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I do find the championship logo funny. The lighting for one on the table makes it look like someone fumbled applying or removing a sticker. Big "graphic design is our passion" energy.
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The Lemondrop Dandy posted:I picked a wild year to start paying attention to chess! I never knew it could be this intense. You got lucky, normally it's 14 draws and Magnus wins in tiebreakers
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VictualSquid posted:I do find the championship logo funny. The lighting for one on the table makes it look like someone fumbled applying or removing a sticker. You should see FIDE's last effort. 
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Apr 27, 2023 10:56
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Man, Nepo seems a lot more hesitant today. And not just because his shirt is less pink.
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Apr 27, 2023 11:12
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qsvui posted:go ding
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Apr 27, 2023 11:15
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nepo is done lol
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Apr 27, 2023 11:20
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jesus WEP posted:nepo is done lol maybe hell win with black in game 14
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Apr 27, 2023 11:22
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I would lose this position within five moves with either side.
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Apr 27, 2023 12:52
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Hand Knit posted:I would lose this position within five moves with either side. maybe one of them will do just that
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Apr 27, 2023 12:56
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For real. Like, people talk poo poo about how Ding and Nepo are playing less accurate chess than Carlsen did - but part of it is also just that they (mostly Ding), intentionally, walk into these super sharp positions.
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Apr 27, 2023 12:57
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Having watched this tournament, I've come to the conclusion that Nepo is a cat.
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Meadowhill posted:Nepo is a cat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goWzwWBqdeg
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So was playing a complicated position and didn't remember that you can castle long even with a rook threatening b1. My opponent remembered and probably felt so proud that they just made the move out of pride. I was surprised that the move was possible, and then I looked at it and it was terrible. Just a funny line to a pure amateur like me: 23 O-O-O?? #−2 ...
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Apr 28, 2023 09:48
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yah the room can move through “check”
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Apr 28, 2023 10:39
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i think ios autocorrect should know if im posting in the chess thread and stop itself from changing rook to room
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Apr 28, 2023 10:46
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Also applicable to the birb thread and the petty crime thread
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Apr 28, 2023 10:54
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They've made a film about this WC match already. https://twitter.com/neonrated/status/1651987536028348422
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Apr 29, 2023 04:59
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na na na hey! go ding!
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I'm worried.
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Apr 29, 2023 11:30
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same op
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Apr 29, 2023 11:34
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This sort of Ng5-h4 idea exists in the e3 four knights english Ding played earlier. It's objectively unsound but practically fairly successful.
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Apr 29, 2023 11:41
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Hand Knit posted:This sort of Ng5-h4 idea exists in the e3 four knights english Ding played earlier. It's objectively unsound but practically fairly successful. i play crap like that in bullet chess and it works sometimes. does it work in the world championship?
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Apr 29, 2023 11:45
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fart simpson posted:i play crap like that in bullet chess and it works sometimes. does it work in the world championship? Well he avoided immediately getting punished for it. e: smells like Nepomniachtchi is maybe being extra cautious with playing for a draw
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Apr 29, 2023 11:54
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Carlsen wins this as Black
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ok lets wrap up this draw and hit the showers
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funny enough im literally in dings home town right now, on a train
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Everyone: So this is a draw. Ding: Engages sicko brain and goes on the attack
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Apr 29, 2023 12:27
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Exercu posted:Everyone: So this is a draw. They were overstating how drawn that position was. After Bd7 it's actually fairly hard for white to find a move that doesn't leave you very passive, so I can understand wanting to go for this position, which gives you more activity even if it's objectively worse. e: think of it less as going on the attack and more as looking for just more flexibility and potential.
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Oh, I know. It also makes Nepo's position much more complicated to play, and if Ding wants a win, that's what he needs, Nepo to make a mistake because he's playing in a complicated position.
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Apr 29, 2023 12:48
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hope ding pulls out the draw here
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Apr 29, 2023 13:04
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fart simpson posted:hope ding pulls out the draw here He probably just punted it
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not looking good for our hero
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It feels like Ding's position is getting worse with every move
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ok lol at nepo swaggering to the board and confidently making a mistake. let’s see where this goes
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fart simpson posted:ok lol at nepo swaggering to the board and confidently making a mistake. let’s see where this goes classic Nepo
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Apr 29, 2023 13:32
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If Caruana says this rook endgame is a draw then it's probably a draw but I don't really get it.
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Apr 29, 2023 13:43
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I would lose this as white, probably. Anyway time to make lunch.
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VictualSquid posted:I would lose this as white, probably. My favorite chat comment so far is "I could lose this position with black or white no problem"
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Apr 29, 2023 13:50
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Hand Knit posted:If Caruana says this rook endgame is a draw then it's probably a draw but I don't really get it. I'm far from an expert but I think it's basically that black's pawns are too far apart for the king to protect them all
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VictualSquid posted:I would lose this as white, probably. me too also as black id lose against either of these guys
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