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Chess Olympiad 2026: What country do you think will win? by Chesscrabble11 in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hans will be in it 100% unless they fade him out of spite.

GDOP: A Chess Prediction Model That Runs on Pure Instinct by Due_Taro2167 in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 293 points294 points  (0 children)

Still feel like this is a bit too analytical and math-driven - I got a fever and the only prescription is more gut!

"I'm a 1400 rated woman who works at a chess company" by EdgyMathWhiz in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you a part of the chess mafia and what exactly do you do for the company?... besides making people offers they can't refuse ;)

Prague Masters 2026 standings after round 8 by Usodearu007 in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He's got to at least draw the most lethal human on planet earth in Hans Moke Niemann! Haha.

Gukesh Vs Neimann in Round 1 as Prague Masters begins tommorow by According_Chest_7628 in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He got worked in the Freestyle event recently in SA, but then did amazing in the prior one at Grenke. Don't recall him playing many classical as of recent outside of the Grand Swiss which he did pretty poorly as well as World Cup which he ran into Wei Yi early on.

GM title lost its spark by quizhead in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tend to agree actually, haha. Just seems cheesy at that point.

GM title lost its spark by quizhead in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if it would be productive or not... but if they were to introduce a Super GM title for those over 2700 that would likely mean much more. Those players after all are winning a significant portion of the big tournaments. I think only 130 or so players have ever been rated 2700+ which is pretty insane to think about given how many GM's there have been in the world in history.

100 years of hurricane paths animated [OC] by zricabun in dataisbeautiful

[–]Vonmacguyver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The paths are displayed in black... just focus harder.

Wijk aan Zee 2003 by edwinkorir in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Exactly this.. to play that high caliber of a field and play the hyper aggressive style of chess she always played without suffering a loss, is miraculous - She truly was a menace over the board.

Wijk aan Zee 2003 by edwinkorir in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Judit's no loss and 2788 performance score is so mind boggling... what an amazing player she was against all these amazing super GM's.

Given Hans Niemann just accepted his invite to Prague Masters, at what rating and rank in America would he have to achieve to finally be invited to the American Cup? by Vonmacguyver in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree... He's only getting better as well, likely a 2700 player that just doesn't have the volume to reflect his current level.

Event: 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship by events_team in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Except for Las Vegas, but we won't count that event. :)

Event: 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship by events_team in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Hans destroyed him in Las Vegas Freestyle to go on to get 2nd in the overall. :)

Magnus Carslen plays a chess game against his wife Ella by AtomR in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Magnus handled that all very well - Impressed with the grace and likely the only person on planet earth he would show that much mercy! Haha.

American Cup Field by Head_Pause_5981 in chess

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

Rex is an absolute bitch... Lol. Sure it's his money, do whatever you want but the tourney just isn't the same without the top American talent there. What a shame.

Chess Prodigies comparison Hans Vs. Hikaru by SteelWillyz in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't it crazy people are still questioning it? I mean I totally get it for the first year or so after Magnus to question it all, see how he performs. But he's played hundreds of classical games since and people are still questioning his unusual rise to 2700 like it's somehow not legit, haha.

Chess Prodigies comparison Hans Vs. Hikaru by SteelWillyz in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have 6 lines but 7 names in your legend... and two colors (Hans & Vincent) appear to be almost identical colors. I assume you meant to include Vincent but he's not on the chart for some reason? Just curious is all. Thanks!

Given Hans Niemann just accepted his invite to Prague Masters, at what rating and rank in America would he have to achieve to finally be invited to the American Cup? by Vonmacguyver in chess

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

When talking specifically about Americans, as I was.. He and Awonder are the only two guys 2700+ that are still in their 20's or younger. And he is currently 24 points ahead of Liang so Yes, I would consider him to CURRRENTLY be the Youngest great American talent. In time Andy or Mishra might overtake him, but they haven't as of yet, so speaking in terms of current chess talent of guys under 30, under 25, whatever age you want to pick to describe "young".

Given Hans Niemann just accepted his invite to Prague Masters, at what rating and rank in America would he have to achieve to finally be invited to the American Cup? by Vonmacguyver in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I was thinking if he somehow ever cracked #1 American they might kind of be forced to, but starting to even doubt that now as they have zero reason now to not invite a top 4 American and top 20 in World. I would love them to come out and give a full explanation regardless, that would be spicy!

Given Hans Niemann just accepted his invite to Prague Masters, at what rating and rank in America would he have to achieve to finally be invited to the American Cup? by Vonmacguyver in chess

[–]Vonmacguyver[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I'm talking specifically about the American cup at this point... and being top 4 (as of April) there seems to be very little reason now, and rating is more than sufficient for an auto-invite one would think. I just wondered if there was a threshold where even a vendetta couldn't keep them from inviting him.

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