Coffeehouse Blunders

Danny steps back into the box with Jed and crushes it while Magnus is fending off Caruana.

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• Motz: Twitter, Blog, GitHub
• Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by Adventureface
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• September FIDE Ratings: Carlsen 12 Points Ahead Of Caruana - Chess.com

Welcome to Season 2 of Coffeehouse Blunders. We are back and breaking down every aspect of Beth Harmon's chess journey in The Queen's Gambit. What was chess like in 1967 in Paris, were the first matches realistic, is the Sicilian Defense the best thing to learn as a beginner, and how does a simultaneous really work.

Follow along with us as we breakdown each episode. This episode only contains spoilers for Episode 1: Openings. We will never spoil a future episode!

• Danny: Twitter, Twitch, Chess.com
• Motz: Twitter, Blog, GitHub
• Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by Adventureface
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• The Scholar's Mate
• French Defense
• Attacking Levenfish - Chess.com
• The Najdorf Variation - Chess.com
• Modern Chess Openings - Wikipedia
• Reti Opening - Mr. Ganz Match
• Gioachino Greco vs NN (1620)

It is 4th of July again! Before we set off on firework adventures we take a look at the crazy world of FIDE and the madness surrounding the next president. Motz also adventures to Costco in his tiny smart car and Danny recaps his crazy weekend at John's wedding!

On top of all of this Danny spoiled Motz with tons of gifts for his birthday and we recap all the love that came his way.

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• Motz: Twitter, Blog, GitHub
• Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by Adventureface
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• Coffee Lids: Peel, Pinch, Pucker, Puncture: Louise Harpman, Scott Specht, Alex Kalman: 9781616896560: Amazon.com: Books
• Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart: Shane Snow: 9780735217799: Amazon.com: Books
• Amazon.com: Days of Wonder Ticket To Ride: Various: Toys & Games
• Amazon.com: Nespresso 3694-US-BK Aeroccino3 Milk Frother, One Size, Black (Certified Refurbished): Home & Kitchen
• Amazon.com: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (9780375705243): Joseph J. Ellis: Books
• Coffeehouse Blunders Episode 12: The Return of Kasparov
• Ilyumzhinov Withdraws From FIDE Presidential Elections - Chess.com
• Is Presidential Candidate Makropoulos' Claim Of 64 Supporting Federations Too Good To Be True? - Chess.com

It is time for some whiskey and some inter-galactic FIDE discussion as the election for the next FIDE president heats up. Danny and Motz give their thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story's record breaking pre-sale numbers. In addition to this they also share some lovely coffee stories.

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• Motz: Twitter, Blog, GitHub
• Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by Adventureface
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• ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Breaks ‘Black Panther’ Advance Ticket Sales Record | Deadline
• Fake Name On FIDE President Ilyumzhinov's Ticket - Chess.com
• Nigel Short To Run For FIDE President - Chess.com
• Danny Rensch Helps A Korean Boy Be A Beast In Chess And Will Giveaway A ONE-YEAR DIAMOND Membership! - Chess.com
• FIDE - Wikipedia
• World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens -- And They Invented Chess | HuffPost
• Daniel Rensch on Twitter: "Is this the right time to ask @FIDE_chess "Who is John Galt?"? The best #chess journalist on the planet delivers again with a great read on the state of affairs for FIDE's President: https://t.co/Z2fxLCd7Fr... https://t.co/H2Ni3dy3eH"
• myteachersam - Twitch

That is right! Motz took a 48 hour surprise trip to Hawaii only to be surprised by a ballistic missile crisis! Danny talks Werewolf and the Pro Chess League and a whole lot more.

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• Motz: Twitter, Blog, GitHub
• Music : Amethyst Seer - Ouija by Adventureface
• Proudly recorded on Zencastr

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Pick who you think will be the top team in this years Pro Chess League for a chance to win a Coffeehouse Blunder prize pack. All entries must be in by January 21st at 8am Pacific. Leave a comment on this weeks episode on blunders.fm

Links:

• First Look at Nintendo Labo - YouTube
• Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo, A Wild New Experiment For Switch
• Amazon.com: Nintendo Switch - Neon Blue and Red Joy-Con: Video Games
• Amazon.com: One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Toys & Games
• Hawaii missile mix-up: That was no 'wrong button.' Take a look. - The Washington Post
• PRO Chess League Begins With Carlsen And More - Chess.com
• PRO CHESS LEAGUE - Home
• Seattle Sluggers - PRO CHESS LEAGUE
• Puffins celebrating securing draw in PRO Chess league - YouTube
• PRO Chess League Fantasy Contest Week 1