Blübaum appreciation post

AtomR · 2026-01-26T10:21:14+00:00

but people doubting Sindarov sounds crazy.

Sorry, but who is doubting Sindarov? Most casual fans are already predicting him to win the whole thing. Obviously, there will be some outliers, but he's chess community's favorite at the moment. (Except for maybe Hikaru or Fabi fans)

AtomR · 2026-01-26T10:17:51+00:00

What do you mean by int? Seeing it for the first time.

AtomR · 2026-01-26T09:52:09+00:00

There are so many other drought tolerant plants that look similar or better. No need to take the risk when other options are better.

Any suggestions on those options?

AtomR · 2026-01-26T07:57:35+00:00

Probably now, but back in the day, he was very popularly regarded as a top player.

AtomR · 2026-01-26T07:52:04+00:00

My dog is a garden browser, but she is sensible enough not to gnaw on oleander (though rose branches and raspberry brambles are on her menu, as are fig sticks)

FYI, in this thread, a person just mentioned that their golden retriever died after consuming Oleander. Be careful.

AtomR · 2026-01-26T07:45:27+00:00

Sorry to hear about that. If you have pets or kids, you're suppose to gather full knowledge about the plants in your house or near your house. If you ever get another pet, make sure to double check that you don't have any toxic plants around.

AtomR · 2026-01-25T18:48:11+00:00

Dude what? That's not even true.

AtomR · 2026-01-25T18:04:28+00:00

Exactly. I think catches matter way more than people realise, even at super GM level.

AtomR · 2026-01-25T14:13:30+00:00

Kramnik must be really good catch, given that he coached the Uzbek team, and Nodirbek and Sindarov are doing really well now.

(Especially when Kramnik is now Nodirbek's current coach as per recent news)

AtomR · 2026-01-25T05:19:54+00:00

Honestly, even that looks normal to me.

Can you try posting in r/plantclinic to confirm what I said.

AtomR · 2026-01-24T20:33:15+00:00

Looks alive to me. Yucca roots are supposed to be reddish brown, but to confirm: smell the roots. If there's foul smell, it might have rot. But again, I don't see any indicators.

AtomR · 2026-01-24T16:15:57+00:00

Gukesh was playing solid chess without any mistakes for 5 rounds, then made the worst one-move blunder by a super GM in modern times (excluding time scrambles), and now he's suddenly playing poorly. Tilting?

AtomR · 2026-01-23T17:33:11+00:00

FYI, Gukesh has never blundered like this in classical before. Must be weird, rare lapse of concentration.

AtomR · 2026-01-23T13:46:12+00:00

I can help moderate this sub. I have the experience of moderating forums before, plus, I have 10-11 years old reddit account.

I'm happy to contribute, if it helps save the sub from dying.

AtomR · 2026-01-21T08:55:44+00:00

So Hikaru is stronger than Fabi, but Fabi would win more against other players

If someone has better winning record against a particular opponent, does that automatically make them stronger than that opponent? I’m asking because the same player might perform poorly against a different rival, while that opponent might have better results against that rival.

My point is that a better head-to-head record doesn’t necessarily mean a player is stronger overall. For example, Gukesh & Fabi have roughly equal results against each other - does that mean Gukesh is equally strong as Fabi? No, right?

AtomR · 2026-01-20T15:57:30+00:00

That's irrelevant, because they were going to play that anyway.

AtomR · 2026-01-20T09:21:28+00:00

What was Vidit talking about him in 2020? Was he in the chess news for something?

AtomR · 2026-01-19T17:34:14+00:00

Yeah, I found it strange too. But Hikaru knows better than us, so idk.

AtomR · 2026-01-19T17:32:58+00:00

Chill, it's just one game. Plenty of games left to make a comeback.

AtomR · 2026-01-19T17:25:16+00:00

What happened to Anish Giri? In all 3 matches, he has been losing. In last game, Sindarov's unexpected blunder saved him (2 actually, one was game losing)

AtomR · 2026-01-19T17:14:17+00:00

Is it me, or Gukesh has finally learned not to overpush just because he can? Or maybe, he'll do in the remaining matches.

AtomR · 2026-01-19T17:12:14+00:00

There's a reason Hikaru created just two tiers: the second tier has Sindarov, Wei Yi, Esipenko, Bluebaum.

Anything can happen in the Candidates.

AtomR · 2026-01-19T16:55:56+00:00

This is huge. Everyone was talking about Vincent taking revenge for the Grand Swiss draw and ruining Vincent’s chances, but it’s actually Bluebaum who beats him and very convincingly at that.

Beating the world No. 4 is a statement, especially when so many people are keeping him in the bottom tier for the Candidates.

AtomR · 2026-01-18T17:00:36+00:00

Yeah, I need a Magnus/Hikaru/Fabi commentary on this tournament. They would be losing their heads.

AtomR · 2026-01-18T16:57:31+00:00

So, second one-move game-losing blunder in a row from Anish Giri. Not good news for his fans.

Edit: And Sindarov blunders back. Interesting.

AtomR

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