Chess

[Burning Bridges]

ok, I resign

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Pay attention to the wording, dawg. It's a "longest streak of split points to kick off a WC match".

It's what I like to call "American" records. Every time I watch NBA game they break some kind of record for "most points scored on a Monday between minute 4 and 5 during a full moon and cloudy weather with a chance of rain".

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Either way, record or no, this has been pretty lame to watch. I mean, if you are some kind of IM level expert then maaaybe you recognize chess mastery on the highest level with both sides neutralizing each other or whatever, but for mere mortals its lame. Even the GMs on commentary have called several of the games boring, so I am very sceptical when people react with 'omg you just don't understand chess well enough to enjoy this!' snobbery.

What makes it worthwhile is Grischuks funny commentary and even that fun has been spoiled since that fast talking autist Giri joined the team.

 

[octavius]

I've never seen Magnus look as old and tired as he did after the 10th game.

 

[abnaxus]

How did that Giri manage to impregnate Sopiko?

 

[Burning Bridges]

How did that Giri manage to impregnate Sopiko?

e2 - e4

 

[abnaxus]

Grischuk and Svidler discussing Stephen King books, shows how high quality this game is.

 

[Burning Bridges]

the highlight was when they discussed the best pizza toppings

 

[coldcrow]

FCs preparation is rock-solid. I think it's more on point than MCs.

 

[Burning Bridges]

I don't judge the games but in interviews and press conferences Carlsen radiates so much negative energy, I sometimes wonder if he should play Chess at all.

He just seems tense, tired, annoyed and touchy.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Burnout maybe, wasn't there a rumor he wanted to take a prolonged break after this? Or maybe he feels Fabianos got his number.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Rumor hm. And when you ask him he would just roll his eyes and say "no" and then after a pause, looking at his shoes "I really don't understand the point of this question".

 

[Burning Bridges]

if you're bored like me, watch this for a change.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Rumor hm. And when you ask him he would just roll his eyes and say "no" and then after a pause, looking at his shoes "I really don't understand the point of this question".

He seems to be so much more at ease when just makes nonsense, like when he played against the Chess Hustlers without telling who he was.

 

[abnaxus]

There's a good chance Liv Tyler took his virginity.

 

[octavius]

What a fucking cop-out!!!

 

[abnaxus]

4D chess.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Only game I couldn't watch, seems like I didn't miss anything.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Those guys simply do not make any mistakes.

Chess has reached a point where it is hard to get excitement out of it but that does not mean it's bad. In fact this has been the best World Championship in terms of not making mistakes.

 

[Kitchen Utensil]

 

[abnaxus]

Carlsen win in rapid tiebreak.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Raise your enemies hope by drawing them to tie-breaks, then crush them with terrible slaughter.

 

[Serious_Business]

Expected of course, altho it was amusing for a while to see the "psychological game" behind all of this - with all the speculation on Carlsen's nerves. Giri was just going off in a stream yesterday on this. As if this man ever had anything but nerves of steel ; augmented, no doubt.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Everyone who watched Carlsen play speed chess in the last couple of years and saw him destroy, not just defeat but utterly destroy everybody else, knew that Caruanas chances to win the tiebreak were close to zero.

 

[octavius]

Deserved win to Magnus.
Looks like Caruana is all about computing variants, and no creativity.