Archive for August 6th, 2022

So that’s what it was

Posted in Life beyond the chess board on August 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I will need to modify content and remove certain elements from my posts as I have put my finger on what it is. My social media habits are crossing over onto this site, meaning I think I am being listened to when I write. I am reaching out to people who aren’t there and that has to stop straight away. Content has, in places, become far too personal and I now know why. Okay, just reign things in a bit and should be fine.

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Where the footage fails

Posted in Life beyond the chess board on August 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Curious state of affairs and it’s always a shame to see one of the great guys of the game go wrong. What the footage doesn’t show it that we are all human thus prone to error, and he had been playing for many hours already. A great shame for a result to come about like that although you could argue he’s already lost.

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/wgy009/sam_shankland_commits_a_catastrophic_touchmove/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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