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@SleepingAnnual @chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @GMHikaru @GMWesleySo123 @MasakakiK @donkcheck unlikely but do you watch anime? i realised i actually have these 2 #anime conspiracy theories that combined are similar to your #chess-#poker theory. like you think chess is staged & poker is staged and there's a connection. similarly... #yuri #chessdrama #pokerdrama
@SleepingAnnual @chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @GMHikaru @GMWesleySo123 @MasakakiK @donkcheck ...as i mentioned previously, i actually think there are surprise yuri ships (like #korrasami in #ATLA/#TLOK, #harlivy in #HarleyQuinn etc) in kaguya-sama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaguya-sa…) & the quintessential quintuplets (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quint…)
@SleepingAnnual @chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @GMHikaru @GMWesleySo123 @MasakakiK @donkcheck but not just any yuri ships but yuri ships between imouto's. i call these 'double imouto ships' (imouto is japanese for younger sister eg @GMJuditPolgar is an imouto of @SusanPolgar who ...
@donkcheck Here's my conspiracy theory that either the @fischer_random 2022 WC ( WFRCC ) & the 2022 @chesscom global championship ( CGC ) was staged or the 2022 WFRCC is extremely unfair to Wesley So:
@donkcheck @fischer_random @chesscom NEW THEORY: FIDE lowered time controls in 2022 WFRCC as a conspiracy to favour Magnus / Hikaru over Wesley So, but WESLEY SO IS PART OF IT?!
Sergey Karjakin said in 2023 American Cup that Hikaru & Wesley So were pre-arranging. Also 2022 WFRCC & CGC?!
Sergey Karjakin said in 2023 American Cup that Hikaru & Wesley So were pre-arranging. Also 2022 WFRCC & CGC?!
@donkcheck @fischer_random @chesscom TL;DR
A - 2022 WFRCC was a conspiracy against Wesley So in its time control reduction from classical (60min) to rapid (32.5min).
B - FIDE reduced time to gain sponsorship & views from faster games & having a popular player like Hikaru / Magnus as 'world champion'. They knew
A - 2022 WFRCC was a conspiracy against Wesley So in its time control reduction from classical (60min) to rapid (32.5min).
B - FIDE reduced time to gain sponsorship & views from faster games & having a popular player like Hikaru / Magnus as 'world champion'. They knew
Three questions on #chessdrama are conflated and it helps to tease them apart.
1. Hans Neimann ever cheated at chess?
-Yes, he admitted to cheating twice in online chess, when he was 12 and 16 (he’s now 19)
Odds of cheating= c100%
(But does this make him “a cheater” today ?)
1. Hans Neimann ever cheated at chess?
-Yes, he admitted to cheating twice in online chess, when he was 12 and 16 (he’s now 19)
Odds of cheating= c100%
(But does this make him “a cheater” today ?)
2. Has Neimann cheated “more and more recently” than he’s admitted?
- Carlsen believes so. Chess cheating expert Regan believes not.
There’s indicative computer evidence, Carlsen’s intuition, Chess.kom statement, Niemann silence, peer suspicion, but no ‘proof’.
Odds: c30%?
- Carlsen believes so. Chess cheating expert Regan believes not.
There’s indicative computer evidence, Carlsen’s intuition, Chess.kom statement, Niemann silence, peer suspicion, but no ‘proof’.
Odds: c30%?
3. Did Neimann cheat in his victory against Carlsen at Sinquefield 2022?
Carlsen suspects so, based on body language, heightened(?) accuracy of play, and the prior context of 1 and 2 above. But no plausible mechanism to cheat, and motivated reasoning.
Odds of cheating: c3% ?
Carlsen suspects so, based on body language, heightened(?) accuracy of play, and the prior context of 1 and 2 above. But no plausible mechanism to cheat, and motivated reasoning.
Odds of cheating: c3% ?
So much for #chessdrama
At @Perspecteeva we are calmly trying to avert the collapse of civilization. If that sounds more like your kind of scene, there's just *one week to go* to apply for the following jobs:
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At @Perspecteeva we are calmly trying to avert the collapse of civilization. If that sounds more like your kind of scene, there's just *one week to go* to apply for the following jobs:
Director of Operations
Community Builder
Research Assistant
Short 🧵
First of all, a link to the relevant page on the website for those who want to get started. The deadline is the end of the day on October 3rd and we ask for a CV and letter in each case. We are also looking for new trustees and audio-visual consultants.
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A few thoughts on the journey so far:
Perspectiva is an organisation trying to improve our understanding of the relationship between systems, souls, and society in theory and practice. I co-founded it in 2016 with Swedish entrepreneur and social theorist Tomas Bjorkman.
Perspectiva is an organisation trying to improve our understanding of the relationship between systems, souls, and society in theory and practice. I co-founded it in 2016 with Swedish entrepreneur and social theorist Tomas Bjorkman.
Q: Why don’t you want to play him?
A: He has cheated in the past and he might be cheating in the present.
Q: Which point is more important? Are you punishing him for past misdemeanours or do you have good reason to suspect he’s cheating now?
A: A bit of both.
#chessdrama
A: He has cheated in the past and he might be cheating in the present.
Q: Which point is more important? Are you punishing him for past misdemeanours or do you have good reason to suspect he’s cheating now?
A: A bit of both.
#chessdrama
Q: So the reason you think he might be cheating now is because he’s cheated in the past?
A: Yes
Q: Once a cheater, always a cheater?
A: I didn’t say that.
Q: Can you prove that he’s cheated in over the board play more recently?
A: It’s difficult to prove. But I do suspect.
A: Yes
Q: Once a cheater, always a cheater?
A: I didn’t say that.
Q: Can you prove that he’s cheated in over the board play more recently?
A: It’s difficult to prove. But I do suspect.
Q: Do you believe in the presumption of innocence?
A: Yes, but there is some indicative evidence here.
Q: Based on online games when he was 12 and 16?
A: Maybe more than that.
Q: Maybe?
A: I can’t say for sure.
A: Yes, but there is some indicative evidence here.
Q: Based on online games when he was 12 and 16?
A: Maybe more than that.
Q: Maybe?
A: I can’t say for sure.
The Whole Hans Niemann–Magnus Carlsen Withdrawal Saga So Far.
#ChessDrama #Chess #SinquefieldCup
(Open thread)
Credits: Reedit
#ChessDrama #Chess #SinquefieldCup
(Open thread)
Credits: Reedit
Post is for those out of the loop; includes links to clips and posts; everything is chronological; will be constantly updated until this fizzles out—most recent event added on 09/06, 9:53 a.m. ET. (#19, #20)
1. The broadcast for fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup is delayed by 15 minutes for an enhanced security check, in particular of Hans:
