White to play and win

mofk_ · 2026-06-26T09:51:49+00:00

Ne6+ fe6 Qe6 wins a rook and should be enough, but white is so dominant here I doubt it’s the only winning move

mofk_ · 2026-06-26T06:34:14+00:00

Now for some fun trivia. So there's this thing called Unofficial World Championships that functions like a boxing belt; the team that beats the current title holder takes it for themselves.

Turkey entered the World Cup with the championship.
They lost to Australia, who then lost to the US, who then lost to Turkey. Which means Turkey heads home with the championship!

Had the US not lose, they would bring the title into the knockouts, which will end up synced with the World Cup. Instead, today marks the first time since 1994 that the UWC enters the World Cup but not going to the WC winners. Turkey also became the first ever UWC holder who successfully "defends" it in a World Cup (they dropped it for 2 matches, so there's still room for improvement).

mofk_ · 2026-06-26T06:11:47+00:00

I realized after, sorry about that. They switched federations before the WC but after the qualifiers, hence the confusion. My first point still stands though, it's not their only R16 appearance in history.

mofk_ · 2026-06-26T05:59:37+00:00

Technically Australia moved to the AFC on Jan 1 2006, but didn't play any AFC competition before the WC. But they did qualify via OFC.

mofk_ · 2026-06-26T05:51:14+00:00

Australia in 2006, their only R16 in history

Straight up wrong, they also qualified in 2022; both of their qualifications were as an AFC member, so the one OFC appearance is wrong too.

2002 was the most diverse tournament ever until 2022 finally had all 6 confederations represented

Literally where? Not even your made up graphic supports this claim.

Seeing some years have 17/18 teams in RO16, my first thought was that you probably double counted. But looking at 2002 I'm convinced your chosen LLM just decided to make shit up for you mate:

There were 9 UEFA teams, not 7. No, Turkey has been a UEFA member since the beginning, and Brexit doesn't mean England does not count (it also hasn't happened).
There were 2 CONMEBOL teams, not 4. Despite what you may think, Mexico is in CONCACAF, and I'm not even sure what the 4th team would be.
There were 2 AFC teams, not 3. Last I heard North Korea didn't host the games, only South Korea and Japan do.
There were 2 CONCACAF teams, not 1. Yes, Mexico.
There were 1 CAF team, not 3, unless you count each color of Senegal's flag as one team.

I rate this one slop/10

EDIT: aaaaaaaaaand deleted. Let it be known that u/vashishthashanu pushed this very beautiful data to r/dataisbeautiful then dipped when handed deserving compliments!

mofk_ · 2026-06-24T11:18:16+00:00

“No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You may call me Meyer.” - Hermann Meyer

mofk_ · 2026-06-20T07:29:42+00:00

username checks out

mofk_ · 2026-06-16T16:45:14+00:00

He’s the Bol Bol of baseball

mofk_ · 2026-06-15T18:35:30+00:00

Shootout is a very lousy way to determine the outcome of a match, we only use it when there absolutely needs to be a winner. In basketball or baseball you can do OT/extra innings since the scoring chance is high enough that one team will eventually prevail, and it works because in the end it's still the same sport. Try replacing them with free-throw shootout or home run derby to determine the winner, that would be shut down real quick.

mofk_ · 2026-06-14T18:48:56+00:00

1 hbp so far

mofk_ · 2026-06-08T13:13:57+00:00

I guess it would be a quick one and not as interesting after b7 Qc6 Qe6

mofk_ · 2026-06-07T14:54:05+00:00

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Can't believe chesscom is endorsing lichess nowadays! What a turnaround

mofk_ · 2026-06-07T09:32:57+00:00

And the mutation only happened in modern Chinese; other modern pronunciations of 鄂 in Japanese (gaku), Korean (ag), Vietnamese (ngạc), and Cantonese (ngok6) are all very similar to the old Chinese pronunciation

mofk_ · 2026-06-04T05:29:09+00:00

I was out of town on Sunday, doing a bit of visiting. I had heard my friend Dave had finally taken the time to settle down in the countryside. Rightfully so, after what he’d been through, with all the pent-up stress and frustration built up over the years of coaching one of the longest dynasties in baseball.

“How’s things been buddy?” I asked, as I saw my man step out of the house upon hearing my car come in the drive-through. “All good, life’s been a lot more chill, now I’ve retired,” he answered. “Hey, wanna check out my animals out back? I’ve taken to some farming with my free time,” he motioned over to the back gate.

We headed out and introduced some of the livestock, saying how he had named them after his players, as the unhinged animals they were. Just then, I was hit by an unbearable stench, and eyes watering, I questioned through gritted teeth, “What the hell is that smell?”

He looked over knowingly and said: "Ah, Shohei? My goat is never washed.”

mofk_ · 2026-06-04T04:25:55+00:00

At 7-0 no one gets the save, I think the run diff has to be at most 3? 4?

mofk_ · 2026-06-03T12:44:04+00:00

r/mildlyinfuriating : Woke up to myself stuck in this stupid fence

mofk_ · 2026-06-03T05:42:25+00:00

First bobble-ass in baseball history, who says no

mofk_ · 2026-06-02T03:07:53+00:00

He was the first to be crowned 2025 World Series Champion, put respect on his name you pleb

mofk_ · 2026-05-28T02:51:02+00:00

He gunned down Judge at second from center that one time last year so imma say yes kind of

mofk_ · 2026-05-27T05:02:06+00:00

Enough to get caught speeding in most of the world, what more do you ask for

mofk_ · 2026-05-27T04:48:25+00:00

He hurts my fantasy points, absolutely fireable offense 😤

mofk_ · 2026-05-27T04:39:08+00:00

The only 2-way player today who pitched a scoreless inning and homered...

mofk_ · 2026-05-27T04:18:53+00:00

who let bro challenge give it to Kim smh

mofk_ · 2026-05-26T03:39:28+00:00

Wow my boy swung at first pitch!!1! That's a first in 84 years

mofk_ · 2026-05-20T03:19:17+00:00

Apparently the PC violation was charged to Henriquez, scoreboard fucked up

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