World Chess Championships

[rpm]

World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany

The World Championship in Bonn started with an Exchange Slav in which Challenger Vladimir Kramnik was a pawn up, but the World Champion Viswanathan Anand had plenty of counterplay and held the draw in what seemed to be a fairly effortless first game.

 

[killadoob]

Wow i won't miss this!!!

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany

indian guy, russian guy both wearing glasses! stereotype? what stereotype!?

 

[Surv0]

damn exciting!!! which i was there front row...

 

[karnuffel]

time for a thread necro!

Anyone following the world chess championship currently on the go?

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Carlsen is currently leading Nepo 5-3.

 

[Romeo_RX]

My buddy Magnus is going to win. Spoiler.

 

[daveza]

Just popped in to say chess is a game, not a sport.

 

[ShaunSA]

Just popped in to say chess is a game, not a sport.

And a sexist game too!

 

[Romeo_RX]

And a sexist game too!

Sexiest game.

 

[saturnz]

I managed to get this last week, very happy with it.

 

[karnuffel]

I managed to get this last week, very happy with it.


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Todays kids will never know how that ticking gets the adrenaline going!!

 

[karnuffel]

currently live

 

[The_Ogre]

currently live

Don't these motherfuckers get hungry or something? They've been playing since before 12 when I checked.

Nee fok, I will rather lose

 

[karnuffel]

Don't these motherfuckers get hungry or something? They've been playing since before 12 when I checked.

Nee fok, I will rather lose

LOL they have food. The longest world cup game was 7 hours 45 minutes, 136 moves. This was a couple of days ago

 

[saturnz]

They've been playing since before 12 when I checked.

no, since 14h30

 

[The_Ogre]

no, since 14h30

So 13:00 CET is 14:30 SAST? Check the time they started. I started watching as they were setting up.

 

[saturnz]

So 13:00 CET is 14:30 SAST? Check the time they started. I started watching as they were setting up.

in South Africa, the starting time is 14h30

they will play again today, and the first move will be made at 14h30

 

[karnuffel]

time to necro this thread, again.

Anyone following the the world chess championship?

Its been a rough few weeks here so I need to catch up a bit. Seems like Ding survived by the skin of his teeth yesterday.

 

[animal531]

time to necro this thread, again.

Anyone following the the world chess championship?

Its been a rough few weeks here so I need to catch up a bit. Seems like Ding survived by the skin of his teeth yesterday.

Now and again I'll watch a few chess streamers compete, but the very highest levels are a bit boring.

 

[Baxteen]

I used to watch gotham Chess to give recaps. but I have been too busy this last year to follow. but I think I should listen to a few videos tonight to get caught up on whats going on now.