Kino Edition>play chesshttps://lichess.org>join our team and tournamentshttps://lichess.org/team/vietnamese-basket-weaving-forumPrevious>>544585818
Pinkamena
>>545161080kys
how do I get good at chess
Chess is 90% tactics
>>545161725ten kay bulliez
>>545160991My gf is starting to get concerned about the amount of hate I spout off at indians when I lose to one on chess. It makes me so fucking angry.
My opponent had a week to decide what to do in this position.https://lichess.org/tYfvrBBi/
>>545162425>still playing pajeetsngmi
>>545162490I'd block them all if I could, what is my alternative, instant resign every game against them?
>>545163375You can abort games. You’re given a certain amount of abortions per 24 hours. The workaround is to make several accounts so that you never run out of abortion tokens. I have dozens of accounts, I never run out
>>545161725install some browser addons to use with your games, such as lc0 or the fish
>>545162425You do realize most of us are joking and don't actually hate indian people, right? What the fuck is your problem?
>>545163997>don't actually hate indian peoplelol, fuck off reddit
Max Warmerdam plays Awonder Liang in round 2. Peter Leko faces Australian GM Bobby Cheng.
Are there any downloadable/offline SRS apps like Anki that's used for memorizing openers?I know there are online services that do this, but if I'm going to invest a lot of time creating my own collection of moves, I really, really don't want to trust a website that can go down forever at any moment and lose all my study data.
why is russia the only country in the world that can't have a flag in international tournaments?
>>545164805international opposition to the invasion of Ukraine
>>545164805jewish provocation campaign
>>545163870This! It is a really great way to get good at chess! Very educational too!
>>545164805Did you forget how the Death Eaters invaded the Shire?
>>545163997Good morning saar!
>>545164556You can do whatever the fuck you want with Anki so why not use it?You're not a HTML/CSSlet, right anon?
>>545165078That's not a story Peter Jackson would tell you...
This is now hanging on the Charlotte Chess Center wall.
I found the secret.>play 2-4 blitz games a day: rating increases>play 20+ blitz games a day: rating decreases
>>545168549You should consider playing chess.
>>545170431All strong chess players play blitz. You don't see Nakamura and Carlsen sitting around playing online chess.
>>545170703>strong chess players play blitzYes, and they also play chess. Real chess. You know who can't into chess? Blitz and Bullet shitters.
Okay, this is epic
>>545171004I'm not going to sit around waiting minutes to get a 15+10 match because I'm better than 99+% of chesscom and 98+% of lichess players. Maybe if you're a shitter you can do this. The blitz pool is much stronger and larger. Stop being a pussy.
>>545167227yes, only work on yourself. and when you can't improve anymore then give yourself the axe.>>545170703i think when you look at most top players they don't average very many blitz games per day. they're doing it to keep themselves fast but not to get better. mostly their focus is on training theory and calculation that goes far beyond what can be applied in blitz.
>>545171814Try 10+0, that one is much more popular
>>545171229Who asked for this
>>54517293910+0 isn't chess. 3+2 is a better time control if you want to play chess
>>545171229Can you play chess in OSRS? Or it’s just chess bots? I remember a long time ago OSRS did a “games room” update and it didn’t have chess.
>>545171814>15+10>>545173101most people disagree with you
>>545173123You can't, the collab makes zero sense.
>>545171229Chess is becoming FortniteWhen are we going to have Lebron James or Men in Black Will Smith as a chessbot?
>>545173245You’re just mad you can’t beat the wise old man bot.
Someone explain this puzzle to me. Apparently the solution is b4 Qf3 Bxc3 but I don't understand it at all
>>545173898You want to play knight captures e4 but white knight recapture e4 messes up the mating net. So you have to push the knight away first.
keti tsatsalashvili is so hot bros
Jan Gustafsson recommends to play blitz games for training:https://youtu.be/tnC71T8XTI0?t=7975
>anons mindbroke the blitzfagI hope you guys are happy.
Has anyone got "invalid castling rights" when trying to set up custom positions on en croissant? I swear the FEN and everything is correct but no matter what I do I get that same error and can't run stockfish
>>545171229Why are they obsessed with releasing all these bots when everyone for all of time has known that bots are an irrelevant waste of time and you can't program them to have personality anyway?
>>545176767Interestingly, if I set up the position but haven't castled yet, it works, but as soon as I try and castle it breaks stockfish
>>545177004chesscum appeals to casuals who are too afraid to play blitz against humans
>>545173235I'm surprised to see this since all non-increment time controls fucking suck shit At least do 10+5
>>545177147>everyone online is such a FUCKING try hard they had the audacity to TRY and win... they BEAT ME *cries* >I'll play bots where I get unlimited takebacks when I make a bad move :)For what purpose?
>>545174350so why Qf3? Why just give up the knight?
>>545176767posting an image of the board and the FEN would help
>>545177828I tried to set up >>545173898 r1bq1rk1/2p2ppp/p1p2n2/1pb5/4PPP1/2NP3P/PPP5/R1BQKB1R b KQhq - 0 1
>>545177589If you save the knight you allow knight captures e4, I didn’t look at a computer but that position looks like a knightmare for white. Queen h4 is just too strong.
>>545177169It's the default on chess.com so everyone plays it even on lichess
>>545177589Also if white saves the knight by playing Ne2, you have a tactic with bishop f2 pulling the king away from the queen.
>>545179357After black plays knight e4, white pawn recaptures I mean. Point is, everything is working for black tactically because of dark square weakness.
>>545171004Fact: Agressive speed chess haters are hardstuck sweaty cuckprovers.
>>545178438the FEN should be:r1bq1rk1/2p2ppp/p1p2n2/1pb5/4PPP1/2NP3P/PPP5/R1BQKB1R b KQ - 0 1you posted:r1bq1rk1/2p2ppp/p1p2n2/1pb5/4PPP1/2NP3P/PPP5/R1BQKB1R b KQhq - 0 1so you did mess up the castling section
>>545173898>Bxc3How? Am I retarded? Or was the first move supposed to be Bb4?
>>545179038>>545179357I understand now, thank you.>>545179790Why did en croissant add the hq? Very odd. >>545179796bxc3, pawn takes
>>545179796he meant b pawn captures c3 not (B)ishop
https://lichess.org/training/TLEZA>26 blundersThe players in the daily puzzle were cooking. It wad 15+10 too.
>>545173898The point is that white doesn't have piece development or king safety and is staring down a range of mate threats. Not sacking the knight means even more material losses later or ending the game outright.So it's best for white to just lose 2 points here and now for the tempo to get things on better squares.
>>545180281>Why did en croissant add the hq? Very odd.you probably used some position recognition app (which failed to register that black no longer has any castling rights, which would be noted as kq) and then maybe some OCR to copy the FEN (which changed the kq into hq).
>>545163997saar do not fret, we don't all hate the good men of bharat.
>>545181136I hand placed everything in en croissant based on the screenshot from the start position. It's not the first time I've had weird issues with castling in custom positions
>when the loudest indian hater knows a little too much about india
>>545181720
can you be a normal person and also good at chess?
>>545183174vishy anand seems normal
>>545183174you can but it's very rare. In regular society, 1% of people are schizo and 99% are normal. In chess, 99% of people are schizos and 1% are normal
>>545183484I bet some deviant sex stuff will come out about him, he seems like the type
>>545180302Ooooh. Lowercase b, got it.
>>545183174It depends on what you mean by good. At like 1200 chesscom you're better than 90% of players, and 1200 is totally achievable by a casual normie.
>>545185304you can get to 1200 simply by not hanging your pieces and knowing how to checkmate with king and queen
>>545164805You know why
>>545173235You should weight by the time control.
>>545185536Nevermind, I don't think this chart was weighted either. But, you can play way more bullet games in the time it takes to play one 15+10.
>>545185968Yes, the chart I originally posted only compared rapid games between 10 and 15 minutes. They are similar enough that length of the game isn't a huge skewing factor.
https://youtube.com/shorts/-HYr7U8aqC0The first opening Gukesh learned was literally the Two Sirs
>>545173235Why is increment popularity inversely correlated with rating
>>545186671I don't know, but even in bullet chess all the GM streamers play 1+0 all the time, almost never 1+1.
>>545186671The better you are the more impact increment has since you need less time to calculate a good move which in turn eliminates most of the urgency of no increment. To good players 3+0 and 3+2 are two different games.
>>545186802Well I get bullet 1+0 especially with streamers, it's more exciting to watch, but I don't get why rapid increment be inversely correlated with rating
>>545186671gms are degen flaggers
>>545187406But why would they want more time scrambles and more flagging? I hear titled streamers complain about flagging being bs all the time
>>545187750Because that's kinda the point of the shorter formats, otherwise they would play classical
>>545187750Because flagging is a perfectly legitimate reason to win as long as it never ever happens to me.
>>545188030I disagree, 10+5 is still way shorter than any classical game and would stop a ton of flagging and titled players complain about flagging all the time, so I don't get why rapid increment is inversely correlated with rating
>>545188919Have you considered getting good? There's no reason to run out of time in 10+0.
It's up
>>545189716Post your last game then. Let us see all the blunders you made thinking you had no reason to think.
>>545190013how does raping newbies honor the dead
>>545190013Ahhh yes, profiting off a friend's death a bit more, I see.>educationalWe all know what that means.
