i like how anna cramling always calls it CHASS
― mark s, Saturday, 14 October 2023 09:08 (six months ago) link
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
― H.P, Saturday, 14 October 2023 10:11 (six months ago) link
agad viewer, man of culture etc
― imago, Saturday, 14 October 2023 11:10 (six months ago) link
He sends me to blissful sleep each night, much to my better half’s chagrin
― H.P, Saturday, 14 October 2023 12:34 (six months ago) link
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
https://agadmators-swag-store.creator-spring.com/listing/design-with-a-story-tm?product=46
― H.P, Saturday, 14 October 2023 12:37 (six months ago) link
If you buy one I’ll buy the other one imago
― H.P, Saturday, 14 October 2023 12:38 (six months ago) link
lol
my own evening schedule is very similar to yours ofc
― imago, Saturday, 14 October 2023 12:41 (six months ago) link
right down to the chagrin
― imago, Saturday, 14 October 2023 12:42 (six months ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Sunday, 15 October 2023 15:01 (six months ago) link
he lost again btw, to a teenager this time
― lag∞n, Sunday, 15 October 2023 15:02 (six months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/cUKNj9r.jpg
― calstars, Sunday, 15 October 2023 17:41 (six months ago) link
nice i used to live a few blocks away from there
― lag∞n, Sunday, 15 October 2023 17:48 (six months ago) link
hehe
https://i.imgur.com/hf1wkpV.png
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:38 (six months ago) link
Poor bloke
― Peach’s burner account (H.P), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 22:20 (six months ago) link
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
― #1 García Fan (H.P), Tuesday, 31 October 2023 01:09 (six months ago) link
Bishop to f6 being the brilliant in question
im going to become a serious puzzle man, its time
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 7 November 2023 23:35 (five months ago) link
i bought a chessable course, on sale
several xps lovely stuff, u could have sacd your queen on f8 to really rub it in
― ava (paolo), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 08:50 (five months ago) link
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
― ava (paolo), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 08:52 (five months ago) link
watch ava DESTROY the najdorf in just FIFTEEN MOVES!!!
― ava (paolo), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 08:53 (five months ago) link
― ava (paolo), Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:50 AM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
lol rude
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 14:13 (five months ago) link
fwiw i just took a screen shot of the final position and posted it
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 14:14 (five months ago) link
Got this higher rated German punk on the ropes
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2023 02:51 (five months ago) link
get that german
― lag∞n, Saturday, 11 November 2023 02:53 (five months ago) link
Forked both of his knights with a pawn, amateur hour over here
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2023 03:02 (five months ago) link
Team ILX
― calstars, Saturday, 11 November 2023 03:03 (five months ago) link
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
― H.P, Saturday, 25 November 2023 01:42 (five months ago) link
what a bastard lmao
― imago, Saturday, 25 November 2023 09:25 (five months ago) link
I’m giving up. I get worse with each game
― calstars, Sunday, 26 November 2023 02:51 (five months ago) link
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.
― organ doner (ledge), Sunday, 26 November 2023 14:55 (five months ago) link
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)
― ava (paolo), Monday, 27 November 2023 10:14 (five months ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Monday, 27 November 2023 20:10 (five months ago) link
anal beads don't show up on stream
― ciderpress, Monday, 27 November 2023 22:47 (five months ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 December 2023 22:01 (five months ago) link
“Nobody’s Fault (Butt Mon)”
― calstars, Saturday, 2 December 2023 22:03 (five months ago) link
Two lone Americans up against the world, facing immeasurable oddsVictorious 53 years apart at the legendary Tournament of Peace8/9: 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
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 December 2023 22:05 (five months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4gGUJ3qxs
loving carlsen's troll era
― imago, Monday, 4 December 2023 09:52 (four months ago) link
its really something
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 13:22 (four months ago) link
fucker didnt let me finish it but there it is baby the famous smothered mate
https://i.imgur.com/FcAAxhx.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 13:47 (four months ago) link
i would like to thank my new found commitment to "doing puzzles" for this spectacular win
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 13:57 (four months ago) link
probably the most i've ever laughed at a chess video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3G4KenJolU
― imago, Thursday, 21 December 2023 23:47 (four months ago) link
???
Rook takes Queen?
What am I missing?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 21 December 2023 23:53 (four months ago) link
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
― H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 00:07 (four months ago) link
Very difficult for me to watch a Chess video without a Croatian accent but that Magnus magic video was worth it.
Your chess simp though Imago....I want to invoice you for the time
― H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 00:20 (four months ago) link
3 minutes, including the 2 greatest premoves of all time? money's worth imo
― imago, Friday, 22 December 2023 00:40 (four months ago) link
It's my fault, I should have turned it off the second I heard that grating robotic voice but I thought whatever was going to happen would be worth the pain. What happened was good, but there is no good in the world that can make up for the sin of being overdubbed with text-to-speech
― H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 00:55 (four months ago) link
Ah yeah, of course.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 22 December 2023 13:02 (four months ago) link
its considered one of the sickest mates
― lag∞n, Friday, 22 December 2023 19:00 (four months ago) link