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>>96927506>FIDE World CupRound 3 game 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHV8xwVykGA
>Peter wonHappy to see that he's not retiring.
Crazyhouse Chess Championship final:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSDjjY1P6-w
black to move
>>96932027a6way too easy, give us something harder than this
Leko vs Giri final
>>96932161uh? solution: queen to e2 check, king to g2, knight to f4 checkmate
>>96933068Leko has Erigaisi next week...
>>96932027During normal play, I’d have never guessed there was a mate in two there. It just doesn’t seem possible at first sight. Nice puzzle.
>>96933708how exactly does the queen get to e2 lmfao
>>96936871ah ah e1 yes, we all need a coffee
The World Cup is such a tough tournament, psychologically I mean. Knowing that you can qualify for the Candidates would give me nightmares.
>>96930721Bughouse is 10 times better than Crazyhouse.
>>96927563Round 3, game 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84qvQMQBsWg
>Gukesh outtold you
>>96933068>Girijinxed lol
After today disaster, I'm changing my prediction for the 3 Candidates spots given at the World Cup: Jospem, Keymer and Leko. Let's go!
>canadian "chessbrah channel">see, we're got the hip zoomer slang in our name and are manly and cool, guys>hansen: homosexual basket case who likes to talk about butt plugs, throw tempter tantrums and break keyboards on stream>hamilton: labour voter, often plays the dem diversity song which is an amalgamation of various obama speeches, with the theme of "diversity is our strength," and this is done wholly unironically>"fuck yeah; labour won again">"thankfully, someone like trump would just never happen here">the entire bunch reflexively, due to politics and social dynamics, sided with carlsen against hansThe absolute state of canadians. And I say that as a swede. just lmao
European Youth Chess Championship results and photos:https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1282652.aspx?lan=1&art=4https://www.flickr.com/photos/203686267@N02/albums/
>>96943434at least they are sober...
>>96944234How do we convince all those cuties to stay in the chess world instead of becoming boring normies?
>>96927506Like a rockstar.
>>96938714round 3 tie-break:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx4q3PWdK0c
What would you do if I called chess gay
>>96946401Chess players aren't gay, they are autistic nerds and incels, with a few outliers that manage to marry and have kids, like Giri. The game itself has a lot of maths and logics aspects, and those aren't gay either.
>>96946388Sam Sevian won! Crazy.
chesd:DDDD
>>96946696wtf is this madness? (and why I can't play like this):https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/tiebreak-2-rapid-1/9wuDCaIo/eh6tDnYp#1
>>96943434>the entire bunch reflexively, due to politics and social dynamics, sided with carlsen against hansCan you explain the dynamic here? I don't follow edrama enough to know why homosexual Canadian leftists would automatically side with Carlsen against Hans (presumably regarding the 2022 cheating allegations, unless something new has happened).
>>96946388It's time for Armageddon guys
>>96946401FIDE is gay, that's for sure.
>>96927506Remember that the Fog of War championship will be in December 11-13. It's not that easy to learn, so it's better to start preparing now.
If Keymer doesn't qualify for the candidates, that's some bullshit. The guy has the worst luck. Ties for the win at the Grand Swiss as one of only two players in the top 10 to have 6 blacks and 5 whites. Loses tie breaks by having opponents 27 rating lower on average. Basically nothing. Then he gets to round four on the most stacked side of the bracket in the world cup. If Pragg qualifies in this tournament then Vincent will get the grand chess tour spot. Guess what Vincent has to play Pragg for top 4 spot if they both win their games. The guy has the worst luck ever.
>>96948565The history of chess is full of these stories of bad luck and missed opportunities. Even Carlsen didn't manage to win the World Cup until very late in his career (2023).