>>545189716What are you talking about? I'm asking why rapid increment is inversely correlated with rating when titled players hate getting flagged
>>545190013give me money in honor of my dead friend *solemn face but still somewhat sexy look*
>>545190483>solemn face but still somewhat sexy looklol i'm glad i'm not the only one who noticed that
btw the poor fuckers who are stomped on by high Elo players speedrunning for the lolz get their Elo back, right?
>>545190957yes that is the justification for the format
>>545191192Well at least there's that.
>>545190957playing a stronger player is an honor ;)
>>545190415I don't think titled players hate getting flagged more than anyone else. I think what you're referring to is people in a completely lost position trying to flag the other person which can be considered disrespectful. Either way, they clearly don't hate it enough to increase the increment. Speed is part of the skill.
>>545190013>>545190826wait she changed it already
>>545191268>set elo rank from -200 to +200>get raped by a smurf account>"an honor"I dunno man.>>545191338>changedMaybe just A/B testing. You can do that with YT thumbnails these days, you know.
>>545191285>I think what you're referring to is people in a completely lost position trying to flag the other person which can be considered disrespectful.Yeah, I see people in winning positions lose because they get flagged and if they had 5 second increment that would never happen>Either way, they clearly don't hate it enough to increase the increment.But why though? 10+5 basically guarantees they'll never get flagged. Speed is a skill but people don't play rapid for speed, there's blitz and bullet
>>545191264You do have to click on the account to see the message about it being an "educational" gimmick account though. I never agreed with com allowing that practice. It should still be marked with the player's title in the name field so it's obvious to the randomly paired low rated player that they're being used for content.
>>545190013this is actually kinda cute and endearing
>>54518891910+5 attracts slowbrains and cheaters.
Please understand that it's educational content about respectfully teaching new players proper chess fundamentals, and not about clickbait content of destroying noobs.
>>545192794Fecalmura never claimed to do educational content.
>>545192794Destroying noobs is entertaining though
>>545192794Cheater!
>>545193570why does kramnik like niemann so much?
>>545190013wtf is wrong with her?
It literally breaks shitters minds when you sac 2 pawns and then can checkmate them on open filesThat kike Levi going>now hes up EIGHT points of materialHas been a disaster for the shitter race
>>545195416because hans is also against the chess mafia
>>545195416they are both cheaters. don't ask Kramnik why he went to the toilet so much during his match against Topalov
Sometimes I see why a move I made is bad immediately after making it, regardless of how much time I spent trying to calculate the outcome. Any recommendations on seeing why a move is bad before I make it, and how many hours a day, for how many days, do I need to spend on your answer to git gud?
>>545196348Go back, predittor.
>>545195496It was bold of her to dig Danya up for this, but I applaud the effort.
>>545199313I usually hover the piece over the destination tile for a second or two before releasing the mouse button. It lets you see the result of the move in context and may kick in your visual pattern recognition.
>>545199958You're a baby newfag who picked up chess in this decade, that's why you seethe at people bringing up older drama.
What would you say is the rating where you can begin to take pride in having achieved something and not being a complete shitter?4 digits chess.com?
>>5452012722000 fide
>>545200505No one believed "toiletgate" then and no one sane believes it now. Cry about it.
>>5452012721000 chesscum is still pretty bad. You don't get real games until around 1400
>>545202518>QQThe only difference between Kramnik and Rausis is that Kramnik got away with it.
How do I cope with the fact that I will never become good at chess because I don't want to do puzzles/opener study 8 hours a day, and I just casually play a few games every other day?
>>545202518No one believed "Bc8 gate" then and no one sane believes it now. Cry about it.
>>545203843You should be able to get pretty far just by playing a lot
Has anyone beat this chink bitch?
>>545203843I am 1700 chesscom, but not because I've studied 8 hours a day, rather because I just spend hours a day during my chess periods with the game because I enjoy it. Do puzzles, look over your games, watch people better than you play, share games here or elsewhere for others to help, read a chess book (i have not but I plan on it,) whatever you will enjoy and will help you improve. The analyzing your games is definitely what should give you answers at least though, you can't really complain about losing if you don't know why you're losing.
>>545204263A while ago in June. I definitely should have lost though and drew the next day.
>>545203843>8 hours a day lolLike >>545204905 said, you just need to have interest in the game and enjoy playing and you'll naturally improve. It's less >I need to memorize these 6 opening lines to improve And more >hey this opening this chess youtuber is playing looks fun, I'll try to play a game in it and see what happens
I just want 4 more wins to reach 2k lichess correspondence And then I'll go back to puzzles
do people unironically play daily/correspondence chess in current year
>>545207129Yes, some people will have like 10+ games going at a time but I keep it to 2. Until it's basically resign time and I'll start the next game early.
>>545207129Plus you have time to look up shitposts in their language to post in the chat for the psychological advantage.
>>545207129You know chess.com launched as a correspondence-focused site. If you just clicked "play game" or whatever on the website it took you to correspondence games. You had to open a whole different browser called chess.com live or something to join a little lobby with a chat room and stuff to play typical time-control games.
I know what you would play in this position.
>>545210517That was 20 years ago.
>>545211484Ya about that. Wish I invested in that evil website back then
>>545210517Reminds me of Yahoo live games, anyone else play chess on that back in the day?
>>545212916Those were the days
>>545212916I tried but i didn't know how to play at all at the time. I played billiards on that site mostly.
>>545213323Flash animations back then were edgier than most stuff on 4chan today.
>>545214043Newgrounds was based
>>545207129correspondence is comfy
>>545221001Hey cat friend do you have any new pics to share?
>>545213323Thanks Steve Apple you faggot
>>545224752I can’t he’s dead
>yfw the guy whose 3+0 anon /chess/ challenge you accepted takes a 30 second break on move 10 and suddenly starts playing like prime kasparov
>>545226009did you mean starts playing like prime Naroditsky (cheating)
>>545226009Which game was that?
>>545226009https://lichess.org/lVHIQFGH
>>545227971damn i suck
>>545227971Gghttps://lichess.org/cWgW0zTQ
>>545228701Gg https://lichess.org/9ljWN17f
>>545229486Gghttps://lichess.org/OvNPL1JQ
>>545229907Gghttps://lichess.org/8KxW34He
>spend a week smurfing on 100 rating on chesscum because I suck and want to beat people easily>90% winrate, occasionally a guy beats me easily>curious about my real rating, climb up to 500>95%+ winrate, everyone sucks500 rated players are unironically worse than 100 because everyone smurfs down there. It's hilarious.
>>545230912Gghttps://lichess.org/dvUlAS71
>>545230912if I didn't misclick the promotion it was over lol
>>545231549Gghttps://lichess.org/V2bOZ3r2>>545231578I thought you were just trying to troll me with the underpromotion
>>545206352>correspondence
>>545214043I've killed many a Muslim on Miniclip. As George Bush Jr.
>>545231470I never felt any satisfaction beating opponents much worse than me. I can't relate to people who enjoy seeking out the easiest possible games against the weakest possible opponents.
>>545235478Some people just really dislike losing.50% win rate (where you will always end up thanks to the rating algorithm) is literally unplayable for me.
apparently they made a shogi version of the queen's gambit
>>545237571>Miss King>Miss>KingHmmm.
>>545237571They gotta stop promoting drug abuse and board game obsession, it’s literally killing people
>>545235478Yup. Imo it's even detrimental to one's chess.
>>545237571is shogi good?placing captured figures sounds funyes I know chess variant for that exists
>>545237817>produced by Vladimir Kramnik
>>545236473I mean there's a big difference between disliking losing and actively searching for the weakest possible opponents.
>>545236473>50% win rate (where you will always end up thanks to the rating algorithm)Danny-boy says that's fake, btw. Calls it a skill issue.
Why are the games scheduled at this ridiculous hour?
>>545239008Chudette.
>>545222342I have hundreds, if not thoudands, of pictures I've personally taken of my kitties and other kitties I've met. In the past, I also had multiple neighbor cats who would come inside and chill.This cute little girl, for example, scratched on my door one day after (as I later learned) accidentally getting locked out of her own home. Puzzled at the scratching, I opened the door, and she walked right in, ate some food, got some water, pooped in the litter box, and curled up on my bed like she owned the place.
Is Faustino strong enough to take down Vidit?
How come in OTB the increment starts on the clock (in this case, the clocks read 1:30:30) but not in online chess?
Fun to see the Italian in the Hans game. I had no idea that Bd3 was actually acceptable in Two Knights Defense lines. Looks clumsy as fuck to me. I'd much rather play Bf1 despite how slow the move is.
Starting an experiment today. I will do 1 page of Polgar's 5334 everyday day for 1 year. I'll update you guys on this date next year, so on 04/11/26, to tell you if my rating has improved. I'm 2100 liblitz. My goal is 2300 liblitz. Wish me luck.
>>545248650but anon today is november 4, not april 11
>>545248851i still dont understand why burgers use this completely retarded nonsensical date format
>>545249203YYYY/MM/DD is really the only format that makes sense.
>>545249317true that is the best, but DD/MM/YYYY is also fine
>>545249383>DD/MM/YYYY is also fineNope, it's just as stupid as the burger method, if not potentially dumber.
Why is my lichess rating 600 points higher than my OTB rating?>>545249317Yet another thing the Japanese got right.>>545249383I prefer YYYY/MM/DD because it makes filing documents way easier.
>>545249450no its not, ordering from smallest to largest or largest to smallest is sensible, the only reason there is confusion is because of martsharters inventing their own nonsense which looks too similar to dd/mm/yyyy and muddying the waters
>>545249485>Why is my lichess rating 600 points higher than my OTB rating?Firstly, OTB uses Elo while online tends towards Glicko/Glicko 2. Secondly, different player pools and amounts of games played will result in different ratings even using the same ratings system.
