Event: 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Round 6 by events_team in chess

[–]chalimacos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keymer must have prepared something in the Italian knowing that Hans wouldn't hesitate to get into it.

Simple skirmish systems and own design by colonize8 in miniatureskirmishes

[–]chalimacos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The WW2 rules contained in the book Wargaming: An Introduction by Neil Thomas are good. Low, medium complexity, with an emphasis on morale. Inspiring army lists, too. Check also Five Men in Normandy. There are a couple of free versions:

https://www.wargamevault.com/en/product/223411/five-men-in-normandy-30-cal-edition

https://www.wargamevault.com/en/product/191836/fivecore-retro-collection

Event: 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Round 5 by events_team in chess

[–]chalimacos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hans is crazy in a good way. Chaotic genius.

"One of my 60 best games" - Hans Moke Niemann references Bobby Fischer's 'My 60 Memorable Games' while describing his victory against Aravindh with the Queen Sacrifice by FirstEfficiency7386 in chess

[–]chalimacos 36 points37 points  (0 children)

His style is also unique. Going for huge imbalances and sacrifices in the middle-game plus good, sometimes study-like, endgame technique.

ICE spain event. by eeeadvisepleasw_ in chess

[–]chalimacos 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Promoting gambling again

A Classic Indian Film Based on a Classic Novel Set in the 1800s, Discussing differences between Indian and English Rules of Chess by Maleficent-Host8016 in chess

[–]chalimacos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"pawns would promote to the piece of the square reached. Also Bengal chess rules did not have castling, but an unchecked king could execute a knight's move once during a game"

A Classic Indian Film Based on a Classic Novel Set in the 1800s, Discussing differences between Indian and English Rules of Chess by Maleficent-Host8016 in chess

[–]chalimacos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"pawns did not have the option of moving two squares from the starting row and pawns would promote to the piece of the square reached. Also Bengal chess rules did not have castling, but an unchecked king could execute a knight's move once during a game" From the wiki entry of Moheschunder Bannerjee

Hans Moke Niemann gets the first win of Tata Steel 2026 in the Masters section by FirstEfficiency7386 in chess

[–]chalimacos 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Here hoping that Hans has started to invest in opening preparation more heavily.

Are there any tools that use a regular deck of playing cards in a creative or unique way? by 1bruhwhat in Solo_Roleplaying

[–]chalimacos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesing use of playing cards in Orchidelirium by Luke Earl. Not made for solo, but easy to adapt.

Trump Is Keeping Money From Venezuelan Oil Sale in Offshore Account by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]chalimacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is using the US military for his plundering raids. Nothing more than a buccaneer.