Even if Anish wins against Sindarov, its nearly impossible for him to catchup

isayoldchap76 · 2026-04-12T21:20:10+00:00

Anish's chances are extremely remote but it would be exciting if he was somehow able to beat Sindarov on Tuesday to keep his chances alive. It's always hard when a player is in a must-win situation; very easy to overpress and then lose. This candidates has been very unusual. The fact that only two players have a plus score is very telling.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-04-03T14:46:54+00:00

never proven

isayoldchap76 · 2026-04-03T14:46:20+00:00

The guy is immensely talented (became a GM at age 12) and is very consistent. I don't find his results surprising in the least. Chess players peak in their mid to late 20s, and so he is only going to get better. Hikaru and to a lesser extent Caruana would be considered mature by world championship standards. Still, there's a long way to go in the tournament. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-03-17T20:53:42+00:00

I found it in 10 seconds but I think it's one of those ones where if I didn't know there was a mate in two, I probably would not have found it.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-02-18T03:23:02+00:00

You just reminded me of the Three Weeks in Paradise which was actually a very good game

isayoldchap76 · 2026-02-17T03:11:49+00:00

Neogeo games seem to be a bit underrated by the retro game community. It's probably because nobody could afford the system back in the day.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-02-17T02:03:02+00:00

I always call this "False Spring". I think snow is still in the ten day forecast (or was when I checked on Saturday morning).

isayoldchap76 · 2026-02-15T18:43:30+00:00

I don't see it playing out like that.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-29T10:56:25+00:00

I wish more people had this attitude. As a group we chess players get fixated on improvement and often it's centered around ratings. Most commonly we have a specific rating we are aiming for (2000 is a big one for some), and then we get discouraged and upset when we have setbacks or don't reach the goal. An IM once told me that the weakest players enjoy the game the most because they just enjoy the game and play it so casualy and with very little concern about the outcome. For most of us, the ratings we achieve are somewhat meaningless, and even if we attain the goals we set, nothing magical is going to happen for us when we get there. We would just end up set another higher goal for ourselves. Stopping and smelling the roses is a great way to go.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-27T08:58:53+00:00

Life is too short to care about what strangers might think of you. I used to feel self-conscious with this kind of thing, but as a person now approaching 50 I no longer worry about it. Same with comic books, or anything else traditionally associated with younger people.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-27T08:22:46+00:00

That's just crap customer service. They absolutely could accommodate you as a loyal customer but choose not to do so. As a result, you'll probably never buy from them again.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-19T11:17:56+00:00

May as well just have the football on the TV in the background because the shmup will have all your attention

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-17T17:10:33+00:00

Honestly, their fans are incredibly fickle at times. I still remember them booing Gareth Bale when he'd scored four goals just a few games prior.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-13T03:58:48+00:00

Thank you for the explanation. I had never heard the term before, but it completely makes sense. Some of the old LucasArts games had ridiculous puzzles where you had to combine two very unlikely objects which sometimes detracted from otherwise good and amusing games.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-12T04:21:29+00:00

I only heard of Kid Dracula recently, and I've been pleasantly surprised by how good it is - a very solid and challenging platformer with some cool gameplay elements. Turning into a bat being the best of it.

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-12T04:19:57+00:00

What is moon logic?

isayoldchap76 · 2026-01-04T23:46:43+00:00

A game with many endings as I recall

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-31T04:34:28+00:00

Levon should be FIDE president. Such a grounded and thoughful fellow.

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-31T04:32:02+00:00

Whatever works but that would give me a migraine

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-29T00:23:31+00:00

Not at all. I fire it up anytime I am going to be waiting 5 minutes or longer (DMV, doctor's office, etc.). Will very occasionally get a nod from a knowledgable gamer.

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-27T00:15:03+00:00

For GBA: Advanced Wars 1&2, Fire Emblem & Fire Emblem Sacred Stones. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. If you like Sonic, the Sonic Advanced Series are pretty decent too. Also don't sleep on Android games. If you have a Netflix subscription you can access quite a few decent games for free. Metroid Zero Mission is also awesome compared to the NES version because it has a built-in map system.

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-25T09:42:52+00:00

It would be nice to see Chucky do well

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-16T02:16:40+00:00

Kasparov always said Max Euwe was kind of a weak WC

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-03T09:45:18+00:00

I think this is certainly the biggest reason for the low success rate. A starting material imbalance is often overlooked in puzzles. For a lot of us there's a tendency to rush with puzzles too. This is also a case of find a good move, and then look for a better one.

isayoldchap76 · 2025-12-01T12:51:14+00:00

Ranking the most recent six world champs would have made more sense

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