# Chess **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports\ **Created:** [September 18, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316 "2018-09-18T05:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 69
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1377 "2022-07-03T21:35:36Z")
GMs are brutally honest. Lol. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9tbpbly1Nsc/hqdefault.jpg "Carlsen: Nepo is Criminally Underrated | Round 13") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tbpbly1Nsc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0e7eIXrdx5I/maxresdefault.jpg ""Firouzja is not playing at his Usual Level" - Fabiano Caruana") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7eIXrdx5I) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1378 "2022-07-03T22:09:13Z")
Hikaru is in 2nd. There’s no way he’s letting him play for the championship, lol. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1379 "2022-07-05T17:57:37Z")
looks like they had great fun in that park in madrid; quite a lot of chess players there even “some girl” absolutely destroying magnus 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MlGhEySy6ZA/maxresdefault.jpg "Magnus Carlsen Loses In 3 Minutes!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlGhEySy6ZA) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1380 "2022-07-19T22:10:54Z")
I’m playing live chess tonight for the first time in 2 months. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1381 "2022-07-20T01:42:50Z")
I won 2, lost 2, and drew one. If winning was the only point, it would have been a waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1382 "2022-07-20T10:41:09Z")
Magnus has decided not to defend. Too bad for nakamura. Congrats to Ding, who had an awful start to the candidates. I respect Magnus for sticking to his word and hopefully FIDE will change the format after nobody pays attention. Maybe some will in China. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1383 "2022-07-20T10:53:38Z")
> [@NicksCafe](#): > > Magnus has decided not to defend. Too bad for nakamura. Congrats to Ding, who had an awful start to the candidates. > > I respect Magnus for sticking to his word and hopefully FIDE will change the format after nobody pays attention. Maybe some will in China. interesting… i wonder if we will go back to the “kasparov times” where we had 2 chess world championship tournaments pehaps we can have 1 tournament where magnus will play against his shadow and the other tournament for the rest of the bunch lol ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1384 "2022-07-20T21:34:17Z")
Happy international chess day! Funny that magnus announced now, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1385 "2022-07-20T23:00:49Z")
> [@NicksCafe](#): > > Magnus has decided not to defend Here it is out of his own mouth, starting at the 51 minute mark. Video: [https://vimeo.com/731653807](https://vimeo.com/731653807) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1386 "2022-08-02T23:31:06Z")
I’m winning about 80% of the time. I might go back to my club where I won 0% of the time and drew about a third of the time. I’ll probably get sick of losing after 3 months and go back to my current club, where I’ll win 90% of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1387 "2022-08-02T23:57:46Z")
I’m surprised you’re still into it. I like playing chess the way I like riding a bicycle. It’s almost totally non-competitive to me now. I mean, it’s obviously somewhat competitive since I’m trying to win, but I am so far behind what a computer is able to do that I can’t get motivated to improve. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1388 "2022-08-03T00:47:40Z")
I do it only to stimulste my brain and the social aspect. The high quality club is 5 minutes away. As opposed to 20 minutes lol. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1389 "2022-08-03T01:54:33Z")
It can be discouraging to lose all the time. It’s why I don’t play my phone at a higher level. I have found the level where I can win about half the games and I enjoy that. I don’t want to win all the games or lose all the games. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1390 "2022-08-17T07:57:04Z")
Pragga looks like an avatar. I still hope he wins the WCC but it’s not looking promising yet. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xpWtaN5MKV0/maxresdefault.jpg "Praggnanandhaa: "I would like to play better chess tomorrow!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpWtaN5MKV0) ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1391 "2022-08-22T06:55:38Z")
Magnus won. He’s still playing. He’s still the best. Will anyone watch the WCC without him? I won’t. I don’t care at all who wins it. It’s a farce to call it a world championship without him. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FFYwmLcFrGo/maxresdefault.jpg "Magnus Carlsen receives the FTX Crypto Cup Trophy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFYwmLcFrGo) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1392 "2022-08-22T17:57:02Z")
I won’t either. Unless an Indian or American is in it. Russia and China, lol. The 2 most unlikable countries. Not that either is a bad person. I just don’t have anyone to root for. Sometimes, that is nice and you can just enjoy the chess. I think Ding will win. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1393 "2022-09-06T09:43:02Z")
lol chess drama magnus got beat and now he walked out of the tournament and hints his opponent cheated > **[Magnus Carlsen Withdraws From Sinquefield Cup](https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-sinquefield-cup)** > > On Monday, GM Magnus Carlsen surprised the chess world by announcing that he was withdrawing from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, tweeting his decision at the beginning of round four. I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing in the... ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1394 "2022-09-06T18:58:04Z")
I wonder if Magnus is entering a tailspin. First he bails on the WCC and now he loses and leaves the tourney in a huff. It could be a blip, but it could also be the beginning of the end. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1395 "2022-09-06T21:35:43Z")
His opponent is an asshole. Went to a charity event and it was $10. I guess he didn’t think he should have to pay $10, because he’s a GM. So, they said ok, you can play for $5. He said no. What a prima. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316/1396 "2022-09-07T00:29:48Z")
I didn’t know any of that. Sounds like a twit. Is this the guy Mangus lost to or the guy he forfeited to? [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316.md?page=68) [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/chess/316.md?page=70)