Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

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

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Joined September 2017

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Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Mar 6, 2021

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. 🙏

NealBruceBC's tweet image. 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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Susan Polgar

@SusanPolgar

4 h

White to move. Lolli - 1763 #ChessTactic #ChessPunks #NationalChessDay

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

5 h

It's good practice to play an Ideal Game: Opening/Middlegame - Develop quickly, Castle, Control Center, Win material with tactics Endgame -Trade off pieces while ahead, Push pawn to 7th rank, Capture pawns until opponent resigns Simple Chess 😊 #chesspunks

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Daniel King

@DanielKingChess

Oct 9

Spectacular #ChessPunks let’s go..!

Chesspuzzle.net

@Chesspuzzle_net

Oct 9

🏆 #Chess Puzzle of the Week 🏆 🧩: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/92763 📽️ by @DanielKingChess: youtu.be/1AkXAtnD69s

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 9

If I ever write a Mastering Basic Tactics book, I will use this position from my Blitz game to demonstrate the X-Ray Motif. 📝 White thinks 1.Rc7 is a good move, But Black calmly plays 1...c3! and gets a winning endgame. 😊 #chesspunks

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 9

Unless we control our emotions after a blunder… Blunders often beget more blunders. Chess can be a cruel game. 🙈 #chesspunks

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 8

Yasser Seirawan likes to talk about creating "boring endgames". Here is a good example from my Blitz game: In the past, I would have slow played with 1.g3 But today, I played RxBb6 instantly because I can sleepwalk to victory. #chesspunks

NealBruceBC's tweet image. Yasser Seirawan likes to talk about creating "boring endgames".

Here is a good example from my Blitz game:

In the past, I would have slow played with 1.g3

But today, I played RxBb6 instantly because I can sleepwalk to victory.

#chesspunks

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Solveig 🌻

@RookieRedhead

Oct 8

Congratulations as a published author @chesscoachandra 👏 #chesspunks

New In Chess

@NewInChess

Oct 8

new: Chess Principles Reloaded @chesscoachandra 's experience has taught him that a universal weakness among chess players is that they don’t always fully grasp some of the basic principles of chess, or tend to neglect them. Check your chess principles! newinchess.com/chess-principl…

NewInChess's tweet image. new: Chess Principles Reloaded
@chesscoachandra 's experience has taught him that a universal weakness among chess players is that they don’t always fully grasp some of the basic principles of chess, or tend to neglect them. Check your chess principles!
newinchess.com/chess-principl…

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 7

From my Blitz game. Call an ambulance, but not for me. 😂 Black to move and win. 🤔 #chesspunks

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Dr. Scull - Chess Journeys

@DoctorScull

Oct 5

I'm looking for a guest this week for Chess Journeys. I can start recording Monday between 3:30 and 8 PM pacific. I am also available much of Wednesday. Anyone interested in sharing their story? #chesspunks

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Susan Polgar

@SusanPolgar

Oct 5

White to move. Can black hold? What to do? #ChessEndgame #ChessPunks #ChessImprovement

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 6

“There’s so such thing as a scary position. It’s either dangerous, or it’s not.” @chesscoachandra Chess wisdom that I try to follow. 👍 #chesspunks

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 5

My favorite tactical motif. 😊 White to move and gain an advantage. 🤔 #chesspunks

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Daniel King

@DanielKingChess

Oct 2

White to play and…#ChessPunks let’s go!

Chesspuzzle.net

@Chesspuzzle_net

Oct 2

🏆 #Chess Puzzle of the Week 🏆 🧩: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/909279 📽️ by @DanielKingChess: youtube.com/watch?v=D7qgtY…

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Solveig 🌻

@RookieRedhead

Oct 1

Played my first tournament for years 😄 7 round blitz, i got 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Happy with the result because I was so nervous 😅 My performance got impacted by my nerves, but at the end I was able to relax and have fun ☺️ Any tips for nerves? #chesspunks

RookieRedhead's tweet image. Played my first tournament for years 😄 7 round blitz, i got 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Happy with the result because I was so nervous 😅 My performance got impacted by my nerves, but at the end I was able to relax and have fun ☺️ Any tips for nerves? #chesspunks

Neal Bruce

@NealBruceBC

Oct 2

Others that play the Exchange Caro as White are probably ahead of me, but I have only recently started to understand the power of the c4 pawn push (Queenside expansion) under the right conditions. #chesspunks

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Fionn

@Fionn_Chess

Oct 1

Hi #chesspunks, I won a game yesterday evening which I'll share in a thread here. First King's Indian OTB in classical, first King's Indian win! We reached this position after a 6. Bd3 setup from White. What would you play here with Black?