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Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by mrosett »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #73
mrosett wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The dominant risk when I ski is traveling to and from the resort. So I suppose your point stands if you only play from home. Even so, it seems a bit irrelevant to the discussion.

Maybe for you the travel to skiing is dominant, but I've known many people (UK acquaintances) who've been injured skiing but none who've been injured on route to go skiing. And that's just leisure skiing, in racing I'd imagine injuries are far more common.

Injured skiing? Absolutely, and if you race it's a question of when, not if. But I was responding to a claim about deaths.

For the last decade, every ski trip I've done has required either 4+ hours of driving or a cross-country plane trip. Add in the fact that much of that driving is on icy, narrow mountain roads in storm conditions, and the stats that other people shared make it clear that driving is the bigger risk to me.

Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by ganeshkrishnan »

freyir wrote: post #123
Taek wrote: post #108

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That's blitz. Bullet is a faster time control

Oh, you're right. Google pulls up FIDE's blitz rankings when you search for bullet chess rankings.

Bullet games are not officially rated

Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by jon_elbrook »

BoorishBears wrote: post #81
jon_elbrook wrote: post #75

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>Basically have some empathy Why doesn't the person im supposed to empathise with instead empathise with his opponent and not throw a tantrum?

Because it’s literally a child playing at a global level? How many of us could handle that kind of pressure at his age?

he's 16, a child is defined as somebody before puberty.

stop infantilising others.

Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by BoorishBears »

jon_elbrook wrote: post #133
BoorishBears wrote: post #81

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Because it’s literally a child playing at a global level? How many of us could handle that kind of pressure at his age?

he's 16, a child is defined as somebody before puberty. stop infantilising others.

You're the one coming across as an infant here.

Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by starik36 »

DiogenesKynikos wrote: post #125
starik36 wrote: post #94

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I think the OP's point may have been that Alireza had to flee Iran to play international chess. He's been living in France for the last 7 years afaik.

Nakamura is described as an American player, but he lives in Napoli. Levon Aronian is Armenian, but he lives in Berlin. Players often don't live in the country they represent.

But Alireza does not represent Iran, period. The other players are playing for their respective countries.

Btw, I think you are mistaken about Levon Aronian. See recent tragedy with his wife. Occurred in Armenia. He might be living in Berlin part time as its closer to all the action.

Re: Iranian teen shocks Magnus Carlsen to win $14k prize

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Post by DiogenesKynikos »

starik36 wrote: post #135
DiogenesKynikos wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nakamura is described as an American player, but he lives in Napoli. Levon Aronian is Armenian, but he lives in Berlin. Players often don't live in the country they represent.

But Alireza does not represent Iran, period. The other players are playing for their respective countries. Btw, I think you are mistaken about Levon Aronian. See recent tragedy with his wife. Occurred in Armenia. He might be living in Berlin part time as its closer to all the action.

Aronian at least used to live mainly in Berlin, which is where his family now lives, I think. I don't know where he spends more time now.
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