i love when ILX gets all chessed out (ILX hot chess action is here)

listening to top guys in general tho they are all super concerned about cheating, seems nearly consensus that online chess is completely compromised

which is kinda weird as magnus and the other top guys still crush online tourneys regularly

like hikaru pretty much agrees with dubov here, tho hes a lil less extreme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQuQl3_Jgrw

I think it’s a justified sentiment, and Magnus has the clout to actually make a change in this regard. Yeah the rhetoric feels a little “wah wah I lost that isn’t supposed to happen”, but I don’t think anyone can argue with the substance of the post. That Hikaru/Dubbo video shows how easy it is to cheat, and with the stakes of chess at this level, to allow people to wear things in Chess that could easily be compromised and where there’s really no downside to banning these items? Feels a bit silly.

Magnums can never have a sense of humor now

i like how anna cramling always calls it CHASS

This game had me yelling “nooooo” in disbelief at my computer screen and I currently have 0 beers in my system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgG4bUDHa4

agad viewer, man of culture etc

He sends me to blissful sleep each night, much to my better half’s chagrin

Been trying to convince myself to buy one of these for about a year now

https://agadmators-swag-store.creator-spring.com/listing/i-am-an-excellent-subscriber?product=46

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If you buy one I’ll buy the other one imago

lol

my own evening schedule is very similar to yours ofc

right down to the chagrin

magnus mad

Just to be clear, I am not accusing my opponent today of cheating. Constantly using my name for clicks is fine, but this is just lame. Do better. pic.twitter.com/qBURl4JutS

— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) October 12, 2023

he lost again btw, to a teenager this time

https://i.imgur.com/cUKNj9r.jpg

nice i used to live a few blocks away from there

hehe

https://i.imgur.com/hf1wkpV.png

Poor bloke

Got my first brilliant move (that I’ve checked). I thought I was playing like Carlson this game, until I checked the review and found I was losing 99% of the time lol

https://www.chess.com/live/game/92452854427

Bishop to f6 being the brilliant in question

im going to become a serious puzzle man, its time

i bought a chessable course, on sale

several xps lovely stuff, u could have sacd your queen on f8 to really rub it in

https://www.chess.com/game/daily/578208361

i got i think my first smothered mate since high school chess club recently. idk how to embed an image from chess.com on here and i refuse to find out

watch ava DESTROY the najdorf in just FIFTEEN MOVES!!!

several xps lovely stuff, u could have sacd your queen on f8 to really rub it in

― ava (paolo), Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:50 AM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol rude

fwiw i just took a screen shot of the final position and posted it

Got this higher rated German punk on the ropes

get that german

Forked both of his knights with a pawn, amateur hour over here

Team ILX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqKGSl2CTXk

Decided whenever I verbally say "wow" to a Chess youtube video, I'll post here. Karpov's smarmy face in the bottom left really embodies his play in this game. Every move like a laugh at his opponents face

what a bastard lmao

I’m giving up. I get worse with each game

I'm certainly not covering myself with honours. though I guess it's early days. Also realised my ~1000 rating for correspondence is completely bogus since I don't play with randoms.

xp yeah i know the feeling :( kinda obvious advice, but my tip when you're on a bad run is to give yourself loads of time to think through moves (if possible)

also that karpov vid, he made a GM resign with almost all the pieces still on the board, fuckin hell

kramnik accusing hikaru of cheating is pretty delightful considering he streamed them all

anal beads don't show up on stream

hans is back baby

Organizer of the Zagreb event with a pretty shocking quote to Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten:

"Niemann's performance is out of this world, but we have no definite proof that he is cheating. We have some indications, but we don't know if anyone wants to report him." https://t.co/8vEPLQitH3

— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) November 30, 2023

“Nobody’s Fault (Butt Mon)”

Two lone Americans up against the world, facing immeasurable odds

Victorious 53 years apart at the legendary Tournament of Peace

8/9: 2946 performance rating

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible pic.twitter.com/qjZlhRIYJp

— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) November 30, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4gGUJ3qxs

loving carlsen's troll era

its really something

fucker didnt let me finish it but there it is baby the famous smothered mate

https://i.imgur.com/FcAAxhx.png

i would like to thank my new found commitment to "doing puzzles" for this spectacular win

probably the most i've ever laughed at a chess video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3G4KenJolU

fucker didnt let me finish it but there it is baby the famous smothered mate

???

Rook takes Queen?

What am I missing?

rook takes queen, then knight to f7 checkmate (king smothered by rook and pawns, hence the name)

Very nice! Yesterday I reached a draw by insufficient material as I let my opponent promote his last pawn to a knight, forking my queen and king. If he promoted to queen it was mate in 1. Safe to say, I'm not having a good run right now