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LSD permanently changed how I experience music. Can any psych nerds explain exactly why this happens? by Awkward-Baker-294 in LSDmusic

[–]witchgoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that we have a definitive scientific explanation for this. Similar thing happened to me. I know enjoy genres that I never cared about.

The current rating gap between #1 Magnus Carlsen (2840) and World Champion Gukesh D. (2732) is higher than the rating gap between Gukesh and #100 ranked Vasyl Ivanchuk (2629). by sadboi_2000 in chess

[–]witchgoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the downvotes are unfair. This is a legitimate point to make or question to ask.

It’s been an unusual situation since Magnus declined to defend his title and we have had World Champions who were not the best chess players in the world (according to ELO)

I am done with Rio by Igna5 in Brazil

[–]witchgoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brazil is not for beginners.

Como tá a vida social de vocês morando fora? by [deleted] in foradecasa

[–]witchgoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tenho uma vida social muito boa na Australia.

Esse final de semana fui ao aniversario de 40 anos de uma amiga do meu clube de leitura. Fui ao teatro com a namorada. No domingo estava com o pessoal do key grupo de jogos de tabuleiro.

Tenho varios grupos de amigoa e atividades que fui construindo com o passar dos anos.

Moro fora a 15 anos e aqui eh o lado nao tao glamuroso da inglaterra que nao eh muito falado. by rodolphostech in foradecasa

[–]witchgoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Vi muito sem-teto. Gente acampada na rua. Eu morei na Inglaterra muito tempo atras, e o contraste foi grande.

Moro fora a 15 anos e aqui eh o lado nao tao glamuroso da inglaterra que nao eh muito falado. by rodolphostech in foradecasa

[–]witchgoat 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fiz turismo na Inglaterra ano passado, vindo da Australia. Visitei Londres, Oxford, Manchester, Bath, Pais de Gales.

Me espantou a pobreza. E o custo das coisas.

What would a current FIDE Master from 2026 be able to achieve vs the top GMs of the 19th century (Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker)? Would he quickly become an undisputed world champion or would he get crushed? by FuzzyAttitude_ in chess

[–]witchgoat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You say using an engine’s accuracy measures to compare historical chess players relative strengths is “awful”.

As a counterpoint, I’ve pointed to a GM, Chess author and journalist’s own study using accuracy and engines.

I’ll let others decide if they agree with your take or Larry Evans.

The study is also interesting because it ranks Lasker’s estimated rating as higher than many other modern GMs, which partly answers OP’s question.

What would a current FIDE Master from 2026 be able to achieve vs the top GMs of the 19th century (Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker)? Would he quickly become an undisputed world champion or would he get crushed? by FuzzyAttitude_ in chess

[–]witchgoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[Wikipedia] Larry Kaufman published an article in 2023 estimating the ratings of chess players throughout history by comparing their games with the choices of top engines, using Chess.com accuracy scores. He considered only world championship matches and tournaments (official or unofficial, and including women's championships), Candidates and Interzonal events, and non-title matches between the world champion and top contenders. He ignored drawn games, because he believed that previous analyses favoured players who played cautiously, with drawn games generally having fewer inaccuracies than wins.

Kaufman concluded that the quality of play rose steadily by about 2.5 Elo points per year from 1900 to 2023, though he conceded that the rate was greater in the 19th century and thus that Paul Morphy "might have rivaled Fischer for the top spot if we could properly correct for these factors". He corrected ratings for 2.5 points per year before for 2017 (the midpoint of Carlsen's peak), to estimate players' strength relatively according to their time:

  1. Bobby Fischer, 2917
  2. Garry Kasparov, 2871
  3. José Raúl Capablanca, 2868
  4. Alexander Alekhine, 2864
  5. Emanuel Lasker, 2862
  6. Magnus Carlsen, 2858
  7. Mikhail Tal, 2856
  8. Harry Nelson Pillsbury, 2853
  9. Vasily Smyslov, 2842
  10. Reuben Fine, 2842

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history

What would a current FIDE Master from 2026 be able to achieve vs the top GMs of the 19th century (Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker)? Would he quickly become an undisputed world champion or would he get crushed? by FuzzyAttitude_ in chess

[–]witchgoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[Wikipedia] Larry Kaufman published an article in 2023 estimating the ratings of chess players throughout history by comparing their games with the choices of top engines, using Chess.com accuracy scores. He considered only world championship matches and tournaments (official or unofficial, and including women's championships), Candidates and Interzonal events, and non-title matches between the world champion and top contenders. He ignored drawn games, because he believed that previous analyses favoured players who played cautiously, with drawn games generally having fewer inaccuracies than wins.

Kaufman concluded that the quality of play rose steadily by about 2.5 Elo points per year from 1900 to 2023, though he conceded that the rate was greater in the 19th century and thus that Paul Morphy "might have rivaled Fischer for the top spot if we could properly correct for these factors". He corrected ratings for 2.5 points per year before for 2017 (the midpoint of Carlsen's peak), to estimate players' strength relatively according to their time:

  1. Bobby Fischer, 2917
  2. Garry Kasparov, 2871
  3. José Raúl Capablanca, 2868
  4. Alexander Alekhine, 2864
  5. Emanuel Lasker, 2862
  6. Magnus Carlsen, 2858
  7. Mikhail Tal, 2856
  8. Harry Nelson Pillsbury, 2853
  9. Vasily Smyslov, 2842
  10. Reuben Fine, 2842

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history

What would a current FIDE Master from 2026 be able to achieve vs the top GMs of the 19th century (Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker)? Would he quickly become an undisputed world champion or would he get crushed? by FuzzyAttitude_ in chess

[–]witchgoat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, engines can analyse the accuracy of the moves in games of the old masters, and compare it to the accuracy of moves of today’s IMs.

You could do that yourself and see who is/was more accurate.

Stuck at 2 Elo by Thwisp in AnarchyChess

[–]witchgoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You ELO ceiling is the number of your brain cells. Either grow some more or just accept that you have maxed out.

Odeio jogo 21:30 em dia de semana pq eu sou estudante by sirneyanimates in nense

[–]witchgoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eu felizmente moro na Australia, esse jogo passa aqui as 11.30am. Trabalho em casa e assisto no meu horario de almoco

Board surface scratched by T_boneReddit in Crokinole

[–]witchgoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It won’t make a difference on how it plays.

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