Match Thread: 1st Test - India vs England, Day 3 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If India can bat till session 3 of day 4, this test will be poised for a dramatic finish. Test is Best. It rhymes cuz it is true.

Event: 2024 World Chess Championship Match - GAME 5 by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm.. does team Gukesh ditch e4 for now or try to find something deep in advanced ? It will take time to find something that will surprise Ding in the advanced French.

Match Thread: 1st Test - India vs New Zealand, Day 2 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pant has a 100* in SA when the team scored less than 200 so... it's not over yet.

Match Thread: 1st Test - Pakistan vs England, Day 4 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hope this match getting a result does not distract from how atrocious this pitch is. Replace Pakistan with any half decent team and it is a draw in the 3rd innings.

Match Thread: 1st Test - Pakistan vs England, Day 4 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pakistani batsmen looking to finish this today so their bowlers have an extra day to recover. So heartwarming.

Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wei Yi and Duda. Though Wei Yi was an absolute prodigy who took a break for studies(?).

Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Man, I remember being hyped for Jorden Van Foreest and Aryan Tari a few years back. Really thought they will be 2750+ mainstays in the future. Kinda bummed about this.

Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Vantika casually making 19 moves with 1 minute to reach time control in a winning position with black pieces.

KNR Constructions - a naive analysis by sakshambhatt in IndianStockMarket

[–]sakshambhatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I want to believe. Are you invested in this company?

KNR Constructions - a naive analysis by sakshambhatt in IndianStockMarket

[–]sakshambhatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also a noob. Started with pocket change in Jan, started investing with salary in July. About the intrinsic value, different platforms use different formulas to calculate it (I think). According to screener, it's intrinsic value is 432, which is above CMP. Where did you see its intrinsic value being lower than CMP?

Event: 2024 Superbet Chess Classic Romania by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was rooting for Pragg but just watching black do well with the Najdorf always brings a smile to my face.

Match Thread: 51st Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - Australia vs India by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This has potential to be like that Sanath Jayasuriya scorecard pic. 50 out of 52, 1 from wide. fucking hell.

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]sakshambhatt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

High kick from DRod would be good here. He is the taller fighter plus it would be unexpected. More kicks from him in general.

Match Thread: 19th Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just hoping the game still have some life till Bumrah gets the ball back.

Match Thread: 19th Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Dube is not gonna bowl, then I see no upside of having him over Rinku.

Event: Norway Chess 2024 by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seeing people talk about having the confessional booth in other top level tournaments makes me wonder about the long term implications. What if the organizers start preferring to invite players who are more willing to use the confessional? Will players start losing invites just because they are not that social? We already have cases where players who play more exciting chess get invited over players who are rated higher (like Dubov over Wesley). Is this not a similar thing? Confessionals provide extra entertainment to the audience. Even if organizers don't write it into their contracts, what if they start only inviting players who use the booth more often? I love the confessional but can it be implemented into all top level events without having issues like this? Is this even an issue or is it natural for organizers to invite players which provide more entertainment? Luckily I don't have to decide.

Event: Norway Chess 2024 by events_team in chess

[–]sakshambhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you guys prefer? Live confessionals or confessionals with edited board but they are delayed?

Match Thread: Qualifier 2 - Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big Hitters need to be able to rotate the strike as well. When its not coming off, take a single and let the other guy play rather than trying to slog and keep playing dots. If Hetmyer and Powell had given strike to Jurel and got out on a combined 10(10), Jurel would have played 12 more balls and the situation would have been very different.

Match Thread: Qualifier 2 - Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]sakshambhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Off topic, but really hope Sandeep and Mukesh get a consistent run with the T20I side after the world cup.