>>545249558>martsharters inventingLike a lot of antiquated crap Americans use, our date format came from England.
Really want to see Leko do well in this tournament.As an aside, I'd also rather have his commentary instead of these two shitters.
Hans burned a whole lot of time early this game. It will be interesting to see if that winds up mattering.
>>545248308>I had no idea that Bd3 was actually acceptable in Two Knights Defense linesit's the main line though
>>545251835Is it? I must be dumb, then. I haven't studied the Italian in eons. I remember seeing Bf1 and thinking it felt safe but slow.
The fuck did MVL just do?
Oh, I see what my retarded ass was thinking of. Bf1 is played in the Ulvestad Variation of the Two Knights.
>>545252360It just means you don't follow top chess.
Mamedyarov's opponent is playing an insane game saccing 3 pieces. It's only a perpetual if I see it correctly but he really went for it.
>tournament over three weeks longFuck yeah>no Magnus, Fabi, or Hikaru Fake and gay
Faustino drew with black against Vidit. I wonder, how aggressive will he play as white tomorrow?
>>545255646We got to see them in Clutch Chess and they raped Gukesh. I also like seeing everyone else battle it out for a viable shot at the title. For me it's win-win.
>>545255646you should be giving your energy to the great white hope vincent keymer
>>545171229what the fuck is the point of the collaborations anyway it's always>here play with the engine but look!! it has a name and a picture associated with it!!
>>545185536why is 3+0 so popular, I always thought 5+0 or 3+2 was more played
>>545185536>>545262861okay so 5+0 is in fact the most played blitz time by hours
>>545263517Feet.
>>545212916if you want that web 1.0 feel of the old Yahoo Games, PlayOK still exists. Mostly known for asian games, it still has chess available.
>>545237956Yeah, it's pretty fun.The opening is slower than chess, but every game ends up super tactical.
>>545237571Nice! guess I'll be renewing Netflix this month>A little girl and her mother are abandoned by her master shogi player father. After her broken-hearted mother dies of cancer the girl seeks revenge through mastering the domain of her father.so more of a revenge-fueled drama rather than the drug abuse of The Queen's Gambit.There was also a movie "Awake" a few years ago dramatizing the development of shogi AI.>>545237956makes for very tense and exciting checkmate races and no draws. Shorter-range pieces make the opening more of a slow buildup though.
>>545267247>renewing Netflix to watch an "Abema Original" series
My boi Vincent
>26 draws and 5 wins in FIDE world cupthis is why classical is boring
>>545269650>helps to sidestep opening preparationMeh.
>>545267825It's on netflix too.
>>545269650a bit surprising that even seed 1 gukesh drew against seed 128
Brandon Jacobson took an L to another one of the Kaz girls Liya Kurmangaliyeva in round 2 of the Bavarian Open and then dropped out of the tournament entirely after being the rating favorite lel. What’s his fucking problem
>current world champion and future 1st american world champion drew against 2500sdisappointing
>>545270482Gukesh sucks though
>>545269650Removing castling doesn't solve the problem at all. Even fewer openings will be playable.
>>545270602chess mafia was right about him
you walk into your room and you see thiswhat do?
>>545271260Take out my dick
>>545271260turn 360 degrees
>>545270781Is Gukesh lower caste, sirs?He doesn't seem to cover his forehead with bird doodoo.
>>545271260checkmate all 3women can't play chess
Deal with it, chud. https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1oj2spt/stop_comparing_the_danyakramnik_situation_with/
>>545271260Call me a faggot for noticing but I like how Dina always has checkered nails.
It's time for Tittied Tuesdayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obcs5gLT--w
>>545273797tittied tuesday
>grinds and grinds and grinds a solidly better position>opponent musters up some counterplay>blunders into a draw in mutual time trouble>still wins with a blitz trickslowbrains can't stop taking Ls
>>545273963Nice haircut
>>545272259he did it at Clutch Chess I think
>>545271260Watch my wife beat them all in submission wrestling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNk2l4rxJekKramnik Interview about GM Cheatowski
Whatever happened there?
>>545277712Danya truly is chess' George Floyd.
>>545271260>Andreea the youngest of them all>the most boggedWomen are so dumb
>>545277712He's suing cheat.com and hikaruCuckolds running cheat.com must be really scared because on their subreddit /r/chess>Kramnik is deplatformed from r/Chess until further notice. This includes all tweets, videos, quotes, claims, compilations of his antics, etc. until we have new rules in place. This also includes speculation about possible alt accounts or botnets. With one exception: we will maintain a Kramnik megathread pinned to the “Community Highlights”.>Claims and debates comparing what happened with Hans to Danya are temporarily prohibited. The mod team acknowledges that these events are important to discuss in the chess community and in this sub. This is not a permanent ban, but a temporary pause. There are many existing threads where the discussions can and should continue; new posts will be removed.Hopefully cheat.com will be banned in europe.
>>545280190>deplatformed
>>545280190>Kramnik is deplatformed from r/Chess until further noticeOh no whatever will he do?
>>545280190Why are mods always so gay everywhere?
>>545281260didn't this boomer get caught with multiple sock puppet accounts praising himself and running damage control?
>>545281569One account really seemed to be him. All other instances were just classic plebbitor paranoia.
>>545281260I hate how he acts like he doesn’t care that we hate him reeeeeeee
>>545281436neurotic women and gay men are the ones who actually get energized from being modsthe average person would want to die tone-policing comments all day
>>545280190>Claims and debates comparing what happened with Hans to Danya are temporarily prohibited.lol, that's how you control the narrative for normies
>>545283047You've got to understand. There was one (1) thread comparing the two. It was too much work, anon.
>>545283436Sorry about my Butters-posting, that was my reaction to >>545281994 before realizing it was a joke.
>>545282724Likelyhttps://youtu.be/FTLwiccIOxI
https://lichess.org/b6V2FgOHAnyone up for a game?
>>545279695>zoomette is more bogged than the millennials How is this in any way surprising? Bogdanoffs invented tiktok in order to spread the infection.
>>545283047It's because their entire narrative of the Evil Kramnik is based on the idea Danya offed himself due to him. Comparing Hans to Danya shows that they don't actually care about the extent of the accusations and the damage they do, and they're only hating Kramnik for the aforementioned tragedy. And of course, when you base your hatred on something that is so questionable, it's easy to argue against.>its not certain Danya killed himself>its not certain Danya killed himself because of Kramnik>its not certain Kramnik's actions could be reasonably expected to make Danya kill himselfAnd so when they hate Kramnik for his accusations, they are setting a standard by which they must also hate many, many other people, which they don't like. I'm not sure whether I worded this very well or not, but what I'm really trying to say is that Danya killing himself does not make what Kramnik did any worse, and when we come to the logical conclusion of looking at the actions, we can come to the conclusion that many chess players are murderers just as much as Kramnik, just not successful ones.
>>545284842im in your game retard play a move
>>545285002>I'm not sure whether I worded this very well or notYou did.
>>545285002The only reason Kramnik is being attacked is because he's Russian. The jewish demon will utilize absolutely anything in its provocation war against Russia, even the death of people.
Evil Belarusian Lazavik wins
>>545273797oh my god she bogged herself too?and she looks old now.time is terrible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j25Z77ds6ecDina might be the girlfriend of Danya that people spoke of. But she still calls him "friend"But her sadness throughout the entire video, not her usual self shows how much this still effects her to this day.
>>545289110Why this nigga Howell not playing in the World Cup?
>>545290138Nah, she's with Peter, Danya's friend and the guy that runs the Charlotte chess club where Danya used to work as a head coach and farmed all those shitters in Blitz. We know from Bartholomew that the girlfriend lives in a different state.
>>545288282No, the reason he is attacked is because he make false accusations.
>when the puzzle lets you off with the easy continuation instead of the challenging one where you must see 5 non-obvious moves to keep the advantage
Most kino 3 world cup winners?Mine>Hans>Theodoru>Jobava
>>545290138He tried to fuck her but his druggieweenie didnt get hard so she bullied him until he finally khs now she's running cover
>>545291769Good morning saar! Kramnik big bad saar, yes?
>>545297220Yes.
>>545295121Leko, Oro, Hans
>>545295121Gukesh, Pragg, Arjun
Is Jobava London good for an intermediate?
>>545295121hans,vincent ,rapport
>>545295121Leko, Keymer, Hans
>he was gay>no he was a rapist>actually he was an incelwhich is it?
>>545295285>you will never get bullied to death by Dina due to your impotency in bedWhy live
>>545301689>>545300882>>545300171>>545295121why do you guys want hans to win so badly
>>545302838He's literally /our guy/
>>545302405Ignoring the root issue. He ended up having every vice a typical jewish man has all at once. Top it all off with patented schizophrenia from his genes and he was a ticking time bomb.
>>545302838Because he’s based. An example of a supreme stoic mind. Great role model for my future children
>>545302838Underdog had to contend with a ruthless smear campaign and emerged on the other side having proven that he's actually a very strong chess player.I don't much care for his antics, and I had assumed he cheated, but his continued strong play under severe scrutiny leads me to believe he's actually quite skilled.Also it would just be funny to see people seethe if he got a spot in the Candidates.
Meanwhile, we also need Nepo to get a spot in the Candidates so he can continue his legacy of getting sooooo close to glory only to fall short.
