DjoloChess @DjoloChess

Journey to chess improvement. Started proper at age 53. Achieved 1800 Chesscom Elo in 2 years. FIDE registered National Arbiter. 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇦🇲 London Joined January 2022

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

4 months ago

Even when you think everything is under control, there is always that moment!

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Can someone explain this to me. On Lichess I lose to players rated 1200 in bullet with a rating of 1500-1600 in puzzles (sometimes over several hundred puzzles) whereas I peaked at over 2400 in puzzles. How can they see tactics I don’t see despite being on paper much weaker…

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

5 months ago

Why is it that I feel I get better at chess and nonetheless lose to increasingly lower rated opponent 🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess this is part of the journey…

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

5 months ago

Absolutely agree. I have made much more progress by adopting a growth mindset than by obsessing over rating.

Igor Smirnov @GMIgorSmirnov

5 months ago

Absolutely agree. I have made much more progress by adopting a growth mindset than by obsessing over rating.

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

5 months ago

Today I played the best game of my life. It helped that my opponent helped me a little but I did not make any mistakes, and relied on my beloved Samisch against the Kings Indian. Perhaps hard work is paying off after all!

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

6 months ago

Results of the poll - one thing is clear chess players are not social creatures!

DjoloChess @DjoloChess

6 months ago

Results of the poll - one thing is clear chess players are not social creatures!

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

6 months ago

To all non-professional chess enthusiasts - why do you play chess?

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

6 months ago

Question for my #chesspunks friends and coaches. I’m thinking of playing long time controls training games against Stockfish at full engine strength. Of course I’ll lose all the games but by thinking deeply through each move during the game and doing a thorough post mortem…

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

6 months ago

Some pre-weekend endgame warm up! White to play and win. The first few moves are easy but how does White ensures one of the pawn promotes? Try to calculate till the end. The path the king must take is instructive.

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

7 months ago

Philosophical question : if two things are almost identical, are they completely different? Thinking of chess positions!

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

8 months ago

You’ve got to love these guys, two wonderful human beings and amongst the best players in the world. Notice how @LevAronian causally beats @Vachier_Lagrave twice in a row whilst having fun! Awesome 🤩

Chess.com @chesscom

8 months ago

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

8 months ago

Beautiful indeed. After the re-capture there is still the question of whether to take the pawn with the Bishop or with the Queen. What would you do?

David Howell @DavidHowellGM

8 months ago

Beautiful indeed. After the re-capture there is still the question of whether to take the pawn with the Bishop or with the Queen. What would you do?

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

8 months ago

À ne pas manquer!

Sebastien Mazé @mazetovic

8 months ago

À ne pas manquer!

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DjoloChess @DjoloChess

8 months ago

Had this game earlier last night in a match representing @hammer_chess . My opponent, who was a fifth of my age, went for a Benoni. I played the line with f4 as I was in a more enterprising spirit. Having lost a previous game a few weeks back with the Benoni I had done my…