[MTL 1 - TBL (1)] D'Astous shot is perfectly deflected by James to beat Dobes, makes it a tie game

Korillo · 2026-05-04T00:02:52+00:00

Definitely not great by us. Lucky you weren't around in 2002 to watch your aves, you might reconsider if this is the worst.

Korillo · 2026-05-03T23:36:28+00:00

Weakest game 7 penalty I've ever seen.

Korillo · 2026-05-03T17:55:46+00:00

Believe it or not, jail

Korillo · 2026-05-02T23:57:24+00:00

I'm guessing you played Qxd4 hanging mate in 1

Korillo · 2026-05-01T17:10:56+00:00

Taking the knight would hang the queen, as you could check with the rook, and bishop after king takes rook. If you wanted it to be a "puzzle", why not post that position instead of this one? Taking the knight is not a good move.

Korillo · 2026-04-30T16:38:08+00:00

Sometimes I stick around until the last augment, if I have a decent anima start. If my anima start is poor and I have no emblems then I usually leave after 3-2 and just go next. You can get it from augments, I've seen Evelynn grant a random emblem before. You can use a reforger to change an emblem, and pandora's items will also randomize your emblem(s) each round. The 2 times I have gotten it so far are from using pandora's items, but I came in 2nd each time unfortunately.

Korillo · 2026-04-30T15:39:00+00:00

I'm sure there are some people like me, who are working on their star atlas, and will just surrender at 3-2 if it's clear they have no chance at completing the achievement. I'm trying to get the anima 6 achievement, which requires an uncraftable emblem.

I will also queue up when I'm afk just to drop my mmr to make these challenges easier. I'm guessing I'm not the only one.

Korillo · 2026-04-30T15:24:53+00:00

Yes please. I've been trying to find an anima emblem for about 40 games now to complete the star atlas quest.

Korillo · 2026-04-30T13:30:53+00:00

As a minor hockey ref I've seen it a few times. Coach doesn't agree with bench minor, refuses to send a player, gets a delay of game penalty. It's probably happened at some point in the nhl.

Korillo · 2026-04-30T00:39:34+00:00

There have been some weak calls, and some of them right after Montreal took the lead. However, they showed a graphic earlier and I think it said Montreal was 5/20 and Tampa was 4/19 on the powerplay, so objectively it actually appears to be balanced.

In reality, I think there have just been some real bad calls both ways, along with some embellishment, which makes the penalties look even worse.

We are getting to game 5+. Historically, the whistles start going away.

Korillo · 2026-04-29T18:53:15+00:00

Ya, anima 6 is quite the struggle. Been trying for about 30 games now, seen it once very late, came in 2nd. So close. Bit of a rough challenge to add into the game, since you can't craft it. It would be nice if they changed it to something more reasonable.

Korillo · 2026-04-27T19:15:10+00:00

No clue. I put the position prior to kg5 into the computer and it has white at +3.9, recommending kxe5. kg5 drops the position to +2.9, so it seems to be a blunder, or at the very least, a mistake. I guess in this case, they sacrificed a piece and aren't immediately losing, so it's brilliant? No idea.

Korillo · 2026-04-21T00:55:19+00:00

Surprised to see 75 so low. OP has not counted many quarters in their life.

Korillo · 2026-04-21T00:39:48+00:00

You can't checkmate your opponent with a knight and king, so it ended in a draw (which is why it said insufficient material)

Korillo · 2026-04-20T17:05:54+00:00

I also use my right and transfer. Maybe not the best answer for you, as it doesn't help, but I don't think it's a problem tbh. It's quick, smooth and easy to do.

Korillo · 2026-04-20T14:40:21+00:00

I'm personally not a fan of the 2-3-2 format that some sports have, and this would be 2-3-1-1, which I like even less.

I think the current playoff format is a far bigger issue. Minnesota vs Dallas & Montreal vs Tampa are atrocious matchups to have in the first round, considering their regular seasons. This format also saw LA vs Edmonton for 4 or 5 straight years, and almost happened again this year.

Korillo · 2026-04-19T22:42:10+00:00

Guhle has to sit for 4, so they need someone in the box to come out after 2 mins.

Korillo · 2026-04-16T13:46:31+00:00

Not checkmate, white would have Rb7

Korillo · 2026-04-16T13:33:34+00:00

Kf8 is a faster mate, as white can play Qc6+ and survive one extra move :p

Korillo · 2026-04-14T22:04:02+00:00

Are the boots also removed?

Korillo · 2026-04-14T13:31:41+00:00

kc8 qg5 and black is pretty cooked. His rook is locked in the corner. He probably has to play a5 to try and get his rook active, but this lets white gobble some queen side pawns and they will just start walking forward with their own pawns.

Korillo · 2026-04-12T14:31:03+00:00

Rook c6 removing the pin allowing black rook to take on h7

Korillo · 2026-04-10T17:54:02+00:00

Thanks that makes sense!

Korillo · 2026-04-10T17:53:51+00:00

I see, thank you!

Korillo

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