for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

World Chess Championship

20 watchers

paulcook Dec 2024 2:03pm, 14 Dec 2024 7,124 posts	0 paulcook Some reactions to that move. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dOSHRjTSkw Easy to say in hindsight, but that's got to be about the worst blunder in World Championship history, especially given it was a straight defeat in the last match. Akin to Baggio!
jdawayinamanger Dec 2024 3:09pm, 14 Dec 2024 18,249 posts	0 jdawayinamanger Matthew Sadler's reaction was better! (surely can be found somewhere on youtube)
paulcook Dec 2024 3:34pm, 14 Dec 2024 7,125 posts	0 paulcook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHXehpjyZw Just over 4 hours in. Yes, it's hilarious. He has the same delayed reaction as the likes of Gukesh. As I said, hindsight it looks an awful blunder, but at the time it clearly met different reactions. Delayed or otherwise.
Chrisull Dec 2024 5:10pm, 28 Dec 2024 22,538 posts	0 Chrisull Magnus Carlsen walks out of blitz and rapid chess championships after being told not to wear jeans: bbc.co.uk
Big_G Dec 2024 5:14pm, 28 Dec 2024 4,350 posts	0 Big_G There’s more to it though as on the Take-Take-Take channel with Levy, he’s saying Fide are trying to get players to choose which tournaments to play. Looks like he’s moving away from Fide, but we’ll see.
Oranj Dec 2024 8:34pm, 28 Dec 2024 4,398 posts	0 Oranj Meh. He threw his toys out of the pram after a poor first day. Other players were warned and changed (e.g. Nepo) but it was an easy way for him to exit and generate some publicity for Team Magnus. Childish.
Oranj Dec 2024 8:36pm, 28 Dec 2024 4,399 posts	0 Oranj Meanwhile, Grischuk is sneaking up in the standings. Gangsta 🕶️
JulesR Dec 2024 9:00pm, 28 Dec 2024 31,922 posts	0 JulesR You’re right, that Magnus bloke will never win anything.
Oranj Dec 2024 8:10pm, 29 Dec 2024 4,400 posts	0 Oranj @JulesR Is that directed at me or @Big_G ? At this point Magnus has seen what Gotham Chess, Hikaru etc. are doing and is playing for $ so anything that doesn't yield the right exposure, he's outta there. Rapid champs takeaways: 1. Grischuk was not quite so gangsta when he agreed a draw here chess.com 2. You can play 1.a4 against Hikaru when he's on a tilt and win chess.com
SPR Dec 2024 9:15am, 30 Dec 2024 46,828 posts	0 SPR Carlsen is the only one big enough to push an issue. If anyone else quit FIDE probably just shrug. Evidenced by the compromise that has now been agreed. bbc.co.uk Personally I'm not sure why FIDE need a dress code.