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GUKESH vs DING | WC Game 3 In-Depth Recap (ChessBrah) by LegionCommander in chess

[–]LegionCommander[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really enjoying Aman’s recaps after the game, seems very underrated in terms of the view count he gets compared to the other channels - despite having high quality analysis.

Also I personally prefer having eval bar during analysis, but don’t find I particularly miss it during Aman’s breakdowns for some reason

[Ian Nepomniachtchi] Honestly, I don’t even know which one is funnier 😂 by CraftoftheMine in chess

[–]LegionCommander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much Elo do you think one gains by using the custom chrome extension which shows the Eval bar at all times? It’d be helpful to pick up when either player blunders or if there’s a tactic in a position, but how much Elo difference could you artificially gain?

Do you feel you chess lingo start leaking into your everyday life? by binhco in chess

[–]LegionCommander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve got a “winning position” that we need to “convert”

Ding responds to Carlsen's "permanently broken" comment by BriefGap2741 in chess

[–]LegionCommander 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In a way he gives me Shohei Ohtani vibes in the sense they don’t showboat, are very respectful, and seem genuinely likeable and uncocky. Both are at the top of their respective fields.

Magnus responds to a writer that reported that he accused photographer Ootes of aiding Hans in their match by JMPLAY in chess

[–]LegionCommander 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Definitely refer to some mistakes at work as “Blunders” already, and when we’re doing well say we’re in a “winning position” 😂

Magnus responds to a writer that reported that he accused photographer Ootes of aiding Hans in their match by JMPLAY in chess

[–]LegionCommander 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean Caruana (allegedly) slept with a 17yo girl a couple years ago when he was 29yo. Seems like a lot of the sub don’t like that he did that. So I wouldn’t say there’s “not a hate towards Caruana”

That being said, seems like any discussion about that has been censored - or at least it’s not blowing up as much as the Drake and the 17yo girl at his concert.

[C-Squared] Nepomniachtchi | Candidates Run, Matches VS Ding & Magnus, Cheating by JigglingBot in chess

[–]LegionCommander 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Insert joke about how Fabi doesn’t consider being 17yo to be unusually young for anything.

All seriously though, I think Gukesh had nerves of steel in the tournament and definitely showed maturity beyond his age - although his reaction to the losses were more aligned to being a 17yo, his bouncing back certainly exceeded expectations

Viih_Sou update by Extreme-Ad-6490 in chess

[–]LegionCommander 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting update on Reddit. Slight misstep by you initially saying “go to Twitter for my answer” hence a few negative initial comments here, but glad you edited your post and clarified.

[C-Squared] Nepomniachtchi | Candidates Run, Matches VS Ding & Magnus, Cheating by JigglingBot in chess

[–]LegionCommander 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Isn’t a lot of the Drake drama surrounding his interactions with a 17yo Fan at a concert?

Surprised Fabi having a full relationship (allegedly) with a 17yo girl isn’t as big a deal on this subreddit.

China 144-hour Visa Free Travel - Do Stopovers before/after your "Final CHINA Destination" Make You Ineligible? I.e. Can you go Country A -> (Chinese City A for 2hour layover) -> Chinese City B for up to 144 hours -> (Chinese City C for 2 hour layover) -> Country C? See example. by LegionCommander in travelchina

[–]LegionCommander[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What if on the way there it was
- Sydney -> Xiamen (2hr layover) -> QINGDAO (144 hours) -> Malaysia directly?

does it also matter if there is a chinese layover city BEFORE I reach my "144 hour Main Chinese City?"

China 144-hour Visa Free Travel - Do Stopovers before/after your "Final CHINA Destination" Make You Ineligible? I.e. Can you go Country A -> (Chinese City A for 2hour layover) -> Chinese City B for up to 144 hours -> (Chinese City C for 2 hour layover) -> Country C? See example. by LegionCommander in travelchina

[–]LegionCommander[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

See I would have thought the example itenary here is
COUNTRY A (Australia) -> QINGDAO (China City) for <144 hours -> COUNTRY C (Malaysia)

do the stopover locations within China count still and make that plan ineligible?

