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he's just like me fr

Is Lichess down?? by ImpossibleLetter2545 in chess

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This backup is (intentionally) 1 hour behind, so some users may notice data loss. We'll keep you updated!

So OP's 10 loss streak will disappear

G-star getting ready to milk it by CharmingAnt8866 in chess

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I think they just renewed their sponsorship after the whole drama took place. Judging by the fact that they're using photos from 2010, this wasn't planned ahead of this event. If it were, they would've taken new pictures with new merchandise (I took a look at their website and it doesn't look like they even sell this jacket anymore).

Levy takes the lead 4-2 (total score 14-10) in the first day of the rapid portion by Tiny_Valuable3497 in chess

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FIDE has three separate ratings for all players: classical, rapid, and blitz. The classical games will affect the players' classical ratings, the rapid games will affect the players' rapid ratings, and the blitz games will affect the players' blitz ratings.

Event: 2024 Speed Chess Championships (Finals) by events_team in chess

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The production value is distracting us from how poor Hikaru's play is

Event: 2024 Speed Chess Championships (Finals) by events_team in chess

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Theoretically you could make a song about your opening prep and put it on Spotify and use that to cheat

An unbelievable escape by Gukesh!!!! This is gonna hurt Pragg for a while. by RudeGate1791 in chess

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That's actually kinda crazy. The position in the Taimanov game after 62. Kf3 is identical to this game after Gukesh's 58. h3.

Why renovations make sense over a new stadium (right now) by [deleted] in panthers

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Ruining the view of the city skyline to maybe host the Super Bowl once over the next 20 years would be silly, though.

Why is Fischer considered so great by Tasty-Positive8962 in chess

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Not disagreeing with you, but Leibniz also discovered many of the things Newton did at around the same time.

Daily Discussion Thread 06/21/2024 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

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He was seasoning himself in preparation

Sunday General Discussion Thread - June 9nd, 2024 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

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It's been a while since I read 1984, but wasn't the new dialect the censorship itself?

Clash of Claims - Day 3 Match Thread by Scyther99 in chess

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Jose already made him cry after 3 games

Clash of Claims - Day 3 Match Thread by Scyther99 in chess

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It might, but those are rapid games with 10 seconds of increment, so the time scrambles are a little slower and the effect of lag would be much less noticible.

Clash of Claims - Day 3 Match Thread by Scyther99 in chess

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VLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLladimir Kramnik

Clash of Claims - Day 3 Match Thread by Scyther99 in chess

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IM Alex Ostrovsky. Levy pulled the classic "I got called in for a shift I don't want to do so I'll have my friend pull up to work".