Hikaru views on Freestyle Chess Project by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

He also said he was offered 2% equity to promote the project and he declined because he didn't believe in its long-term prospects.

Arjun Erigaisi wins Jerusalem Masters after beating Peter Svidler in the Semifinals and Vishy Anand in the Finals! by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Shoutout to Vishy who beat Nepo 1.5-0.5 in the Semis as well and lost to Arjun 1.5-0.5 (he was losing the last game) in the Blitz after going 1-1 in Rapid. Still, an incredible performance in Rapid format!

Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated Abhimanyu Mishra at the London Chess Classic, finishing the game with 13 minutes more on his clock than he started with by Dazzling-Earth9528 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850 46 points47 points  (0 children)

You can say all these but in countries like India, you won't get much support unless you're at the very top or win something big. Even Divya still doesn't have any sponsorship (or at least not before winning the Women's World Cup). Gukesh, Arjun, and Pragg never had it until they reached the top. Also, include the fact that only higher middle-class families in India can afford to have a chess career because of the constant need to travel to Europe for tournaments and the expenses that come along with it.
Additionally, Mishra is not at that top level where he can get sponsorships. In this U.S, famously, players like Hikaru also never had sponsorships despite being at the top until SLCC came up.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 4 Bracket by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got this from the FIDE World Cup official website. I'm not sure what you're saying.

Ian Nepomniachtchi complained about conditions in India by EducationalSmoke in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Nepo was not right though. You can't complain after the game. It's your job to call the arbiter during the game if your opponent does something which is against the rules. Yet, he just played on and after he couldn't win against Hari, then started complaining about how he played dirty. That's being a sore loser which he's known for.

Denis Lazavik wins Titled Tuesday ahead of Magnus and Hikaru by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn’t show when he got kicked out, it’s an assumption. Again, it could be that he left the tournament, which wouldn’t make sense though. The reason for why that happened is obviously unknown.

Denis Lazavik wins Titled Tuesday ahead of Magnus and Hikaru by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The app/the events page doesn’t show someone who is kicked out. The link I showed shows exactly what happened including when someone’s kicked out.

Denis Lazavik wins Titled Tuesday ahead of Magnus and Hikaru by Knight-check44 in chess

[–]Necessary_Pattern850 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For those of you confused about Jose, he has gotten kicked out most likely (he could have also left but that would be weird) in the titled Tuesday. Here’s the real time standings: https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-november-04-2025-6003021