World Chess Championship 2014 - Playing Like Quackamura

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Will Anand Win a Game? This poll is closed.
Yes	11	22.45%
No	4	8.16%
Hell No	1	2.04%
Hahaha No	11	22.45%
Putin has managed to become a threat to both Russia and World Peace because Obama is not a strong leader like Ronald Reagan	22	44.90%
Total:	49 votes

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gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

I hope that Vishy at least wins a game this time.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2014 16:56

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# ¿ May 8, 2024 10:52

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

"Playing a bit like Quack-amura" LOL.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2014 18:52

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Josh Lyman posted:

drat, why can't we get coverage like this in English?

I wish I lived in Norway. :allears:

# ¿ Nov 11, 2014 17:06

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

And down goes Carlsen. And So takes down Aronian.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2015 18:34

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Sounds like there's some stuff going on behind the scenes during the championship that might've distracted So. Also I love that my local newspaper is covering chess.

quote:

Lotis Key and her husband, Renato Kabigting, took So, a 21-year-old Filipino, into their home last October after So decided to drop out of Webster University in suburban St. Louis, where he had a chess scholarship. He had just won the $100,000 first prize at the inaugural Millionaire Chess Open, and he wanted to pursue a chess career full time.

The decision to drop out did not sit well with So�s mother, with whom he�s had a difficult relationship since at least his midteens, when his parents and siblings moved from the Philippines to Canada. So stayed behind.

According to Key, So�s mother and aunt came to St. Louis and contacted So minutes after his arrival at a hotel. Key said they began, in strident encounters over the course of several days, to insist that he return to college or face losing complete contact with his family, including his sisters. At one point, So�s mother and aunt confronted him outside the chess club after his game, trying to grab his arm and yelling at him when he wouldn�t go with them to talk, according to Key and So. That led to an apology by So to the club for the scene, and a request that the mother and aunt be banned from the tournament site.

So�s mother, Eleanor So, could not be reached for comment.

Key said So�s mother admitted to her that So�s former chess coach at Webster had a hand in her trip to St. Louis to confront her son, including reserving a hotel room for her.

Key and So said the former coach, Paul Truong, was angry over losing one of the world�s top players from his team when So left Webster. �Wesley fell apart after that, knowing that his own biological family was working with his worst enemy,� Key said. �Paul will never forgive Wesley for leaving Webster.�

Key said that �three adults conspired to destroy a kid.�

http://www.startribune.com/local/299426421.html

# ¿ Apr 11, 2015 16:15

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Um that's clearly an iPod Touch. So he should be found not guilty due to that technicality.

Seriously though with wearable devices becoming more popular this is only going to become even more of an issue. Soon they'll need to hold tournaments in faraday cages and players will have to pass through one of those TSA machines before entering the playing hall. They'll need to provide porta potties with transparent glass walls that the players must use to go to the bathroom.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2015 04:51

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Just a sad situation. No wonder Paul Truong is in the center of it though.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2015 15:50

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

I think it's been widely reported that Kamsky retired from international team competition when he turned 40. I think with Robson and Shakland, not to mention Sevian, and don't forget Lenderman's great performance at the World Team this year, the U.S. won't have a problem finding a great 4th board and alternate to complement the big 3.

# ¿ May 14, 2015 02:20

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

What a crazy ending to that game. Jakovenko walked into a stalemate.

# ¿ May 25, 2015 00:06

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

And Caruana and Nakamura both qualify for the candidates tournament. If So makes it that would be 3 Americans. When was the last time that 3 Americans made the candidates (never mind that it's a tournament now instead of proper candidates matches)?

# ¿ May 26, 2015 17:24

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

V for Vegas posted:

All hail our new champion - Quackamura!

Magnus wishes he could play as well as Quackamura.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2015 22:35

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

LOL Naka plays Randy Sinquefield with rook odds, and Randy hangs his extra rook on move 2.

# ¿ Sep 3, 2015 19:46

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Hand Knit posted:

Is anyone reading this? Anyway, actual bracket winners:

1 - Svidler
2 - Yi
3 - Vachier-Lagrave
4 - Giri
5 - Mamedyarov
6 - Karjakin
7 - Eljanov
8 - Nakamura

Top 8 is Svidler - Yi, Mamedyarov-Karjakin, Eljanov-Nakamura, and MVL-Giri. Looks like Eljanov and Mamedyarov are going to win with white game 1, and the other two have already drawn.

Do you only post when Nakamura loses?

# ¿ Sep 23, 2015 16:30

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Go Svidler!

# ¿ Oct 2, 2015 19:38

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Just incredible that Karjakin managed to win after being down 2-0, although I'm sure fatigue really affected the play of both players. Not that you needed another clear sign that having the World Cup winner being declare the World Champion was a horrible idea.

# ¿ Oct 6, 2015 04:32

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

The 4-play Millionaire Chess final is today and can be followed on https://millionairechess.com. Le Quang Liem, Yu Yangyi, Hikaru Nakamura, and Alex Lenderman are the four finalists.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2015 16:48

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

If people want to watch near perfect chess, they can always watch two computers go at it.

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 03:00

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Kasparov just demolished So in the first game, and Naka swindled Caruana.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2016 19:17

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Now everyone's tied with 3.5/7.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2016 21:15

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Try chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/ultimate-blitz-challenge-garry-kasparov/

# ¿ Apr 28, 2016 23:26

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Wow Wesley.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2016 19:11

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

So Nakamura drops the first 3 games in a row today, but he'll probably consider today a success because he beat Carlsen.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2016 21:35

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Naka just beat Carlsen in a game of chess at classical time controls! And with black! :woop:

# ¿ Jul 14, 2016 00:03

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Hey, the US is playing Canada in the last round of the Olympiad for a chance to win the gold medal.

e: the US has the chance to win the gold medal, that is.

gret fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Sep 12, 2016

# ¿ Sep 12, 2016 19:48

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Yeah I was really surprised when Bareev popped up on first board for Canada. That's a blast from the past. Also haven't heard about Lesiege for a while.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2016 22:06

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

This is pretty maddening waiting for tiebreaks to resolve itself based on how your past opponents are doing this round.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2016 14:01

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Yo Magnus, we may have an opening on board 4 for you to fill in 2018, that is if Jeffery Xiong isn't 2800 by then.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2016 01:46

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# ¿ May 8, 2024 10:52

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Maybe Caruana if he gets into the form he showed at last year's Sinquefield Cup? So is also still very young and has made a significant step up this year, so maybe him for the next cycle.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2016 17:33

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