The current World Champion and best player in the world just won the London Chess Classic after tiebreak against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
With this victory, Carlsen is also the winner of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour, in spite of his terrible performance in Stavanger.
>>64224369
damn anand fucked up huh
2nd for En Passant
wow Giri is doing well, how are his chances for the Candidates?
>>64224369
>Topalov
>Anand
>>64224369
>Carlshit
Wei Yi is coming for him
>Anand
JUST
>>64224704
His place is confirmed.
>>64224417
>>64226878
>>64227626
One bad tournament is all it takes to lose a bucket of rating points. I have experienced it myself.
>>64227568
Maybe he will qualify for the next candidates tournament. Who knows.
Is a chess piece an athlete?
>>64230741
C-Carlsen?
>>64231328
No, but a chess player might be, depending on his or her level.
do women and men compete in the same league/division in chess?
>>64232780
Yes. Here is an exercise for you: See how many women you can find among the players rated above 2550 on the rating list for December 2015.
More amusing: see how many Australians you can find.
>>64232936
Are you in here?
>You will never ever play chess at that level
I wish I was like that. It's the ultimate game.
>>64232936
>implying I'm going through that whole list
half of the names you can't even tell male from female. but going from your tone I guess there are 20-30 in there?
>>64232780
>>64232936
Looking closer at the list, Norway and Canada would be very evenly matched if we left Carlsen out of it.
Hammer is approximately as strong as Bareev, Agdestein is approximately as strong as Kovalyov and Tari is approximately as strong as Hansen, with both nations having two other players between 2500 and 2550.
>>64233169
4. Hou Yifan (2683), Humpy Koneru (2583), Mariya Muzychuk (2561) and Nana Dzagnidze (2559).
>Implying Japan woudln't dominate this shit if it wasn't for them having superior games
>>64233219
>Humpy Koneru
Her name is actually Humpy?
because mfw
>>64233260
>>64233219
just googled some of them, the state of those fucking pictures man wew.
>>64233339
hey wanna play sum chess bb
Here in my city we have Naked Speed Chess parties, where we play Speed Chess and whenever you lose you need to strip a piece of your clothes.
We normies are taking your game over!
>>64234118
>don't ignore me you rancid swine
>>64234118
is the last statement actually true? i mean are there only a few regular starting moves in chess
based Aronian
>>64233339
there are plenty of chess qt's
>>64234270
yeah not at all, if opening up to women was as complex as chess openings it'd be hard.
>>64236829
i've opened up a few women in my time but i am fucking shit at chess
>>64234757
He is indeed what one might call "based".
Anyone want to play?
I'm "ChessLogics12345" on chess(.)com
1300 rating now
finally had a good run and fired straight through the 1200s
>>64237769
My chess.com account is connected to my facebook account, but we could play a game on lichess, if you would be so inclined.
>>64237795
never used or heard of that site. but let's do it
>>64237795
How do we find each other? lol
>>64237807
>>64237822
http://lichess.org/EniWdvI0
>yfw Anand wins Candidates again.
>>64237831
lemme play you next
>>64237876
If I have the time. I'm going shopping gift for Christmas with my girlfriend in half an hour.
>>64237876
>>64237889
I bet she's a hot norwegian girl!
I'll play you if you like?
chess960>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chess
>>64237948
reasons?
I also don't really know what to use to improve my game?
>>64237962
Because it's a game that relies upon creativity and intellect over memorisation of opening lines
it's not fair they have guaranteed peace and quiet
they should people booing them and cheering from behind
maybe a flare or two under the desk
>>64224369
>Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Is this guy new?
>>64241436
He has been playing in elite tournaments for a long time, and has occasionally been in the top ten, but briefly.
>>64233219
>still better than the best mexican (2514)
Why are we so dumb?
