@biophilo

Data scientist/nerd. He/him. Previous AOS: biology, philosophy & sociology of science, scientometrics.

Joined July 2009
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Personally, I don't think that if you play less than an average of one game per week, you should be counted as an active professional player. So I consider this 2-year PR table the REAL world ranking (as of September 1 2026).
Women's Chess Coverage@OnTheQueensideSep 30
Here are the performance rankings for the exact 24-month period that FIDE used to determine the winners of the FIDE Excellence Awards! 👀 (Based on the whole 24 months, no one in the Top 20 is under-rated except for one player: Zhu Jiner!)
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What is missing in my hand is a Walther PPK #SlowHorses
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Dani Sharon@biophiloOct 23
Replying to @TarjeiJS
I care only about one achievement: second female superGM!
Tarjei J. Svensen@TarjeiJSOct 23
Bodhana is now: 🏆Youngest female IM 🏆Youngest girl to achieve IM norm 🏆Youngest WGM ever 🏆Youngest WIM ever 🏆 Youngest WFM ever 🏆 Youngest girl to break 2300 🏆 Youngest girl to defeat a 2600+ GM 🏆 Youngest British Women's Champion chess.com/news/view/bodhana-…

Bodhana, 11, Breaks Judit Polgar’s Record To Become Youngest Female IM In History.

Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, breaks Judit Polgar’s 38-year record to become the youngest female international master and seventh-youngest IM in history.

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Dani Sharon@biophiloOct 20
Replying to @biophilo @OnTheQueenside
However, in the past weeks (inspired by Machteld van Foreest and @GothamChess), I came to a new conclusion about why there are so few women at the top: they are more intelligent than the men! As they know it's not worth it, to be so monomaniacal to try to break into the top 100.
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Congrats to @prophe_sys, @LobohombreKoeln, @Jainands_diary, & @1aad7c82d8484e8 on winning the Olympiad prediction contest! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🥳🎉😀 🏆 10: The winners had 10 points! 👏👏 🥈 9: @Totally_NoOne, @biophilo 🥉 8: @OnTheQueenside, @GatoFranco90, @Gentleman150218
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I fear that's how Hal exacerbated her condition. Beautiful! #TheDiplomat
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For 20 years I said The West Wing without hesitation, but #TheDiplomat is giving it a run for its money.
𝗟𝗔𝗗£𝗛€𝗥$£𝗟𝗙
@ThebigladeOct 17
What is the best TV series you’ve ever seen? And you can’t list Mad Men, Seinfeld, The Wire, Breaking Bad, GoT, sopranos, or The Office.
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#TheDiplomat S4 finale spoiler: for Hal to resign instead of waiting for Article 25 or the like, is such a bold move. He can't go back without an election. Is it love, conscience, the long game, waiting for another election cycle or two, or just the rat leaving the sinking ship?
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Hey, @netflix for #TheDiplomat you should add a fourth rating possibility!
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Rose Atwell uncorks a slew of brilliant moves to beat the 3-time defending champion Carissa Yip (!!), all but ending her hopes of a four-peat! chess.com/events/2026-us-che… 📷: Crystal Fuller
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Dani Sharon@biophiloOct 12
Here you go!
Anish Giri
@anishgiriOct 10
No, he has a He Plays to Draw Lion one.😉
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Here you go!
Anish Giri
@anishgiriOct 10
No, he has a He Plays to Draw Lion one.😉
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Dani Sharon@biophiloOct 12
Replying to @BRcu__1996
That's exactly my problem with it. It's too much like Trauma Code. (The original Japanese Doctor X had a different flair!)
🍀 ~ Doctor X 🩺🥼@jiwoniecodedOct 11
Bayıldık bu edite 🤌🏻
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The first women's chess team in any top-flight chess league in the world! 🤩
Women's Chess Coverage@OnTheQueensideOct 10
The @SPTWchess Lionnesses have made their historic debut as the first women's chess team in 4NCL Division 1! 😃 (and yes, Anish Giri is really playing on the team! 😁) lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-2…
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HUGE SHOCK!!!! The bottom seed Megan Paragua (who is only 13!) upsets the top seed (and 3-time defending champion!) Carissa Yip w/ Black! 🤯 Carissa blundered mate w/ 10 seconds on the clock! 😱 chess.com/events/2026-us-che… 📷: STL Chess Club
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Anish Giri
@anishgiriOct 10
No, he has a He Plays to Draw Lion one.😉
Dani Sharon@biophiloOct 10
Replying to @OnTheQueenside @SPTWchess
Does he have a She Plays to Win Lioness shirt on? @anishgiri ?
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Maybe the only player to make a great start in the US Women's Championship was the bottom seed: 13-year-old Megan Paragua (2234)! Megan scored a comprehensive victory over last year's runner-up IM Anna Sargsyan! 😮 chess.com/events/2026-us-che… 📷: Crystal Fuller
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7/10 Content alert: ‼️ Helmet camera video from the first responders arriving in the Nova massacre site. I will stop tweeting for a while, but anyone responding here with glee, hostility or whataboutism will be blocked.
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Congrats to the September Player of the Month: Savitha Shri B! 🥳🎉😃 The Olympiad produced many stars, but none shined brighter than Savitha Shri leading India to bronze with a near-perfect score on the reserve board! 🌟 📷: M Walusza
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THE MOST DESERVING GOLD MEDALLIST! 🇮🇳🥇 Congrats to Savitha Shri on winning Board 5 gold! 🥳🎉😀 She scored a mind-boggling 9/10 (!!), but it was the importance of each of those points that made her Olympiad so special! 👏👏 📷: M Walusza
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