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12-27-2016 , 08:52 PM

ScottTK

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Ivanchuk

leading after day 2 of Rapid.

Made the thread just to share this Radjabov gem.

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12-28-2016 , 02:11 PM

ScottTK

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Ivanchuk wins!

Tiebreak win, though. Grischuk and Carlsen also scored 11/15.

Quite a comeback for Carlsen, and quite a disappointing finish for Nepomniachtchi, who was leading with 10/13 undefeated and finished with two losses.

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12-28-2016 , 02:33 PM

coon74

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The typical Chucky

Congrats to his fans and happy holidays to everyone!

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12-29-2016 , 10:07 AM

PartyGirlUK

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The guy who's eligible via winning the Djibouti championship & went 0/15 in rapid just won a game in blitz!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-to...ip-2016/5/1/54

I would have bet money on him to go 0/21 at evens, I think.

Surprised his opponent resigned - maybe it was a time issue?

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12-29-2016 , 12:48 PM

PartyGirlUK

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They corrected the result. If the match is accurate & he lost on time in a winning position I feel sorry for him.

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01-02-2017 , 09:42 AM

GreenBliss420

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0/15 in rapid? Wow. That actually should inspire improving players. If someone can lose 15 in a row at that level, we certainly can put up with it and learn from it at our level.

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01-02-2017 , 09:51 AM

PartyGirlUK

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He was eligible via winning the Djibouti championship. I browsed a few of his rapid matches & would be surprised if his true ELO was as high as 1600.

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01-02-2017 , 10:08 AM

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He was eligible via winning the Djibouti championship. I browsed a few of his rapid matches & would be surprised if his true ELO was as high as 1600.

I still don't get the punchline. What's the deal with the Djibouti Championship? How is he qualifying for world class events if he's that weak?

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01-02-2017 , 10:11 AM

PartyGirlUK

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Eligibility was ELO of 2500 (maybe peak ELO of 2500?) or national champion. My guess is a poor East African country with a population of 850,000 doesn't have very many chess players. Hence a national champion with an ELO of 1400 or 1500 or whatever. There's no punchline.

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01-02-2017 , 10:19 AM

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That's crazy. Well, I guess he got some pretty invaluable experience in over the course of the tournament but still...no matter who/what the situation is, 0/15 is going to hurt a little.

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01-03-2017 , 01:57 PM

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ICYMI: here's what Chucky was doing during the award ceremony. Brilliant!

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01-03-2017 , 02:36 PM

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That awkward moment when both the interviewee (Chucky) and the interviewer (Nastya Karlovich) speak English much worse than Russian but had to do the interview in English.

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01-03-2017 , 04:08 PM

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ScottTK

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ICYMI: here's what Chucky was doing during the award ceremony. Brilliant!

It's impossible not to love him.

Last edited by ScottTK; 01-03-2017 at 04:09 PM. Reason: I'm dumb

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01-04-2017 , 10:10 AM

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He really is awesome.

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