Chess Twitter – Chessdom https://www.chessdom.com Chess, chess news, live chess games Sun, 15 Sep 2024 17:44:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Chess Olympiad 2024 – flag your opponent #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/chess-olympiad-2024-flag-your-opponent-tweetoftheday/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 17:43:01 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93683 A case of patriotism at the Chess Olympiad 2024 brought many smiles and anecdotes. Right into the #TweetOftheDay section!

When you can’t flag opponent, flag yourself!

]]> Flying 14 500 kilometers to play with a neighbor #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/flying-14-500-kilometers-to-play-with-a-neighbor-tweetoftheday/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:35:51 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93652 As the Chess Olympiad 2024 advances, we are going to see exciting battles on the top boards today. Besides matches like USA – Ukraine, Hungary – Italy, and India – Serbia, we are going to see a regional derby. In match 77 the team of Australia will meet their neighbors from New Zealand.

The Australian chess player and Lichess streamer Christopher Skulte cheered on Twitter/X, “Flying over 24 hours across the world just to play your neighbor”

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Australia – New Zealand (live here)

27.1FMXie, Felix2320–GMKuybokarov, Temur2562
27.2IMRenjith, Sravan2325–GMCheng, Bobby2588
27.3FMCroad, Nicolas2195–IMSardana, Rishi2477
27.4FMGong, Daniel Hanwen2240–GMSmerdon, David C2475
]]> Batgirl plays chess at the Chess Olympiad #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/batgirl-plays-chess-at-the-chess-olympiad-tweetoftheday/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:15:16 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93596 The Chess Olympiad, collecting nations from all over the world, is a colorful place. The most stylish teams of the 2022 Chess Olympiad were Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Denmark and Uganda , but 2024 brings an innovation : team Azerbaijan outfit looks like Batgirl!

Follow the games of Batgirl and the other players in the women section here:

Women Chess Olympiad live: Matches 1-26 live / Matches 26-50 live / Matches 51-75 live / Matches 75+ live

]]> How Hans Niemann imitates Eminem #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/how-hans-niemann-imitates-eminem-tweetoftheday/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:56:57 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93256 Gary Kasparov’s books “How life imitates chess” are bestsellers. But today another great imitation was pointed out by Max Farberov: it is Hans Niemann who imitates Eminem! Eminem’s “If you had one chance, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, would you capture it?” becomes “You get one chance… but of course you can get many more chances if you’re really good” in the video of Hans Niemann. See the full video by Hans Niemann here

]]> Anish Giri roasts better #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/anish-giri-roasts-better-tweetoftheday/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:24:56 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93181 A scandal with accommodation is rocking the Chess Olympiad 2024, secrecy is surrounding the World Rapid and Blitz 2024, and communication by FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky is a disaster. Can you sum up all the stories in under 280 characters? Anish Giri can! And while describing the problems going on in the chess world, he roasts back Sutovsky.

Anish Giri’s ability of commenting social issues in chess with a sense of humor is way above 2800 ELO. “There aren’t enough hotel rooms at the FIDE Olympiad and still no practical information for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz. But at least FIDE makes sure the top players are roasted and humbled after unfortunate performances!” comments Giri.

If you are not following Giri on Twitter/X you should do it. Now!

More Tweet of the Day by Anish Giri

Anish Giri: A player who understands all qualification paths to Candidates should get 1 spot too
Anish Giri: Fabi disrespecting the entire chess world by making Hans look like a noob
What would Anish Giri do if he werenโ€™t a professional chess player?

]]> Deflation. The 2700 club is at its lowest number since 2011 https://www.chessdom.com/deflation-the-2700-club-is-at-its-lowest-number-since-2011/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:26:13 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93039 The ELO system formula in chess has a unique property: inflation. This means that with more games played, the total average rating of players increases over time. That is a fact, deeply embedded in the rating calculation FIDE uses.

However, what we see today is actual rating deflation of the top players in the world. In July 2017 there were six players over 2800 (Carlsen at 2822, Kramnik 2812, Wesley So 2810, Levon Aronian 2809, Caruana 2807, and Mamedyarov 2800). The same month the top 10 average was 2781, while there were 47 players above 2700 ELO!

Looking at the 2700chess.com live rating list today, there are two players over 2800 (Carlsen, whose rating is 2832 i.e. higher than July 2017, and Nakamura 2802), the top 10 average is 2776, and there are only 31 players above 2700!

