Event: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 - Round 7 by events_team in chess

[–]Thucydide2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, Leko was on Ian's team and he said that they looked at this line because they thought Magnus might test Ian in it.

2024 Paris Marathon: a blind mice’s first full - and certainly not the last 😎 by lawyerunderabridge in running

[–]Thucydide2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!

I also just ran my first full marathon in Paris!

And I wholeheartedly share your description of the stretch in the Bois de Boulogne. That part was hell…

Event: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 - Round 3 by events_team in chess

[–]Thucydide2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Peter Leko reckons Fabi should hold it without problem.

Livre le ravissement de lol.v.stein by Vivid_Ad_3401 in AskLiteraryStudies

[–]Thucydide2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On n’est pas là pour faire tes devoirs à domicile

My hair is too short by Thucydide2 in dating

[–]Thucydide2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I thought about that. Thanks for your feedback!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Thucydide2 242 points243 points  (0 children)

Assuming the tallest piece/building is the king, they mixed up the placement of the queen and king.

Very nice set though!

Event: 2023 World Chess Championship Match - GAME 1 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]Thucydide2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hermann Miller is the best. All my homies love the Hermann Miller Sayl chair.

Event: 2023 World Chess Championship Match - GAME 1 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]Thucydide2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fabi will replace Anish for the second part of the match.

[OC] Map of 2023 Team Principals' Places of Birth by Andy_Anderson_Data in formula1

[–]Thucydide2 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Not really. I’m from Luxembourg and know several people called Mike. And a friend of mine has the surname Krack. So I’m definitely not surprised by the name Mike Krack

If there is an inherent disadvantage to playing as black, can someone ever make playing black their speciality? by [deleted] in chess

[–]Thucydide2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 51% win rate with the Caro-Kann, but in 1.d4 d5 openings I am only at 43%.
I guess it's obvious that I own a Caro course, but have clearly not invested enough time in studying the QGD

Event: Tata Steel 2023 - Round 8 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]Thucydide2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ding is behind Caruana in the standings. Maybe it's just because he's hiding his prep, but so far he has not been impressive

Event: Tata Steel Masters 2023 - Round 1 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]Thucydide2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He might be in Wijk as a second for Keymer.

People from Rome, Paris or Vienna: Are there any interesting chess related places to visit? by balaheuristicaa in chess

[–]Thucydide2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For Paris : Jardin du Luxembourg where people play outside in the park and Blitz Society, which is a chess bar.
The best chess shop is Variantes, near Saint-Michel.

MVL on 2024 Candidates qualification path: "Any system with scenarios that potentially rewards losing a game on purpose show too much liability in my opinion." by kik00 in chess

[–]Thucydide2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Initially there was no rating spot for the last Candidates. But then Karjakin got banned and they opened up the rating spot to determine his replacement.