Been climbing the last 3 months in bullet. For context, I have a really horrible habit of playing like 2 or 3 bullet games in between meetings or coding sessions. I say horrible, but it also kind of clears my mind #chess

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Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the Atari 2600

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini

#ai #llm #atari #chess

The FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 has started in Batumi, Georgia!

107 players, including former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi, GMs Lei Tingjie, Koneru Humpy, Anna Muzychuk and many others, will compete for a total prize fund of $691,250 and three spots in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 until 28 July.

➡️ Follow the games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-cup-2025--round-1/1Nrsz7yB

#lichess #chess

As a long-time, semi-serious #chess player, I know this feeling.

The German Chess Federation has rejected any ban, stressing that “chess is diverse and inclusive.” Federation president Ingrid Lauterbach condemned the discriminatory backlash against Nora Heidemann, 17, saying, “We’re an inclusive sport and want to be so.”

https://www.advocate.com/news/german-transgender-teen-chess

#trans#TransRights #chess

By request, some #Chess accounts to follow:

➡️ @lichess - Free open source chess server

➡️ @schachjugend - German Youth Chess Federation (in German)

➡️ @Chess_Olympus - Notable chess people & moments

➡️ @deepgreen - Indie Apple Newton chess app now for iPhone/iPad

➡️ @gmmds - Chess Grandmaster, author, chess commentary

➡️ @votechess - Collaborative chess games on the Fediverse, vote on next move

➡️ @ChessPuzzleBot - Interactive bot posting chess puzzles, DM "help" for lots more options

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