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| Vishy Anand |
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3 | 2.26% |
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30 | 22.56% |
| Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
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100 | 75.19% |
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Good Lord Carlsen has a huge melon. Is that his secret?
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May 3, 2014 16:31
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There's a GSTAR shop near where I live - it just has a massive picture of Carlsen's smug head on the outside window. e: this one 
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May 5, 2014 06:06
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Is anybody following the US Chess Championship?
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May 7, 2014 19:58
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It starts tomorrow.
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May 7, 2014 19:59
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buttcoin smuggler posted:Is anybody following the US Chess Championship? Red Bull Grandmaster Nakamura isn't playing?  Greetings from "Maggie C" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_22ev6f7Fdc
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May 7, 2014 23:55
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Can't watch at work but let me know if Magnus does any trash talking about Naka.
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May 8, 2014 00:10
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I actually remembered to update the fantasy chess standings! Hand Knit remains comfortably in front. I took into account both sections of the Gashimov Memorial (based on the "lots of 2700 players involved" rule) and included the first Women's Grand Prix as well.
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May 8, 2014 05:04
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Petitioning for the Russian Team Chess Championship to be included - 14 2700+ GMs played including Grischuk, Karjakin, Dominguez Perez, Svidler, Vitiugov, Nepomniachtchi, Leko and Jakovenko.
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May 8, 2014 07:18
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Why did Kamsky and Gareev draw so early (move 14) in the US Chess Championships? I'm vaguely aware that grandmaster draws are A Thing, but it seems really dumb.
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May 8, 2014 20:04
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OrangeKing posted:I actually remembered to update the fantasy chess standings! Hand Knit remains comfortably in front. I took into account both sections of the Gashimov Memorial (based on the "lots of 2700 players involved" rule) and included the first Women's Grand Prix as well. Looks like my last round pick of Anna Muzychuk is really payout off.
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May 8, 2014 21:21
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Why is Nakamura not playing?
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May 14, 2014 22:51
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buttcoin smuggler posted:Why is Nakamura not playing? He could win the event by a mile and still lose rating points.
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May 14, 2014 23:11
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gret posted:He could win the event by a mile and still lose rating points. That seems like a dumb incentive structure. The event feels kind of meaningless if the best US player isn't playing.
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May 14, 2014 23:25
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Seems like having a world chess champion is becoming a drain on the Norwegian government. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/16/cost-magnus-carlsen-vishy-anand-chess-rematch They're being asked to stump up $15m for the Olympiad in Tromso, and $7m for the World Championship. Maybe they should just move them both to Vegas...
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May 19, 2014 08:55
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V for Vegas posted:Seems like having a world chess champion is becoming a drain on the Norwegian government. They've already shelled out $12.6m for the Olympiad, but now Tromsø need $2.5m more. Not sure if they're bluffing or not, but they're threatening to cancel the Olympiad if they don't get the extra money…
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May 19, 2014 09:19
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Sounds startlingly like the plot to Chess: The Musical. Which I just had the pleasure of playing, pit-wise. Fantastic music, mediocre plot, but includes the American staging a walkout asking to be paid more per game.
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May 19, 2014 11:29
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The question I have to ask is, why does it cost so much? Let's take a look at what is needed to run this event: Prize Pool: $1.4 million last time, let's say $1.5 mil. Venue: Norway is a developed country, there are many places that can host an event of this scale. The 2013 World Championship was at a hotel, and they probably hosted it for free or at a heavily discounted rate so they can sell rooms. Let's assume $500,000. Accommodation/travel: Both competitors and their coaches and support personnel. Let's go high here, around 40 rooms total, $1,000/night for 30 days, that's $1.2 Million, plus let's toss in $300,000 for first class airline tickets for everybody. Broadcasting: The cost of livestreaming events has gone way down, and you have to assume any broadcast would be supported by commercial sponsorship. Since we can, let's assume this isn't the case and allocate $500,000 to broadcasting. Administrative: Accounting, legal, arbiter's fees, taxes, security, there are a lot of smaller expenses that need to be paid for to make an event like this run. Let's budget $500,000 to those. A lot of these estimates are on the high side, but even with these figures you have a grand total of $4.5 million, which is quite a bit less than that $7 million quoted. That's not even including commercial sponsorship or other sources of revenue. There is a lot of belt tightening that can be done, you could play it in a $100/night hotel and stream online using generally available equipment and the total would easily be less than $1 million plus the prize pool.
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May 19, 2014 20:01
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Scandanavia is loving expensive as all hell, for everything. Maybe that contributes?
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May 19, 2014 20:39
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I'm guessing they went overboard with the spending since Magnus will be playing for Norway.
