Video Editor | Photographer | Chess Coach
Joined October 2011
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3 Sep 2023
That’s me, there to capture your worst moments.
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My goal last year was to write my first novel. I wrote 100,000 words by April, completed a 3rd draft by August, and received over 50 rejections from literary agents by December.
My goal this year is to write my second novel.
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Meanwhile, if you enjoy fantasy books, stories of magical rebellions where a single blunder could cost a life and a game of chess could turn into a gladiator battle at the rise of a hand, or know a literary agent interested in Queen's Gambit meets Mistborn, feel free to share!
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26 Nov 2025
I'm at my peak rating in rapid, blitz, and bullet, on chesscom, which unfortunately means I can no longer play chess.
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Daniel Schipper retweeted
11 Nov 2025
The Mavericks are firing Harrison nine months after the jarring and stunning Luka Doncic trade – a move for which Dumont took accountability and accepted as a mistake in a court-side interaction with a fan on Monday night.
11 Nov 2025
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks and owner Patrick Dumont are expected to fire general manager Nico Harrison at a 10 am central time meeting on Tuesday, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon.
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21 Oct 2025
Today, many of us around the world have lost our first chess coach. I stumbled into the game of chess like many others, through a video of Daniel Naroditsky commentating a chess game. Danya talked about chess in a way that made me think even I could play.
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So I watched his videos and learned. He had an ability that not every great chess player has, the ability to teach to a beginner just as well as a master.
A year later, I moved to Charlotte and he became a coworker. I took hundreds and hundreds of photos of Danya playing chess,
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and he was always beyond kind to me. He truly was the best kind of person: just as kind on camera as off. I was lucky to learn the game of chess from Daniel Naroditsky, but even more fortunate to have gotten to know Danya. Rest in peace.
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21 Sep 2025
Lichess now says, “Play against AI,” where it used to say, “Play against computer.” It uses the same Stockfish engine, so is there a reason for this, or just so human artists can get revenge on AI by checkmating it repeatedly on level one difficulty?
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27 May 2024
You matter!
26 May 2024
For mental health month, I wanted to combine a few of my favorite things: chess ♟️ (debatable), mental health🎗 and stickers 🫧 ! For those gentle reminders to put on your laptops, water bottles and more that at the end of the day, chess is just a game 🙂 hope you like it!
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Daniel Schipper retweeted
30 Apr 2024
We are very pleased to announce this partnership between the CCC and @chesscom. Bridging the OTB and online spheres is key to moving chess forward. This is one step in the right direction.
chess.com/news/view/chesscom…
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17 Apr 2024
You ever had someone in a drive through say your name wrong but it’s an objectively cooler name? Anyways I’m going by “Vandal” now.
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Daniel Schipper retweeted
18 Mar 2024
Surprise! After over 5 years, I unretired for a blitz tournament. Ended with 6/9 and had the honor of getting crushed by Danya and Bortnyk OTB!
📸 @Daniel_Schipper
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Daniel Schipper retweeted
23 Feb 2024
This is such a good Tweet that I put it in an article: chess.com/article/view/how-t…. Then later I had to delete it from another article I was working on because I need to find some new content.
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15 Feb 2024
📸photos up from last Saturday’s Rapid and Blitz! Find your favorites at charlottechesscenter.org/pho….
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12 Feb 2024
I was unaware there was a different reason for sacrificing a piece.
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11 Feb 2024
Awesome to have you here! Always happy to see my photos being appreciated.
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7 Feb 2024
Chess is a game of black and white. ♟️📸
2024 Charlotte Open
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5 Feb 2024
Reflecting on the 2024 Charlotte Open. 🤔👓♟️ Photos at charlottechesscenter.org/pho…
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5 Feb 2024
And fencing books teach you how to buy and sell stolen goods
4 Feb 2024
Chess books teach you fencing, but OTB chess is a knife fight.
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3 Feb 2024
The chess speaks for itself?
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