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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > World Chess Championship 2018: What a Historical Shit
 
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ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

Hand Knit posted:

Places to watch:
Official Site — You have to pay and it sucks. Don't use it.
Chess24 — My favourite. Features Sopiko Guramishvilli, Peter Svidler, and Sasha Grischuk. Svidler is, in my mind, the best chess commentator going. Him and Jan Gustaffson play off each other fantastically, especially when bored.
Chess.com — I think they've hired the Chessbrahs to do it again this year. Quite popular with people here.

Basically every chess twitch streamer is also doing live commentary, so if you prefer to get Ben Finegold or Luís Fernández Siles you can do that.

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ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE
WTF Magnus? Offering a draw with the positional advantage and the time advantage?

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ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

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Teddybear posted:

So will ALL the tiebreakers go down on Wednesday, back-to-back if necessary?

Yes. 4 rapid (G25;i10) games, then 2 blitz (G5;i3), then 1 Armageddon (white gets 6 minutes, black gets 5 minutes, black wins if there is a draw on the board) game.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46343036

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ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

Sub Rosa posted:

That's not correct. Here is the actual format, emphasis mine:

Huh. The BBC also had the time wrong for Armageddon. Brexit already causing UK decline, I see.

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ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

vyelkin posted:

Ben Finegold is the best chess person on the internet and while I agree his lectures are better than his streams, the hardest I ever saw him concentrate was in a stream where he was trying really hard to get 9 queens without accidentally checkmating his opponent.

That game starts at 1 hour, 32 minutes, 20 seconds in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWuGzN461B0&t=5540s

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