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General Chess Discussion - why are FTX Crypto contestants playing on computers right in front of each other?#1

the players are facing each other on computers. wth is this? i get it if they are in different cities, but face to face? what am i missing?


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi: FIDE World Championship Round 8#40

nepo nice guy but like caruana and karjakin before him, clearly not on carlsens level. good that magnus wins to set up the epic carlsen-firouzja battle in the future.


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen and Nepo are often not at the board?#12

@jomega said in #11: > Removing the monitors would not keep them out of the break room. They have the position in their mind - they don't need to see it on a monitor. fine. if u have the position in y…


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen and Nepo are often not at the board?#10

@Buttercup22 said in #8: > But still it seems a little disappointing for chess enthusiasts seeing other sports like basketball with huge arena's filled to the rafters with enthusiastic fans, but for o…


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen and Nepo are often not at the board?#7

@Buttercup22 said in #4: > It's ok because if you look at the coverage when it shows the audience room, it's usually mostly empty too! > This is kind of like a horror movie. ive seen this too. but the…


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen and Nepo are often not at the board?#3

@TBest said in #2: > Just my opinion, but maybe, just maybe, this 'not at the board' style, is perhaps because they have so much time on the clock. > > If they played a 20 minute game, I wonder if the…


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General Chess Discussion - Carlsen and Nepo are often not at the board?#1

apparently their break rooms have the game on monitors overhead. they then watch. we are all getting used to mostly, even exclusively, playing on monitors and not on actual boards. i get that. but for…


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General Chess Discussion - So if u cant solve a mate in 1 u cant post a topic?#1

funny thought


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General Chess Discussion - Where can we watch live feed of world championship?#9

gracias caissa


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General Chess Discussion - Where can we watch live feed of world championship?#8

@Davelz said in #5: > This is what chess.com has to say about the broadcast: > Chess.com will relay the games live on a special landing (to be announced) and provide a live video broadcast at Chess.co…


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