>>545302838We love hans so much it's unreal in this general
>>545302838He's funny and brings some energy to these lukewarm events. Say what you want about the older generations, but one thing's for sure. Compared to he milquetoast shitters of today, those chess players had real passion and competitive spirit. Most of the cringelennials look like they literally don't care.
Anon is going to keep seething
>>545312862I already know Caro-Kann. I just play like London and mirror it.
>>545312862DELETE THIS
>>545312862The Caro-Kann turned me gay.
Playing 10,000 bullet games in e4e5 openings would do more to improve your chess than a year's worth of classical games in the Caro Kann
What's wrong with the Caro Kann?
>>545317190It's a good opening that beginners who have no business learning openings like that memorize verbatim thanks to clickbait youtube videos. Then they either completely fall apart midgame as soon as the opening sequence ends, or if white makes a retarded move that the youtube video didn't cover they have no idea how to respond.Nothing wrong with the opening, but it became the #1 opening of noobs who are trying to get to 1500 with a skill of 500.
>>545317557>it became the #1 opening of noobs who are trying to get to 1500 with a skill of 500.Sounds perfect for me, thanks
Alright fags, which one of you is this?
>>545320290pas moi
>>545320290C’est moi celui-là. J’ai hâte de mourir pour aller au paradis et jouer aux échecs avec mon juif préféré
>>545324209kek
feels good when you come up with a bait and they take itwhite takes f6, ggI'm just a sub 500 shitter, so gotta be happy for the small things
>>545324549nice
>>545295121HansKeymerWesley
There's a thin line between setting up a trap and playing hopechess. I may have crossed it a few times.
>>545307430Is being world champion even very glorious right now? Gukesh is like world #12 or something
>>545329694No, but winning the candidates is
99% of my chess moves are "I hope he doesn't see this one mover"
>>545329694Players are more highly regarded by their long term dominance. Gukesh is super young so we can't say what his legacy is like yet.
>>545329076It's just relative to how fucked you are if it doesn't work
>>545329694You need to understand these boomers have been dreaming of becoming world champion since they were little kids. Beating Gukesh and becoming a world champion* isn't as glorious but it's the next best thing. You can tell that people like Anish or Fabi really do crave it.
>>545302838Honestly I used to dislike him but danya dying/drugging over cyberbullying made me respect and like Hans. He is a strong person.
>>545302838He's popular with zoomers
https://lichess.org/8e5WvHBk
>>545344195Gghttps://lichess.org/DoB3PuZt
>>545344195gg I couldn't claim the draw because of the time trouble but it should've been one
>>545331805base hopechess enthusiast
>>545302405post the edited version where they are both half naked
>>545302838>zoomers were sold an e-celeb meme from youtube videos >they swallowed itanswer to any and all questions ITG.
>>545288282>The jewish demon will utilize absolutely anything in its provocation war against Russia, even the death of people.zoomer summer child, israel and russia have some of the closest relations between any two countries. not that you would have been told that from fox news or whatever basic bitch source of info you have.
Love the World Cup. It's my favorite event. Wish there were more big knock out tournaments.
how did wesley not win that endgame yesterday? that should be his bread and butter. levon would have won that.
wild gamehttps://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/u48EGloH
Round 2 Game 2 about to be hype today. Anyone expecting any magic? Hans on white, curious to see how aggressive he plays. Trying to remember what colors Leko and Oro are on. Guess I'll find out momentarily.
Please God, don't let it be two women commentating today. The incessant giggling got so fucking annoying.
>>545369975Watch Jan and Miro, its miles better than the dotcom slop
>>545370063What channel? That sounds much better.
>>545370336Official Fide streamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmyrfy33mk
>>545370372Thank you, anon.
>Hans, Oro, Leko all on white today after drawing with blackFuck yeah. Hope to see some fireworks.
Who let this woman out of the kitchen? Jesus christ.
>>545373791mate the better stream was already posted so you only have yourself to blame
>>545374637I was talking about the FIDE stream. Have you not been watching it? Some wench came on talking about Nepo's shirt, and how she put in some research on what brand it was, etc etc, so don't go acting all fucking high and mighty, bro.
Nepopotamus in trouble
>>545377093MVL, too. Think either of them can salvage a draw here?
>>545377416Nepo has the biggest chances, opposite color bishops and only a pawn down.
Anish about to roll out another sleep-inducing draw against an IM.
I can't remember the last time jovanka didn't look high on some anxiety drug, she's always only half there>inb4 le fide streamI'm watching it I switch to chess24 when they have breaks
>>545378168If I see that faggot Sargent I immediately close the stream. By far the most annoying ""comentator"" right now, and he's not even a good chess player
I miss Danya as a commentator...
>>545379625Don't worry, anon, he's still commentating in Hell. You just have to believe it in your heart.
>>545378549Yeah that guy is just baffling. He must suck a mean dick or something, how else can you explain his inclusion?
Wesley not so good
Well we’ve heard from the manlet contingency.
>>545375149>shows interesting lines in interesting games briefly before the breaks>pretty >would beat all the .cum shittersKeti's all right
Jobit's gonna have a hard time against Faustino in the tie-breaks
>>545380201I'd let her make me a sandwich, but she had better not fuck it up.
>>545381237My hunch is that the kid probably likes faster time controls better.
I turn on Stockfish when:>my opponent plays the Englund>my opponent STILL tries to scholars mate me despite the fact I played e6>my opponent moves his queen before move 4>my opponent refuses to castle before move 15 because he wants to set up some jewish shit on the h file with his rook and a pawn push>my opponent blunders a queen yet still refuses to surrenderI don't see it as cheating, rather I am doing these third worlders a favor and giving them better chess habits and improving the state of the game overall.
>>545378549just did that too lolis he even that popular in the esport scene?I really don't get why they give some 1800 with no other redeeming quality so many commentary jobs
>>545381396Watch his interview.
>>545381560I guess because he is cheaper than hiring a GM, same for the James Dash guy.
Damn, Nepo is out this early.
>>545370372>official FIDE stream using Lichessbased desu, fuck chesscum
>>545382498>>545382526I miss Fat Nepo kino tournaments...
LFG LEKO!
interrogation room camera vibes
>fatpo lost to a jeetuh-oh passive agressive vauge accusation tweet incoming
Silence chuds, the GOATHOLOMEW has uploaded.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclevjiPK5I
>Hans drew againwhat a fraud
>white women's bodyguards
Why is Hans' online performance so much better than OTB? Very interesting
>>545385431>white
>>545317557but why pick the caro kann to get quick elo at low level? I don't get it, in my mind of course you'd wanna play some forcing, attacking shit like the danish gambit that can give you a winning position in 10 moves if you want to be an openingbabby, am I missing something?
like clockwork
Cementbros, it's finito for the chinkito! Ngl, I was a little worried he's gonna make 2 draws and job in the tie-breaks but he did the needful so now he can be happy.
>>545387401For what is worth he was looking like he didn't sleep in a few days. I'm guessing its hell over there, loud, hot and smelly. I'd also be uber paranoid about jeets cheating, especially the less famous ones
>>545387401called it the fat fuck just can't help himself
damn poor Wesley, that was rough
wtf wesley???
>pajeets cheating in indiaDidn't see that one coming
chudasov bros...
>>545387401Send him to the Gulag
>>545387401jeets are absolutely seething about this lmao
What did Wesley miss?
Anyone have opinions on enochian or gnostic chess
>>545397825>diceinto the trash it goes
>>545398107Lol that's a good point. I think it's only there to determine turn, as it's a 4 person game
>>545383309A. Tari should have his rating forever fixed at 2600, no matter what.
>>545397615My guess is after Ke3 Kh4 Kf3, he has to give up the h pawn to lead to a stalemate.
>>545387471I've recently been watching old ChessBase magazine CDs from the early 00s that I found at a garage sale of all things, and Bareev had an interview where he said that if Leko ever released a book of his games, it should be called Warmth on Board.
>>545397825that just looks like the ancient four-player gambling game Chaturaji using an awful board and Egyptian Lego figures for pieces.
>>545397825Hylic shit.
>>545397825Is it supposed to look disgusting?
>>545398862lmao19th century-tier banter
>>545383309STAYVUN DONT LIE TA ME
>>545400654I think it looks cool. Is attached better?
>>545387401>But FIDE - credit where it's due - managed to surprise. There's nothing to say about the chess part at all.is he being ironic in a weird russian way or is he saying that FIDE did everything correctly but unfortunately >india stink
Almost forgot this guy died https://youtu.be/s-AG1MB-7hM?si=RlcLfuPyN_-dxqS1
>>545403301It looks better, yeah.
>>545397825>>545403301not real games
>>545403313He is saying he already have low expectations but FIDE did worse than he expected
>>545403883what's fide supposed to do about india? it's a shithole.>nothing to say about the chess aspectmeans they did their part right.
>>545404238he's just salty about losing the match and finding something to blame
>>545403498Seemingly, conflicts with chesscom, FIDE and the public criticizing his actions had a big impact on Kramnik. Hope,if any, real friends of him will care
>>545403826Prove it
>>545403498anishbros... the walls are closing in...
>>545404238>what's fide supposed to do about india? it's a shithole.dont make players go there then
>>545403498>there was one grandmaster, currently in the top 10, who basically said you can confess to methis has to be Anish Giri
>russian calling any place a shitholelole
I miss you so much Danyaevery night I used to listen to your voice while fingering myself in bed
>>545406412Hi Dina
>>545406412you could have saved him, girlfriend from another state.
>>545406305s-sovl...
