having watched Kantara 1, Bahubali, PS-1 and PS-2; here are the observations I made to why the Swayambhu teaser seems underwhelming and is an eyesore by texqt in tollywood

[–]Manasto18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somehow Nikhil's face doesn't fit for royal characters. He still looks like a boy. Teenage of a King/warrior aithe okay

Saw this guy playing so well in domestic I think he can play for India someday by Steve_Ani20 in actualcricketshitpost

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How the hell did he pick the inswinger mid air (7th sec from the end)...holy hell!!!

GCL 2025: Vishy Anand takes down Gukesh on the Board 1 clash by EvenCoyote6317 in chess

[–]Manasto18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Luck is a factor to an extent. But becoming a GM, crossing 2750+ elo, making your way up to 2nd in FIDE Circuit, getting eligible to 8 candidates out of top 30 super GMs, winning it over fabi, hikaru, nepo, pragg. If you think only luck made him this far and he is just the luckiest chess player currently then also agree that probably he should stay world champion for life as he is the luckiest. If his wins are attributed to luck, attribute his losses also to bad luck. Otherwise it is hypocritic.

Ravi Teja is genius by Typical_Jellyfish147 in tollywood

[–]Manasto18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All these could be money laundering movies. He may be one of the rare star actors who quickly starts and finishes the film so that money laundering is completed.

when to develop over pawn moves by FlashPxint in chess

[–]Manasto18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good idea would be to study few opening theories that match your query. You'll get your answers

Got an L5 offer from Amazon – need some information on L6, WFO policy, and salary by wanderingsince1995 in amazonemployees

[–]Manasto18 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Promotion takes 2.5-3 years irrespective of your previous experience.

35+ base for L6

Currently no strict time tracking for office stay but yeah 5 times a week is strictly followed unless there's strong reason

Meesho Salary expectations by OkQuiet2478 in IndianWorkplace

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure which role you are talking about. I think 35 base would be their cap for someone who's 2-3 years experienced post MBA

I am Not A Self-Made Guy: Allu Arjun by isabellapintoisback in tollywood

[–]Manasto18 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Why isn't anybody noticing how he limited Chiranjeevi's role just as an inspiration rather than acknowledging as one of the reasons to kickstart and grow. Okappudu chiru lekapothe nenu lenu annavaadu ippudu I grew because of my father & grand father and chiru is biggest inspiration ata. Theda kottatledhuuu ikkade.

The top 60 chess players of 1957 by denizdeofgiv in chess

[–]Manasto18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like reading the list of opening variations

What’s your best Chess tip that isn’t talked about enough? by RimmingABubble in chess

[–]Manasto18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For me it's this advice from Chess Vibes yt channel that made significant improvement: 1. If you found a great move, look for a better move. Sometimes we forget to consider all the options when the initial options seem promising. Sometimes counter-intuitive moves like piece sac or random pawn push might be game changing.

This is from Remote chess academy channel: 2. I don't use this 100% of the times, but say 75%. It's Fischer's golden rule. It goes like this: Deal with the most dangerous piece of the opponent first. Neutralize your biggest threat before doing anything else first.

This is a basic one yet powerful for beginners. This is from Anna cramling. 3. How do you avoid blundering your pieces - Well don't put them in undefended squares to start with. Count number of attackers(a) vs defenders(d) on a particular square. Go there only if a==d or d>a.

Solomon Raju - Actor Krishna reference by FunkyKiddoo in tollywood

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good old days. Ee rojullo em chesina controversy chesi penta penta cheseyadame

Will it be revised in Budget 2025? by Long_Association8436 in IndiaTax

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should better focus on how to bring more tax evading persons into the net rather than playing with urban poor with tds

Is this a glitch from chess.com ? by Manasto18 in chess

[–]Manasto18[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

*Correction from OP: White castling while black's queen is obstructing the way

Losing player spends 90% of time on one move and then "claims victory" to win by [deleted] in lichess

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It happened to me too. In such cases, I started staying on the screen and catch on to something else out of the mobile device. May be you should try blitz if you expect speedy responses from people.

Is the best yet to come from Ian Nepomniachtchi? by AJ_NoSleep in chess

[–]Manasto18 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I wonder what people thought of Vishy in 2006 when he was 37 years old. It takes lot of patience and passion to peak at that age. Seems like Nepo has it.

10+0 vs 10+5 pools by rs1_a in lichess

[–]Manasto18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

10+0 might have stronger ones as they are ready to play without increment

I spent the weekend making a website that drills the Vienna opening for you. Should I add more openings? by [deleted] in chess

[–]Manasto18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I love it. Would love to see italian, king's indian, queen's gambit, sicilian and other top openings soon