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#chess #chesspunks
November 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
stamps50.bsky.social
Simple but satisfying tactic from today’s game. White to play and win material #chesspunks
November 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
lionchess.bsky.social
Exactly as you expect this to go.. | Man vs Machine #2 (250 ELO)

Game 2 was REALLY instructive - especially if you struggle with being stuck after all your pieces are great :D

Link --> youtu.be/D2QokwnDbvM

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Exactly as you expect this to go.. | Man vs Machine #2 (250 ELO)
YouTube video by LionChess - Chess Coaching
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November 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Friday's puzzle: 39. Kg6 Bc5 40. Re8+ Bf8 41. Rxf8#

A quiet king move first: Kg6 takes h7 away from the black king. The rook does the rest. Who found it?

FEN: 7k/6p1/1b5p/7K/1rP1R2P/p7/8/8 w - - 0 39

www.blitzkeys.app

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Final position of Friday's puzzle after 41. Rxf8#, with the solution 39. Kg6 Bc5 40. Re8+ Bf8 41. Rxf8# written beside the board.
November 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Nbd7 is not a typo.

Two knights can reach d7, so you add the file the moving one starts on: b. If two pieces share a file, add the rank instead: R1e2.

On Blitz Keys: knight, b, d, 7. Which notation rule took you longest to learn?

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Card explaining two notation examples: Nbd7, where two knights can reach d7 and the one from the b-file moves, and R1e2, where the rank is named because both rooks are on the same file. Below, the Blitz Keys keyboard.
November 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
mevans86.bsky.social
A Polgar Special! White mates in three moves. Thank you Levy Rozman for teaching a generation of bad chess players to fianchetto in the Caro-Kann! 😂 #chesspunks

lichess.org/game/civIYG7...
November 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Promoting a pawn, two ways:
FIDE writes d8Q.
PGN writes d8=Q.

Same move, one extra sign. On Blitz Keys: d, 8, long-press + for the =, then the queen key. Underpromoting? Tap the knight instead.

Ever promoted to anything but a queen?

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Card comparing promotion notation: d8Q as written by FIDE and d8=Q as used in PGN. Below, the Blitz Keys keyboard with the plus key highlighted; a long-press on it gives the equals sign.
November 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
mevans86.bsky.social
Black to move and win. There‘s more than one way to win, but one move is prettier than the rest! #chesspunks

lichess.org/game/2lPBiTz...
November 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
White to move. Mate in 3.

Reply with the full line in notation, + and # included. Solution tomorrow.

FEN: 7k/6p1/1b5p/7K/1rP1R2P/p7/8/8 w - - 0 39

www.blitzkeys.app

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Chess puzzle, White to move and mate in 3. White: king h5, rook e4, pawns c4 and h4. Black: king h8, rook b4, bishop b6, pawns a3, g7 and h6.
November 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Budapest, from Tuesday: the Total Chess pilot.

24 players, Carlsen included. Groups at 45 minutes plus 30 seconds a move, then knockout days that mix blitz, rapid and classical.

That is a lot of moves to keep up with. Notation ready?

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Card announcing the Total Chess pilot in Budapest, November 10 to 20, 24 players, classical at 45+30, blitz, rapid and 45+30 games in the knockouts. An iPhone shows a note with the schedule and the Blitz Keys keyboard below.
November 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer, New York 1956. Black to move.

Fischer, 13, plays 17... Be6!! leaving his queen hanging. He mates on move 41.

On Blitz Keys, !! is behind the !? key.

FEN: r3r1k1/pp3pbp/1qp3p1/2B5/2BP2b1/Q1n2N2/P4PPP/3R1K1R b - - 3 17

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Chess board from Black's side after 17. Kf1 in Donald Byrne (White) vs Bobby Fischer (Black), Rosenwald Memorial, New York 1956. Black to move; Fischer played 17... Be6, leaving his queen on b6 attacked by the bishop on c5.
November 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Wesley So vs Fabiano Caruana, US title playoff, Oct 22. So won his 4th title.

Black to move: 21... b4?? 22. Qxc6, and a bishop falls. On Blitz Keys: queen, x, c, 6.

FEN: 1r1q2k1/2p2ppp/2bpn3/1p2r1PP/4PP2/pPQ4B/P1PB4/K2R3R b - - 0 21

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Chess board from Black's side after 21. Qxc3 in Wesley So (White) vs Fabiano Caruana (Black), US Championship playoff, Saint Louis, October 22, 2026. Black to move; the game went 21... b4 22. Qxc6, winning the bishop on c6.
November 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
FIDE writes castling with zeros: 0-0.
PGN, the format chess apps read, wants capital O: O-O.

