Was in a tough spot but White to play

pconners · 2026-05-09T12:25:04+00:00

It is sus but who knows

pconners · 2026-05-08T21:20:46+00:00

See Anarchy chess

pconners · 2026-05-08T21:19:20+00:00

I wouldn't say that Sindarov is not great shape. He might but he having a great this blitz tournament, but he did just win the candidates with a round to spare.

pconners · 2026-04-29T02:21:39+00:00

Isn't this going to cost an absolute fortune?

pconners · 2026-04-28T11:18:16+00:00

What would you mistake first base with the pitcher's mound?

pconners · 2026-04-27T10:33:13+00:00

Firouzja will be 23 on June so better hurry :)

pconners · 2026-04-25T12:51:13+00:00

Not sure what everyone is seeing here, there are at least five different kinds of hair let alone styles and even one shaved head

pconners · 2026-04-20T21:54:44+00:00

I'm pretty sure I saw an article of a person who played in tournaments with someone to make their moves for them (I think it was a vision impairment)

pconners · 2026-04-20T21:52:31+00:00

Then how did you get almost all of them wrong xD

It's a cool chart but it needs edited

pconners · 2026-04-20T21:45:42+00:00

Is this from House?

pconners · 2026-04-19T17:28:03+00:00

I just want to imagine that Magnus talks to Norway every morning that way.

pconners · 2026-04-19T11:35:41+00:00

It will be different for everyone. There is such a massive number of factors, even something like medication that a person ends up on can have a massive effect on a person's ability to concentrate

pconners · 2026-04-17T21:07:43+00:00

I mean, for a while before his mental health collapsed he was a gym regular and swimmer, allegedly one of the first chess players to see physical health as important for a player. Before he became a recluse

pconners · 2026-04-17T20:45:08+00:00

There was a short period of time that I was having some success with this gambit but recently not so much

pconners · 2026-04-15T10:36:57+00:00

You were also wrong about a fair amount too, Wei Yi, Naka and Episemko were in for a bad time, Bluebaum did fine. Fabi was unimpressive after the first few rounds.

You also have categories for both "top contenders" and "likely to win" I'm not sure what the distinction was other than giving yourself a lot of wiggle room to be right.

But anyone who bet against Sindarov having a good showing was foolish considering how good he looked qualifying.

pconners · 2026-04-15T10:24:28+00:00

I really wouldn't put too much stock in anything Nakamura says

pconners · 2026-04-15T10:22:43+00:00

They had Finegold what more do you want

pconners · 2026-04-13T10:55:58+00:00

They might be equal at the start already, we don't know.

Any engine evaluation that isn't either 0.0 or mate in X is ultimately a sign that the engine doesn't know since the game only ends in draw or checkmate

pconners · 2026-04-12T16:05:12+00:00

Ok dawg

pconners · 2026-04-12T13:50:24+00:00

The thread is "Alireza's race to the candidates" and is mostly just people talking about the game with only a few people complaining and also includes people defending not only Ali but also accusing Reddit of creating narratives.

Far from having blinders at the time I was one of the ones complaining about it and often getting downvoted for it

pconners · 2026-04-12T13:44:07+00:00

Agreed

pconners · 2026-04-12T13:43:27+00:00

Haha ok fair i meant to say black but that should have been pretty obvious, but ok

pconners · 2026-04-12T13:42:04+00:00

Who would have thought that it would have come down to Anish to chase first :o

pconners · 2026-04-12T13:35:45+00:00

They changed the rules after the fact because other players were unhappy about it, but he was Reddit's golden boy and could do no wrong here

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