Thread 96840442

World Cup Edition

>Chess websites, tools, videos and books:
https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5

>Calendar:
- FIDE World Senior Championships | October 21st - November 1st
- Clutch Chess, Champions Showdown | October 27th - 29th
- FIDE World Cup | October 30th - November 27th
- FIDE Women's World Team Championship | November 17th - 24th
- US Masters | November 26th - 30th
- XTX Markets London Chess Classic | November 26th - December 7th
- IV President Cup: Masters | December 4th - 12th
- Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour: Cape Town | December 5th - 12th
- Tech Mahindra Global Chess League | December 13th - 24th
- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships | December 25th - 31st
- Rilton Cup | December 27th - January 5th
- Tata Steel | January 16th - February 1st

>Previous thread:
>>96804038

>>96840442 (OP)
>AI sloppa
Really, FIDE?

>>96840480
It's not that bad honestly.

>>96840480
they couldn't find a beach in india that was actually clean. this was the only way.

This Danya situation is a tragedy and we need to make sure Kramnik doesn't get away with it!

Hikaru's net worth will be wiped out in the next market crash for sure, he thinks he's a genius investor while inly ever investing in the longest bull market ever
Magnus is always grumpy for no reason and depressed already, i guess something like his wife cheated with a black bvll will drive him to alcoholism and suicide
These happen around the time Niemann is being the world champion and dominating chess, you can't run away from karma forever

>>96840442 (OP)
The boat is probably e reference to an ancient predecessor of chess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturaji#Piece_moves

>>96840530
It's funny to see how Cucksen was afraid of pubicly defend Danya because of the Hans situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3BWzaNXW8Q
anna rudolf crying so much

wheres chessbrah?

>>96841958
>anna rudolf crying so much
sorry but this is unwatchable
>wheres chessbrah?
getting drunk somewhere

Real chess general:
>>>/vg/544084270

>>96840530
How? He's Russian and FIDE is Russian too.

Post more chess clubs please, I can't visit any of them at the moment.

>>96840442 (OP)
>World Cup
Apparently Gukesh has the easiest schedule up until he (probably) gets Abdusattorov in the quarter-finals. There should be more tournaments with tennis brackets like this.

My waifu is live from Amsterdam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEciOW4DaKM

The move that started the cheating accusation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYx3-iO4Hc

>>96841958
>wheres chessbrah?
They're actual white, male labour voters in canada who talk in public about buttplugs. well, hansen's a hapa. I couldn't care less about what they're up to.

https://www.freestyle-chess.com/news/freestyle-chess-grand-slam-finals-in-south-africa/
>Diving Chess
WTF

>>96844041
I don't see anything suspicious, just tactics.

>>96842708
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STjQf7inwW8

>>96840530
a good prank by hans would be to kill himself to see if all the e-celebs ask magnus to be stripped of his titles

>>96845799
yeah that one is fine. royal forks should be flaming red on the board. but it's a diversion to say this situation is the real problem

>>96846334
No time for pranks, he plays Ding Liren tomorrow for the SCC tourney.

I made a follow up video on Kramnik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WBaSc7ATc

>>96847114
>I
Anyway. Everyone's out there farming 'em sweet, sweet outrage-motivated views, I see.

One difference at lower elo .com games is they'll just abandon complicated middle games, weird

>>96848489
Don't scare the kids anon.

>>96848669
Where's the child now?

>>96848671
He's not very active: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/34285520/calculations

>>96848717
What a shitter. (He would wreck me.)

how much higher is your problem rating than normal rating on lichess?

>>96849261
Usually 300 higher.

>>96840530
I think his DMs, emails, etc. should be investigated. It's been said that some high-profile chess players have been attacking him privately.
It would be interesting to release the messages of other players not directly related to this case — specifically Hikaru, who has a reputation for being a bully.

>>96849675
>emails
Hold up.

>>96842864
>Abdusattorov
https://youtube.com/shorts/vOtYYliGZA0?si=p0MfnhEhMO9-1G3r

>>96849675
You're underestimating the power of privacy laws.

>>96846463
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1kKBgjwOU

>>96840442 (OP)
>Clutch Chess, Champions Showdown
irrelevant day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYTcUlC_6Hw

>>96854104
I've seen bad formats of all kinds, but this one sets a new low.

>>96851508
Wow. Hans absolutely destroyed Ding.
If he wins the next match, he'll almost definitely play Magnus in the semis.
>it's happening again

>>96855475
The Kasparov vs Anand event also had this weird scoring rule. I mean, I get it. It keeps people invested and it's fun, but it sure isn't serious.

>>96855400
>new main chess circuit/ELO ranking
They are doing it already
https://www.freestyle-chess.com/freestyle-elo-table/

>>96856213
>What does freestyle mean
Chess960

>>96854870
>Magnus in the semis.
Lazavik is a menace online.

