lichess.org #28: The 14 Rules of Hedgehog Club
Welcome to Hedgehog Club. The first rule of Hedgehog Club is: you do not talk about Hedgehog Club.
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Geneva's checklist
from defending itself against Hamas before Israel achieves meaningful security goals
Please explain to me, in what world "defending against Hamas" (which are islamist terrorists) and "achieving meaningful security goals" includes bombing a Greek Orthodox Christian church?
It's funny that, except for Haas, the launch dates are more or less in reverse expected championship order
Nope. The topic at hand is free ice-ceam. A topic that you, as a rational adult, can understand that is 100% literal and not at hyperbolic example to make a point about general trends and not a single specific item.
It is a f-string
Wow, that number is quite amazing. 22% of American Jews in 2021 thought that the 2023-24 military campaign is a genocide. So at least 22% of American Jews are time travelers!
You should ask Nepo or Dubov
Fedora 39 is clearly superior to Ubuntu 23
Is Ben-Gvir already asking for his "voluntary" transfer outside of Israel?
Same as Windows 9
There are many room-temperature semiconductors, for example silicon.
Meissner effect is related to superconductors
Other countries can email them at [email protected]
No. It's a conflict in a highly urbanised area with one side (hint: Israel) deliberately bombing targets to cause as many civilian casualties as they can
https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/
The head of RB or the head of RB?
www.chess.com Ju Wenjun Champion In Four-Horse Race
Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun secured the title of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess India Women's Blitz with 12.5 points after 18 rounds.
www.chess.com Speed Chess Championship RO16: Nakamura Plays Bingo To Beat Yu
5-time Speed Chess Champion Hikaru Nakamura won his first match of the 2023 event while managing to play almost all the possible first moves against Yu Yangyi.
Speed Chess Championship 2023
www.chess.com Main Event - All the Information
Learn everything about the Main Event - location, format, time control, and more.
Format
Knock-out tournament. Each match consists of 90 minutes of 5+1 blitz games, 60 minutes of 3+1 blitz games and 30 minutes of 1+1 bullet games. In case of a tie, the players play four additional 1+1 games, and if necessary. an Armageddon game where the players bid the time.
Players
(chess.com ratings)
- Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸 3286
- Yu Yangyi 🇨🇳 3077
- Alireza Firouzja 🇫🇷 2896
- Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 2887
- Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸 2813
Ding Liren 🇨🇳 2787Ian Nepomniachtchi 🏳️ 2785- Wesley So 🇺🇸 2765
- Levon Aronian 🇺🇸 2750
- Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 2737
- Dmitry Andreikin 🏳️ 2736
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 2722
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov 🇺🇿 2708
- Alexey Sarana 🇷🇸 2707
- Nihal Sarin 🇮🇳 2689
- Gukesh D 🇮🇳 2659
- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 🇮🇳 2616
Schedule
Round of 16
- Nakamura vs Yu Yangyi: Sep 4, 13:00 UTC
- So
Julius Baer Generation Cup: Triumph On A Choppy Day: Carlsen Defeats Firoujza Again
www.chess.com Triumph On A Choppy Day: Carlsen Defeats Firoujza Again
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup to clinch his third tournament victory on the Champions Chess Tour. Though both players were in imperfect form, their fighting nature shined through. Firouzja scored a must-win 130-move victory t...
Julius Baer Generation Cup: Firouzja Earns Rematch vs. Carlsen, Knocks Out Wonderboy Lazavik
www.chess.com Firouzja Earns Rematch vs. Carlsen, Knocks Out Wonderboy Lazavik
GM Alireza Firouzja has earned a rematch vs. GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup by winning the Losers Final vs. GM Denis Lazavik.
www.chess.com Gukesh Ends Anand's 37-Year Reign As India's Official Number 1
For 37 years, Indian chess has had one unwavering constant: the legendary GM Viswanathan Anand is king. With the release of FIDE's latest official rating list on Friday, that has now changed. There is a new kid on the block. GM Gukesh D, the 17-year-old prodigy from Anand's home city of Chennai, had...
www.chess.com Champions Chess Tour Julius Baer Generation Cup (Day 3): Carlsen Sweeps Firouzja 3-0: 'It's Just Me Against The Kids Now!'
