Neal Bruce
@NealBruceBC
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Love my Family, Chess, life long learning, and Oxford comma. Chief Product Officer at a software co. Proud co-founder of #ChessPunks. Merch store link below.
Boston, MA
Joined September 2017
I’ve been studying chess in a serious way for 5 years. This thread is about:. 1. Why I started this journey. 2. My beliefs, skills, tools, process. 3. How I made chess study a daily practice and part of my identity. I hope it will help you in your chess journey. 🙏
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RT @tothkincso_: A shot from my interview with Abhimanyu Puranik, one of the leaders of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Chellengers sect….
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RT @DoctorScull: Finished the Pacific Open. 3-2 and should gain some rating. In my last round, I couldn't talk myself out of playing the co….
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RT @DoctorScull: Soooo … went 1-0 in a USCF tournament and gained 0 points. I didn’t know this was a thing. Do I have to decline playing lo….
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Black played 15. Ne7 in order to 0-0. What move did I play to derail his plan? 🤔. #chesspunks
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I got basically all I could want in this Caro opening as White, but did not find the right idea. I now know what to do. 😊. What would you play as White and Why? 🤔. #chesspunks
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RT @ehscho: taking tournament prep serious -how cool to see a game of sonja graf in the yusupov series. honestly though - 2 weeks till clas….
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John Quincy Adams got to know James Madison by playing chess while Congressmen. ☺️. Below is a relatable quote from John Quincy's Adams' diary found Randall Woods’ biography. Adams played chess on his voyage from England to America to become Sec of State for Monroe. #chesspunks
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RT @SusanPolgar: Calculation, calculation, calculation!. This is from a real game! White to move! It is the type of chess improvement many….
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This is an instructive position. I sacked a Bishop for 2 pawns. What is the best way to continue the attack for White? 🤔. #chesspunks
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RT @DoctorScull: Bonus episode of Chess Journeys today, recap of my experiences with the Senior Open. It includes pre tournament thoughts,….
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Reading histories is like reviewing master-level chess games. At first, most concepts will be confusing, but the more examples you study,. the more clear and more beautiful the concepts will become.
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What is your @chesscom puzzle rating and what advice would you give for those trying to get better at solving puzzles? 🤔. #chesspunks
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If you play the Ruy Lopez (Spanish) as White, I recommend you learn this 9.Nd5! line. 🔥. No matter how Black responds, White gets a winning advantage (+2), but good to know every reasonable response to 9.Nd5! 🤔. If 9…BxNd5 10.QxBd5!!. Below, I faced 9…0-0. 💀. #chesspunks
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Not a perfect Blitz game, but still… a tactical feast. 🔥. I used at least 5 different tactical motifs during this game. How many can you name? 🤔. #chesspunks
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Took me 33 days to go from a @chesscom Puzzle Score of 2801 to 2891. Confident I will get to 2900 tomorrow. Next Goal: Get to 3000 in 30 days. The more challenging puzzles I do, the better I get at solving them. 💪. #chesspunks
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RT @DoctorScull: After day 1, I'm 1-1 in the open section at the Senior Open. Happy with both games including a loss to a 2000 and a win ov….
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