1/ The Queen's Gambit is apparently causing demand for chess to surge!

I play daily and coach at my kid's school, so I love seeing the interest

If you're want to learn about chess, here are some great free resources (thread)

2/ How to play & basics

Great YouTube videos

https://t.co/zK2DS5vXa3

https://t.co/ENvayynpFF
3/ Opening principles

https://t.co/DGpYH4FzY2

@thechesswebsite -https://t.co/v9cYU9vSiP

https://t.co/z9SpYV932d
4/ Common beginner mistakes

https://t.co/ZRPIIPeRyg

https://t.co/UdT12KOXzW
5/ Advanced topics

Chess Holes:
https://t.co/hBwFFjV7RC

6 Power Moves of Chess:
https://t.co/K8QRZnDI1y
6/ Recommended YouTube channels

#1 Chess Edge
#2 Agadmator's Chess Channel
#3 GJ_Chess

These are all great too:

ChessBrah
Chess with Suren
Chess Talk
Eric Rosen
GingerGM
GothamChess
GMHikaru
GMBenjaminFinegold
PowerPlayChess
Saint Louis Chess Club
The Chess Website
7/ Favorite players of the past to learn from

Jose Capablanca
Bobby Fisher
Paul Morphy
Mikhail Tal
8/ Apps

I use https://t.co/oBza2I5rBU mostly

LIchess is also excellent
9/ If you want to learn just how much better GMs are than you, watch this video

Probably my favorite game ever

https://t.co/S3EaQ2Rn7i
10/ DM me if you want to challenge me to a daily game!

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I don't think people understand the vital difference between a well-rehearsed (and physical) team vs a collection of individuals with no real understanding - new players, makeshift centre-backs, other players out of position. Make do an mend when missing a ton of quality = v.hard


Add fatigue,with less option to rotate, and big effort in 3 away games in previous 9 days. Team lacks height and heft without VvD, Matip, Fabinho, Gomez. Team lacks pace and goals without Jota, Mané. Lacks pace at back without VvD and Gomez. No senior keeper undermines confidence

Team has been disrupted constantly this ssn. Rarely below 6 injuries, often = 10. Thiago a real bonus after months out, but the proper team is not around him. Even Gini looked knackered yesterday. 5th/6th-choice strikers and centre-backs will always be a big drop from 1st choices

Last night was a bit grim, and Brighton were excellent. But it was a strong XI for them, in terms of usual players and in terms of physicality. LFC full of skilful slower little guys right now - lacking the skilful bodyguards and pace. Kabak should help, but he's young and new

You can read Mentality Monsters or Perched for how much I talk about the unity of a team, the practiced understanding from years of intense training together, knowing each others runs and movements. Right now it's a team of semi-strangers and stand-ins.

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This is NONSENSE. The people who take photos with their books on instagram are known to be voracious readers who graciously take time to review books and recommend them to their followers. Part of their medium is to take elaborate, beautiful photos of books. Die mad, Guardian.


THEY DO READ THEM, YOU JUDGY, RACOON-PICKED TRASH BIN


If you come for Bookstagram, i will fight you.

In appreciation, here are some of my favourite bookstagrams of my books: (photos by lit_nerd37, mybookacademy, bookswrotemystory, and scorpio_books)