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  • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
    This is my new hero:



    In 1920, Szmul Rzeszewski, age 8, played chess against eight grand masters simultaneously.

    He lost every game.
    So THAT’S where Hopkins got their strategy for qualifying for the NCAAs!
    If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?

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    • "The weak link in the great chain of Socialism."

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      • Kung Fu Chess.
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        • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
          I'm still a big fan of bughouse chess. Played probably a hundred or so matches. Once played in an 8v8 game where you had to have two people on the ends throwing and catching pieces. It's absolute insanity. Fast moves are rewarded.
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          Originally posted by SanTropez
          May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
          Originally posted by bigblue_dl
          I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
          Originally posted by Kepler
          When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
          He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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          • Cornell University
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            Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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            • You had one job, Netflix.

              What a dumb unforced error. ?!

              From Wikipedia:

              During her career Gaprindashvili successfully competed in men's tournaments, winning amongst others the Hastings Challengers tournament in 1963/4. She tied for second place at Sandomierz in 1976,[3] tied for first place at Lone Pine in 1977,[4] and tied for second at Dortmund in 1978.[5] Her performance at Lone Pine made her the first woman ever to earn a norm for the title of International Grandmaster.[6]
              Hastings in particular is a crown jewel of chess tournaments -- I mean I, a casual player, have heard of this.
              Last edited by Kepler; 01-28-2022, 09:49 AM.
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              ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
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              • It do be like that.

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                • There's a new kid in town.

                  India’s teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has won praise for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship.

                  Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the ... Masters rapid chess tournament.
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                  Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                  • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    There's a new kid in town.
                    While playing black.

                    I loved how his reaction was he just wanted to go to bed, since he was up so late due to the time difference.

                    Carlsen did say he felt he was feeling the aftereffects of Covid, after coming down with it shortly before the tournament. Still, a fantastic result for the up and comer. An international master at 10. That's just absurd.
                    Last edited by Russell Jaslow; 02-22-2022, 08:29 AM.
                    Russell Jaslow
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                    • So, former Ukrainian now Russian GM Sergey Karjakin just got himself canceled. He had been tweeting support for Putin, but his tweets were also laughing emojis in response to stories of Ukrainian deaths. His Twitter account is now removed and entire chess community is basically telling him to DIAF.
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                      ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                      Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                      • Holy sh-t.

                        Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the world since 2011, announced Wednesday he will not defend his world championship title.

                        "The conclusion is very simple that I am not motivated to play another match," the five-time world champion said on his podcast, The Magnus Effect. The championship matches are held every two years and the next is scheduled for 2023.

                        "I simply feel that I don't have a lot to gain," Carlsen added. "I don't particularly like it, and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclinations to play and I will simply not play the match."
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                        ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                        Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                        • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                          Can, can you blame him? 11 years at the top of almost every variation. I'd probably want to shoot my career before I shoot myself. Like, I imagine after about six years it became boring. Ten years, excruciating.
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                          Originally posted by SanTropez
                          May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                          Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                          I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                          Originally posted by Kepler
                          When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                          He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                          • Another first for AI:

                            https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/europ...cli/index.html

                            Not even Bobby Fischer, ahem, pulled that off.
                            If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?

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                            • Evolution of strategy in a nutshell
                              It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities

                              Go Cats!!! GO BLACKHAWKS!

                              Cuck the Fubs... Let's Go WHITE SOX!!!

                              Wildcat Born, Wildcat Bred....

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                              • Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
                                If you took those ideas and gave them to somebody else to make a video it would be good.

                                That guy? I want that guy dead, slowly. Can we please get this ****ing manic childish affectation over with? We get it, quirky. Can we please have adults back?
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                                ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                                Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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