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May 19, 2014 20:54
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And also FIDE changed the rules while (literally, I think) Tromsø were writing their Application, so they had to arrange the world cup last year and that came from the money they got for hosting the olympiad. That's basically the entire sum they're trying to scrape together now.
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May 19, 2014 22:22
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Prize Pool: $5m So that Magnus can hold yet another record for highest winnings ever in a single event.
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May 19, 2014 22:56
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I believe FIDE takes a third of the money. It's their major source of financing.
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May 20, 2014 00:47
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V for Vegas posted:Petitioning for the Russian Team Chess Championship to be included - 14 2700+ GMs played including Grischuk, Karjakin, Dominguez Perez, Svidler, Vitiugov, Nepomniachtchi, Leko and Jakovenko. That's quite the lineup! I don't want to go back and retroactively count it, though, and I've shied away from counting team leagues/competitions in general. With the obvious exception of the Olympiad, because it would be silly not to include that in any Fantasy Chess game.
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May 20, 2014 01:16
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Konstantin posted:The question I have to ask is, why does it cost so much? Let's take a look at what is needed to run this event: You have a good point, though I will point out that the prize pool last time around was about $2.55 million -- Carlsen alone won about $1.53 million, while Anand had to settle for adding another $1 million+ to his money pile.
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May 20, 2014 01:19
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OrangeKing posted:That's quite the lineup! I don't want to go back and retroactively count it, though, and I've shied away from counting team leagues/competitions in general. With the obvious exception of the Olympiad, because it would be silly not to include that in any Fantasy Chess game.  Grischuk get on a plane you ninny!
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May 20, 2014 03:24
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The stream for the US Chess Championships armageddon playoffs is down.  e: Back up! buttcoin smuggler fucked around with this message at 19:22 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 19:09
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So Norway Chess is on RIGHT NOW. In the first round all games were draws, but Grischuk blundered against Caruana and lost. Too bad. During the live show it was also revealed that the final 12 million NOK were secured for the chess olympiad in Tromsø! Phew.
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Jun 4, 2014 16:18
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Grischuk's position may have been computer-equal but it was hard. I thought he was losing quite a few moves earlier, and was surprised when I saw that Houdini gave zeroes.
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Jun 4, 2014 17:05
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Caruana just hit 2800 for the first time. Dude's only 21!
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Jun 5, 2014 09:22
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V for Vegas posted:Caruana just hit 2800 for the first time. Dude's only 21! Passed it, you mean. He hit 2800 on the nose a couple years ago, I think. Personally I feel bad for Radjabov, who peaked at 2799.6.
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Jun 5, 2014 15:23
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Wesley So is switching Federations to the US, but will have to sit out FIDE competitions for another year. Now we just need Caruana to come home. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2014/06/wesley-so-will-switch-federation-to-us.html
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Jun 8, 2014 04:02
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Speaking of nationalism, as a Norwegian it's really exciting to watch Norway Chess now, not just because of Magnus but mainly Agdestein. What an awesome guy
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Jun 8, 2014 14:12
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WC to be held in Sochi http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8068-world-chess-championship-match-in-sochi.html
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Jun 11, 2014 13:30
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A decade-old game, but I just came across it and the manoeuvring is so great I have to share. Ivanchuk-Delgado Ramirez, Capablanca Memorial 2005  From move 57 to 62, the way he gets his rook from e6 to d3 is great to watch.
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Jun 12, 2014 00:16
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In a shocking development, I have updated the SAS Fantasy Chess Standings! Just as shockingly, Hand Knit still has a healthy lead. Updated standings include both the Karpov-Poikovsky and Norway Chess tournaments, plus the June ratings update.
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Jun 18, 2014 02:17
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The Alekhine Memorial won't count towards the fantasy chess standings, as there are no 2700+ players involved. However, there is a Women's Grand Prix going on right now in Georgia that has a number of league members participating, for those who want to keep up with such things.
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Jun 22, 2014 19:59
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Hand Knit defend your chess federation: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/heavyweights-spar-over-top-job-in-international-chess/article19321318/
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Jun 26, 2014 17:25
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gret posted:Hand Knit defend your chess federation: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/heavyweights-spar-over-top-job-in-international-chess/article19321318/ Vlad is hard core into "global warming is a lie perpetrated by socialist scientists trying to murder capitalism" so he and Kirsan seem like natural allies.
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Jun 26, 2014 17:50
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Hand Knit posted:Vlad is hard core into "global warming is a lie perpetrated by socialist scientists trying to murder capitalism" so he and Kirsan seem like natural allies. drat, what is it with chess politics that seems to attract kooks like this? (See also Sam Sloan and the like in the US).
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Jun 26, 2014 21:42
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Magnus visiting Armenia with Levon - teaming up to play a sim In a cable car  The new Patrick Stewart/Ian McKellen duo. 
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