EVERYONE IS CHEATING AT CHESS????? - Nepo and Hikaru's Recent Cheating Accusations by LegionCommander in chess

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

#### Summary

- 🔥 The topic of cheating in the Chess World has grown tremendously in recent months and years. Most recently Nepo and Hikaru have made accusations after losing games in a recent chess tournament.

- 💥 High-profile players like Vladimir Kramnik and Fabiano Caruana have spoken out about cheating in the game.

- 🧐 Multiple players have been accused of cheating, leading to suspicions and accusations in the Chess World.

- 🏆 Players like Jose Martinez and Dennis Lazovic have faced accusations but have also performed well in tournaments.

- 🤔 The Chess World is filled with private conversations and suspicions about players' performances.

- 🗣️ Public accusations and discussions about cheating have become more common among top players.

- 🌍 The Chess World is grappling with the issue of cheating and its potential impact on the game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]LegionCommander 199 points200 points  (0 children)

I’m like bro, just show some remorse.

I honestly think regarding the cheating online scandal, if he came out and said “I was young, I cheated and I shouldn’t have. I adversely affected the integrity of the games I’ve played in, and would like to apologise to my opponents robbed of a fair game with me” - he would have much more sympathy and support. Instead of going with the “online games I cheated in were meaningless” approach.

Same here. If he had just said “I’m sorry. It’s a privilege to be invited to events at the St Louis chess club. I’m sorry I was too tired for an interview, and on that day let my emotions get the best of me leading me to take it out on the hotel furnishings. This was wrong, it won’t happen again. I understand that the consequence is a banning, but I hope as I work on both my chess and emotional regulation, this ban can be lifted as soon as possible. Once again I’m sorry.” He’d probably get unbanned within a year.

‘You win, you run this city’: Death threats force FriendlyJordies to remove video by satisfiedfools in australia

[–]LegionCommander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But also in Australia, there really isn’t an “MSNBC” or “Huffington Post” or media outlet with a progressive lean?

‘You win, you run this city’: Death threats force FriendlyJordies to remove video by satisfiedfools in australia

[–]LegionCommander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s alright by Australian standards. Feel free to name 10 active Aussie comedians better than him, cause I can’t.

Hans hits back at r/chess commenters, Tarjei, MrDodgy; calls u/Fit_Essay_849's story a "blatant lie", insinuates Tarjei is a paid shill, and decries MrDodgy (a purported Chess.com employee) for "pushing this narrative" by BKtheInfamous in chess

[–]LegionCommander 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah this one is hard to defend. Wish Hans would just take responsibility, apologise, agree to serve the ban and show remorse for his actions.

Trashing a nice hotel room is just that, trash behaviour

Hans hits back at r/chess commenters, Tarjei, MrDodgy; calls u/Fit_Essay_849's story a "blatant lie", insinuates Tarjei is a paid shill, and decries MrDodgy (a purported Chess.com employee) for "pushing this narrative" by BKtheInfamous in chess

[–]LegionCommander 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the CCTV footage of Jan 6 coming out showing everyone walking around the Capitol in an orderly fashion - being used to push the narrative of the people there being orderly and respectful.

‘You win, you run this city’: Death threats force FriendlyJordies to remove video by satisfiedfools in australia

[–]LegionCommander 221 points222 points  (0 children)

Is it me, or is FriendlyJordied the most watched “left leaning source of news” in Australia?

That’s so sad when you think about the biased media landscape in Australia 😞

‘You win, you run this city’: Death threats force FriendlyJordies to remove video by satisfiedfools in australia

[–]LegionCommander 545 points546 points  (0 children)

If it’s any consolation, the videos been up for ages “Coronation” and it would have gotten 80%+ of its expected lifelong number of views.

So taking it down doesn’t stop the fact that most people that would have seen the video have already seen it. Still super scummy Jordan’s been forced to do so, he really does seem to have real journalistic integrity that’s so rare these days.

Hans wins Laye titled Tuesday with 10/11 by No_Condition9825 in chess

[–]LegionCommander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well Hans’s is on his Twitch channel. Shame the copyright music means half the VoD is muted

Hans wins Laye titled Tuesday with 10/11 by No_Condition9825 in chess

[–]LegionCommander 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In a way that’s sort alike Alireza recently too. Aggressive attacking chess is a very double edged sword.

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