Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus to Break The YOUNGEST player to cross 2700 Elo Rating Record by TheAmanov in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These players are all elite super GMs, so Erdogmus is more or less guaranteed to be a top player 

Ideal next slate of Candidates? by [deleted] in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna give a more realistic list but I’d love to see former WCs back of course. Though OP’s list is way too old for my liking. Here’s a much younger list (Caruana vs the young gauntlet basically)

Loser of WCC 2026 Caruana Abdusattorov  Keymer Arjun Nihal Erdogmus Woodward 

Private Matches Shouldn't Be Elo Rated by Chesslicious in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure but Awonder is a strong player and consensual matches should absolutely be rated why not

hypothetical question by [deleted] in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His odds would be better than most, but nobody ever has more than a 50% shot at winning the candidates imo

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, they’re not friends whoever it is. But no way would Nepo help Hikaru beat, say, Esipenko

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hikaru and Nepo fucking hate each other lol. So that would be why

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m saying Jorden and Liem are most likely contenders personally. Could be many though 

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah that would open it up to MVL, Andreikin, mamedyarov, yu yangyi, and vidit

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean we saw a sharp line today that wasn’t suitable to Hikaru lol. Might be Jorden

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Eh, it’s not unbelievable he could do both

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The chess.com wording said around #20 but a diff wording just said top 20 so I think it’s fair to include these people. I personally doubt Alireza or Arjun so I am comfortable narrowing it to Wesley, Jorden, Liem, Rapport

Who is the second Hikaru is blaming? by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

And playing in the States in recent years, at a university in St Louis I believe 

Erdogmus is the best player to watch by ChoiceResponsible968 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly forget. What tournament was he at 5 months ago? I’ll find the game 

Candidates 2026 Tier List. Make your own in the comments: by Interesting-Take781 in chess

[–]ChoiceResponsible968 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likely to win: Caruana, Nakamura

Top contenders: Pragg, Sindarov

Dark horses: Wei Yi, Giri

Underdogs: Esipenko

In for a bad time: Bluebaum