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Kanda

@ Kanda @reddthat.com

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  • In Delaware, Corporations Can Now Vote. Are We Insane?

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  • Just make 95 million shell companies and you own the vote

  • drink for the destination you want, not the one you have

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  • People drink anything else than water unironically?

  • Is this loss?

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  • I like the incredibly elaborate way of saying you get the joke

  • Artists vs “Creators”

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  • I only see *****, maybe it's like that when you type your password

  • Is this loss?

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  • Just taking the maximum amount of material is not romantic, so the bishop is taken to avoid being haunted by Chigorin and Zukertort

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
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    Is this loss?

  • Shit's trash

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  • Openings are very hyped because "crush xyz in 12 moves" is a really good sell. "Do the hard work and you'll actually improve after like months or years if you do it consistently" is not such a good sell.

    And so every new player studies a lot of openings, gets a theoretical grandmaster position (yay, you're equal as Black) and then blunder a piece and lose anyway.

  • Shit's trash

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  • Of course it's happened, but saying it's because of the opening is not correct. It's because I didn't calculate well and my other skills were not good enough. In very fast time controls it can give you a big edge if you're good at memorization, but most opening lines work only in very specific circumstances and you can play maaany games before you see it.

    Fairly often one player will be in a position where they are more comfortable in intermediate games, but the game is far from over.

    Weaker players sometimes fall apart entirely in the opening, but unless you're in the market for the world champion title, there's absolutely no need to memorize openings. Games are decided either by simple tactics or endgame knowledge more than anything at the lower levels.

  • Shit's trash

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  • I'm 1600 fide and have yet to see a game actually be decided by someone memorising openings

  • The house always wins

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  • One change for the better at a time

  • Outright corruption

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  • I wish all Trumps a very happy please die of a stroke before 2027

  • me_irl

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  • They pay for chatbot? The thing everyone is furious to get when they're trying to reach customer service?

  • "Badger Badger Badger" and "Charlie Bit My Finger" among early viral videos to be preserved by British Film Institute

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  • Preserved

    Am I old because I saw this when it was a thing?

  • Drulem Solo

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  • Try having your own kid being impatient for the entire trip

  • Sorry, bit of a UK-related rant, following this post I saw on Re**it

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  • Driving seems to be too much for the average person to handle.

  • Sorry, bit of a UK-related rant, following this post I saw on Re**it

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  • I mean ok, but "impatient drivers driving on the pavement" is like twice as crazy

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  • Yeah sure the king came out. I'd still not call it a gambit, this is a far cry from a Smith Morra or a Budapest gambit. Or a Vucoviç gambit where white sometimes gives up the Queen for 3 pieces.

    If I captured a Knight with my Queen and failed to see it could be recaptured, I'd definitely say I blundered my Queen. Even when people go cave exploring on b7 and get a pawn+Rook for the Queen, it's a blunder and leads to a clearly winning position.

    Nothing is ever free in Chess, capturing a Queen will always cost at least 1 tempo.

    Some people will resign, but everyone came to play and miracles do happen. But you agreed on that, so I think we're on the same page.

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  • There's a lot of different ways to do it. Some people never let the kid win (but unless you're a master, they will win sooner rather than later if they train. Kids are monsters in chess). Some people flip the board when the kid makes a mistake and ask the kid to see how to take advantage of the move they just played. Some people let the kid win once in a while.

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  • Not if your rating difference is astronomic. See hikaru for instance (https://youtu.be/yBAghpuH4gs)

    Guy makes it to 2500+ without a queen and I believe his online rating is around 3300

  • Organize your workplace

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  • You're supposed to say "actual zombie" though, so this is an illegal comment

  • Chess @lemmy.ml
    Kanda @reddthat.com
    Low effort post

    White to move and be slightly better

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
    Kanda @reddthat.com

    Anarchy in the grammar and spelling

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
    Kanda @reddthat.com

    Google illegal passant

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
    Kanda @reddthat.com

    New Knight infiltration just dropped

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Jeans d'Arc

  • Chess @lemmy.ml
    Kanda @reddthat.com

    A 1200 game analyzed by a 1200 player.

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
    Kanda @reddthat.com

    My opponent promoted to a King. Is it mate if a King is pinned to another King?