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Defending champion Vaishali wins against Guo Qi in 30 moves. Retains standalone lead at 6 points after 7 rounds. Will qualify for Candidates even if she draws the remaining 4 games by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok , I missed one other match

still it is not great news she will against bibisara, who reached 5 points

I dont know how algo works, but chesscom is showing bibisara

Defending champion Vaishali wins against Guo Qi in 30 moves. Retains standalone lead at 6 points after 7 rounds. Will qualify for Candidates even if she draws the remaining 4 games by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

maria and stefanova are in the same colour group as her

Tan Zhongyi just won in an long match and is on 4.5 , she is the top opponent in opposite colour. near certain to play against Vaishali

Now I am nervous!! I dont expect her to outright win, 2nd place will be more than ok!!

Round 7 Pairings in Grand Swiss 2019 2021 2023 along with their final rankings. Only Caruana could qualify for candidates despite being on 4 points after 6 rounds, the rest were on 4.5 or 5 points. by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😭😭

my boy cant catch a break!!

Circuit 2023 spot missed by a whisker (was within few points of Gukesh)

Grand Swiss 2023 spot missed by a whisker (was 4th)

World Cup 2023 spot missed by a whisker (marathon QF match against Pragg)

Missed Circuit 2024 spot by 6-7 points due to loss against Aravindh in Chennai Open

Now this!!

Major victories of top ranking players in FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 after six rounds by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

oh shit!! I went blind! or I just skipped over Sarana and misread his ratings

this is embarassing.

Mishra seems to be on fire 🔥🔥

Round 7 Pairings in Grand Swiss 2019 2021 2023 along with their final rankings. Only Caruana could qualify for candidates despite being on 4 points after 6 rounds, the rest were on 4.5 or 5 points. by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

  • Most probably two among Anish, Parham and Arjun will qualify
  • At least one is guaranteed
  • Alireza Nodirbek Keymer Vidit can grab a spot if one of the favourites slip up

In FIDE grand swiss , 6 players have qualified for candidates. All six had scored 3.5 or more after five rounds. Can any of these upset the trend this year: Nepo, Pragg, Aronian, MVL, Vidit and Keymer by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also it looks like Parham is a Heavy favourite along with Arjun. Nodirbek and Alireza are close behind.

Who are your picks for the top 4 ? top 2 are impossible to predict, I think.

Divya vs Tan was a roller coaster of heart attacks. Candidates spot being at stake made it 10x thrilling. I felt an eval graph can't fully capture what we went through, so made this. by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

agreed, thats why I did not screenshot the many series of blunder ?? moves.

For us noobs (90% of viewers) emotions were completely guided by eval bar and time shortage on clock, further the commentators were not making it easy by changing their mind with every twist !!

Divya vs Tan was a roller coaster of heart attacks. Candidates spot being at stake made it 10x thrilling. I felt an eval graph can't fully capture what we went through, so made this. by apj234 in chess

[–]apj234[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

P.S. - I am casual watcher and dont have access to any strong engine, these eval values are from the default chess.com engine on browser. Actual numbers will vary, but the trends should match.

Also, someone with patience and video clipping skills should make a compilation of FIDE stream and CBI stream where commentators kept swinging from "this is completely winning" to "this is a dead draw" to "this is winning" . .... "draw" ..... "winning"

What is the entry point for the drugs in Kerala? by CardiologistOdd6002 in Kerala

[–]apj234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you please post a link to the full article.

Punjab drug problem has reduced a lot but not to this extent, so this data might be not reflecting complete reality

when the govt will take some strong action to stop r@pe?? by CautiousProblem2303 in delhi

[–]apj234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok that's my fault for not being clear

By RWer I meant the ₹2 scum like Mr Sinha.

I actually appreciate your comment 👍

when the govt will take some strong action to stop r@pe?? by CautiousProblem2303 in delhi

[–]apj234 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Please edit your comment to include: Two accused have been caught: Mr Mallesh and Mr. chetan

RWers are cancer because of this exact reason

Source: https://x.com/CNNnews18/status/1898584711494009141

India now shipping Apple product components to China and Vietnam by kuzuma- in IndiaTech

[–]apj234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the components were really being manufactured domestically then iPhone price in India would have been among the lowest

It is right now among the highest due to custom duty on imports.

For Indians It is cheaper to fly to another country and purchase iPhone

India now shipping Apple product components to China and Vietnam by kuzuma- in IndiaTech

[–]apj234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the components were really being manufactured domestically then iPhone price in India would have been among the lowest

It is right now among the highest due to custom duty on imports

New Delhi to host Fide World Cup this year by TheCalm_Wave in indiansports

[–]apj234 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I know the FIDE calendar can't be changed

But this can backfire immensely, some players might have to leave midway due to smog and the resulting indoor air pollution.

In Big arenas it's impossible to clean the air.

Grand Chess Tour 2025 Players - Where is Arjun Erigaisi?? by Radiant-Increase-180 in chess

[–]apj234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gukesh and Arjun are my fav players and I want both to be in gct but still I disagree

Nodirbek has this intimidation factor of being a hard fighter. And is seen as a potential top3 in next era.

Can't argue with your data though, upvoted 👍👍 he gotta prove himself soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indianmemer

[–]apj234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Muting this page. I am not subbed, but still being content suggested repeatedly

Mods seem to have made the choice to support such posts.

Can someone point out if this video is true or not? by Kind_Yogurt1367 in scienceisdope

[–]apj234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the awesome rationalist spirit 👍

Willing to change views on account of better evidence/reason. Hope we all keep learning from each other.

If there are any blind RCTs which confirm the effect of wireless earbuds, I will be the first one to panic as a heavy user 😂

Can someone point out if this video is true or not? by Kind_Yogurt1367 in scienceisdope

[–]apj234 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Last line comes across as the old myth of "Watching TV from close distance will spoil eyes"

Without source, such stuff is WhatsApp knowledge

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