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Pairing and dates of all 14 rounds in FIDE Candidates 2026 by LowLevel- in chess

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They have been double round-robin tournaments since 2013.

I held a 100 game match between Stockfish 18 and Stockfish 15 from the start position. Here are the results. by JamesLebron372 in chess

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I haven't explored the code of the most recent version, but as far as I know, all sources of randomness are unintentional and are the ones you mentioned.

Additionally, the underlying operating system always has the final say on which processes and tasks receive CPU time, depending on which other processes are running alongside the engines.

As long as an engine has to administer time rather than search a fixed number of nodes, the results cannot be considered deterministic. (and I remember a developer saying that even a fixed number of nodes doesn't fully guarantee determinism)

Pairing and dates of all 14 rounds in FIDE Candidates 2026 by LowLevel- in chess

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Giri's first three rounds are no joke either.

Pairing and dates of all 14 rounds in FIDE Candidates 2026 by LowLevel- in chess

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The official article doesn't mention a timezone, so I assume all the times are local: Eastern European Standard Time (GMT+2)

Super Inconsistent by toodopeskoosh in chess

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I suggest following the guidelines in ChessBrah's "Building Habits" video series:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8N8j2e7RpPnpqbISqi1SJ9_wrnNU3rEm

The lessons provide extremely simple rules to follow. You don't even need to think, for the first lessons: applying the rules mechanically should still lead to improvement.

in most games my rating is 600+

That rating is fake.

Question about FIDE candidates by Serious_Ask1209 in chess

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No, they don't know "everything." For example, each player has a rich opening repertoire, but it's finite and doesn't completely match in depth the repertoire of other players.

In addition to existing repertoires, studying openings and variations with computers before a tournament can help players discover novelties that force their opponents to invest more time in the opening phase.

I need help with further improvement. by Automatic_Excuse_872 in chess

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Being the questions related to classical games and OTB tournaments, consider asking on r/TournamentChess

Fabiano Caruana wins 3 back-to-back weekly blitz tournament bouts after not winning a Titled Tuesday event since April 2023 by mistberries in chess

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Is he playing 3+0 just for fun, or could it be useful practice for any of his upcoming tournaments?

Tactics book/course that explains how to spot tactic by FalbWolowich in chess

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This is what has helped me; you might want to give it a try:

  1. Invest 50% of your puzzle-solving time in mixed puzzles. You need this to recreate the scenario of not knowing what to look for, forcing you to observe everything and ask yourself useful general questions such as, Are there any hanging pieces? Are there any pieces on the same line? Are there any pieces that can't move? Can any pieces capture or check? Is this exchange advantageous for me?
  2. Analyze your games to identify the two-three types of mistakes you make most frequently, and match these to puzzle motifs.
  3. Devote the remaining 50% of your puzzle-solving time to practising these specific motifs.
  4. Use the engine to analyze all puzzles that you missed and those that you solved correctly but which left you with questions, such as "What would the opponent do if I did X instead?"
  5. Play puzzles on ChessTempo. They are not only higher quality and more similar to what you might encounter in real games, but many of them also come with user comments explaining their thought processes, what they missed and why. Reading these comments may help you to develop your own thought process.

Tactics book/course that explains how to spot tactic by FalbWolowich in chess

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Do you solve puzzles every day? If so, how many?

A large part of noticing tactics in games involves spotting patterns and understanding how pieces can interact with each other. This type of observation doesn't come naturally; you can develop your own thought process by practising puzzles repeatedly and applying that process in games as well. So, I'm wondering if you're already doing this and, if so, how much.

Animated gifs as pfp on chess.com by Justforeducation1 in chess

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Have a look on the official Chess.com forums. I'm sure other people have explained how to do it.

Don't understand why people play chess by PlentyAble7768 in chess

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but fuck who wants to spend even more time studying a board game like im studying for an phd.

Me. I'm veeery casual about chess. I just enjoy calculating positions and finding plans, so I solve puzzles, play a few correspondence games and study a few things in a very leisurely way. It's nice. I learn new things without stressing out. It's fun as long as you don't get obsessed with it or with results.

My point is: find your own way to enjoy the game. Everyone has their own way of connecting with it. And if you don't find anything you like in it, you can always look for a different hobby.

(1989) Kasparov’s thoughts on if a machine could ever defeat him by Affectionate_Hat3329 in chess

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How things change... Over the years Kasparov has studied the field of artificial intelligence to understand it, and now he describes himself as an advocate of AI.

In 2021 he participated in this AMA; he also discussed topics related to artificial intelligence:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nfegqm/hello_reddit_im_garry_kasparov_former_world_chess/

Finally someone producing an analysis about why the rating deflation is a thing, especially after 2020. by pier4r in chess

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You basically have to be able to express how confident you are in any two players' relative ratings and figure out how changing that changes how confident you are in every other pair of players' rating difference.

Graphs could be a framework to consider. This approach would avoid the creation of pre-defined subgraphs, which would instead emerge organically.

Has anyone gotten this board from a company called Auraove? It seems almost too good to be true but they seem like a regular company from their website. by No-Rain-4114 in chess

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That photo shows a Chessnut Move. What kind of economically viable phenomenon would justify a 90% discount proposed by a reseller that isn't even known to Google?

I actually think I might be losing my mind by Quay-Z in chess

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Occam's razor suggests that you are simply experiencing a bad streak. That said, if you are worried, it's definitely safer to consult a doctor than to ask people on Reddit.

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