The reasons for rating deflation

One of the major reasons for rating deflation is changes in the rating floors of FIDE. Rating floor was 1800 before 2001, then it was decreased to 1600, 1400, 1200, and finally 1000 in August 2012. While this was recently fixed (and will probably get another fix soon), there is a 10 year inherit problem of players who started with low rating and are scraping points from seasoned players with every draw and decisive game.

Another issue is actually a positive news for chess. A huge influx of youngsters with very low ELO, yet much higher skill. Over time, this new generation is propagating the lower rating through the system, while many of the old stars are fading. Thus, the rate of players falling below 2700 ELO is higher than the rate of repopulating the club.

There are other reasons, ranging from global political instability to local federation issues, from better coaching practices to higher access to chess engines. All this combined forms a thread of deflation in the 2700 club. Yet, as the popular song goes, “always walk on the bright side of life”: the rating deflation makes the 2700 list even more prestigious place to be!

Make sure to check out often the fantastic 2700chess.com website, not only for their tracking of the 2700 club, but also the top women list, the junior top 20 list, and more

]]> World Chess Championship 2024 and Judit Polgar’s prophecy https://www.chessdom.com/world-chess-championship-2024-and-judit-polgars-prophecy/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:49:29 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93037 There are only 3 months left to game 1 of the World Chess Championship 2024. Two indisputable talents, representing two superpowers and the two largest nations in the world are going to clash on the chess arena of the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore. Judit Polgar once said, “India and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of the XXI century.” A prophecy, by the strongest female chess player of all times, which has come true with the Gukesh – Ding Liren match.

Replay: Ding Liren in World Champion 2023

Currently India and China are 2nd and 3rd in the FIDE ratings list by federation, boasting average rating of top players 2710 and 2684 ELO respectively. USA is first with 2725 ELO, but part of that is due to influx of foreign players like Dominguez, Aronian, Oparin, Antipov, Bruzon, Akopian, Corrales Jimenez, Akobian, Moradiabadi, etc. With the rate of rise of India’s young generation, USA’s first position is certainly in danger.

First things first, Gukesh and Ding Liren will fulfill Judit Polgar’s prophecy and India and China will have a direct clash for the World Chess Championship 2024 title. In just a few days major coverage of the World Championship and events around it starts on Chessdom.com, tune in for the latest developments around the match.

]]> GothamChess, “Chess prodigies are now 3 years old” #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/gothamchess-chess-prodigies-are-now-3-years-old-tweetoftheday/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 23:03:16 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93034 Just look at this young kid! Suberb! And this is not isolated event, GothamChess is right, chess is getting younger. It is no surprise that Gukesh has the chance to become the youngest World Champion ever. And it is no surprise that the general level of youth and junior chess is exploding.

More from #TweetOftheDay / New: All in #FactOftheday

]]> Sting is an avid chess player #FactOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/sting-is-an-avid-chess-player-factoftheday/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 16:44:03 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93029 Today’s #FactOftheDay comes from none other than Daily Telegraph Chess Correspondent, CEO of CSC, and ECU Vice President Malcolm Pein. On the anniversary of the “Englishman in New York”, Malcolm Pein shared, “Well over 20 years ago Chris Botti came into the London Chess Centre to buy Sting a travel chess set for his birthday. He said the whole band played. I asked him who wins, Sting came the answer. In June 2000 Sting played with Garry Kasparov in a simul in Time Square” (replay the game here)

More: Sting: Kasparov is one of my heroes!

]]> Gukesh comments his game with Ding Liren #TweetOftheDay https://www.chessdom.com/gukesh-comments-his-game-with-ding-liren-tweetoftheday/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:06:26 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=92867 Gukesh – Ding Liren is the World Chess Championship match 2024, that will start this month of November in Singapore. Gukesh and Ding Liren have played a total of three classical games. The first two were in editions of Tata Steel Masters and finished with wins by Ding Liren. The third game happened during the Sinquefield Cup 2024 , where Ding Liren had advantage, but forced a draw.

Gukesh comments on his game with Ding Liren, “It was an interesting game. I was not thinking too much about the match, I just wanted to play. […] Ding Liren had advantage after d4, but luckily he did not spot it”. More from Gukesh in the video below

All news about Gukesh / All news about Ding Liren / World Chess Championship 2024

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