| Game analysis - I Just Played The Luckiest Brilliant Chess Game Ever (Over The Board!)#1 In this video I analyze a chess game that I will remember forever. It was the last round of a real tournament, 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment, and we were both 2100+ USCF. It includes mind blowing,… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - Help Suggest Chess Bucket List Challenges#6 Ok, I think there was a misunderstanding because I only mean this to be an online challenge. Of course, many of the items are unlikely and rely on opponents blundering, but by playing many games onlin… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - Help Suggest Chess Bucket List Challenges#1 I have started a document with a large number of challenges that I could achieve in a chess game. Ranging between checkmate patterns, weird openings, en passant mates, castles mates, etc. Look over th… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - A Crazy Puzzle I Created (Good For Calculation)#1 Here is an interesting puzzle I created. The engine might turn on automatically, so watch out for spoilers. White to move. https://lichess.org/analysis/5r1k/B1nB2pb/2Np4/3QN1P1/1R6/qPp5/P1P2n2/1K6_w_-… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - When would you NOT promote a pawn into a queen?#28 By the way, here is a tiny puzzle I created to show underpromotion: https://lichess.org/analysis/standard/8/6P1/8/8/8/7p/5B1p/4K2k_w_-_-_0_1 | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - When would you NOT promote a pawn into a queen?#26 #18 Yes, I can't believe someone remembered still. I'm pretty sure the ONLY reason for promoting to a rook or bishop instead of the queen is to avoid (or get) stalemated! (In regular chess) | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - Beautiful (And Hard) Puzzle I Created#6 #4, created it myself; a composition; a study. Based on a similar (but simpler) puzzle I saw. | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| Game analysis - Is It Possible To Force Checkmate With 2 Knights?#3 I know about the 2 knights vs pawn scenario (look at my ratings). In those situations the black pawn stays on the board when white checkmates (to avoid stalemate). However, my challenge is slightly di… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| General Chess Discussion - Beautiful (And Hard) Puzzle I Created#1 I created the following puzzle a long time ago, and it's still one of my favorites. I'm interested in receiving more feedback, such as if you were able to solve the 2 main variations on your first att… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
| Game analysis - Is It Possible To Force Checkmate With 2 Knights?#1 I challenge you to force a checkmate where the only pieces left on the board are the kings and 2 of your knights (KvKNN). First, you should try to play around the board and see if you find a way to fo… | NM AyrtonTwigg |
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