Professional chess player with a rating of about 2400 at the age of 29. Sensei @ChessDojo - chessdojo.club GM journey - hellokostya.substack.com
Mountain View, CA
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Hello all! I've started to journal about my lifetime pursuit of the GM title✍️
I'll be logging my training, travel, and tournaments, hoping to stay focused on the ultimate goal 🏅
If you'd like to follow 💙 check out the first post here: hellokostya.substack.com/p/d…
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Dude got to 2800 without coffee
"Today I took a cup of coffee before the game, which helped me feel much more energetic!"
#DingGukesh
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Found a clip of Danya winning his last round game vs. Levon Aronian in the 2024 American Cup Blitz, where he finished with 5.5/7 and a performance rating of 2821
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Watching 'Breaking Bad' but with an eval bar so I can understand who are the good guys & who are the bad guys
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.@SergeyKaryakin we raised over $9,000 today to help Ukraine, partly because I promised some very disappointed chess fans that I would tweet at you directly.
So here is our question: Is $9k enough for a GM norm these days?
Thanks! 😂😂😂
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Who they should cast:
Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich's Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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Vidit getting absolutely swarmed by fans today, super gracious #ChessOlympiad
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Clear 1st 🏆 at the 2022 Golden State Open, 6.0/7! Played some of my best chess ever. Happy boy 😊 #otbchess
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So look all I'm saying is, if you play the French with Black against 1.e4, and the Nimzo against 1.d4, and you want to avoid the Trompowsky, you can start with 1...e6 against 1.d4, since you're OK with transposing to the French, but if 2.c4 then you have 2...Nf6, with a Nimzo
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Lmao
The FIDE delegation, led by President Arkady Dvorkovich, visited Shenzhen, China, where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on educational chess development was signed with the Nanshan District Education Bureau.
As part of the visit, 20 schools in Shenzhen were awarded the title of FIDE School. A strategic cooperation agreement was also signed with the Nanshan District Education Bureau, outlining plans for school championships, educational conferences, training programs, and the promotion of educational chess.
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Welp, got blocked by Kramnik, who asked me to speak openly. So here goes 🙃
I have no hate for the world champion, only deep respect, but yes I've been baffled by his behavior over the last year.
Our intention w/ Dojo Talks was not to insult or label Kramnik as crazy, but rather express concern for what's going on. I think many of us, including myself, supported Kramnik's fight against online cheating for some time.
But then he started naming players left & right, some of whom were likely 100% innocent, who got their name dragged through the mud regardless. Kramnik also started naming actual children at one point, without any real evidence from what I could tell 🤷♂️
For me this is a real issue. When a player of Kramnik's stature calls someone suspicious, naive fans will immediately make up their mind.
And it's not "just asking questions", it's casting aspersions. And the words of any world champion obviously carry a lot of responsibility.
Whether it was his intention or not, Kramnik has convinced a significant number of people that Danya, Nakamura, Jospem, & other 'onliners' are all cheating. Many comments under Dojo's recent video have already condemned Danya and accuse us of spreading propaganda on his/Chess.com's behalf. Wild times.
So, no regrets for sticking up for Danya. As usual I'm just hoping for the best for everyone, including Kramnik, who I hope re-evaluates his methods. 💙
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Who they should cast, part 2:
Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich's Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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Yo @chesscom how about a variant where both players can see the eval bar while they play? I know it's silly & dumb but it also sounds really fun 🙏
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The smile of two friends when they're absolutely f*cked but at least have each other
I chatted with Rapport briefly after the game. He told me that he’s not allowed to talk to anyone outside the team. I asked him if that meant “no comment” about the online revelations of the day. He said “I would not even say that.”
Ding and Rapport made their fastest exit of any round today but could still be seen smiling entering the elevator. #NepoDing
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I just lost my job to AI. I was the guy who would analyze chess positions in real-time and let @chesscom users know which moves were best as well as their evaluation. Apparently chatGPT can do that now 🙁
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I'm reading a chess book a week in 2023. Classics, game collections, or anything people highly recommend. I'll keep adjusting the list. Start on Monday, done by Sunday. Might make lowkey videos of takeaways. Who's in!? 📚
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Gukesh when Wei Yi showed up to board one #chessolympiad
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Streamers at the Olympiad!! 📸😁
@AnnaCramling @Jesse_Feb @ASamaganova
@LauraUnuk @DianaMrza @toshqueen1
@PiaCramling @AlessiaSantera1 @demchsveta
@AMKazarian @photochess @ChessMike
@thelittlehat @ChessProblem @lularobs
@chessborn @GmAvetik @thechessnerd @Alexandra_chess
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Lmao get his ass @chesscom
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The reason many titled players discourage folks from studying opening theory is because studying openings is in fact the best & only way to truly improve at chess, and they are just trying to keep others from being able to compete for tournament prizes
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Congrats to Fausti and good luck to the world 🙏
Fausti just handed @hellokostya his first-ever “adoption,” winning their match 10–0. Despite the score, the match wasn’t as one-sided as it looks, but @FaustiOro consistently outplays his opponents when the time scrambles begin!