I haven't had sex in two years, but isn't having an out-of-state gf the most cucked thing imaginable apart from literal cuckolding?Discuss.
>>545406305india looks like this but with piles of trash and people shitting everywhere
>>545407004As long as you don’t send her money it’s fine. (Also confirm it’s not a catfish obviously)Speaking of infamous interrogations, there was that gross bald guy who murdered his parents and brother after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and sending it to his Bulgarian camgirl “girlfriend.”
>>545406305That's Ruski suburbs. Moscow isn't like that.New Delhi has a 250 feet tall trash heap that's continuously covering the entire capital with toxic vapors.
>Wesley lost to a 2531>Nepo lost to a 2573Super GM bros...
>>545409163the only reason they aren't losing to them more frequently is because they rarely play them. they have their exclusive club and exclusive invite-only tourneys so they can maintain rating and exchange draws.
>>545406305>that picWell, I'd trust their judgement on KINO.
>>545409414>invite only tourneysIf I was the owner/dictator of FIDE, I'd only allow closed tournaments to be rated if they used a qualification system for at least half of their participants; winners from certain open Swiss tournaments or national championships qualify for these high category round robin tournaments, top finishers of those tournaments qualify for these higher category tournaments, etc.Besides refreshing the highest category tournaments with new (or second wind) faces, it'd also force the bottom half finishers to do better in the lower category tournaments (or even opens) if they want to make it back to the top tournaments.Elo won't be used as a qualifier at all, so maybe they'll stop worrying about it except as a dick measuring contest.
>>545403498>the chink that calls everyone a cheater going on a parade against the exposer of cheatiditsky
>>545407004It's a lie. There never was an "out-of-state gf."That was Daniel's cover story to explain the girly clothes people found in his drawers.
>>545407004the most cucked thing is probably having a daughter. you're literally putting 20 years of your life into raising a fuck toy for another man. licking up your wife's pussy after the bull has creampied here is very tame in comparison.
>>545407004It's on the same tier as hikaru's wife having her room
>>545418018Hikaru's wife having her room? What's that about, she sleeps in a separate room?
>>545405875FIDE likes host countries who do it for cheap. That's why major tournaments are often held in middle of nowhere east europe/south asian places.
>>545406103could be wesley
>>545421061That post was not about elimination tournaments at all.
>>545421417misread it sorry
Crazy opening by Harikrishna today. He plays Nxe4 and lets his queen get taken. Fun game!
>>545422034Imagine falling into queen sac prep against a GM
>>545422262True, but it still seemed really dangerous for white. Incredible prep. One slip and you may as well resign. Certainly made things exciting.
Since Leko has the day off tomorrow, would love to see him pop on a broadcast and be like "I'm here to save you all from shit commentary." He's far too nice for that, of course, but it would be funny. Miss having him in the booth, but so cool to see him at the board in a tournament like this.
>>545421282Wesley called out Kramnik on twitter so I doubt it.
>>545397615it didn't really matter because he should have played it out. he was tired but it's 30 second increment and there's always a chance to reach a forced draw. make the opponent prove that it's checkmate.
>>545422923Sometimes players pop in to commentate but this tournament is too serious for that I feel. And Leko's too professional to do it anyway. Maybe if he gets eliminated in an acceptable way there's some hope .
>>545424278>this tournament is too serious for that I feel. And Leko's too professional to do it anyway.Oh, for sure. I was just being silly. I'm just really happy for him right now, and I miss his commentary.
>>545424540Me too, man. Jan+Miro is a step in the right direction at least.
>>545425091>Jan+Miro is a step in the right direction at least.Indeed. Leagues better than the slop going on elsewhere.
The lesson is NEVER RESIGN. "w"esley "s"o resigned in a drawn position and got eliminated from the World Cup. If he had just played on he would be playin the tiebreaks tommorrow.
I resign the moment I get into a 2 points disadvantage1 pawn loss is what I can tolerate
>>545426629Meanwhile, I'm over here starting a pawn down with the KG.Don't have to study endgames if I never reach them. One of us is losing this game quickly, by God (and it's probably me).
>>545426629I don't feel alive until I'm down 2 pieces and winning
>>545427484Damn, that's a very pretty move.
>>545426437Exactly! White could have had a heart attack at any point, and Black just wins!
>>545427484Now that's chess
>>545427860Whole game is insanehttps://youtu.be/kvIbDlDKbC0
>>545427484Man this sucks for black.
Chesscom's personalized bots I assume have changed weights for various moves to give them a personality.Would it be possible to modify stockfish and increase the priority of cheap ass checkmates?Like having a chessbot that constantly tries to mate you and if you miss a single one of its tricks you die?
>>545437812there used to be a bot like that on lichess, think its dead now though
>>545437812I guess so. Maybe there's already one.https://lichess.org/player/bots
>>545437812isn't that mittens?
Why does Catalonia have a flag on chess.com?
It's funny, there's something about black chess players and putting GM in their social media handles despite not being GMs.There's IM GMCanty and then this other black IM I randomly found today: https://www.instagram.com/gmdanhy/?hl=en
>>545443717>IM GMCantyYou know what his chesscum bot is called? Just "Canty."It must be some kind of hate crime, if you ask me.
>>545432614At least they can die with a full stomach
>>545418871At some point he couldn't stream in his usual setup so he streamed from a pink room, he revealed it was his wife's room. If you ever mentioned anything about his wife's room you would get permabanned.
>>545446150Could it be some sort of... woman cave?
>>545442339because the rest of spain are nazis
>>545446150That doesn’t seem that weird in a big house, his reaction is what makes it kinda weird. Were people trolling him about it or he doesn’t like people talking about his wife?Also when will we see a baby from him? I want a future Minikaru vs Carl-Son rivalry.
>>545446856We're getting a baby Kakamura in a few months.
>>545446856I mean, wouldn’t you be weirded out about strangers on the internet asking questions about your wife’s room?
>>545449798Not really. If I were I wouldn't tell people "this is my wife's room."
>>545367338How could they have close relations to countries that are enemies?
>>545305003How is he stoic? He freaks often. Like when he lost against Levy.
>>545443717I can't stand FMCanty. I remember a few months ago there was an event online where Gotham was talking to him and made it a point several times to mention that Canty was an FM. It seemed very deliberate. I don't like Gotham either, but I got a chuckle out of that.
>>545443717It’s FM GMCanty
>>545289110That girl comes off as quite abrasive. Why did they hire her?
>>545291426What is a Stanford graduate doing in Charlotte anyway?
>>54545144799% of the people on this thread would’ve offed themselves one week after Magnus’ cheating accusations towards him. The fact that his chess progress didn’t get ruined by all the drama truly shows he possess one of the strongest minds in the game
>>545453607because there's a big chess center there and he wanted to earn living with chess. yeah, he went to stanford, but he got a history degree so practically useless on the job market lol
>>545451447Who wouldn't freak out then, though?
>>545453809I interpret it as him being an egoist rather than a stoic.
>>545453969I mean that'd be true for most universities but he literally went to Stanford, besides people often don't get their jobs that are matches to their degrees anyway so no reason why he couldn't use his uni clout to get a better job. Still, maybe it's because the chess world is too poor to afford being in a major metropolitan area.
>>545291426im really curious who it is nowit could be that autismo anna rudolf possibly, seeing as she had that big chimpout videoim still leaning towards him being findommed by the chink whore
>>545454449You mean a narcissist? I don’t think the adjective egoist applies here. You definitely need to be a stoic to endure what he endured
>>545453607Charlotte is rapidly growing. I have thought about moving there. Also a fun fact for the other obvious non-Americans ITG but the US city with the highest concentration of engineers per capita is Huntsville, Alabama.
>>545449575Perfect, they’ll be around the same age. This will be like EXACTLY like the rivalry between Madara vs Hashirama and how their future generations continued the conflict.
>>545455741Why doesn't egoist work. He is self centered and selfish for both good and bad. I say more egotistical than stoic because I'm thinking the the egoist's way is an alternative to being stoic. In that he believes in himself so hard that such criticisms and controversy is small fry in his mind, so he doesn't care. Like a lion not caring about an ant.
>>545455926That's interesting but is it because of startups and want for cheap labor? What the hell are happening in the economic centers of the US anyway? Speaking of, where is Hikaru based? LA? What was his day job or how did he make a living before taking off as a big chess personality?
>>545456929It’s because the cost of living in places like San Francisco is fucking ridiculous, and if you don’t care about social status or being a psychopathic striver you can build a nice, quiet career/life for yourself in plenty of mid-major cities in the US.I don’t where Hikaru lives now but he lived in St. Louis for a while.
>>545456929I think he was always a chess player. He went to college but realized playing chess is way better than being a wagie.
trvth nvke
>>545466305>flagyou already know
>>545466396go to sleep Ian
>>545466305INDIANS MUST HAVE MORE RESPECT END RACISM SIRST. SUKHDEEP DIKSHIT
>>545466305Fabi has an entirely different take on this
>>545468943It’s almost a backhanded insult towards fellow Indian Ghosh tho. Who to be fair is a literal who.
https://lichess.org/155xQPLH
>>545471319Gghttps://lichess.org/Rz8UJxhw
Even when linking this thread on /tg/ in a non trollish way, it gets deleted.How curious...
>>545478750Looks like your post is still up. Janny is sleeping?
>>545437812you can probably make a devastating one with the same technique they used for leela piece odds.
>>545437812>>545481812if any of you find something like this please post it.
>>545463940How did he calculate that far ahead in that he'd know that he'd be strong enough in chess to make a living for the rest of his life?
