Gukesh becomes the youngest chess world champion in history

Post by Salgat » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 4:27 PM UTC

bmacho wrote: post #46

hbn wrote: post #5

For being the headline, they sure hid his age pretty well. Not at the opening paragraph nor end of the article, nor photo captions near the top or bottom. cmd+f "years" 0 results cmd+f "age" 0 results And scanning for numbers is useless since most of the article is chess moves written out.

For someone who has complained a LOT about this information not being readily available, you haven't put it here for us either.

Post by fernandopj » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 4:32 PM UTC

deadbabe wrote: post #106

Must be amazing getting started off in life with such an amazing title out of the gate

Post by BurningFrog » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 4:36 PM UTC

MrMcCall wrote: post #34

seanhunter wrote: post #31

That was a absolutely horrible finish to a really exciting championship if you ask me. For anyone who doesn't know, there was a lot of drama because Gukesh was playing amazingly coming into this (eg winning the gold medal on board 1 at the olympiad in crushing style) and Ding had been playing terribly. Then there were 13 games of back and forth with stalwart defending and imaginative computer preparation by both side…

Gukesh took him into the deep water the entire time, putting every possible strain on Ding's energy and reserves. It was the unrelenting pressure of an 18yo badass that cracked Ding, whom I truly feel sorry for. He is a great player and a very, very nice human being. What is crazy is that Gukesh has only been playing chess for a little more than 11 years. ETA: And Ding fought like a lion!

Post by optimalsolver » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 4:39 PM UTC

Fade_Dance wrote: post #99

the_clarence wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> imaginative computer preparation Are people training AIs to play in the style of the people they're going to play against so they can practice?

No, they use chess engines to find interesting lines of play that the opponent presumably is not prepared for. Say, an odd move that looks weak, but a few moves later is back at even, and the player that pushed down this line is now prepared to play on from there (with perhaps further traps laid ahead), while the opponent is somewhat in the dark and has to analyze the situation correctly.

Post by seanhunter » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 4:42 PM UTC

seanhunter wrote: post #31

That was a absolutely horrible finish to a really exciting championship if you ask me. For anyone who doesn't know, there was a lot of drama because Gukesh was playing amazingly coming into this (eg winning the gold medal on board 1 at the olympiad in crushing style) and Ding had been playing terribly. Then there were 13 games of back and forth with stalwart defending and imaginative computer preparation by both side…