"This is 100% on the people who are working for me" — Hikaru on Losing to Sindarov
https://rookreview.com/news/this-is-100-on-the-people-who-are-working-for-me-hikaru-on-losing-to-sindarov
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I haven’t seen negative Dutch tactics defeated like this since #chess master Howard Staunton developed Staunton’s Gambit as a response to the Dutch Defence, showing how to sacrifice a white pawn for an early kingside attack against black. #netherlands #usmnt #WorldCup #CopaMundial #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #futbol #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC
The chess Olympiad sees the host team Uzbekistan in dominant form, winning all their matches so far. With four rounds to go, they seem unstoppable.
There is a women's only event where Australia was paired against Israel. Current Australian Women's Champion Heather Richards refused to play. This is what she said.
"Today, for round 7 of the 46th Chess Olympiad, the Australian Women’s Team has been paired against Israel. I was due to play this round, having rested the previous round.
I am not playing. I am participating in the sporting boycott of Israel.
Russia is currently banned from competing in the Chess Olympiad due to the invasion of Ukraine. Israel should be banned from the Chess Olympiad.
I am doing this because Israel is committing a genocide.
The Chess Olympiad is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with over 200 countries competing this year. Letting Israel participate in major sports events allows them to engage in sportswashing of their reputation and to project an image of normality to the world while they commit genocide and apartheid.
Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 2023, over 21,500 of which are children. There have been almost 1,400 fatalities since the “ceasefire”. At least 21,000 children have been disabled. Israel’s own internal documents state that the civilian deaths are about 83% of all deaths.
In 2025, the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In 2026, they also found that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children as part of their genocidal and atrocity crimes in both Gaza and the West Bank.
The International Court of Justice has issued arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity for Netanyahu and other Israeli ministers. Israel should be banned from all sporting events just like apartheid South Africa was.
I oppose genocide. I oppose the Israeli apartheid which denies Palestinians basic rights and dignity. I oppose the illegal occupations of the Palestinian territories as per the ruling of the International Court of Justice.
I stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people."
#BanIsrael #FIDE #ChessOlympiad #BDS #FreePalestine #Chess
I miss Radio Shack. P.S. I won! #chess
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re: more "Methods of Rationality" burbling, the nature of "intelligence"
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re: more "Methods of Rationality" burbling, the nature of "intelligence"
Congrats Fritzi_2003 on winning our 2026 Summer Marathon with a 74% win rate in 875 games, finishing 720 points ahead of runner-up speedrunchessgames! 🎉
Thanks to all 20,350 registered players who played a total of 429,085 games and 30,608,664 moves. 🙌
Our 2026 Autumn Marathon will start on 24th October at midnight UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/autumn26#chess #lichess
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I bought the book "King, Queen and Knight" from a second hand bookshop today. It is a chess anthology of prose and verse. In the Forward, by C.H.O.D Alexander (chess master and famous cryptanalyst who worked with Turing et al on Enigma), he expresses beautifully an issue for strong chess players, though it could be applied to almost any field.
"When we are soaked in chess, completely involved in its technicalities, we lose something; we forget what it was it was like when we first learnt this mysterious, inexhaustible, implacable art/game/science. Seeing chess - both in itself and in its numerous usages as an analogue of larger things - through the eyes of those who may be inexpert players but are highly articulate and intelligent men and women, we can perhaps regain some of the freshness of feeling that we once had."
#Chess #Books #Quotes
The latest Russian attacks on Ukrainian city of Kherson have destroyed the Kherson Chess Club. The only FIDE Presidential candidate to issue a statement so far is German, Jan Heinrich Buettner (the others are Russian toadys).
"Chess teaches us that even the fiercest of contests are governed by rules and respect. War reminds us of the terrible consequences when those principles are abandoned."
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Hungary's Prime Minister is asking the world's greatest ever female chess player, Judit Polgár, if she is prepared to be Hungary's next President. [The Hungarian Parliament recently voted to effectively remove the current President from office several years before his term was due to expire. ] Polgár is an absolute legend not only in Hungary but throughout the chess world for her ground-breaking play and struggle, as a woman chess player, to be taken seriously. A remarkable person for sure. There is a great documentary on her, The Queen of Chess, - sadly on Netflix - which is well worth watching if you get the chance.
She is an inspired choice for President.
#chess #Polgár #hungary
Hungarian PM taps Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár for presidency
In a notable political maneuver, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced via social media on Sunday that he…
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The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 20 July at 20:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Jul
The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams.
Read our full announcement and register your team now: https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E#chess #lichess