>>545480134Europeans are waking up and post is still up. How curious...
>>545466305The way Nepo played seemed to indicate he had no respect for his opponent. He went for a standard Ruy Lopez variant and then didn't respect his opponent's clear attacking potential.
>Playing in India for a monthWhy would anyone do this to themselves?
>>545488969Goa's one of the nicer parts of India, isn't it? Although I'd bet most players are spending 99% of their time in their hotel rooms or the playing hall.
>>545489412Idk, not according to the fat man>>545387401
I remember Magnus brought his own chef when he played in India for the title.
>>545489412>Goa's one of the nicer parts of India, isn't it?The architecture doesn't stop the smell.
It must be said that Hans has not been looking good in this match. This Italian guy is pretty good.
>>545489412Goa's decent compared to other parts of India. It was colonised by the Portuguese who (forcefully) converted the locals to Catholicism, so they're a bit different to other Indians. t. travelled all over India
>>545489786I'm >>545491794 and here's what I did when I was in India:>drink bottled water only and only from big companies like Bisleri (owned by an Indian conglomeration), Aquafina (owned by PepsiCo), Kinley (owned by Coca-Cola).>if no access to bottled water, fill up a kettle with water from the tap and boil it a few times at night, then in the morning when it's cool, use it as drinking water or use it to brush your teeth>ALWAYS check the seal on bottled water in India. Scammers sometimes refill bottles with tap water and re-sell them so you think you're getting water from a PepsiCo company but you're getting dirty tap water>NEVER eat streetfood. I either ate packaged food or ate food from the hotels I stayed at.>NEVER eat raw foods like salads. Only eat cooked foods. >NEVER drink unboiled tap water.>when you shower at your hotel, run the water for a few minutes before you get under the shower. Bacteria grows in the warm water in the pipes so running the water for a bit washes it out. Don't let the water get into your mouth or nose.I didn't get sick once following these rules and I was there for 3 months.
>>545470093Which is... what?
>>545493362nta but I remember this came up on c^2 and he said he almost always gains points when he plays opens and it's actually harder to gain rating in super tournaments
>>545491386he's one of those "hobbyist" GM so he's probably underrated, his day job is mechanical engineer
>>545480134Not mine. Mine was >>>/tg/96917503 and had already been deleted when I posted here. But yeah the tranny janny must be asleep.
>>545495098yes the tg janny is most active during american hours, a lot of times I shitposted there in the euromorning and it stayed up for hours but in the evening he always deletes in a few minutes
Hans MOKED Niemann is out
Why is Hans so good online but lost to a 2500 OTB?
Hans was supposed to be the chosen one
>>5454978422500s are good?
Is Giri the new Kramnik? Reddit told me he killed Danya
The format is just brutal. Winning on demand just isn't easy at this level.
>>545498340It's relative, Hans is higher rated by 200 points.
>>545497127>THERE GOES MY HERO>WATCH HIM AS HE GOES
Prag not so strong over the board, very interesting
>>545500248Should we start the procedure?
>>545500248He lost to Fabi in SCC, so it's consistent
>>545498369Yes. Kramnik was just the getaway driver.
>>545498568The chess speaks for itself
>>545455926My company has a large plant in Huntsville, Alabama and it is a small town, so that is probably where that figure is coming from
https://youtu.be/VOugr6It4Xs?si=ALVxTfMtN-cqzeTYNorwegian game show with Magnus CarlsenSo looks like we are not the only ones who think that Magnus is autistic
>>545501141Do normies think shit like this is funny?
>>545387401I feel bad for anybody having to spend any time in a playing hall full of kikes and poos. Imagine the smell.
What a blunder lol
>>545492902The third world is truly beautiful. I especially like the part about the bottled water scammers. Putting people in the hospital to make 50 cents lol
>>545501141It really makes me seethe that an idiot that willingly allows himself to be insulted by normies on television is a better chess player than all of us.For the first time I'm really glad that someone like Gukesh is the World Champion instead of Magnus Carlsen. Fuck this extra quarter chromosome normie cocksucker that allows intelligence to be thrashed publicly.
>>545507710good morning sarr
>>545498705And the Magic beat MJs Bulls every now and again
>>545507710gukesh is a dalit because he's untouchable on the board btw
>>545507758>For the first timeLearn some English ESL third worlder. I would have loved it if Ding hadn't choked in the last game and had flushed the poo in Rapid/Blitz. But as things stand, I'm glad Carlsen isn't World Champion.
>>545508495You are mentally ill
>>545161859And good tactics flow from the position from the 10 memorized lines you learned from a youtube Jew's heavily monetized clickbait vieeo.
>>545509790Alright, I'm mentally ill. But since you are on /chess/ I assume you are also a chess player.By that video's standards which you seem to back up by attacking me, you are accepting to be called Down Syndrome for playing chess. Enjoy being treated as a retard for playing a game about thinking by people whose greatest achievement is returning home without getting run over by a car after getting overly drunk.
>>545511127You need to medicate immediately
>>545501141Are any of these people actual comedians? This really sucked
>>545507710>insecure reddit spacer blogI love /chess/ it's just like twitter.Also, MOKE NEPO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY IS GOD SO CRUEEEEEEEEEEL
>>545507710I know you’re joking but didn’t Gukesh do that cringe ad with Anand right after becoming WC
>>545517023>your creepy uncle at family gatherings
should i learn caro-kann as someone who usually plays sicilian
>>545518650You should learn everything that's what chess is.
what happened chudbros??? he was supposed to be our great hope
>>545519050No wonder Magnus head is so big
>>545519323Talen too bright.
>>545519323danya's passing hit him hard.
>>545519323It's insane that Niemann is a 2003 zoomer, dude looks like he just hit his big 30s
>>545518650>deliberately kneecapping your chess development
>>545519323india tournament = full of cheaters
>>545517023There's a world of difference between going to a tv program to get called Down Syndrome for playing chess by people much dumber than you and acting like a GenZ kid for a clothes ad. The chess part here is irrelevant, they are just using Gukesh and Anand as celebrities in India following a script to sell some clothes.In the Norwegian tv program Magnus, who here represents chess players, gets casually insulted by normies as a Down Syndrome just for being able to play chess at a high level. It is an insult to the whole chess community that Magnus shouldn't allow. He is promoting the image that if someone goes to a chess club or participates in chess tournaments he must be mentally disabled and it's ok to make fun of him, even though he has probably double the IQ of those insulting him. If Magnus wants to embarrass himself he is free to do so, but here he is embarrassing the whole chess world.
>>545520308Out fucking skilled!
Peter Leko is through. That's all that matters.Some interesting matches next round:Jospem v. AbdusattorovLiem v. XiongVidit v. ShanklandErdogmus v. RapportMVL v. Artemiev
>>545492902>when you shower at your hotel, run the water for a few minutes before you get under the shower. Bacteria grows in the warm water in the pipes so running the water for a bit washes it out. Don't let the water get into your mouth or nose.What the fuck
>>545520375>>545508495>praising pookesh>crying about muh honorare you sure youre not a jeet?
>>545521074>Carlsen in this tv program << Pookesh << Everyone elseIs this logic too hard to understand for the average /chess/ anon or should I dumb it down even more? No wonder you are fine with normies calling you a retard on tv.
>>545522035You’re putting too much weight on some highly edited reality tv slop. What time did you get up at btw
>>545522035You are the retard your entire whining world view revolves around the fact that your feelings are hurt about an event that has nothing to do with you because all of your ego is tied to intelligence and you can't handle being looked down on by people who you perceive to be beneath you (normies) even in jest. Please fuck off.
>>545522338>an event that has nothing to do with youThe way I interpret some insults directed at Carlsen in that program is that they would have said the same about any chess player. I am a chess player, therefore it has something to do with me and I care.Also, most of the stuff discussed here has anything to do with the people discussing them. Is anyone /here/ participating in the FIDE World Cup? No? Then by this argument you are retards and should shut up about it.>you can't handle being looked down on by people who you perceive to be beneath you (normies) even in jestSome people have dignity. Dignity means standing up when being looked down unrightfully. Chess is not a game to be ashamed of playing and you shouldn't allow others to belittle you for it. In particular a World Champion who ought to promote the image of chess shouldn't allow it. Is this really an issue of ego? Are you guys fine with being known as Down Syndromes to the rest of the world while playing chess?>You are the retardReally? The intelligent thing is to throw away your dignity and eat up every insult thrown at you? Should we really forgo any dicussion about "events that have nothing to do with us" and shut up about them? It really wouldn't have occurred to me that commenting the content of a Carlsen video posted on /chess/ and seething about it was such a wrong thing to do and I should just shut up about it. What should I do to become less of a retard? Suck confirmed online cheater /ourguy/ Hans Niemann's cock like its done everyday on /chess/?
>>545523726Please medicate yourself IMMEDIATELY
>>545523726>m-muh dignity AAAAAAAWow, I said it and he demonstrates it immediately. Thanks for playing.> am a chess player, therefore it has something to do with me and I care.By this retard logic every insult in the world uttered to a human is an insult against me because a human was just insulted and I am a human.>What should I do to become less of a retard?Self reflect.
>>545524063I think he’s already medicated, this is him on his meds lol
>>545520375But Magnus Carlsen does look like he has asperbergers and half an extra chromosome. I really felt like the commentary in the video by those popular comedians was insightful and on point. Really seemed like Magnus didn’t have a great response other than to lash out.Also, I think Magnus being touched by a bit of the “tism is why he is so extraordinarily gifted at chess in the first place. I mean, it’s pretty clear that he doesn’t possess profound overall knowledge like Capablanca and Fischer did. Besides Premiere League football, Magnus doesn’t really have any other hobbies besides drinking alcohol and gambling.
