Easy puzzle, a good example of a skewer.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Sunday, August 28, 2022
The Chess Level 100 (Level 3) Man vs. Machine
I'm feeling so confident in this game that I start off playing The Grand Opening.
1. a3 Nc6 2. e4 Nd4 3. Nc3 h5 4. Bc4 Nb3 5. cxb3 h4 6. Nf3 c5 7. Ng5 Nh6 8. Nxf7 Nxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qf3+ Ke8 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nd5 g6 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 b6 15. d4 Rh5 16. dxc5 Bg7 17. Qf7 Rh7 18. Bg5 bxc5 19. Qxe7# 1-0
Managing Your Attacking Momentum Daily Chess Puzzle
It took me a minute to get this puzzle. There are some easy sacrifices that leaves you up material, but there are certain moves you have to find to get checkmate.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
On Top of The World Episode 31 Special Guest Psiren
This week on the podcast we have Psiren as a special guest, who is debuting his new single My Friend on the podcast!
Friday, August 26, 2022
Chess.com buying Play Magnus, 3D Chess Game Plus (Level 2) Man vs. Machine
I discuss Chess.com purchasing Play Magnus and what that means for Chess24. I play the level two computer in 3D Chess Game Plus in today's edition of Man vs. Machine. And I announce we're having Psiren as a guest on my podcast On Top of The World this Saturday, with the world premiere of his single My Friend.
Inviting All of Your Pieces to the Party Daily Chess Puzzle
It took me a minute here to find checkmate, there's a lot going on in this position. Fiona Steil-Antoni has a great video on what you should be looking for in this puzzle.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Chessable British Championship and Chess.com buys Play Magnus
I'm not a big fan of Chess24, but at least I am able to get games unlike KasparovChess. It'd be cool if the company can continue, but I doubt it.
The Chessable British Championship game was really interesting, with white having two rooks, while black had the bishop's pair. I didn't get the right move at the pause the video moment.
King Safety and Other Tactical Signals Daily Chess Puzzle
I really like this puzzle. Things are looking dire for white, but there's tactics in this position because White's winning even though you are down material.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Hot Pursuit Daily Chess Puzzle
This is a fun puzzle, and you have to be careful on one of the moves.
Monday, August 22, 2022
Watch Your Step Daily Chess Puzzle
It's Monday so we're back to easy puzzles. You do have to be careful against the bishop's pair.
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Saturday, August 20, 2022
3D Chess Game Plus (Level 1) Man vs. Machine
After my lost to Komodo I hope to get revenge for humanity by defeating the engine used in 3D Chess Game Plus. This is the first time we see The Scandinavian Defense in the series.
Top of The World Episode 30 The CM Punk Situation
This week Justin and I speak at great length on potential backstage drama between CM Punk and Adam Page in AEW.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Moment of PURE Insanity Duda vs Carlsen FTX Crypto Cup 2022
This game does get insane. Carlsen is amazing with the knights. I didn't get the pause the video moment.
Komodo Man vs. Machine
Joshua Hadley vs. Komodo
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. d4 Qxd4 8. Qxd4 Nxd4 9. Bb3 Bc5 10. Be3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bxe3 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Na4 Rd8 15. Ke2 Bf4 16. Rad1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Bxh2 18. Nc5 b6 19. Na6 Bb5+ 20. Ke3 Bxa6 21. Kxe4 Ke7 22. c4 Bb7+ 23. Kf5 g6+ 24. Kg5 Bxe5 25. Re1 f6+ 26. Kg4 h5+ 27. Kh3 Bc8+ 28. Kh4 g5# 0-1
Tactical Vulnerability Daily Chess Puzzle
This is a really interesting puzzle. There's a nice mate in two.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Pragg Beats Super GM in "10 Moves"!
Pragg got a great win with some brilliant moves. Incredible stuff!
Between the Lines Daily Chess Puzzle
There's a huge attack on black's king, you just have to find the fastest way to get the job done.
The Chess Lv.100 (Level 1) Man vs. Machine
I apologize for the bad audio; I should have found a way to turn down the music in the software instead of just lowering the volume on my computer. Shout out to my pal Chris Gillard who made an intro for my series! Thanks a lot pal 💖
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
A Passing Glance Daily Chess Puzzle
It took me a minute to get this puzzle. I had to remember I could take pawns en passant.
Video Chess on the Atari 2600 Man vs. Machine
Joshua Hadley vs. Video Chess (Atari 2600)
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Bxf4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 Rxf4 12.exd6 Rxe4 13.dxe7 Nxe7 14.Ng5 Rxd4 15.Qh5 e5 16.Qxh7#
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Leap of Confidence Daily Chess Puzzle
I got figured out this puzzle really quick. Fiona Steil-Antoni has a good video explaining this puzzle.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Converting -10 Into a Win Praggnanandhaa vs Firouzja FTX Crypto Cup 2022
Another great game between these two. I was able to get the pause the video moment after looking at the position for a minute or two.
The Devilish Trick Firouzja vs Praggnanandhaa FTX Crypto Cup 2022
I didn't see the checkmating sequence Alireza had in the pause the video moment. Another incredible game between these two.
He Played Like A Machine! Praggnanandhaa vs Firouzja FTX Crypto Cup 2022
What an incredible game! Praggnanandhaa played either all or most of his moves were the best according to the engine. I think I got the pause the video moment pretty easy because of the way agadmator explained what was going on in the game.
Horizontal Dreams Daily Chess Puzzle
It's Monday so we're starting off the week with an easy puzzle. That'd be a cool checkmate to find in a game.