On a phone, O and 0 live on different layouts and look alike.

Blitz Keys has one key for O-O and one for O-O-O, both with capital O. Which do you write?

www.blitzkeys.app

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Card comparing castling notation: 0-0 with zeros as written by FIDE, and O-O with capital letters as used in PGN. Below, the Blitz Keys keyboard with its O-O and O-O-O keys.
November 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
krowmedy.bsky.social
Easy tactic from my Edinburgh chess league game from yesterday. White to move. #chess #chesspunks
October 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Friday's puzzle: 1. Nxa6+ Kb6 2. Rd6+ Ka7 3. Nb5#

The first move is a double check, so the king has to walk.

FEN: r3r3/1pk2pp1/p6p/2N2b2/1P6/N4P2/Pb4PP/2RR2K1 w - - 2 21

Happy Halloween. Nothing in chess is scarier than a double check.

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Final position of Friday's puzzle after 3. Nb5#, with the solution 1. Nxa6+ Kb6 2. Rd6+ Ka7 3. Nb5# written beside the board.
October 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
White to move. Mate in 3.

Reply with the full line in notation, + and # included. Solution tomorrow.

FEN: r3r3/1pk2pp1/p6p/2N2b2/1P6/N4P2/Pb4PP/2RR2K1 w - - 2 21

www.blitzkeys.app

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Chess puzzle, White to move and mate in 3. White: king g1, rooks c1 and d1, knights c5 and a3, pawns a2, b4, f3, g2, h2. Black: king c7, rooks a8 and e8, bishops f5 and b2, pawns a6, b7, f7, g7, h6.
October 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
lionchess.bsky.social
Can I Beat Every Level Chesscom Bot? | Man vs Machine #1

A new series with the idea of bringing you maximum instructive value!

Link --> youtu.be/74vp6eZhmwQ

I'm guaranteed to play against your level at some point in the series! :D
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Can I Beat Every Level Chess.com Bot? | Man vs Machine #1
YouTube video by LionChess - Chess Coaching
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October 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Nxe5+ is five characters. On the stock iPhone keyboard it takes three layouts:

shift, N, x, e, 123, 5, #+=, +

On Blitz Keys: knight, x, e, 5, +. Five taps, one screen.

www.blitzkeys.app

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Card comparing how to type Nxe5+: on the stock iPhone keyboard N, x and e are on the letters layout, 5 on the 123 layer and + on the #+= layer; Blitz Keys shows pieces, files, ranks, x and + on one screen.
October 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Paul Morphy vs the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, Paris 1858. White to move.

Morphy gives up his queen with 16. Qb8+ and mates with 17. Rd8#. On Blitz Keys the # is a long-press on +.

FEN: 4kb1r/p2n1ppp/4q3/4p1B1/4P3/1Q6/PPP2PPP/2KR4 w k - 0 16

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Chess board after 15... Nxd7 in Paul Morphy (White) vs the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard (Black), Paris 1858. White to move; Morphy played 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 17. Rd8#.
October 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
djeetee.bsky.social
Typing chess moves on a phone keyboard is a small daily tragedy.

So I built Blitz Keys: pieces, files, ranks, captures, checks and castling on one screen, plus a mode for !? and friends. It works in your messages, notes and social apps.

www.blitzkeys.app

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Blitz Keys card: the keyboard in dark mode with piece keys, files a to h, ranks 1 to 8, x, +, O-O, O-O-O and a !? key, with the text: chess notation on one keyboard, for your messages, notes and posts.
October 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
l1m3h0u2e.bsky.social
This Wednesday is the annual bughouse tournament/costume party. One of the best knights of the year! #denver #chess #chesspunks
October 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
krowmedy.bsky.social
My pumpkin for this Halloween 🎃. Scariest piece on the board #chess #chesspunks
October 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
mevans86.bsky.social
From a blitz game this afternoon: white made an oopsie. Can you find the winning idea? #chesspunks

lichess.org/5kmwTLbs/black
October 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
l1m3h0u2e.bsky.social
2/3 On timing my 1/0 checkmates this morning. #chesspunks
October 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
lionchess.bsky.social
Winning in Material? Do This And It's Over.

This ONE THING is the first thing I think of when up a piece or more.
And I keep it in my mind for the rest of the game.

Link --> youtu.be/EdeMUghPmiE

Enjoy! :D
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Winning in Material? Do This And It's Over.
YouTube video by LionChess - Chess Coaching
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October 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM