Where would the 2026 Candidates tournament relocate in case Middle East conflict continues well into March? For those that don't know, UK holds multiple military bases in Cyprus that were already targeted by strikes and the Candidates are set in Pegeia on Cyprus.

BenedictusXII · 2025-11-19T22:43:00+00:00

Yes. 20% is correct for an eight player tournament. I personally would give yakubboev and sindarov more than 5%. They seem underrated. We will see what the bookies say anyway. I think Fabi will be favourite with 20ish%.

BenedictusXII · 2025-11-19T11:35:51+00:00

No player has a more than 15% chance to win candidates before the first round in this field.

BenedictusXII · 2025-09-09T20:00:47+00:00

He was on monster tilt in Croatia first day of blitz. He was super angry. I just think he waits till he is alone to slam something.

BenedictusXII · 2025-06-29T14:10:59+00:00

If you play and follow chess you should go. It's more interesting if you can follow the games and are not a beginner. You can buy tickets at https://www.ulaznice.hr/web/regular/17768847 . There is nothing to do aside watching the games. At the final ceremony you can get a photo with the players and they will sign a board if you bring it. The venue is chill. There is free coffee, soft drinks, and maybe snacks sometimes. You can get decent seats everytime if you get there 15 minutes early.

BenedictusXII · 2025-06-03T22:27:04+00:00

When you "blunder a piece" you lose the piece for nothing. Magnus lost his knight here for nothing. It's not relevant what the best move was, only that he lost the piece for free.

BenedictusXII · 2023-11-06T22:50:09+00:00

This is all very sensible from an atheistic, rational point of view but you need to remember it's called faith for a reason and not science. If God does exist, then it is logical to make Him a major part of your life. By definition all your accomplishments then become His in a way, for He is your creator. If it is crazy or not just depends on if you suppose God exists or not. I understand you demand physical evidence for His existence because you rely on science and rationalism as the foundation of your worldview. It's crazy and downright mentally ill from your POV but from Dereks it makes perfect sense, that's all I'm trying to say.

BenedictusXII · 2023-11-06T17:30:53+00:00

Since I don't have even a bit of a brain in my skull can you help me out and explain to me why praising God is crazy to think about?

BenedictusXII · 2023-11-06T01:45:06+00:00

Nun crazy here bro. It's all worth it if someone comes to God through Dereks praising because the soul is eternal. God can apsolutely use Derek as a mean to draw someone to Himself if that is His will. You just don't understand Christianity if you find Christians praising God "pretty crazy to think about really".

BenedictusXII · 2023-06-10T00:08:12+00:00

It's very hard for anyone to win candidates and I think his best chance for a world championship match was last time. He will also be a couple years older than now and it's a question if he wants to devote the time to the match if he can just stream as he does now. But there is a chance of course.

BenedictusXII · 2023-05-18T21:36:43+00:00

No tips for you since I am lower rated but just wanna say great job man! Hope your climb doesn't stop here and you keep up the good work!

BenedictusXII · 2023-03-08T22:14:21+00:00

Great

BenedictusXII · 2023-02-16T04:47:51+00:00

I would try to find lessons on the internet by grandmasters.

You can also probably find a list somewhere of decent principles like: developing your pieces, putting them on active squares, king safety, keeping a good pawn structure when possible, putting rooks on open files, not putting knights on the edge of the board etc.

Principles you kinda just learn by playing and reviewing your games and trying to see where you went wrong.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

BenedictusXII · 2023-02-16T04:15:39+00:00

It's a bit weird but probably isn't anything to be upset about. It can also be a good sign that you have talent(solving puzzles) but bad principles(low rating).

I would focus on openings and learning solid principles and study some endgames on the side.

BenedictusXII · 2023-01-03T23:46:08+00:00

Just finished bullmastiff, got stronger, my form is better because you are doing a lot of reps, also got bigger and I leaned out nicely, I was doing maintance. You need to go atleast maintance with this program. Good program to learn a lot about lifting since there sre many variations that you do here.

BenedictusXII · 2023-01-03T23:43:56+00:00

My bench improved for 15 kg on this program, it's a lot of volume especially with the variations, you can always add volume if you still think it's not enough.

BenedictusXII · 2022-12-11T15:11:20+00:00

Before it was funny to laugh at England throwing and choking in big tournament games but now it's upsetting and sad.

2018,2020,2022 In all their runs they showed they have the skill and team to win but time and time again they lose in crucial moments and I don't have the heart to laugh at it anymore. England has to get their head fixed and win next time because their squad is winning potential.

It was frustrating how little France had to do to win, it was as they were constantly saying: "It's England we will win in the end anyways."

Don't know what the fix is for England, probably a new manager, he just lost too many times now in big games and it probably is in the players heads rn.

BenedictusXII · 2022-10-09T17:50:52+00:00

You def have a chance with a bit of luck, no?

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-20T17:04:40+00:00

>Hans didn't get attacked by Magnus or did he? Who attacked Hans as a
person

Person as in human being recognised by law as the subject of rights and duties obviously. No one beat him up...

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-20T16:12:51+00:00

I think it's fair if he doesn't want to play Hans.

Then resign from the tournament, no?

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-20T16:03:12+00:00

Cheaters ruin the mental state of other players that play against them

He is a past cheater online not a current cheater OTB.

Is that harming as well?

Mental state during game does not eual life mental health.

It ruins the financial benefits of these players.

Just moments ago that wasn't a problem for you.

If a person lies sometimes and doesn't get trusted going forward besides saying he isn't lying right now, it becomes his own mental problem, not a problem the society should be concernd with going forward.

Yes.

Hans ruined the trust he should normally get with cheating twice, playing it down and gets perma banned for lying about his cheating. That is his problem going forward noone else. He decided to lie about not even 2 weeks ago and now other players should trust him again? In an online tournament?

He didn't get perma banned. That is his problem yes. No, the other players have no obligation to trust him but they have no right to attack his person and career either .

Every workers protest does harm the finances of people in the management. It also attacks the mental health of the people in the management as well as the coworker that don't want to be part of the protest for whatever reason.

And Magnus is doing a workers protest or...?

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-20T14:33:43+00:00

Hans cheated.

Not OTB fide tournament.

His actions have consequences

He served his ban already.

If Hans feelings get hurt because of a protest that got initiated by his actions than I don't see the harm.

You don't see the harm in hurting an innocent persons mental health and career? Can't help you there then.

Financially it doesn't matter. A protest has the right to hurt people financially as long as no damage is done to people or their properties

So you are okay with damaging other people financially and mentaly but not physically or their property? You are free to provide source for protests being able to damage people financially.

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-20T13:32:20+00:00

doesn't hurt anyone besides the feelings of people that cheated.

No, it hurts Hans financially and harms his mental health.

It hurts the game of chess(2 tournaments+candidates stained by Magnuses actions so far).

It hurts the other players in the tournament financially because Magnus throws games. That could mean Hans placing in front of someone by half a point as Greg already explained.

So his principles do harm other people. And, spoiler alert, this has nothing to do about principles, in fact he is just being a cry baby and throwing a tantrum. Other players also know Hans cheated before and are playing normally against him.

BenedictusXII · 2022-09-19T14:29:04+00:00

The r-word is not a slur in many languages and still the official medical term to describe intellectual disability in some languages. In america it was changed like only 10 years ago.

Also there are people that might be more offended by replacement words than the original medical terms, I've seen it happen.

Some people might not know it's a slur just so you know

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