>>545213323Madness Interactive was pretty fun.
>>545237571whoa, blood! this looks so edgy and based!
>>545524816>besides drinking alcohol and gamblingHe’s just like me
>>545500036
>>545525503Man this is a rough world cup.
>>545524434>Wow, I said it and he demonstrates it immediatelyNo shit, I'm seething about Carlsen allowing himself to get insulted and this isn't an inch about dignity. What else could this be about? Judging by this and your previous responses you seriously lack reading comprehension.>every insult in the world uttered to a human is an insult against me because a human was just insultedInsults are mostly about particular negatively perceived characteristics of a person. "Retard" is about someone's lack of intelligence. Every stupid human should feel insulted by this word, yes. "Nigger" is a racial slur which holds negative connotations towards blacks. You don't get called retard for no reason, you get called that because you did something stupid or look stupid. You get called nigger because you are black or you behave like a stereotypical black person would. Insults can tackle many people but they aren't about everyone. They point to some negative characteristic you have but others don't. In Magnus' case, I interpret the insult pointed to his ability to play chess and regarded it as something typical of a person with Down Syndrome. It is not a universal insult, it is a totally unwarranted insult directed towards chess players and Magnus laughed it off as nothing on tv.>>545524063Force me!
Never realized how powerful the rook is when diagonally away from a knight in an endgame. Neat.
>>545212916bwos... I must confess... I cheated on yahoo! and I was never caught...
>>545525503bros....?
>>545525913> I'm seething about Carlsen allowing himself to get insultedWhy? You stupid fucking monkey. Don't instinctively regurgitate, self reflect. You're not Carlsen and your only connection is you play the same game.>What else could this be about?Your ego.>you seriously lack reading comprehension.Irony the statement.>Every stupid human should feel insulted by this word, yesWhy? If it's not directed at you it has nothing to do with you even if you share a common characteristic which is the gist of every human being insulted is an insult against me comparison. A part you don't seem to be able to comprehend.>You don't get called retard for no reasonRetard.>Insults can tackle many people but they aren't about everyone.No shit. I like how you're explaining my point to me.>it is a totally unwarranted insult directed towards chess players and Magnus laughed it off as nothing on tv.It's a joke directed at Magnus. Has nothing to do with you in any way shape or form.
>>545525503who is bottom right?
>>545526694This is why I set my blitz search pool to my rating or higher
>>545524816Calling him Asperger in a context where they are roasting each other is fine. Regardless of whether Magnus has Asperger's Syndrome, many top chess players do and you could consider it a typical characteristic to expect from a top chess player. Roasting him as Asperger's is justified.However, calling him a Down Syndrome or a quarter extra chromosome is unwarranted. Asperger's can be mentally retarded or high functioning. Magnus and top chess players would obviously fall on the high functioning side. Down Syndrome doesn't really bring about geniuses like Asperger's can and it is just flat out mental retardation. Downs would have trouble playing chess competitively and anyone who thinks that an autist chess player who can't hold eye contact and a Down Syndrome have anything to do is greatly mistaken.Magnus Carlsen doesn't look like he has half an extra chromosome and chess players, however autistic they might look, don't neither. If anything it's the normies in that program who are more likely to have a DNA disorder and suggesting that chess players could have Down Syndrome in a higher proportion than the average person would is, in the least, an insult to them and their intelligence.
>>545526634Did you really? I wouldn’t have even know how to cheat back then.Did you have a funny personalized avatar?
>>545527189yeah I really did, not a lot tho because eventually I realized it was retarded and shamefur dispray and I just quit chess. After I came back to the game in high school, I never did it again.I had a default avatar and just wanted the cool purple spot next to my name for people 1600 and above.
>>545526920not the biggest star but he's a top US guy
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>>545526983>calling him a Down Syndrome or a quarter extra chromosome is unwarrantedNigga, did you look at him?
>>545526702>If it's not directed at you it has nothing to do with you even if you share a common characteristicIf I say chocolate is unhealthy because it contains sugar am I not saying sugary foods are unhealthy? If I say Magnus Carlsen is a retard for playing chess am I not saying chess players are retards?>Insults can tackle many people but they aren't about everyone.>No shit. I like how you're explaining my point to me.You just said if it isn't directed at me it has nothing to do with me even if we share the common characteristic which is the gist of the insult, which implies insults are directed only at the person being insulted. Now you agree that insults can attack multiple people. Which is it? Just the one being insulted or anyone who shares the reason he got insulted?I understand that in some contexts the specific insult used such as "fat", "ugly", "four-eyed", "idiot" are pronounced just to insult the person in front of you, not really caring about other people with overweight or who wear glasses. But other times, insults such as "nigger" aren't about the specific person in front of them but as a means to insult a whole demographic to which they belong. I argue the "extra quarter chromosome" in this case isn't about a particular trait of Magnus Carlsen, like the "too big head and neck" insult he got later on, but about chess players in general.>It's a joke directed at Magnus.Sure, the point of the program is to create fun entertainment, although I think it failed at that. But if the joke is "haha you play chess therefore you Down Syndrome" I think it is no longer insulting Magnus Carlsen for fun, which he is free to denigrate himself as much as he wants, but it is outright insulting the chess community and Magnus shouldn't be laughing at that as a former World Champion.
Is magnus the goat of masking? He has to be a really fucked up high tier autist, but he seems to be able to not disgust normies too much.
>>545527773I remember the cool purple spot. But also since you cheated as a child we have to hold it against you for the rest of your chess career.
>>545528118If I were to insult his face I would him a quasi-Neanderthal. If I were to insult his autistic antics I would call him an Asperger's. But he has NOTHING to do with Down Syndrome. Just go and watch videos of people with Down Syndrome, they all look, speak and behave very awfully similar. To my eyes, they are homogenous as fuck. And Magnus Carlsen doesn't share any of their characteristics. They also are in general deeply mentally retarded, while Magnus is intelectually gifted.The way I interpret that insult, it is not because of Magnus physical characteristics or behaviour, because he doesn't share shit with Downs, but because he is good at chess, which to the eyes of those normies, ought to be something you have to be mentally or genetically disabled to willingly engage with and spend time on.
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>>545528617For the most part he seems to handle social situations very well. I’m assuming he was coached a lot though. If he didn’t look so downy I don’t think people would suspect anything.
>>545526225a funny historical thing: this KR-kn ending was known since ancient Persia, since it has the same solution in shatranj. Yet the grandmasters of the day still didn't find the optimal solution pictured. Good technique to gradually force separation of the king and knight through pin and checkmate threats.
>>545525503Frauds exposed
>As a 5-year-old he memorized all the countries in the world, with capitals, populations, area and flags. He did the same for the 400+ municipalities in Norway. All on his own. One of his "party tricks" is to try to recognize a random position in a random chess book and state the name of the players as well as the year and the place the game was played.Yeah the not-an-autist allegations aren't looking too good
>>545528424>If I say chocolate is unhealthy because it contains sugar am I not saying sugary foods are unhealthy? If I say Magnus Carlsen is a retard for playing chess am I not saying chess players are retards?Yes.All insults against humans are insults against me because I am human. All of us here are chess players, yet you're the only one that chose to be offended. What does that communicate to you? inb4 muh dignity. Tell me how this isn't about your ego.>which implies insults are directed only at the person being insulted.Magnus in this case and you're not him.>Now you agree that insults can attack multiple people. I am not saying it's mechanically impossible to be offended about an insult that isn't directed at you I am saying it's a choice and a retarded one.> insult he got later on, but about chess players in general.Even if I grant you this, so fucking what? A normie looked down on you with in a joke. Tell me how your seething is not about your ego. What the fuck else would it be?>but it is outright insultingAll jokes are at someone else's expense which is how they work. This time its our turn to get rekt. Even if they said Magnus was a knuckle dragging troglodyte retard whose only joy in life is chewing on his favorite crayon flavor as he drags the pieces around to match the pattern his extra chromosome Neanderthal drool makes on the board it's still be a joke and I'd still think it's retarded to be upset by that especially given the context is it' a roast.
Chudo-Kann players are coping about their opening on reddit
>>545530278>carro kann>aggressivethat's an oxymoron
>>545528781you will have my blood on your hands, making a cocktail of benadryl and whisky as we speak. Booting up a twitch stream for the world to see it
>>545530278>any ""aggressive"" players playing the Caro-Kann
>mfw Bluebaum becomes World Champion
>>545302838>why does 4chan enjoy contrarianism
>>545530474Don’t do it anon, you’re the brightest star here. You light up /chess/ in a sea of autism and pointless arguing over nothing.
Just had username AutisticAndProud open 1.f4 against meLess than 0% chance I'm not aborting
>>545525503"h"ans "m"oke "n"eimann
>>545531979Coward.
>>545492902>ALWAYS check the seal on bottled water in India. Scammers sometimes refill bottles with tap water and re-sell them so you think you're getting water from a PepsiCo company but you're getting dirty tap waterThis is a problem in Mexico as well. At hotel, ask for bottled water to be brought to room, bottles of water delivered, brand is the name of the hotel. What could go wrong....
being a hans fan is hard... he's out pretty early so there's probably nothing scheduled for the rest of the month. maybe we'll see him crack some skulls in TT while Skyfall plays in the background... if nothing else, we'll always have that.
