool idea against the Modern Benoni. Latest videos focus on Black declining the offered pawn leading to a sort of super-fianchetto variation! PGNs: lichess.org/study/GJ5NRo9a Videos: youtu.be/by3axxOfmEE and youtu.be/noyI8XtSBoQ #siliconroad #chess #duolingo #reengineeringtheclassics

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #duolingo Can Duolingo help your chess? Maybe your opening preparation! A double bill of videos featuring a super gambit idea against the Modern Benoni first played against me by Oscar, the moustached bot!
https://youtu.be/qo3nM44241o and
https://youtu.be/A63QDMXsdFY

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad Final part of the 7-part series on the Colle-Zukertort based around the lovely attacking game Conquest-Royal from the recent 2025 British Championships. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-7/

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess The penultimate part of my series on the Colle-Zukertort through the game Conquest-Royal from the 2025 British Championships https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-6/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics The next part of the 7-part series on the Colle-Zukertort opening through the great game Conquest-Royal at the 2025 British Chess Championships. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-5/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics Next instalment on the Colle-Zukertort through the excellent game Conquest-Royal British Championship 2025 https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-4/

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess #tcec A quick look at a really instructive moment from the ongoing Season 28 SuperFinal between Stockfish and Leela https://matthewsadler.me.uk/engine-chess/whole-board-play/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics A new instalment of the series on the Colle-Zukertort based around the lovely game Conquest-Royal from the recent 2025 British Championships in Liverpool. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-3/

#siliconroad #chess #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec Breaking into the ongoing series on the Colle-Zukertort, a look at a very interesting moment during game 8 of the ongoing TCEC SuperFinal between Stockfish and Leela. All about small details, general assessments and peering into the future! https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/the-smallest-details/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics Some French flashbacks in today’s video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Ialvtduas

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess The second part of my examination of the fascinating and thematic Conquest - Royal game from the recent British Championships in Liverpool. Lots of attacking from the popular Colle-Zukertort opening. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-2/

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess The second part of my examination of the fascinating and thematic Conquest - Royal game from the recent British Championships in Liverpool. Lots of attacking from the popular Colle-Zukertort opening. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/a-typical-colle-zukertort-position-part-2/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics Last blog article of 6 covering the wonderful Stockfish-Torch game in the French Steinitz! https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/explaining-complex-tactics-part-6/ Hoping my goal of explaining this complex and attacking game in understandable terms has succeeded! A new multi-part series in the cooking pot too 😊

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #duolingo Another GM vs Duo game for you! https://youtu.be/-vYEe6MDrx8

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics A lovely lecture and blitz evening at Charlton Chess Club with the ambitious title “Visualising the future” 😊 Thanks to Alan Hanreck for organising and to all the participants (including some kids Natasha and I had met at the British Junior Championships last week 😊) for their enthusiasm and warmth!

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics A lovely lecture and blitz evening at Charlton Chess Club with the ambitious title “Visualising the future” 😊 Thanks to Alan Hanreck for organising and to all the participants (including some kids Natasha and I had met at the British Junior Championships last week 😊) for their enthusiasm and warmth!

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess A second blog post about the amazing Stockfish-Torch game, examine some fascinating alternatives to the engine’s main continuation. https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/explaining-complex-tactics-part-2/ Hopefully you’ll love the spectacular lines and also get a grip on how such complicated tactics fit together!

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad Turns out that the secret to navigating engine lines… is Babylon 5 😉😊 https://matthewsadler.me.uk/attack/babylon-5-and-the-secrets-of-navigating-engine-lines/ Slightly niche post for you 😉😊

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chessvariants #pawnsidewayschess Something completely different: 2 videos on pawnsideways chess introduced by DeepMind and Vladimir Kramnik in a 2020 paper! An introductory video introducing the simple rule change and some effects and then a video pitting the GM against the GOAT of variant chess: Fairy-Stockfish! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kc92lA-7M and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFCE-DB3W8 A really fascinating form of chess with a lot that is familiar and a lot that is new and really cool 😎

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess #lichess #galentinesday Appropriately(?!) enough on Galentine’s Day, we see Leela dishing out some more amazing tactics at queen odds! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWl4MzQ98tA

#chess #tcec #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad Secondly, a lovely fortress spot by Leela! Stockfish set up the Nf5 tactic with a g3 pawn sac, but Leela took it correctly assessing that the resulting endings led to a rook vs queen fortress! Really impressive at such a distance!

#tcec #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #chess A couple of nice moments from the ongoing TCEC Superfinal https://tcec-chess.com Firstly, a Fischer-Petrosian moment when Leela played Nxe7 in this position!

