The Chess Thread!

binand · 5th October 2021, 13:08

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Originally Posted by SmartCat

For the first time, I have an opponent who played 'King's Gambit' (which I accepted).

First impression: Soon enough you'll have to play g5 or give up on your extra pawn (if the latter, why even accept the gambit?). But once you do that your kingside weakens considerably and your f7 pawn becomes a liability.

SmartCat · 5th October 2021, 13:18

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Originally Posted by binand

First impression: Soon enough you'll have to play g5 or give up on your extra pawn (if the latter, why even accept the gambit?). But once you do that your kingside weakens considerably and your f7 pawn becomes a liability.

I always accept gambits and defend. But this particular opponent is ranked lower than me, so it should not be that difficult.

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But yeah - looking at different combinations, King's Gambit move has it strengths.

binand · 5th October 2021, 15:50

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But yeah - looking at different combinations, King's Gambit move has it strengths.

This is how it progressed? Can't see the point of white's h3 - h4 looks far better from here.

INJAXN · 4th December 2021, 02:01

Magnus won game 6 against Ian Nepomniatchi. It was the longest game is the chess world championship and was over only after Nepomniatchi resigned after 136 moves.

It was really fun watching endgame and seeing composed Magnus taking no chances, and pushing slowly for the victory.

Dr.AD · 4th December 2021, 09:16

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Originally Posted by INJAXN

Magnus won game 6 against Ian Nepomniatchi. It was the longest game is the chess world championship and was over only after Nepomniatchi resigned after 136 moves.

It was really fun watching endgame and seeing composed Magnus taking no chances, and pushing slowly for the victory.

Oh yes! What an amazing game! This was the classical "Magnus grind" :-)

This was an epic game for sure. Also, this again proved the difference between computer play and human understanding. Just after the first time control, after 40. ... Qb3, both Vishy Anand and Judit Polgar (commenting on different sites) said White could be winning this, while computers were giving +0.0 It was hard for ordinary chess players like me to understand how white could be winning at that time. And neither did computers understood that (they kept on giving +0.0 for all lines till a long time). I was watching this game with some very strong chess players (rated about 2400), and none of them understood exactly how White could be winning this at the end of the 40th move.

However, they way the game progressed was exactly how Anand and Polgar predicted. It was amazing to see their intuition and deep understanding of the game turning out to be superior over dry computer analysis. It was a thrilling experience.

While watching the game, at one point we were excited by 38. ... Bxb4 and it looked very strong at first. Even Vishy Anand was expecting that move, and he was also surprised when Nepo did not play that. But turns out it was not much better anyways.

What a game it was! Looking forward to the 7th game now.

By the way, here is a very good report of this game (do not miss the game annotated by Anish Giri at the end of the report): https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-...onship-2021-g6

Dr.AD · 6th December 2021, 17:44

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What a game it was! Looking forward to the 7th game now.

Game 7 turned out to be quite a peaceful affair, as is usually the case after such a marathon and emotionally (as well as mentally) draining game as Game 6 was.

However, Game 8 turned out to be a disaster for Nepo. I got one WhatsApp forward that summarizes Game 8 humorously, but quite accurately I would say.

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EV NXT · 24th February 2022, 12:29

16 year old prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beat world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.

Praggnanandhaa, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament.

"It's about time to go to bed as I don't think I will have dinner at 2.30 in the morning," a visibly calm Praggnanandhaa said after the 39-move victory playing black.

This is not enough to dethrone the current champion as there would be more games to be played.

Source

srini1785 · 26th February 2022, 10:47

I don't want to undermine his victory but M. Carlsen was recovering from Covid after effects and had lost to 4 opponents before reaching the finals.

Then again a victory is a victory.

Dr.AD · 16th March 2022, 07:45

One great news for Indian chess fans. The 2022 World Chess Olympiad now moved to Chennai (from Moscow which was the original venue). It will be played from July 26 to August 08, 2022.

source: https://twitter.com/aicfchess/status...Cs6eKsxd4pAAAA

I hope they will allow spectators and this is not a closed door event. Assuming they allow spectators, I will surely visit Chennai and see a couple of rounds of this Olympiad.

Maybe if other chess fans on this forum would like to visit too, we could have a "TeamBHP Chess Meet" in Chennai at this event! Chennai has a rich legacy of chess and is the perfect city for a chess meet.

binand · 16th March 2022, 11:33

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Chennai has a rich legacy of chess and is the perfect city for a chess meet.