>>545525913Stop being retarded, retard.
Awonder will make American chess great again.
This unironically could have been (You), lolImagine thinking she would have gotten a chadYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take, guys
>>545532767>mokegrim
>>545532418I don’t really follow chess but I’m a hands fan was this his last chance to qualify for candidates?
>>545530168>All of us here are chess players, yet you're the only one that chose to be offended.I think that if people called you Down Syndrome regularly whenever you played chess on public, most chess players would eventually get offended. Magnus is (unconsciously) actively promoting that by laughing off that insult, which in my opinion is very unfit for a chess figure that ought to promote and better the image of chess. We chess players have nothing in common with people with Down Syndrome and I don't think we deserve to be intellectually belittled that way on television.>which implies insults are directed only at the person being insulted.>Magnus in this case and you're not him.I was paraphrashing your statement to bring out the contradiction with its corresponding above green text which agreed that insults could tackle many people. Of course my argument is that this insult is towards all chess players, not just one, be it me or Magnus.>I am not saying it's mechanically impossible to be offended about an insult that isn't directed at you I am saying it's a choice and a retarded one.Getting offended is a choice, I agree. And getting offended at a normie's insults is kinda stupid as long as they don't affect your ordinary life, I agree as well.> Even if I grant you this, so fucking what?Well, we have what could still be our World Champion promoting that chess players should be thought of as people with Down Syndrome. I really don't want any chess figure that represents my hobby to be promoting that on tv. That's why I'm glad he is no longer our World Champion. Would tennis players be glad if Rafael Nadal went on tv to ridiculize them as unathletic, unhealthy and disabled people that need a wheel chair? Would it be retarded if they publicly complained after those comments? Because this is the equivalent.>This time its our turn to get rekt.Cuck mentality. But even then I would prefer to not get rekt by friendly (Magnus) hands.
>>545528617Magnus's autism seeps out of everything he does. It's not masking, he just doesn't talk that much.
>>545532910Anon, I keep my parasocial relationships as they are. No need to meet your heroes as they say. Or don't shit where you eat. If I ended up wanting to meet some internet personality in real life and be friends or whatever then I have probably gone wrong somewhere.
>>545532910Is she the one that dated Eric Hansen? How’d he fuck that up
>>545533256she looks like a digitally de-aged Alexandra here
>>545531217Keymer unironically has a very good chance if he gets to the candidates
>>545531217interestingly he was the last designated victim of narotweaksky
>>545533327she's lowkey crazymaybe not lowkeyshe once pissed in an ex's car or something
>>545532767Hans's hair doesn't look bad hereright Asian chick looks decent
>>545533554>pissed in an ex’s carDid he have to pay extra for that or it was complimentary? But you’re right, crazy isn’t worth having a hot girlfriend. I just broke up with a psycho redhead and I’m so much less stressed and happier overall.
>>545528118>>545529009it's not quasi, that is indeed heavy neanderthal morphology
>>545533132yeah, it's unironically over. the world cup and grand swiss were his best chance to qualify. he doesn't get enough invites to big tourneys to get enough points to qualify through the fide circuit and hikaru will get the rating spot probably.
>>545528005>>545532418why/how does Hans keep jobbingbrainless risky aggro?
>>545533136> called you Down Syndrome regularlyOne joke in one roast. > We chess players have nothing in common with people with Down SyndromeWe're all human beans on a rock in space. It's trite but it's true.>Of course my argument is that this insult is towards all chess playersI think the pertinent focal point here should be is to consider why you're the only one making the choice to be offended. >Getting offended is a choice, I agreeI am glad we agree on something.>Would it be retarded if they publicly complained after those comments? Yes.>Cuck mentality.He said as he generates tomes about a joke that has nothing to do with him that would make the cutting edge llms blush in shame.
>>545533554she can piss in my can whenever she desires
>>545519893he didn't take good enough care of himselfHans looked good back when he still had an American accent
>>545534016Super Hans :(
>>545534016What happens if Gukesh finishes top 3 in the world cup? Does the slot go to the 4th place player?
>>545501141I guess Magnus talks like he's slow in English just because he's an ESL
>>545534993He gets to compete in the candidates and if he wins that he plays against himself for the WC title
>>545502192>>545515052Nords are cornballs.
>>545534385you say that but when the time comes and push comes to shove, you have stale urine in your vehicle.
>>545535361Yes but when my friends ride in my car and ask wtf is that awful smell?? I can say it’s botez piss and they’ll think I’ll really cool for tapping that
>>545418018>>545446150that's a big ass yikes>>545446364if we're being rational
>>545534594Super Hans?
>>545532910Nagataro live action looking good.
>>545534373>One joke in one roast.If. BIG if. Conditional. Most likely won't happen. But we have our favourite 2800 Super GM working towards that goal apparently.>I think the pertinent focal point here should be is to consider why you're the only one making the choice to be offended.Redditor argument. "Why don't you act like everyone else? You act differently, so you must be wrong.">Would it be retarded if they publicly complained after those comments?>Yes.Okay, chess players have Down Syndrome, tennis players use wheelchairs, artists are blind and writers are illiterate. Normies may utter these obviously false insults on the regular but if people complain or feel offended by that they are retards. Somehow, the public discourse must always flow from one side (the liars) while the rest must remain silent and swallow their lies.
>>545403498Hypokaru is a Japanese hapa
>>545535597>it's botez piss>what? wtf are you talking about? You pissed in here? Dude.
>>545466396lmao
>>545535857Hans and super Hans look around the same age
Nothing like waking up, reading the thread, and seeing some retard assblasted about being called a retard.Today is a beautiful day.
>>545535943> You act differently, so you must be wrong." You're an outlier consider why outside of the scope of your immediate feelings.>chess players have Down Syndrome, tennis players use wheelchairs, artists are blind and writers are illiterate. Based.>Somehow, the public discourse must always flow from one side (the liars) while the rest must remain silent and swallow their lies.Yeah, humor its one of our greatest assets and it's totally worth it.
>>545536220Honestly though I had my cat piss in my car once and it took forever to get the smell completely out. On a side note, what’s with women pissing in cars and shitting in beds to get revenge?
>>545536814>what’s with women pissing in cars and shitting in beds to get revenge?They are crazy. It's really that simple.
>>545536559It’s the autistic debate bro, he never gives up even when he’s wrong. They need to up his meds.
>>545537040It's not super entertaining, but it has at least provided me some mild amusement this morning, so I say let the retarded sperg cook.
>>545536895Did somebody say shrimple as? I think it’s because they are so physically and mentally weak it’s the only power move they have.
>>545537294Ya I honestly don’t mind it either
I need to go out and get a coffee or something. My brain is still fuzzy. Or maybe I just have Down Syndrome, because I play chess, and all chess players have that.
>>545538014You should get an emotional support cat.
>>545538281You should get more than one ^_^
>>545538454Haha I’ve thought about it, hate leaving my little guy at home when I go to work.
>>545302838the Hans drama via The Franchise is how I got into the chess scene
>>545304081that's neanderthal shit more broadly
>>545534094>brainless risky aggro?nah, it was actually the same thing with nepo. they both fucked up midgame ruy lopez. the guy who beat nepo said the courses on chessable.com helped him win that game specifically. so basically it was not studying the boring stuff enough
>>545536485Heh.
>>545538454Which one would win in a chess match?
>>545290138Dina has a dude and she's showed him offshe's a few years older than Daniel and they're both Russian-Jewish so it's probably a filial bond
>>545539397so he's undereducated
>>545539485Dina is gross anyway, the milks gone sour
>>545539454The tabby would play sharp, tactical openings while the cowkitty is more of a slow, lumbering positional player.Tabby wins most games when cow misses a trick.
>>545540276That’s funny thanks for the post. Post more cats it really livens this cold heartless place up.
>>545540085I'd lap this shit upyou need some pro-test supplements
>>545541310Mmmmmmm tummy
>>545541310For me it’s the face that’s a gross dealbreaker, yes I find the female form attractive in general so that pic is nice obviously.
>>545267247>revenge plotLady Snowblood (or Snowroof) rather than Queen's GambitDid anyone else ever make a chess-based miniseries?
for me, it's when my opponent pushes a pawn to kick away a piece I was already planning to sacrificethanks for reminding me to do that man, lol, lmao
>>545520375KWABI bet you also whine about the dress code
>>545541708Dina is also stunning facially
>>545545278Yeah I don't know what the fuck bros problem is. Some sort of Down Syndrome I guess.
>>545543106>Did anyone else ever make a chess-based miniseries?Some ideas for a modern one (not really mini):>Contrasting/connecting lives of chess "personalities" (a la botez) and chess professionalsDisparity in wealth, comparisons/dynamics within class (between top 10 and top 200 and top 1000, global or national, similar idea for personalities), "legitimacy," perspectives of each other from each other and the public and important parts of the chess world, costs of fame (obsessive fans, stalkers online and irl), anxieties of losing your audience, having to play into your persona even when you don't feel like it, tons of random normies irl assuming false shit because of random retards' Reddit threads>Commercialization of chess (chesscom-esque entity)Not one-dimensional hack shit, entity would be show to do both good and badGets more people genuinely interested in chess, funds and organizes tournaments and broadcasts (scholastic, high profile), adds more money in pro scene, employs peopleLiterally infinite list of how they can abuse their position with their status, influence and money, dealing with cheating, "competition" with full-featured free alternativeObviously they aren't separate but just three big general elements: the pros, the personalities, and the company. So much you can do there.
