My new article on @chesscom is about: The surprisingly large random movement of your rating The significant likelihood of even a 250-point swing over thousands of games Drunk stick figures! Link in comments.

Worth noting that four of the top five in today's London Marathon -- including the first two men in history under two hours -- were wearing adidas' new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3. It weighs under 100g -- about 30% lighter than adidas' previous supershoe. letsrun.com/news/2026/04/159…

You have to feel for Yomif Kejelcha. One of the sport's great "nearly" men on the track. Two World Championship silvers in the 10,000 meters. Always pushing the pace in Diamond Leagues, chasing fast times. He debuts in 1:59:41, well under the marathon WR. And finishes 2nd.

Oh no — next comes free preschool, free school meals, higher wages, and tuition-free community college. Truly terrifying stuff.

Hell yea brother! What a cool project

“I’d prefer not to.” - Bartleby, the Scrivener

develop your bishops girlies!!!

The grown men of the right spend their time grovelling to internet dads and populist leaders, then tuning into group-therapy podcasts where middle-aged men on HRT whinge about persecution while hawking supplements, cryptocurrencies, and alpha-male courses.

Early candidate for tweet of the year

Kristi Noem lasts 37.2 Scaramucci’s

This is MAGA America drinking full fat milk while wearing jeans in a pool with kid rock for an epic meme video. Meanwhile the administration defunds science, attacks vaccines, and promotes fad diets & pseudoscientific treatments.

Unless it’s racist. Then suddenly a staffer grabbed his phone.

"Queen of Chess" breaks into Netflix’s Global Top 10 - Top 5 in 18 countries worldwide. ♟️🔥 My story: 👇 chess.com/news/view/queen-of…

This is the message MAGA is protesting.

Since the release of the documentary #QueenOfChess on @netflix , I have received thousands of kind and touching messages and comments from all over the world.🌎 Thank you, I am sooo grateful!❤🙏 I would like to share some of the messages with you in the language in which I received them. Maybe yours is among.🙂 #ChessConnectsUs #msytory #documentary "Tell Judit’s story to your students in the classrooms." (Frida, MEX) "I am sharing this with everyone I can. Your story is very special and is so inspiring." (Chris, US) "Beyond your sporting achievements, your legacy inspires generations and elevates the game of chess." (Carlos, MEX) "The film shows how much struggle and work sit behind the success, things we usually never see." (David, ARM) "I will keep spreading the word about your story as a way of empowering women accomplishing marvelous things like you." (Lucas, BRA) "I didn't know you. I hope that one day we will not talk about men or women, but about people." (Lore, ARG) "You are a great inspiration." (Milos, SRB) "I don’t play chess at all. But your calm and fearless spirit is something I would ike to emulate as I go through life!" (Pei, TWN) "Judit's real-life Queen's Gambit is far more interesting than fiction!" (Garry, US) "Watched it twice already." (Aldina, ESP) "The way it is structured makes it truly powerful and uplifting. I’m confident that after watching this, we’ll see more and more girls taking up chess." (Ricku, UAE) "Never played chess and know exactly zero of the chess world and I was glued to every second of it." (Philip, US) "I thought I'd just take a look. Then I started watching the movie and didn't want to stop." (Moshe, ISR) "My 11-year-old daughter, a chess player and I are loving the doc so far. She is rooting for you to beat Kasparov!" (Dr. Scull, US) "I was expecting a great documentary and it definitely met my expectations. My teenage son (a good chess player) and my wife (who doesn't know the rules) both enjoyed it too." (Pablo, ESP) "Loved it as a father of daughters!" (Millettjon, US) "Excelente documental." (Francisco, VEN) "Ha magáról hallok, bárhol, olyan büszke vagyok, hogy én is magyar vagyok." (Róbert, HUN) "You didn’t have the world behind you, and still you went back time and again against the rhetoric." (Emma, UK) "Great film." (Ivan, CRO) "I hope that my son grows with chess, not only as a game, but as a tool for thinking, character, and worldview." (Helvetty, BRA) "I do not know nothing about chess, but loved it. Thank you for your legacy. "(Liliana, POR) "Know you now have a fan in Tasmania!" (Stuart, AUS) 🙂 📷 Daniela Jorquera

A must-watch! Besides the drama w/Kasparov and the interesting gender dynamics, the real takeaway relates to the nature-nurture debate. Judit Polgar is one of the most normal, well-adjusted and lovely people you'll ever meet despite a childhood that was, let's say, very unusual

You said HIV doesn't cause AIDS You said Covid was a race based bioweapon You said HPV vaccines causes cancer You said polio killed more than saved You and science don't mix You're anti vax