Kyuubae

You know what? This used to be a structured anime blog (after it started as a sherlock blog) but tbh now its just a mess of random shit :)

[freestyleismything]

spicy tofu beef stew with extra spicy + extra spicy

[crowcaws]

Incredible events unfolding on reddit

[crowcaws]

[crowcaws]

I would die for Tessa. I would find her 200 toothbrushes.

[crowcaws]

So it looks like Tessa has been using these veggietales toothbrushes for ages, but has misplaced the stash.

[romanceyourdemons]

i love translators’ notes. i love seeing a little footnote that’s like “compare my good and grass-touching translation to the STUPID translations of smith and johnson, who rendered the passage ‘xyz’ because their heads are so far up their ass they’re giving ouroboroses body dysmorphia” or “this sentence isn’t translated very well, but that’s because the author wasn’t making any FUCKING sense”

[smokinghorse]

just had a really good mango it was so good that i had to illustrate how it made me feel afterwards.

[stratfender]

op’s tags are so fucking important to me

[my-dailydreams]

[freestyleismything]

got bored. made a new jar of kimchi

[gahdamnpunk]

Can you imagine the heat?? Badass af

[nordichealthnut]

How could you forget all the cool heavy metal ladies!? The metal scene of Botswana is NOT just a boys club

[joshscorcher]

Botswana Metal aesthetic is something I never knew I needed until it was shown to me.

[yosolemn]

Chess book recommendation 5 (For intermediate players and above)

Domination in 2,545 Endgame Studies by Genrikh Kasparyan

No training regimen is complete without endgame studies. You can be lax about studying this one. You don't have to get them all right, but you should at least learn the ideas.

Tip: Try to solve a few of these before a long game or session.

...And that wraps up this "series". I hope this proves useful. Here's a study, white to play and win:

The answer'll be the comments

[freestyleismything]

giselle from aespa in her emo era is exactly what i wanted to look like between the ages of 11-15

[hanavbara]

alysa liu stateside but make it retro ❄️✨

she's so magical girl coded 💖

(this is not ai!!! 🥺)

[lofimagazine]

Did you miss us? Don't worry - we've got lots in store for you so keep an eye out 👀

[dailycatsblog]

[yosolemn]

Chess book recommendation III (For intermediate players and above)

Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions & Ideas by Lev Alburt

TACKY COVER!! TACKY COVER!! I know, but this is Alburt's magnum opus and the most practical tactics book I've ever read.

Tip: Train your visualization until you can solve the material in this book off your recollection of the position. I learned this training method from the book "Together With Morozevich" (2017). It can dramatically improve your calculation in a short amount of time

[yosolemn]

Chess book recommendation II (For intermediate players and above)

Attack with Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal

This is an excellent guide on practical attacking play by none other than the great maestro himself. You'll learn far more from this than from Vukovic's "Art of Attack in Chess".

Tip: In general you'll need at least three pieces involved in an attack for it to be successful

[yosolemn]

Chess book recommendation I (For Beginners to Intermediate Players)

"Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge" by Yuri Averbakh

This book contains the bare minimum one must know about the endgame. To quote World Champion José R. Capablanca:

"In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame" (Last Lectures, 1966)

Tip: For improvement prefer Rapid to Blitz

[etheltempest]

i can’t stop thinking about the baby monkey

[yosolemn]

Take your pick:

Which do you want?

Chess book recommendations

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Voting ended onMar 1