Zach
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24 year-old Chess Content Creator and Twitch Streamer. Climbing the Chess Mountain. ⛰️ [email protected]
Montréal, Québec
Joined February 2019
Hi, I’m Zach. I’ve been a chess content creator for 5+ years. I stream chess on Twitch almost every day and have a passion for life! I make Youtube videos in which you can follow my chess journey and/or watch my weird and cool chess games. Tell me about you! [Same format]
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Nordirbek Yakubboev becomes the 142nd Grandmaster to achieve 2700 Elo He is up +12.7 from the FIDE World Cup and +30 in the Rankings (past year) to World #32
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Nordirbek Yakubboev 🇺🇿 sacs THE ROOOOOOOK It’s a clearance sacrifice so the queen can access the d8 square If fxg6? Qd8+! and black loses the rook and knight by force He secures the only decisive game of the day: 🇺🇿 Sindarov ½ - ½ Martinez 🇵🇪🇲🇽 🇨🇳Yi ½ - ½ Erigaisi 🇮🇳 🇺🇸
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One side is matchups the world has never even seen in sports The other side is straight up geopolitical tensions 💀
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Craziest tie breaks so far.
So far all four tiebreak games in Donchenko-Le have been won by Black! The 5+3 games are beginning now: https://t.co/4DSOynBP43
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How much will rest matter? Both Uzbeks 🇺🇿 had a rest day today when José Martinez 🇵🇪🇲🇽 and Alexander Donchenko 🇩🇪 had lengthy tie-breaks Sam Shankland 🇺🇸 and Andrey Esipenko both had 1 round of tie-breaks today Wei Yi 🇨🇳 and Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 both had a rest day Interesting
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I wish I tweeted this first. Donchenko is an absolute stone cold chess player. Something the World Cup has that no one event has. You must remain at 100% despite any set back. That will guide you through.
Winning position in classical, fumbles to a draw ❌️ -A draw away from advancing in the 1st rapid set, loses ❌️ -A draw away from advancing in the 2nd rapid set, loses ❌️ -Finally converts in the 5+3 blitz ✅️ Incredible resilience by Donchenko!
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The Table is set! Who are you rooting for in this Quarter Final? 2 Uzbeks 🇺🇿 2 from the Americas 🇵🇪🇲🇽🇺🇸 2 Europeans 🇩🇪 2 Asians 🇮🇳🇨🇳
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José Martinez 🇵🇪🇲🇽 becomes the first South American born to reach the Quarter Finals of the World Cup since its inception in 2000
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A man who has never let go. Despite so many close calls. Alexander Donchenko 🇩🇪 eliminates Liem Le 🇻🇳 with a brilliant queen sacrifice The tables are set for the Quarter finals!
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DONCHENKO SACS HIS QUEEN!!!! What a move. He eliminates Liem Le. They are clearly both completely exhausted. What in the world is going on in Goa? 🤯
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Oh Lord 🫠
If José Martinez Alcantara wins the World Cup 2025 I will get a Buzz Cut. You have my word 🤝
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Chess Fans from the Americas watching the World Cup into 8 AM right now…
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DOUBLE AURA FARM BY THE MAN HIMSELF José Martinez Alcantara 🇵🇪🇲🇽 eliminates Pentala Harikrishna 🇮🇳 He moves on to the Quarter Finals and will play Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 (2721)
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José Martinez ELIMINATING Harikrishna with Nxf7!! THIS IS THE WORLD CUP 🔥🔥🔥
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