Peter Anderson
@thispetera.bsky.social
Liberal minded retired old man interested in chess, science, environment, politics, art, comedy and cats and dogs.
Under 4NCL rules the She Play To Win team are obliged to have a male player in the team now that they are in Division 1.
Look who they got. Is this making the best of a bad job or revenge? Either way, it gave me a chuckle.
www.4nclresults.co.uk/2026-27/4ncl...
Look who they got. Is this making the best of a bad job or revenge? Either way, it gave me a chuckle.
www.4nclresults.co.uk/2026-27/4ncl...
4NCL div 1, rd 1 Results
www.4nclresults.co.uk
October 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Under 4NCL rules the She Play To Win team are obliged to have a male player in the team now that they are in Division 1.
Look who they got. Is this making the best of a bad job or revenge? Either way, it gave me a chuckle.
www.4nclresults.co.uk/2026-27/4ncl...
Look who they got. Is this making the best of a bad job or revenge? Either way, it gave me a chuckle.
www.4nclresults.co.uk/2026-27/4ncl...
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Chess on hard mode
September 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Chess on hard mode
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Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it.
I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide
I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide
September 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it.
I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide
I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide
A cute little puzzle. White to play and draw.
August 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A cute little puzzle. White to play and draw.
I played my first serious league match in 1973. I was playing for my school, St Peters, away vs Parkstone. My opponent smoked a pipe and lots of other people were smoking cigarettes. As you looked across the room, you could see the thick haze of tobacco smoke.
Also 1973, Tal vs Donner. #chess
Also 1973, Tal vs Donner. #chess
August 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I played my first serious league match in 1973. I was playing for my school, St Peters, away vs Parkstone. My opponent smoked a pipe and lots of other people were smoking cigarettes. As you looked across the room, you could see the thick haze of tobacco smoke.
Also 1973, Tal vs Donner. #chess
Also 1973, Tal vs Donner. #chess
A gentle chess puzzle. Savage-Simons, 4NCL, Oxford vs Wessex, 2006.
Black to play. #chess
Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Black to play. #chess
Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
August 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A gentle chess puzzle. Savage-Simons, 4NCL, Oxford vs Wessex, 2006.
Black to play. #chess
Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Black to play. #chess
Solution share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Having found Richard Swift I tried a few more of his songs.
Here's Broken Finger Blues. #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKA...
Here's Broken Finger Blues. #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKA...
Broken Finger Blues
YouTube video by Richard Swift - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Having found Richard Swift I tried a few more of his songs.
Here's Broken Finger Blues. #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKA...
Here's Broken Finger Blues. #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKA...
I was watching "No Hard Feelings" on TV and this song was playing in one scene. I had to find it. Wonderful.
I could imagine Barbara Lewis singing it with tweaked lyrics.
Richard Swift "Would You?" #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bg...
I could imagine Barbara Lewis singing it with tweaked lyrics.
Richard Swift "Would You?" #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bg...
Would You?
YouTube video by Richard Swift - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I was watching "No Hard Feelings" on TV and this song was playing in one scene. I had to find it. Wonderful.
I could imagine Barbara Lewis singing it with tweaked lyrics.
Richard Swift "Would You?" #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bg...
I could imagine Barbara Lewis singing it with tweaked lyrics.
Richard Swift "Would You?" #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bg...
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Little Stormzy came back to visit today to say thats for help in his early days.
He is absolutely huge and it is probably the happiest I've ever been to see a dog!! Look at him go!
He is absolutely huge and it is probably the happiest I've ever been to see a dog!! Look at him go!
August 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Little Stormzy came back to visit today to say thats for help in his early days.
He is absolutely huge and it is probably the happiest I've ever been to see a dog!! Look at him go!
He is absolutely huge and it is probably the happiest I've ever been to see a dog!! Look at him go!
Reposted by Peter Anderson
Reposted by Peter Anderson
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
August 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
Another of my screw ups from 2025-26.
I had planned 30.Nc5 here, realising the black queen was in trouble. However, I saw a ghost and played 30.Nb4. As I was waiting for the reply I realised 30...a5 was good and it duly came. I threw the rest of my advantage away a few moves later. Draw. #chess
I had planned 30.Nc5 here, realising the black queen was in trouble. However, I saw a ghost and played 30.Nb4. As I was waiting for the reply I realised 30...a5 was good and it duly came. I threw the rest of my advantage away a few moves later. Draw. #chess
July 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Another of my screw ups from 2025-26.
I had planned 30.Nc5 here, realising the black queen was in trouble. However, I saw a ghost and played 30.Nb4. As I was waiting for the reply I realised 30...a5 was good and it duly came. I threw the rest of my advantage away a few moves later. Draw. #chess
I had planned 30.Nc5 here, realising the black queen was in trouble. However, I saw a ghost and played 30.Nb4. As I was waiting for the reply I realised 30...a5 was good and it duly came. I threw the rest of my advantage away a few moves later. Draw. #chess
Another of my favourite moments from 2025-26.