A primer on this:

https://fiftytwo.in/story/madras-check/

SmartCat · 2nd January 2023, 11:25

This bit is interesting. Apparently, the King's "fighting" value is approx equal to 4 points during the endgame when there is no Queen/Rook in the battlespace.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_...relative_value

SmartCat · 22nd February 2023, 22:54

Me having a chat with ChatGPT on chess:

I asked if ChatGPT can play chess:

So unlike a chess engine, ChatGPT does not make moves for you. Instead, it gives you suggestions and tells you why that is a good move. This can be used to solve tough to crack chess puzzles.

Prayaglele · 25th February 2023, 10:07

The first line says the idea of f5 is to potentially develop the light squared bishop to f6, but f6 is dark square. Am I missing something here or is this a typo?

DigitalOne · 22nd March 2023, 10:44

I was idly browsing about Chess and was very surprised to see that Vishwanathan Anand is still ranked 9th in the world. He hardly plays and yet he maintains a high ELO rating. How does that work?

SmartCat · 22nd March 2023, 10:51

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I was idly browsing about Chess and was very surprised to see that Vishwanathan Anand is still ranked 9th in the world. He hardly plays and yet he maintains a high ELO rating. How does that work?

If you stop playing, the ranking freezes at that level. It changes only when you play games and win/lose.
https://www.chess.com/players/viswanathan-anand

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4th December 2021, 02:01	#154
INJAXN BHPian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pune Posts: 149 Thanked: 400 Times	Re: The Chess Thread! Magnus won game 6 against Ian Nepomniatchi. It was the longest game is the chess world championship and was over only after Nepomniatchi resigned after 136 moves. It was really fun watching endgame and seeing composed Magnus taking no chances, and pushing slowly for the victory.
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24th February 2022, 12:29	#157
EV NXT BHPian Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Bangalore Posts: 231 Thanked: 1,641 Times	16 year old Indian prodigy beats world chess champion Magnus Carlsen 16 year old prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beat world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament. "It's about time to go to bed as I don't think I will have dinner at 2.30 in the morning," a visibly calm Praggnanandhaa said after the 39-move victory playing black. This is not enough to dethrone the current champion as there would be more games to be played. Source
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26th February 2022, 10:47	#158
srini1785 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: bang Posts: 900 Thanked: 3,282 Times	Re: 16 year old Indian prodigy beats world chess champion Magnus Carlsen I don't want to undermine his victory but M. Carlsen was recovering from Covid after effects and had lost to 4 opponents before reaching the finals. Then again a victory is a victory.
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16th March 2022, 07:45	#159
Dr.AD Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore/Pune Posts: 2,003 Thanked: 22,776 Times	Re: The Chess Thread! One great news for Indian chess fans. The 2022 World Chess Olympiad now moved to Chennai (from Moscow which was the original venue). It will be played from July 26 to August 08, 2022. source: https://twitter.com/aicfchess/status...Cs6eKsxd4pAAAA I hope they will allow spectators and this is not a closed door event. Assuming they allow spectators, I will surely visit Chennai and see a couple of rounds of this Olympiad. Maybe if other chess fans on this forum would like to visit too, we could have a "TeamBHP Chess Meet" in Chennai at this event! Chennai has a rich legacy of chess and is the perfect city for a chess meet.
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2nd January 2023, 11:25	#161
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 7,205 Thanked: 52,016 Times View My Garage	Re: The Chess Thread! This bit is interesting. Apparently, the King's "fighting" value is approx equal to 4 points during the endgame when there is no Queen/Rook in the battlespace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_...relative_value
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22nd February 2023, 22:54	#162
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 7,205 Thanked: 52,016 Times View My Garage	Re: The Chess Thread! Me having a chat with ChatGPT on chess: I asked if ChatGPT can play chess: So unlike a chess engine, ChatGPT does not make moves for you. Instead, it gives you suggestions and tells you why that is a good move. This can be used to solve tough to crack chess puzzles. Last edited by SmartCat : 22nd February 2023 at 23:00.
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25th February 2023, 10:07	#163
Prayaglele BHPian Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Pune Posts: 48 Thanked: 202 Times	Re: The Chess Thread! The first line says the idea of f5 is to potentially develop the light squared bishop to f6, but f6 is dark square. Am I missing something here or is this a typo?
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22nd March 2023, 10:44	#164
DigitalOne BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 277 Thanked: 4,354 Times	Re: The Chess Thread! I was idly browsing about Chess and was very surprised to see that Vishwanathan Anand is still ranked 9th in the world. He hardly plays and yet he maintains a high ELO rating. How does that work?
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