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #tcec I tune into the TCEC and Leela is already 3.5-1.5 down 🥺🥺🥺🥺

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec Ah 9.Nxc6, we Sicilian players always saw it as a beginner’s move, strengthening Black’s centre and giving him the b-file for counterplay. Lost count of the number of times I’ve explained this “mistake” to people 🥺Turns out it’s White’s best approach 😊

#chess #tcec #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics Watching Leela play with knight odds against all comers. It’s seriously impressive. Leela currently has a score of 121.5-1.5 against an IM rated 2525! Watch for yourselves! https://lichess.org/@/LeelaKnightOdds-dev/tv

#chess #siliconroad #tcec #reengineeringtheclassics Some Basman-style openings at the TCEC! …Nh6 in the Leningrad was a favourite of the younger and *slightly* less crazy English player! Stockfish suffering to hold atm though!

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess #tcec Leela-Stockfish here we go!! https://tcec-chess.com/#

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #cccc (One of) the best attacking games of 2024… played at bullet pace! Equisetum-Leela is simply insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbT8VFF4mo

Well whadyaknow! Even the TCEC engines are getting stuck into the Budapest! 😮😮😮 TCEC-chess.com #chess #tcec #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess #tcec If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you twice: don’t triple your g-pawns! Leela holds a draw 3 pawns down! https://tcec-chess.com/#div=sw&game=351&season=27

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #tcec At the TCEC, Halogen and Booot fighting out an opening line exit from the Blumenfeld Gambit that I once had in a simultaneous display against @stephenfry at the Docklands in 1988 😊 (I was White) https://tcec-chess.com/

#chess #tcec #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad For the diehard Leela fan, there’s a kickass video out there for ya! 😂😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Z8URREeD0

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec After so many years…a new Leela video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4liaHMbfXc

#siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #chess #tcec Well Stockfish thought it had escaped… but it’s been caught in a trap! 😮😮 tcec-chess.com

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #tcec How should Garry have defended it? Let Leela and Stockfish show you! tcec-chess.com And this shows you how Garry played it against Deep Blue! Deep Blue rediscovered! 1997 Match against Garry Kasparov - Game 6: Total Disaster!
youtu.be/C5j6qjyY0MA

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #lichess You know... it's not so difficult when you know your (TCEC) classics! https://youtu.be/kKQ1XZp_cpk?si=zTs4Y1GJLI-eaytJ and https://lichess.org/W42ZEW3e/white#43

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #lichess #candidates2024 Lei playing Leela's favourite (with Contempt) 5.Rg1 against the Philidor. Let's hope her game is as good as thuis outrageous effort from Leela was! https://tcec-chess.com/#div=contemptla&game=11&season=26

#tcec #chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #lichess A blog article covering the fascinating David Navara - Leela Zero knight odds match played last Saturday on lichess! https://matthewsadler.me.uk/engine-chess/knight-odds-match-on-lichess/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #lichess A new blog post out! 😮 And I really worry what sort of bots it's going to attract thanks to @skiminki 's name for his program! https://matthewsadler.me.uk/openings/the-mrbdzz-novelty-grinder/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec The TCEC Entrance League has started and it’s pretty strong! 😮😮 https://TCEC-chess.com

#reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #chess #cccc A nice queen sac from Stockfish to draw against Leela at the chess.com CCCC. Moves: 28. Qa4 (diag1) Nxd4 29. Qxd7 Nb3+ 30. Ka2 Nc1+ (diag2) 31. Rfxc1 Rxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1 Rc2+ (diag3) 34. Kb1 Rb2+ 35. Ka1 https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship

#reengineeringtheclassics #chess #siliconroad #tcec #cccc Wall-to-wall toucans on computer chess sites 😮 Conspiracy? 🧐 https://tcec-chess.com/# https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #cccc #torch #tatasteelchess While streaming, I mentioned a fantastic tool that may not be known to everyone: https://chessdb.cn It’s a continuously expanding database of Stockfish-powered analysis to which you can submit positions for analysis. Today Black’s mistake 18…Be6 against Alireza at the Tata Steel Masters was already known in there! White’s best reply which Alireza found was given as +100 centipawns (pawn advantage)

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #tcec #tcecsuperfinal25 29.0-0-0(!) is the move 😊😊 Leela should be holding this inferior opening as White… can she pull one more back?? 😮😮😮🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏 https://TCEC-chess.com

#chess #reengineeringtheclassics #siliconroad #tcec #tcecsuperfinal25 Oooh really nice! TCEC bookmaker Jeroen Noomen taking a varaistion from the mind-boggling Lasker-Napier game analysed in depth in “Re-Engineering the Chess Classics” 😊😊😊😎😎😎https://TCEC-chess.com

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #tcecsuperfinal25 Leela doing everythinbg possible to keep the kingside closed but Fishy is teeing up f4!! https://tcec-chess.com/

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #tcecsuperfinal25 A mind-boggling defensive effort from Stockfish to hold a very ropey Keres Sicilian Scheveningen taken by bookmaker Jereon Noomen from the game Short-Arnason Reykjavik 1987! https://youtu.be/tTxgpzI1TEA

#chess #siliconroad #reengineeringtheclassics #tcec #tcecsuperfinal25 Want to see the best Greek Gift (Bxh7+) sac ever? Sorted! https://youtu.be/VD3PjsUlknc