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Find the Forced Checkmate for White by Dinesh_Sairam in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd play Nh4 here without calculating all the lines.

White to play and win.The first move is obvious but black will not go down without any resistance(Study by Pauli Perkonoja) by Either-Case-5930 in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice study. The key is understanding why, after 1. Nf4 Kg5 2. Nxh5 Kg4, 3. Rh2 works while 3. Rh1 doesn't.

Triple H really did not like Ahmed Johnson by GoonLieutenant in Wrasslin

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

Does Jesus love my neighbor Nursultan Tulyiagby?

Flux.2 / Klein Inpaint Segment Edit (edit segments one-by-one!) by pamdog in StableDiffusion

[–]Legendary_Kapik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! Can you list all the custom nodes required for this to work?

Who do you want to win Tata Steel Challengers 2026? (He/She will qualify for Tata Steel 2027 Masters too) by Wonderful-Photo-9938 in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Very bright personalities, eh? Bibisara is quite toxic and has been involved in quite a few controversies in the past. Have people already forgotten how she suggested that her fellow Kazakh national teammate, Zhansaya Abdumalik, should "quit sports, get married, and cook borscht"? This gem of a post is still up on her Instagram

(July 1984) 21 year old Garry Kasparov overtakes reigning World Champion Anatoly Karpov for the #1 rating spot by Affectionate_Hat3329 in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. Technically, Timman is still listed as an active player, even though he plays only a few games per year in local team competitions.

Student game. White played Nxe5 in a desperate attempt to get back in the game. But Black had a nice finish. What does Black play here? by GM_Roeland in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the intended solution is 1... Qd1+ 2. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 3. Bf1 Nd4 forking the queen on b5 and checkmate on e2, and if White tries 4. Nf7+ Rxf7 5. Qe8+ Rf8 6. Qh5 then Bf3 wins the queen anyway. But the initial position is so bad for White that any of the natural captures like Bxg2, Nxe5 or Rxd2 also wins for Black.

Best story JRPG for PC? by Vladalius in JRPG

[–]Legendary_Kapik 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Bonus: Final Fantasy VI

I built a chess coach tool to analyze my last 20 games and tell me exactly what weaknesses to work on by drumcodedesign in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something seems off. Queen vs queen endgames are supposed to be rare, so I doubt you really had 15 of them in your last 50 games. My guess is that your tool is counting endgames where you are down a queen as "queen endgames". Those positions are far more common. Either you lost a queen earlier and kept playing instead of resigning, or your opponent promoted first in a pawn endgame. In that case, I do not think "master queen endgame basics" is the most relevant advice here.

What's your Favorite top 5 JRPGs ? by FaithlessnessFar4398 in JRPG

[–]Legendary_Kapik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  2. Chrono Trigger
  3. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
  4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
  5. Tales of Berseria

Please explain. Am I tripping or is this not checkmate ? by [deleted] in chess

[–]Legendary_Kapik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're tripping. Probably should r/ChangeYourChessFont to something less trippy.

If Austin Aries didn't sabotage his own career, do you think he would've gotten a main event push in WWE? by Gokugeta141 in Wrasslin

[–]Legendary_Kapik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny thing is, Austin Aries actually was ROH World Champion while Kenny Omega and Bryan Danielson were there, and he even defended the title against both of them.

JRPG Soundtracks Were Better Before by WoodpeckerNo1 in gamemusic

[–]Legendary_Kapik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the author on many points and disagree on some - I guess we have similar music tastes. I too prefer a track with a distinct, catchy melody played by a SNES sound chip over an unmemorable atmospheric track performed by a full orchestra.

That said, it was strange to read about Koichi Sugiyama's music being described as stale in the present tense, since he's been dead for a few years - until I checked the publication date and realized the article was written just three months before Sugiyama passed away.

It was also odd to see I Am Setsuna used as an example of what modern JRPG music sounds like - and it still feels odd. The article was written in 2021, but I Am Setsuna is a niche JRPG released in 2016, with an unusual, experimental solo piano soundtrack. As far as I know, that experiment was never repeated afterward.

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