GM Magnus Carlsen reached the Division I Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup after defeating GM Alireza Firouzja with a hat trick, 3-0 with no fourth game.
www.chess.com 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup (Day 1): Caruana Survives Near-Upset; Carlsen, Firouzja, So Win In 3 Games
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, and Wesley So move on to the Division I Winners Semifinals of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup after winning their matches on day one.
Julius Baer Generation Cup
The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 5th event on the 2023 Champions Chess Tour.
Format
The Julius Baer Generation Cup features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if one player loses one match he drops down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there's a rematch.
The total prize fund is $235,000, with a top prize of $30,000 (150 Tour points) in Division I, $10,000 in Division II (50 points) and $5,000 (20 points) in Division III. The top 3 in Division I and the winner of Division II qualify straight to Division I of the next event on the Tour.
The time control for normal games is 15 minutes per player for all moves, with a 3-second increment each move. In Division I and II the Winners bracket matches are played over four games, while in the Losers bracket there are two games. In Division III all matches are over two games except the 4-game G
www.chess.com Chess.com Concludes Legal Dispute With Hans Niemann, Niemann To Return To Chess.com
Chess.com and Hans Niemann have resolved their differences and are moving forward. As many readers will be aware, Chess.com and Niemann, as well as Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, have been engaged in a lawsuit over the past year after Niemann defeated Carlsen in September at the Sinquefield Cup...
www.chess.com WR Chess Clinches Gold In Penultimate Round
On the last day, WR Chess completed their phenomenal run at the World Rapid Team Championship, clinching first with a round to spare. It was truly a team victory as every member contributed, and several players turned in dazzling performances. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi scored 7/9 on board two. GM Jan-Kr...
fide.com FIDE World Rapid Team Championship: WR Chess continues dominance with perfect streak
In a second day of total domination, WR Chess won all four matches and are the only team with a perfect 100 per cent score
FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023: Powerhouse WR Chess Takes Early Lead
www.chess.com Powerhouse WR Chess Takes Early Lead
WR Chess, led by GM Wesley So, rose to clear first on day one of the World Rapid Team Championship 2023, winning all of their matches so far. The top seed, GM Viswanathan Anand's Freedom, had a rocky fourth round, nearly losing to GM Pentala Harikrishna's Team MGD1. With the entire match on the line...
worldrapidteams2023.fide.com World Rapid Team Championship
The inaugural edition, a 12-round Swiss tournament played over three days under rapid time control, will take place in Düsseldorf from August 25 (arrival day) to August 28, 2023
Format
The World Rapid Team Championship 2023 is a 12-round Swiss tournament featuring 43 teams. Each team is composed of at least six and not more than nine players, and it must include at least one female and one recreational player, who never achieved FIDE rating of 2000. Each match is played on six boards, with at least one female and one recreational player in every match.
The time control is 15 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 10 seconds from the first move. Matches are scored by match points, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The team with the most match points will become the champion.
Participants
More than 300 players are participating, including Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Viswanathan Anand, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Praggnanandhaa R, Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, Hou Yifan, and many more. You can check the complete line-up [here](https://worldrapidteams2023.fide.c
Magnus Carlsen's reaction on X/Twitter after winning the World Cup
Chess?
Completed it
www.chess.com FIDE World Chess Cup (Final): Carlsen Wins 1st World Cup, Caruana Places 3rd
GM Magnus Carlsen can now say that he has won every significant chess title that he's set his sights on. The five-time world champion won his first World Cup crown by defeating GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 1.5-0.5 in the rapid tiebreaks of the 2023 FIDE World Cup for a match victory of 2.5-1.5. In t...
www.chess.com FIDE World Chess Cup (Final): Abasov Beats Caruana As Carlsen Holds Off Praggnanandhaa
Nijat Abasov defeated Fabiano Caruana while Magnus Carlsen held Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu to a draw.
