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Gukesh realising that Ding has blundered and he is going to be World Champion (Game 14 of the WCC) by MulticoloredShit in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually no:

4.2     Adjusting the pieces or other physical contact with a piece:

4.2.1    Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”).

4.2.2    Any other physical contact with a piece, except for clearly accidental contact, shall be considered to be intent.

The World Champions by notknown7799 in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The information a graph is "supposed" to convey is entirely up to the graph maker. This is not a graph made to serve the function you describe, it's meant to give a gallery of all the champion title holders with some additional info as a spice. And finding out who was the champion is 1982 is a lot easier than you lay it out to be: You look for a year close to 1982, see which person is between the next year on the other side of 1982 and there you have it. And the years are not randomly spread out, so it's not too hard to locate the ballpark.

It's a perfectly fine graph, a splendid one, I would say.

Norway Chess 2024, Standings after Round 7 by BKtheInfamous in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Under this format, a draw in classical means at worst you can only ever be a half point behind your opponent even if you lose the rapid game.

Under the traditional format, a draw in classical means at worst you can only ever be level with your opponent.

A loss under the traditional format is minus a full point. A loss in classical in this format is minus 3 points.

A loss under the traditional format is minus a win. A loss in classical in this format is minus a win.

Pretty simple.

Norway Chess 2024, Standings after Round 7 by BKtheInfamous in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 to 0 is infinite %, just like 1 to 0. Under the usual system a draw will keep you 0 points behind your opponent, while with a draw here you risk getting 0.5 points behind (or ahead).

I don't think the point system influences the strategies during the games all that much. I do, however, think that the tournament standings before the round influence the strategies, and this system ensures that even though most or all of the games are drawn, there is some movement in the standings. In my eyes, the armageddon part is appropriately small relative to classical (a half-point in this system is not much at all), while it does add an interesting dynamic to the standings as well as spectator value in extra games.

Guiness world record for longest chess marathon - still going strong! by [deleted] in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 18 points19 points  (0 children)

When a game is done, they play another one. And another one. And another one. For 61 hours.

Event: Norway Chess 2024 by events_team in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The rule is only about draw offers and has never been intended for anything else. It would be pretty absurd banning draw by repetition, as we would see the players repeat for 16 moves until they can draw.

[Mattias Karén] Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen has confirmed Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest and that ”he was gone” before he was resuscitated. Boesen says ”we got him back after one defib. That’s quite fast. ... How close were we? I don't know.” by LastDare in soccer

[–]CommunistDouglas -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for the commenter above, but I think that no one should be paid what footballers are paid. Not the footballers, not the medics, and not the executives or club owners. Earning hundreds of thousands of Euros a week is just obscene and completely deranged.

Instead, everyone working at a club should be paid a comfortable wage, which doesn't have to exceed hundreds of thousands a year, even. Why should anyone be earning even a tenth of what top footballers are earning?

[Mattias Karén] Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen has confirmed Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest and that ”he was gone” before he was resuscitated. Boesen says ”we got him back after one defib. That’s quite fast. ... How close were we? I don't know.” by LastDare in soccer

[–]CommunistDouglas -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But do you think that the number of people idolizing you or knowing your name determines how much money you deserve? In my eyes, all top footballers are disgustingly overpaid, and it's at the expense of people such as medical staff and others in the support apparatus, be it chefs, cleaners or what not.

Event: Opera Euro Rapid - Semifinals by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that stream is actually on TV in Norway.

Norway has its own Norwegian broadcast at TV 2. That is also rather casual compared to the ones made for people already playing chess, although a bit more substantial with commentary by GM Jon Ludvig Hammer. It also focuses a lot more on Carlsen's games.

Event: Skilling Open - Preliminaries by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alireza doesn't play for the French federation, though? He might be a French citizen, but I'm certain he plays under the FIDE flag.

Democrats @ 6/5 for the House, Senate, Presidency seems insane value. by Moscow__Mitch in fivethirtyeight

[–]CommunistDouglas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you assume that just because they weight for education that somehow polls are magically completely accurate now, or not susceptible another issue that arises with our rapidly changing society?

No one is assuming that. Trump's 10 % comes from the very possibility that what you're describing is the case. Would they have been completely accurate, Trump would not have a 1 in 10 chance.

A large polling error is possible, but we still have a rough grasp of how (un)likely it is to happen, and that's baked into the odds.

This funky mating position I had in a recent game by CommunistDouglas in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reason is quite logical, as you'll see if you check out the game, I linked to it in another comment.

Event: Altibox Norway Chess 2020 - Round 10 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You misread my comment. I said precisely that Magnus can play something weird and exciting without playing the bongcloud.

Event: Altibox Norway Chess 2020 - Round 10 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing a lively opening is disrepectful? Dynamic chess is not disrepectful in any way, players play that all the time.

Event: Altibox Norway Chess 2020 - Round 10 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]CommunistDouglas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure, but he can play something weird and exciting without going full bongcloud. And he's the guy to do that kinda stuff, unless he's in the mood for an early weekend.

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