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REgon [they/them]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months ago

If chess was invented today you'd have a subreddit full of losers whining about how en passant is unbalanced and the king should have the queen's moveset.

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If chess was invented today you'd have a subreddit full of losers whining about how en passant is unbalanced and the king should have the queen's moveset.

REgon [they/them]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months ago
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    3 months ago

    Just a small note: it was the world Blitz championship, which is a variant of chess that’s played really quickly. The current world champion is from India, Gukesh Dommaraju. I don’t want to be nitpicky, but I wanted to recognize Gukesh’s achievements.

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      Youngest ever too, right?

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        Yeah! He’s 18 I think.

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