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"It tells you how much to tip at the bottom. 15% is $5.45, 18% is $6.20, and so on. Usually between 18-20% is considered a good tip."
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How did this not become an instant gif? 😂 (watch until the end) #GrandChessTour
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It's a sad day for jeans but an even sadder day for chess ☹️ #RapidBlitz #jeansgate
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Why are people upset over this?
Gukesh is not the undisputed best chess player in the world
He has every chance to get there, he's one of the most incredible talents in chess history (!), but he hasn't reached there yet..
I believe that's Kasparov's very valid point
"I have to apologize time and again. It's not exactly the title that I had or Karpov had or Fischer or Magnus."
- Garry Kasparov on World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju
#GrandChessTour
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"You can take off the watch after Ng5" is extremely funny 😂
"Magnus needs to play better if he wants to be in anti-cheating detection!" - GM Anish Giri | Qatar Masters
Check out his full interview after Round 3: piped.video/X9Ab68g16mM?si=0N0o…
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When you know your opponent has blundered but just can't believe your eyes #GrandChessTour
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Oh man, @alwayssunny just did a chess episode and it is so goddamn funny 💀
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This just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible!
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I asked an AI to expand the infamous 'Berlin draw' if top chess players were forced to play it out.
The results are pretty mind-blowing 🤯 #GenerativeFill
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My brother asked me to point out that Gukesh used en passant in the final two games on his way to becoming world champion, the only challenger in history ever to do so!? 🤯 #chessfacts #DingGukesh
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Chess24 is absolutely right.
Norm events have been around for a while, they're no secret loophole. People have had 18 years to criticize/change the rules since Karjakin.
I played Mishra, he's very good. And I've played one of those norm events, they're not that easy!
This feels petty in response to 1 ill-judged reply by Abhimanyu's father to an unnecessarily negative post by Nepo. GM norm events have issues, but it's not the kid's fault but something for FIDE. Not v. fair to bring up when the kid took a valid path to a goal after the pandemic
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Dazzled by the new World Championship Candidate, but I don't think candidates tournaments played during a global pandemic and with a year-long hiatus at the halfway mark should count. Also Russian wildcard
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Holy moly this is a crime against chess -
Play the tiebreaker without Alireza? Ok fine the rules were set in advance.
But asking him to move tables, while in a critical moment!?? Yikes. #JusticeForAlireza
piped.video/Vz38Cd_Pp8A
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With my three favorite (in no particular order) streamers ☺️
📸@LennartOotes
Some great streamers were hanging out & streaming at the club earlier today!😍 We love seeing creators and chess fans around! Make sure to stop by as well!👀🙃
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#GrandChessTour #STLChessClub #WorldChessHOF #STLChessCampus #QBoutique #chess #chessstream
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Tie for 2nd u2450 with 6.0/9 at the 2023 U.S. Masters! Won a cool $100 ☺️ #chessprofessional
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Here's the final minute of the game, courtesy of @IM_Rosen. Full recap coming soon 😊
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Hi, YouTube commenter here. It would be great if you could just change the way you talk as well as your general personality/demeanor. Loving the content, keep up the good work 👍
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My first course for @chessable, Endgame Studies 101, is finally out! 🥳
It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears of joy, but I'm super pumped with how the course turned out!
Check it out here: chessable.com/endgame-studie…
Launch party + giveaway later today! 🥳 Details below -
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Whoever this kid is I hope you're having a great day #ReykjavikOpen
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Finished w/ 5.5/9 at the 1000GM Hollywood Masters, tied for 2nd U2450! 🥈
Won $83.33, going to spend it all at one place 😋
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When people ask 'how do I get to 1800?', instead of 'how do I improve as a 1600?', it makes me think they're concerned more with the rating than with the game itself. And that makes me sad 😥 #chessthoughts
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Playing the U.S. Masters here in Charlotte! Tourney starts tonight, wish me luck 🙏 #OTBchess
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Hey how about Wordle but instead it's a chess position and you're asked to figure out the best move?
I call it a Chessle:
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Finished the @SunwayChessOpen with 6.0/10 and +3 FIDE 💪. Wonderful event!! Too many good things to say about the organization and conditions. I very much hope to be back 😊
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"He said he wasn't hungry but now he wants like half my fries. How is this fair?"
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Dang leave it to the chess world to get upset over one of the greatest moments we've ever had
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JUST WON SQUID CHESS!! 🙏
Sorry for the show being a bit scuffed in the beginning, was my first time organising something like this but I hope you enjoyed it anyways ❤️ thank you to all the amazing content creators who participated and for everyone who watched - congrats once again @hellokostya !
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