>>96840510
>queen both hovering above and part of the boat
>isn't even centered
>those ropes
>a penguin⁉ on the waves just because????
It's even worse.

>>96855475
>>96855525
At this point they should add a round played at a Takeshi's Castle sort of place.

If I was a billionaire, I'd just launch an independent world chess league
>10+5 time
>governing board that I could remove on a whim
>any public displays of "unsportsmanlike behaviour" would result in a 10 year ban and possibly a removal of previous titles if severe enough
>prize money of ~$100k to the winner
>yearly
And then I'd court smaller tournaments to join my organisation so that we could have independent leagues and rankings outside of elo

>>96857537
>I LOVE SLOP!
ok?

why should/shouldn't I learn Go

>>96858234
It's very yummy, right piggy?

>>96858271
It breaks your little programming, doesn't it? :(

>>96858226
There's no fun way to learn.

Chess?

>>96858621
Meh.

>>96854104
half relevant Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiOIxedqs9E

>>96858621
Variants of chess

>>96858688
>no Hans
How can I be expected to care?
>watch as Hikaru and Magnus act like fags while playing boring chess
In what world is this interesting?

What did they mean by this?

>>96862149
dick size jnversely correlanional woth chezz skllz

>>96862168
Poopoobros, our response?

>>96862149
the hairy, the beta, the chad, the nerd

>>96840442 (OP)
>Calendar
There is also the Winter Marathon:
https://lichess.org/tournament/winter25

>>96858688
and finally the relevant day 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYydM0eGKcQ

>>96863494
>fagnus
>Chad

gukeshbros...

>>96868483
Magnus raped them. Jesus.

Just watching the Clutch Chess champions showdown and the camerawork is really bad.
Just keep both boards on the screen for fuck's sake.
Points for not having a clueless woman as a commentator though.

>>96868765
the new retard host is horrendous

>>96868483
God what a retarded face he has

>>96870024
You'll be seeing it in every chess thread for the next 50 years so better get used to it

>>96870305
I don't understand how his face got so wide.

is d4 a feminine move?

>>96871075
Trans

>>96871075
it's lazy

>>96871075
Dark horse sigma move.

>>96871693
No, it can transpose to other openings. Let black to decide.

I see videos of people baffled they got a brilliant !!, how often do you get one? I get like 10 a day or something and I'm 850 elo. Like every 3 or 4 games I land a brilliant, is that rare?

>>96873404
Brillants are a stupid gimmick. It means you just sacrificed a piece but it wasn't for nothing (if you can actually follow it up).
It really is some feel-good BS to make noobs feel like geniuses. Most of the time, "brilliant" moves aren't the BEST move you could have made. They're worthless.

>>96873404
I get 20 every day, in my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss71PHd-KKk
Pray for the finest of gold bros

>>96873404
you play on ch*sscom right? they make you think you play like bobby fischer every game so you buy the right to see their analysis. play on lichess

>>96874426
Oh that makes sense. Thanks.

>>96874347
https://youtube.com/shorts/PL_mvm514lM

>>96875104
>Nazi Niemann goes after innocent Jewish man

>>96874426
Monetizing people incompetence is a bad business plan.

It's time!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_Gambit

>>96875735
>hans mochelekialskybinsky """niemann-greenberg"""
>nazi

I love him so much *no homo*

>>96877169
Yes.

>>96876210
Monetizing people's vanity has always been the best business plan

They are selling a ticket specifically to take photos at the World Cup. That's definitely a good way to monetize.

>>96877816
Who would want a picture with G*kesh, though?

>>96878054
Obviously you go to the Divya's table first.

Anna will have Wirtual on the stream today (her future husband): https://www.twitch.tv/annacramling

>>96879899
inb4 Cramling Jr. vs Carlsen Jr.

>>96879899
The trackmania guy?

>>96882197
Unfortunately, yes.

>>96840442 (OP)
>World Cup
Round 1 Game 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnC71T8XTI0

>>96869240
I don't think that the com will keep him for very long.
>>96883849
Top commentary team!

>>96883906
>the com
I mean, the STLChessClub.
>>96868765
>clueless woman
The blonde at TakeTakeTake? She's great.

>>96878857
oh no she's in trouble https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/Zwa3rVXq

>>96874347
i can't take it if he goes so soon after danya. i can't take losing danya alone, i've grieved for him more than anyone i've known irl. doesn't help that i feel guilty for stirring the pot with the drama, i posted a comment once like 'haha get the popcorn' so yeah i'm complicit like a gawking cunt using a phone to record instead of helping someone. i used to watch him all the time, he struck me as a genuinely kind soul which there aren't many of anymore.