The engines like 17.e4 and 17.g4 here, both of which I considered.
I played 17.Nf4 which the engines don't like much at first but which they eventually realise is comparably strong. It also has the merit of setting a trap (see the thread). #chess
The engines like 17.e4 and 17.g4 here, both of which I considered.
I played 17.Nf4 which the engines don't like much at first but which they eventually realise is comparably strong. It also has the merit of setting a trap (see the thread). #chess
July 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Another of my favourite moments from 2025-26.
The engines like 17.e4 and 17.g4 here, both of which I considered.
I played 17.Nf4 which the engines don't like much at first but which they eventually realise is comparably strong. It also has the merit of setting a trap (see the thread). #chess
The engines like 17.e4 and 17.g4 here, both of which I considered.
I played 17.Nf4 which the engines don't like much at first but which they eventually realise is comparably strong. It also has the merit of setting a trap (see the thread). #chess
White to play and draw (again, not sure who the composer is). #chess
Solution: share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Solution: share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
July 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
White to play and draw (again, not sure who the composer is). #chess
Solution: share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Solution: share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
The worst of my 2025-26 season, playing Black. I had correctly calculated ...Qxc2 as good for me and but it was messy, it was the opening game of the season and I didn't trust my calculation. Instead I played an exchange sac which was just a blunder, ...Rxd2?? which was met by Nf6+ +/- #chess
July 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
The worst of my 2025-26 season, playing Black. I had correctly calculated ...Qxc2 as good for me and but it was messy, it was the opening game of the season and I didn't trust my calculation. Instead I played an exchange sac which was just a blunder, ...Rxd2?? which was met by Nf6+ +/- #chess
Perhaps my favourite little moment in my 2025-26 season, playing White against IM Petr Marusenko. 49.Bxc5 wins but I found a simpler to calculate way based upon a double intermezzo. I played 49.Rh1 as 49...Bxf2 is met by 50.Rh6+ and if 50...Kc5 then 51.Rc6+ leaves a winning pawn ending. #chess
July 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Perhaps my favourite little moment in my 2025-26 season, playing White against IM Petr Marusenko. 49.Bxc5 wins but I found a simpler to calculate way based upon a double intermezzo. I played 49.Rh1 as 49...Bxf2 is met by 50.Rh6+ and if 50...Kc5 then 51.Rc6+ leaves a winning pawn ending. #chess
I am ashamed to say that I failed to solve this study. White to play and draw (not sure who the composer is). #chess
Solution
share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Solution
share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
July 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM
I am ashamed to say that I failed to solve this study. White to play and draw (not sure who the composer is). #chess
Solution
share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
Solution
share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/...
This chess set designed by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí is known as the "Jeu d'échecs / Fingers" or "Fingers Chess Set". His original design was unveiled in 1964.
July 22, 2026 at 6:25 AM
No Prime Minister should have to deal with all this nonsense with the monarch... not when they resign, not when they take over, not in a weekly update.
Absolute waste of valuable time.
Absolute waste of valuable time.
July 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM
No Prime Minister should have to deal with all this nonsense with the monarch... not when they resign, not when they take over, not in a weekly update.
Absolute waste of valuable time.
Absolute waste of valuable time.
"Overturn this" would be number two on my list of favourite social media posts.
Hard to beat "This is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".
Hard to beat "This is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".
July 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"Overturn this" would be number two on my list of favourite social media posts.
Hard to beat "This is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".
Hard to beat "This is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes".
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Octopus can change color using thousands of specialized pigment cells in their skin called chromatophores.
By expanding and contracting these cells, they can change colors and skin textures in a fraction of a second. Some species are simply famous for their extreme abilities.
#octopus #marinelife
By expanding and contracting these cells, they can change colors and skin textures in a fraction of a second. Some species are simply famous for their extreme abilities.
#octopus #marinelife
June 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Octopus can change color using thousands of specialized pigment cells in their skin called chromatophores.
By expanding and contracting these cells, they can change colors and skin textures in a fraction of a second. Some species are simply famous for their extreme abilities.
#octopus #marinelife
By expanding and contracting these cells, they can change colors and skin textures in a fraction of a second. Some species are simply famous for their extreme abilities.
#octopus #marinelife
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#OtD 24 Jun 1943 a battle broke out within the segregated US military in the British village of Bamber Bridge. White military police opened fire on Black service personnel after they were unhappy about local residents supporting Black troops. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7894...
June 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#OtD 24 Jun 1943 a battle broke out within the segregated US military in the British village of Bamber Bridge. White military police opened fire on Black service personnel after they were unhappy about local residents supporting Black troops. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7894...