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vyelkin posted: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 I get, like, “three pawn islands, white recoups a pawn and generates counterplay” but then I look at what to actually do and just think “that a pawn’s running.”
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algebra testes posted:My favorite chat comment so far is "I could lose this position with black or white no problem" Thread title
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Time to reluctantly lean over and restore my 5am alarm for tomrrow.
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had my first win of a completely lost position on time in rapid. i would pat myself on the back for having better time management, but i think my opponent was elderly and playing faster than a grandpa isn't quite as satisfying
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I'm not savvy at making a gif from a youtube video but let's see if this is decent: https://i.imgur.com/ElbfGn1.gifv (From early-ish when Ding played Bb4 which lead to Ian exchanging bishops and doubling Ding's B pawns)
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I think Ian has the best eyebrow raises and other tics and facial reactions of any chess player I've seen.
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kalensc posted:I'm not savvy at making a gif from a youtube video but let's see if this is decent:
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Apr 29, 2023 22:10
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Pining for the days when Nepo had a thick ponytail to chop off
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what is it, four 25 minute rapids?
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go ding
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jesus WEP posted:go ding frankly, this.
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Reasons why Ding should win: - He plays more fun openings - He never lost a championship against Magnus, and thus can trash-talk him more. - He stars in the German version of "who is on first"
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VictualSquid posted:Reasons why Ding should win:
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fart simpson posted:what is it, four 25 minute rapids? four games of 25 10 two games of 5 3 two more games of 5 3 two game sets up 3 2 until we get a winner
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The chess.com stream is doing their speculations while looking at the computer's evaluation but not the computer's move recommendations. Kinda strange. Leads to some strange comments, where they know that there is a good move but have problems finding it.
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Well, we're certainly continuing with the fireworks in the first rapid game.
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Are players able to talk to their seconds in between rounds? I'm curious if Rapport's gonna be there to tell Ding "you had him until you missed the tactic" and/or confirm the rest of the prep.
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So far this is strategically a very clean game from Nepomniachtchi. I don't think Ding's played a particularly good Spanish yet.
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When was the last 1.Nf3 in a championship?
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VictualSquid posted:When was the last 1.Nf3 in a championship? Might've missed something but looks like Carlsen played it in games 1 and 3 in the first Carlsen-Anand match.
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VictualSquid posted:The chess.com stream is doing their speculations while looking at the computer's evaluation but not the computer's move recommendations. Kinda strange. I actually quite like this. Caruana trying to figure out why the engine evaluation is different from his initial impression is actually really cool. A great insight into the thought process of one of the strongest players ever.
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Also speaks to how, in regards to cheating, just being able to know the evaluation of a position is itself a powerful advantage.
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tanglewood1420 posted:I actually quite like this. Caruana trying to figure out why the engine evaluation is different from his initial impression is actually really cool. A great insight into the thought process of one of the strongest players ever. I really like it too, they've been doing it for the classical games as well and it seems to result in the commentators going through many more lines in their discussion which ends up with comments about why they do and don't work. There are occasional strange moments but it's also fun when you get a super GM saying "I'd never even consider playing ...Kh8, it can't be right" while it's the top engine move.
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I don't think Nepomniachtchi was psychologically ready for this game to continue.
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where are you fart your man might be doing it
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they have had someone telling them if there's a crazy engine move they've completely missed too, they just aren't looking at it by default. it's been interesting to hear caruana think through the possibilities before that yeah
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yay ding
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holy poo poo that last minute plot twist of that rapid game
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what an amazing call to not accept that draw, Nepo was so rattled after that
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the overall match strategy of "gently caress it, go for it, see hwat happens" pays off all the way to the end.
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vyelkin posted:what an amazing call to not accept that draw, Nepo was so rattled after that It was an insanely good call, Nepo had clearly accepted the draw and was mentally ready to go to the blitzes.
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Hand Knit posted:the overall match strategy of "gently caress it, go for it, see hwat happens" pays off all the way to the end. deeply respect a chess player who is literally playing for the world championship and approaches every match by saying hey, gently caress it, what's the worst that could happen?
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holy poo poo go ding
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run this one back in 2025 fide tia
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