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Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

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Re: Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

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Post by mindgam3 »

pratchett wrote: post #220
mindgam3 wrote: post #5

I’d like to offer a few thoughts on this match as a former internationally competitive player/US Cadet U16 champion, current ~2400 bullet chess addict, and someone who has played bughouse with Fabiano as my partner at the Sinquefield Cup in 2017. First, hats off to both players for a hard fought match. To Magnus for successfully defending his title, and to Fabiano for pushing Magnus right to the brink. This was an ex…

I sent you a mail three days ago about this with the subject line 'Testing chess website?'. I am hoping you will get back to me.

So sorry for the delay. I have been completely buried putting together some chess events. I will respond today with next steps. Thank you for your interest!

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Post by ZeikJT »

mindgam3 wrote: post #135
michalu wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You make a good point, but I don't think he's playing for hearts. They play for money and recognition in the first place. Every sportsman who experienced a failure (and we all have) knows very well that while you're applauded at the top the moment you lose many, including your fans will suddenly rejoice ... sometimes you even get some "kicks while on the ground." About the Grischuk and Kasparov quote, it turns out I…

I can't argue with your logic here. We do live in a world where people say winning isn't everything. But actually, it is. It's not just happening in chess. This is the same "win at all costs" mentality that gave us the wonders of "growth hacking" i.e. unethical behavior that becomes glorified in Silicon Valley, because it works. I don't mean to get all Ghandi-like on you, but I do want to ask you sincerely - what kin…

Don't worry, you're not being as Gandhi-like as you might think: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/10/23/be-change/

Re: Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

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Post by pratchett »

mindgam3 wrote: post #221
pratchett wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sent you a mail three days ago about this with the subject line 'Testing chess website?'. I am hoping you will get back to me.

So sorry for the delay. I have been completely buried putting together some chess events. I will respond today with next steps. Thank you for your interest!

I understand. No hurries. Your tool does seem very intriguing though :)

Re: Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana to Win World Chess Championship

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Post by mindgam3 »

pratchett wrote: post #223
mindgam3 wrote: post #221

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So sorry for the delay. I have been completely buried putting together some chess events. I will respond today with next steps. Thank you for your interest!

I understand. No hurries. Your tool does seem very intriguing though :)

Thanks for your patience... I got over 30 emails from HN folks, which is awesome but it's taking me slightly longer than expected to handle the volume. Will reach out to everyone before signing off the weekend, for real this time :-)

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Post by dplgk »

chaosmachine wrote: post #23
dmerrick wrote: post #10

I just want to give a mention to ChessNetwork on Twitch[1]. I watched many of the games of this series live via this channel, and it was great how the commentator had his own board to demonstrate the next few moves and explain the players' thinking. It was really interesting and relaxing. https://www.twitch.tv/chessnetwork

Jerry is a phenomenal chess instructor. His latest video on tactical awareness[1] explains more in 2 hours than you might learn in a thousand games at the board. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGKPxJ5NYI

This guy's voice has a real Sam Harris vibe.
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