damian entwistleToday's Flickr photo with the most hits: the Yusupov palace, St Petersburg. Taken from the Moika canal.
Cornelius FlynnLearning pawn endgames is making my brain hurt. The exam will likely make grown men cry, me in particular. Artur Yusupov is a hard taskmaster. đ
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Sat my first exam in my #yusupov Chess School book.
Pass/Good/Excellent was 9/12/14 out of 16 possible points
I scored 14, but deducted one point because my continuation (AFTER the point was awarded) was inferior imo.
So 13/16 and GOOD. I feel validated by that.
(Reviewers claim you need elo1600+ to use these. My rating on chess.com is sub 1000) đ
On to week/Lesson 2.
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Yusupov Palace on the Moyka river * All PYRENEES ¡ France, Spain, Andorra
The Yusupov Palace on the Moyka is a former palace in St. Petersburg (Admiralteysky District), a monument of history and culture of federal significance. Located on the embankment of the Moyka River, the territory of the palace with a garden extends to Dekabristov Street. The palace went down in history as the site of the murder ...