Rorschach
Ricky Villa
It's night-time on the mountain in case anybody is interested.
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Chess World Championship
- Thread starter ringo
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It's night-time on the mountain in case anybody is interested.
ringo
Tim Sherwood
It's at 12 midday at the links I posted above. Unfortunately you have missed three (two especially) unusually good games. The rest will probably be quick draws now! i used to be OK at chess, but I don't get enough time to play these days. And certainly not to go to chess club anymore.
ringo
Tim Sherwood
I'm a little disappointed with the quality of that mountain.
All you need is a live update on the web. Unless you're into guys sitting in office chairs, leaning back and forth, occasionally scratching their head.
ringo
Tim Sherwood
If you have the live link on, you have the added bonus, in addition to watching two guys in office chairs leaning back and forth and occasionally scratching their head and/or picking their fingernails - of a GM commenting on the various possible lines of play - none of which I understand. For all I know it could be in another language -in fact it probably is another language. Periodically interrupted by a clip of the chess museum in Moscow. Now that's entertainment.
Rorschach
Ricky Villa
Are you kidding me? That is a quality mountain. Definitely in my top 10.
SpurMeUp
Gary Stevens
I just watched the game. The advantage of watching it late (if you can avoid the result!) is you can speed it up a bit.
You realise how out your depth you are when the analyst GMs gibber on, second guessing each other's hypothetical move 10 or so moves ahead! No chance. A good move, a game winning move for a Novice game, is a game losing move. It is impossible to keep up! But interesting, and good to see.
I never play long games. I only really learnt to play properly on my phone
Now I can hold my own. But far from being a good player. I don't have an opening knowledge - so crucial to chess. Anand showed his experience, using his better opening knowledge to win today's game. Carlsen will not let that happen again. I think he would disrupt Anand from now on, take him off a clear line and use his possible greater calculating ability.
We should have some gg chess games. In the spirit of the championship. I only insist on a £100 in Just kidding. It would be fun just in the spirit of the World Championship. I don't think I'd offer much, but would be happy if I lost and just played an interesting game against a fellow human.
You realise how out your depth you are when the analyst GMs gibber on, second guessing each other's hypothetical move 10 or so moves ahead! No chance. A good move, a game winning move for a Novice game, is a game losing move. It is impossible to keep up! But interesting, and good to see.
I never play long games. I only really learnt to play properly on my phone
Now I can hold my own. But far from being a good player. I don't have an opening knowledge - so crucial to chess. Anand showed his experience, using his better opening knowledge to win today's game. Carlsen will not let that happen again. I think he would disrupt Anand from now on, take him off a clear line and use his possible greater calculating ability. We should have some gg chess games. In the spirit of the championship. I only insist on a £100 in
Just kidding. It would be fun just in the spirit of the World Championship. I don't think I'd offer much, but would be happy if I lost and just played an interesting game against a fellow human.
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Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Odd you should post this.
As I have been looking into taking up a new thinking hobby. I play a bit of poker and not to a good level, the wife grew up playing chess so said she would teach me. I am also looking into back gammon, I am worried as I get older if I do not keep my brain active it will go. I have had a brief look at the chess academy website and hope that between that and the wife I will learn the basics at least.
Chess has always appealed to me, used to love it when I saw in movies in New York the old guys playing Chess in the park. I think it is important to keep your brain active and a nice way to be social as well.
SpurMeUp
Gary Stevens
How autistic are you!? We're all on the spectrum! No doubt the very best chess players are a little autistic. As are many innovators.
Defo good for the brain, can help planning and thinking ahead. chess.com app is good. many chess apps out there. When ready we'll have a game!
Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
Carlsen doesn't play as well now as he did a couple of years ago. He used to play the best moves instinctively, and without thinking too much. He looks more labored now, and doesn't seem to be in great form.
He doesn't seem confident he can win games, and looks to prefer to enter into "boring" positions with a high probability of remis.
Looks like he's just trying to get through the 12 games to get to the rapid chess. He's much better at rapid than Caruana, but I'm not sure it will go as far as the rapids. I think Caruana will win one of the next games, without Carlsen managing to fight back.
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Rorschach
Ricky Villa
What about the carpentry? Did you get going on that?
SpurMeUp
Gary Stevens
To make a chess board?
SpurMeUp
Gary Stevens
Yes I'd agree. But Carlsen is still the Champ. He showed signs of over analysing at times. But he has an edge on Caruana. Caruana is more hungry, and better prepared. Carlsen is the better chess player - better at calculating positions, which is why he is able to fight back. My money is on Carlsen, but it'd be fun to shake it up and for Carlsen to lose the title, would be good for him. Take a break, come back stronger. Would be good for the chess spectacle too.
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Rorschach
Ricky Villa
Actually, chessboards are quite tricky. Inlay work is not something that you can wing.
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Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
I tend to agree, but for creating headlines and interest in chess, Carlsen wins it by miles. Caruana is a bit boring. I had hoped Giri, Vachier-Lagrave or Nakamura would be his opponent, as they are a bit more extrovert.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Yep I have done a few bits round the house, wanted to make a shuffle board and it is still a plan to do over the next 6 months.
I work part time at B&Q it is a great employer who have been amazing to me and my health condition, one great side of that is i get a discount, I buy a lot of wood recently. Got a load of pallets that they were chucking out and I should carry this conversation on in the permaculture thread, going to do some raised beds for the garden
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Not sure how autistic I am if I even am.
Can not even remember where all the pieces are allowed to move yet haha. Love the idea of playing and learning and making my brain learn something.
Would love to play you online sounds cool, but they may take a long long time. The wife and her family play bridge, dont know if that is popular in Ireland but they played a lot when she was growing up and she says about teaching me that as well. Said i need to learn the basics of chess first.
Rorschach
Ricky Villa
Carpentry is good for the soul. I think I might have mentioned this in another thread but make a workbench. This is more than just a thing to work on. This is your creative centre and you'll love it. Trust me. In fact there is a whole workbench subculture thing if you go on Pinterest. There is some mad brick on there.
Look at this beauty -> https://www.jack-bench.com/
Rorschach
Ricky Villa
You may mean savant rather than autistic.