Levy Rozman's Top 8 Chess Openings
I'm catching up on Gotham Chess' videos and this one is really interesting. I've been playing The King's Gambit and The French Defense, but I'm going to give these openings a try.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Top of the World Episode 29 Trump Got Raided
This week on the podcast we talk about The FBI searching Donald Trump's Florida home Mar-a-Lago. There's also news Alex Jones has to pay millions of dollars to families of the victims of The Sandy Hook shooting, with claims that it was a staged event. We talk about rumors about billionaire Tony Khan. Nature Boy Ric Flair has had his last match at the age of 73. We also talk about Jerry "The King" Lawler who still has matches at the age of 72.
Most importantly Justin has failed on 5 out of the 8 questions on from TCM's Ultimate Movie Challange, and his punishment listeners have to send him 5 mean tweets for each question he got wrong. There's already claims of him being friends with Burdur Smurf, and stealing his likeness called for an online comic called "Gophercules".
Clearing a Path to Victory Daily Chess Puzzle
I couldn't get this at all without a hint for the first move, it had me stumped. I was able to figure out the rest of the moves after that.
Saturday, August 13, 2022
agadmator plays Paul Morphy BOT
Again, I missed a queen sacrifice in the pause the video moment. I thought taking the knight with the rook was the way to go.
Legendary Queen Sac Pulled Off in 2022!!?
What a great Queen sacrifice! I didn't see it, maybe I haven't been playing enough puzzles.
When One Door Closes... Daily Chess Puzzle
I didn't see checkmate here at all. This puzzle stumped me.
Friday, August 12, 2022
What Happens When 1991 Chessmaster Faces Stockfish 14 NNUE
I like seeing a battle between Chess engines. I didn't expect Chessmaster to win here, but it's interesting that the first move it made out of theory it ran into trouble.
Carefully Casting Your Net Daily Chess Puzzle
I like this puzzle, chasing black's king around is fun.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Flawless, Flawless, Flawless M. Muzychuk vs Kashlinskaya Olympiad 2022
Congratulations to Ukraine for winning The Women's section of The 44th Chess Olympiad! As someone who is getting back into Chess it's wild to me these women have remembered 25 moves into theory. And I didn't see the moves that needed to be made in the pause the video moments.
Prioritizing Forcing Moves Daily Chess Puzzle
There's a really cool checkmate here, it took me a second to figure it out.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Batteries and the Space Left Behind Daily Chess Puzzle
I didn't see what to do for a long time because I was trying to find checkmate. Once I saw I needed to something else I had the puzzle figured out.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Monday, August 8, 2022
Advancing in Another Direction Daily Chess Puzzle
It's Monday so we're getting easy puzzles. You have to find a fork.
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Challenging the King Blockade Daily Chess Puzzle
This was a really difficult puzzle for me. I must have made every Queen move except the right one.
Saturday, August 6, 2022
He is God Tier! Caruana vs Gukesh Chess Olympiad 2022
As much as Gukesh is on fire in The Chess Olympiad I'm still surprised he defeated Fabi. If you looked at what shared when this happened, you'll see what the move was in the pause the video moment. Gukesh is now the number 2 player in India, behind Vishy, and the 16-year-old is now one of the top 20 players in The World.
Top of The World Episode 28 Minimum Wage, SummerSlam & Fight Forever
This week On Top of The World Justin and Joshua discuss WWE's first "post Vince" premium event SummerSlam. There's a new trailer for AEW's first video game Fight Forever.
Discovering Counterplay Daily Chess Puzzle
It took me a minute to get this puzzle. I was thinking about a move that's a missed win.
Friday, August 5, 2022
Breaking Down the Castle Walls Daily Chess Puzzle
It took me a minute to figure this out. This is a really cool puzzle.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Real Men Don't Listen to Engines Gukesh vs Sargissian Chess Olympiad 2022
Another victory for Gukesh in the 44th Chess Olympiad! I thought about the move made at the pause the video moment, but I wondered what it was accomplishing. Well, the move ended up winning Gukesh the game.
Multiverse of Madness! Shirov vs Gukesh Chess Olympiad 2022
Gukesh really knows his stuff, I would have castled into danger, but of course I'm not a GM. It's crazy that Shirov's blunder in this game was allowing black to control the c5 square.
What an Incredible Discovery!! Smirnov vs Carlsen Chess Olympiad 2022
You know it's going to be exciting when there's castling on opposite sides of the board. I saw the move made in the pause the video moment, really cool stuff. Another great win by Magnus.
The Calm Before the Storm Daily Chess Puzzle
I didn't see mate here. I had to solve this one using a hint.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Magnus Delivers a Nasty Checkmate! Bwalya vs Carlsen Chess Olympiad 2022
It's wild that Gillan didn't make any blunders in this game and Magnus was able to checkmate him in a spectacular fashion. The dude really is on another level when it comes to Chess.
X-Rays and Mating Nets Daily Chess Puzzle
This took me a minute to get, I have to work on seeing a checkmate when I can force one on the board. Fiona Steil-Antoni made a good video that comes with this puzzle.
Monday, August 1, 2022
Some are just World Class! Wesley So vs Sindarov Chess Olympiad 2022
I feel like I really should have seen the move to make at the pause the video moment. There's still a lot I have to learn when it comes to Chess. Thankfully Wesley's win here means The United States draws with Uzbekistan in round 4.
Gukesh vs Vocaturo Chess Olympiad 2022
I'll say that if I hadn't castled in a game I probably wouldn't have won, but Gukesh wins in style. And now India is ranked number 1 in the open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Hero of the Day Caruana vs Abdusattorov Chess Olympiad (2022)
I'm disappointed Fabi lost here, now Uzbekistan has pulled ahead of The United States in The Chess Olympiad. A great win by Abdusattorov, I couldn't find the only winning move at the pause the video moment, but obviously he did.
Eclipsing the Opponent's Attack Daily Chess Puzzle
It's Monday so we got a really easy puzzle to start off the week.
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