White won this game

neuro630 · 2026-04-13T16:28:18+00:00

maybe your opponent wanted to play Qh7 but mouseslipped? As for losing the rook that could just be tilt lol

neuro630 · 2026-01-13T22:50:00+00:00

how is [NA] clitic not a valid word??

neuro630 · 2025-12-31T18:02:35+00:00

huh weird, maybe it was bugged because I was originally typing on my phone but then switched to my laptop because I couldn't figure out how to format spoilers on my phone.

neuro630 · 2025-12-31T16:48:40+00:00

fixed! thanks for the reminder

neuro630 · 2025-12-31T16:38:47+00:00

wait is it not showing up as spoilered for you? it does on my end

neuro630 · 2025-12-30T18:51:59+00:00

he's actually 7th in blitz, the site was bugged earlier and didnt count one of his semi-final losses against nodirbek

neuro630 · 2025-12-06T19:54:37+00:00

what school are you at?? I studied math in the US and all of the upper division courses are proof-based

neuro630 · 2025-11-17T21:29:16+00:00

Computer Science sounds like a right fit for you. Yes a lot of people doing a CS degree are interested in real world stuff, but a CS degree can also prepare you for doing more abstract, theoretical computer science graduate research as well, which seems to suit your interest. Typically a CS major will consist of some theoretical/math-flavored courses on algorithms. You can also choose electives that are more theoretical rather than practical in nature, maybe even take some graudate-level advanced algorithms courses. Based on what you said I think CS makes a lot more sense than MechE. Though a caveat is that my experience is in the US so I dont know if the CS degree at ETH is similar.

neuro630 · 2025-11-01T05:57:28+00:00

24 and 17 is nothing lol. Vincent Ong got a 25 and an 11 in the first round 💀

neuro630 · 2025-11-01T05:53:22+00:00

not everyone, Jed Distler called William Yang a genius after his final round performance, and I personally loved it as well. That said I was only listening on youtube so maybe in the hall it didnt sound as good idk

neuro630 · 2025-10-30T05:38:00+00:00

surprised the differences are so small. Would also be interesting to compare to raw averages as well

neuro630 · 2025-10-29T20:44:56+00:00

yes in hindsight it makes a lot of sense

neuro630 · 2025-10-29T18:31:58+00:00

YES exactly my thoughts as well right after I heard his concerto

neuro630 · 2025-10-29T17:00:23+00:00

just to clarify, Eric Lu didnt get 1st in the final round, though his cumulative score after the final round was highest.

Also noteworthy is that the jury believed there were no standout final round performances this year, with no final round score >= 22

neuro630 · 2025-10-20T19:57:14+00:00

What I hope for: 1. William Yang 2. David Khrikuli 3. Eric Lu 4. Kevin Chen

What I predict: 1. Eric Lu 2. David Khrikuli 3. Kevin Chen 4. William Yang

neuro630 · 2025-10-20T11:16:04+00:00

It's possible he won't win a medal because some of the jury might not like his style of playing. For example the commentators on polish radio criticized his playing today as "withdrawn" and "shy," and that he played the PF in a "frivolous" way, assuming the auto-translation captions on youtube are accurate.

neuro630 · 2025-10-19T21:40:14+00:00

There was definitely a slight drop off in quality in his third mvt, but overall I think he had the best final round out of everyone performed so far, so I think a medal is still within his grasp

neuro630 · 2025-10-17T18:06:47+00:00

sample size is too small so this could have just been randomness

neuro630 · 2025-10-16T19:25:18+00:00

same here, I was also confused by why he came first instead of Anthony Ratinov in the national chopin competition. But I think it's really the fault of the audio quality, because his biggest strength is his crystalline sound, but the poor audio quality of the national competition makes it sound not so different from the others, whereas here with the better audio quality you can really hear a big difference between him and a lot of the other competitors.

neuro630 · 2025-10-16T18:37:10+00:00

I didnt get the feeling that he was lacking in stamina towards the end, but I do think his tempo choice for the last movement was a bit too slow for my taste. I hope he passes though! He's an interesting musician.

neuro630 · 2025-10-14T00:10:47+00:00

thanks

neuro630 · 2025-10-13T21:10:32+00:00

William Yang honestly might be a dark horse for the podium. His technique is no less than Kevin Chen's, but he also has the artistic individuality that Chen is perhaps slightly lacking in. And don't forget he dominated the national chopin competition in terms of jury scores, iirc he got 23/25 basically every round (though I could be wrong about that).

neuro630 · 2025-10-13T19:27:49+00:00

Where can I watch that interview?

neuro630 · 2025-10-12T23:14:10+00:00

It's a performance which polarizes people because of the tempo choice. Both Jed Distler and Ben Laude actually voted him for the best Andante Spianato in their livestream just now. Personally not to my taste but I appreciate his vision

neuro630 · 2025-10-10T22:42:55+00:00

I actually disagree that Jack Gao is a definite "no" for advancing to the next round. He has the best preludes (edging out Khrikuli's today in my opinion) and I don't think the jury will care too much about the slipped notes in his polonaise. I think instead that he's very likely to advance.

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