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08-16-2021 , 08:08 AM

#7426

The Yugoslavian

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

http://chess-results.com/tnr570470.a...=11&turdet=YES

I am still capable of winning some chess tournament, who could have thought?!

Damn, that Tautvydas guy is good!

Not so good at puzzles, but can't have it all

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08-16-2021 , 02:50 PM

#7427

Sugar Nut

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Shankland confirmed participating in the classical portion of St. Louis starting tomorrow.

Good that most of you seem to like him as well, because I've heard negative sentiments about him mroe than once. He's among my favourite players and I always want to see him do well.

He came this close to qualifying for the next Candidates, too.

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08-20-2021 , 02:35 PM

#7428

Punker

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Originally Posted by Sugar Nut

Shankland confirmed participating in the classical portion of St. Louis starting tomorrow.

Good that most of you seem to like him as well, because I've heard negative sentiments about him more than once. He's among my favourite players and I always want to see him do well.

There's kind of a Hellmuth-like quality to him; he's kind of a jerk, but it's caused more by him being generally socially clueless and awkward and narcissistic than him actually being a bad guy.

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08-20-2021 , 08:44 PM

#7429

All-inMcLovin

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I saw him play a blitz match on cam with GM Daniel Naroditsky on Twitch some months back.

He seemed good natured and appeared to be having fun (albeit while losing the match).

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08-21-2021 , 02:47 AM

#7430

Tuma

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i'd love to hear some stories about SS

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08-21-2021 , 09:49 AM

#7431

PoseidonCubed

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08-21-2021 , 03:43 PM

#7432

YouKnowWho

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He once shared my blog post from chess.com on his Facebook and said something along the lines of “I don’t usually share blogs but this one is good”, which felt really nice and is is still one of the highlights of my life when it comes to chess. Sadly I cannot locate it anymore, as I am not friends with him on Facebook and the only reason I found out is because someone told me and shared a screenshot (or maybe posted here, I don’t remember).

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08-22-2021 , 05:37 PM

#7433

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

You could +friend him and ask him if he remembers. Good chance he does, and you can congratulate him on his deep run in the World Cup!

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08-23-2021 , 09:20 PM

#7434

BobJoeJim

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Holy cow! I got invited to join the Champions Chess Tour broadcast between the 13th and 14th rounds of the next tournament (this next Monday), to talk about people's odds of reaching the knockout stage!

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08-23-2021 , 10:08 PM

#7435

bip!

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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim

nice

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08-24-2021 , 02:34 AM

#7436

YouKnowWho

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Amazing, BJJ! Will be tuning in for sure

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08-24-2021 , 09:41 AM

#7437

The Yugoslavian

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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim

Awwww, yeah!

Fingers crossed you become a regular!!

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08-28-2021 , 12:58 PM

#7438

Paul D

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Magnus livestreaming on Twitch in a hot tub while playing in a bullet titled arena is possibly peak chess

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09-02-2021 , 10:31 PM

#7439

airwave16

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anyone know what happened to chessexplained's youtube page? did he make an announcement of quitting at some point?

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09-05-2021 , 03:52 PM

#7440

NajdorfDefense

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Vlad, it was a good run.

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09-11-2021 , 04:44 PM

#7441

NajdorfDefense

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Got to play a nice little classic checkmate in a casual game today as Black.

White is castled none of those pieces or pawns have moved. Material is even, I'm fianchettoed, Qd4, Rc2, Bg7, Kh8 he's got his pawn on b7 and Q on a6 [and N somewhere queenside].

Got to play Rxf2 pawn, RxR, Qd1 check, Rf1, Bishop moves from g7 for the first time in the game for the winning d4 check [Kh1 QxR mate].

To spot the pattern instantly in a casual game was great for me.

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09-24-2021 , 05:54 AM

#7442

Tuma

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can american betting apps be convinced into offering betting on chess? i'm doubting there will be anything for the WCC.

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09-24-2021 , 06:10 AM

#7443

All-inMcLovin

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I'd say there's prolly at least a 33% chance American betting apps will have something for the WCC.

Maybe as high as 45%. Basically AK vs QQ.

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09-24-2021 , 06:22 AM

#7444

Tuma

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Quote:

Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

I'd say there's prolly at least a 33% chance American betting apps will have something for the WCC.

Maybe as high as 45%. Basically AK vs QQ.

good news. alireza is still young enough to wager everything on maggz.

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09-24-2021 , 07:49 AM

#7445

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by Tuma

good news. alireza is still young enough to wager everything on maggz.

Smart money is likely on Nepo but I can’t bring myself to bet against Maggzy Bogues.

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09-25-2021 , 01:50 PM

#7446

The Yugoslavian

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Smart money is likely on Nepo but I can’t bring myself to bet against Maggzy Bogues.

This.

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09-30-2021 , 11:06 AM

#7447

NajdorfDefense

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-345/+267 is the current sharp line.

Def not wagering the fave at those prices.

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10-29-2021 , 02:39 AM

#7448

BobJoeJim

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Originally Posted by NajdorfDefense

-345/+267 is the current sharp line.

Def not wagering the fave at those prices.

I mean Magnus is probably 80% or better to win so... I haven't really done a detailed analysis, of the level I'd need to consider a wager, but...

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11-03-2021 , 10:18 PM

#7449

NajdorfDefense

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Why on earth is he 80%+ to win?

The line above is 77.5% odds, you're sure he's really such a bigger lock? Esp given his poor record v Nepo...

Carlsen is truly great but could easily have lost his last two defenses, after all he was in a forced mate position [in 26 or whatever] v Caruana in a match where he won no regular games. Had Fabi found the thread in that one he probably would be the WC the past two years.

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11-03-2021 , 10:52 PM

#7450

All-inMcLovin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NajdorfDefense

Nepo stylistically is such a bad match up for Magnus. Magnus excels in stability. Nepo thrives in complications.

I’d say the match is much! closer to 40-60 than it is 20-80.

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