>>96885893
Nobody cares about those two.

Meet the guy who will kick Gukesh out of the World Cup.

>>96888334
Don’t know who he is but this dude already looks like the archetype of the chess player that will eventually be driven to madness by the game

>>96888466
we got a new frank tufano on our hands

96886879
case in point

>>96883849
Round 1 Game 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLjqn1OTzbY

>>96890005
our guy on the cover, nice!

>check out some random noname on ChessTV
>he has a handful of viewers, pretty quiet, no activity in chat
>check out some random noname FEMALE on ChessTV
>she has an army of simps in the thousands spamming chat
why are they like this bros

>>96891747
Men are ugly to look at and numales are forever virgins.

>>96891747
eye candy

>>96891747
Female board games players are CUTE.

>>96892920
>go

>>96892920
I like her face.

>>96890005
They are using Lichess.

>>96890005
Round 1 tie-break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7B5k_P_x8

>>96897085
based

>>96899910
Cara de insel

>>96888466
>eventually
If you are a GM you are already a mad man.

>>96897085
Round 2 game 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tup3g3ykXk

>>96904668
Poor Gukesh, he has no chance with a format like this.

>>96911083
This is a sign of poor education. Or he's trying to swallow his opponent's soul. I dunno.

>>96904668
Round 2 Game 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmyrfy33mk

>>96912418
>Hans' tricks don't work in classical
try again

>>96914231
>just one blunder and you go home
ouch

>>96911711
He's very emotional https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PS62PgsMlrA

>>96915818
just like borat

>>96840442 (OP)
What chess books would you suggest to a novice who found out via the lessons offered by Duolingo that they might like chess problems but have too much of a smartphone-addled zoomer brain to have an interest in proper games? I'm hoping to encourage this individual to be less inclined to stare into their hellbrick and more inclined to play over the board and moving from solving problems on the phone to problems in a book seems like it would be a good start.

>>96916928
I miss him, bros...
And I dunno, some people recommend picrel. It's mostly puzzles.

>>96917108
Dead but never forgotten.
Thanks Anon, I'll check it out. Do you have any opinions on the Polgar 5334 book? I know it has a following but I don't know enough about it to know how well suited it is for this specific purpose. I'm more a casual/social player of chess than a student of chess so I've never worked through a chess book myself.

>>96917463
>Polgar
Never read it myself so I wouldn't know.
You might want to ask here >>>/vg/545160991, that's where most 4chins chess players actually are.

>>96917463
It's overvalued. You can do puzzles on Lichess, it's more practical.

>>96914380
>just one blunder
That's the reason why most tournaments use the Swiss system for pairings.

>>96891747
https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-the-gender-imbalance-in-top-level-chess-150637

Im confused why you guys are on vg and tg at the same time >>>/vg/545160991

>>96915818
I like autism of this kind.

>>96912418
Round 2 tie-break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNaQ3EbV_8Y

>>96917503
Thanks, I forgot about the /vg/ thread. I'm pretty sure the last time I posted in the 4chan chess threads Ding Liren was still World Champion.

>>96917628
I may forward that recommendation but part of my objective here is to move this person away from staring at a screen.

>>96917735
Thanks, checking into it. What are it's strengths and weaknesses versus the others?

>>96919183
Chess is both a traditional board game and a modern video game. I haven't followed them in a while but the two threads used to be slightly different in terms of focus and character.

>>96919897
Holy cows Hans is out!

I finally quit chess bros. Put away my sets, deleted chess apps, donating books to the local club. Feel lighter and I have sense of freedom I haven’t felt in a long time.

>>96920322
See you next week.

>>96920171
Being a Hans fan is perpetual suffering

buhahah

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>>96927506
>>96927506
>>96927506

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>>96927520
Why.

>>96927520
Yeah, why?

Chess?

>>96927520
schismatic heretic

Why do you guys need two inactive threads at once?

>>96944179
We always do this to clean up the calendar of past events and add the new ones if needed you f. retard

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>>96927506
>>96927506
>>96927506

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>>96944272
>We

>>96944272
Zero new events were added and only two of the twelve in this OP were deleted. There was worse than zero utility in making a new thread: nothing useful was added and now /chess/ is prematurely split. Are you an Indian with a GitHub full of README updates or are you compelled by some other flavor of mental illness?

Any opinions on this book?

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>>>/vg/545599652
>>>/vg/545599652
>>>/vg/545599652

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>>96950761
Finally a good fucking general.

>>96955342
Damn straight.

I fluctuate between 700-1000 ELO
How do I break through this plateau? I want to get good at chess, I feel I have to memorize like the top 10 openings really well down to all the variants.

>>96962092
You should ask in NEW >>>/vg/545599652