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My first chess coach told me “stop losing pawns” and honestly that’s the best advice I’ve ever gotten
Julesgambit
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Julesgambit
@julesgambit
Top 100 US Women’s Chess Player, Creator, Growth @ Duolingo, Steam locomotive enthusiast
Manhattan, NY
Joined August 2022
- My opponent during a tournament was so young that he asked my permission to go the bathroom during the gameshare a piece of chess lore about yourself
- There’s no way 1. a4 was played against Hikaru in the World Rapid Championship😭
- Replying to @EdwardN_78I and other chess players actually get comments on videos accusing us of choreographing the matches and not knowing how to play it’s pretty wild😭
- The most wholesome chess scandal ever: When GM Wesley So got forfeited for writing motivational notes to himself during a game
- Once I played Magnus Carlsen and he fell asleep
share a piece of chess lore about yourself - Danya was a kind soul who cared deeply about the people around him. I don’t know what to say. A truly tragic lossThe Naroditsky family shares the sad news of Daniel’s unexpected passing. Daniel was a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community. We ask for privacy as the family grieves.
- I FINALLY MADE IT ON THE TOP 100 FEMALE CHESS PLAYERS IN THE US LIST🎊🎉🎊🎊
- In the age of #chessdrama I would like us all to take a moment to remember when the most wholesome GM in chess, Wesley So, had to forfeit a game because he was writing inspirational reminders to himself during a game
- Today I learned that the Magnus effect is an actual physics term and not when Magnus Carlsen wins a completely drawn endgame
- Having to remember all the rules: dress a certain way so people don’t comment about you, make chess content that is 100% serious, don’t talk about chess unless you’re a gm, always act as a representative for every woman in chess, don’t make jokes, is frankly exhausting and a lotwhat message does it send to young girls and women when a meme like this is endorsed by @itsandreabotez ? shame on @chesscom @imjenyu @akaNemsko @alexandrabotez @julesgambit and everyone participating in this "chess babe" schtick.
