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[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Classified after Day 2

  • Aleksandra Goryachkina 1.5/2 🏳️ 2557

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Day 2

  • Salimova vs Muzychuk 1/2-1/2
  • Goryachkina vs Tan 1/2-1/2

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Classified after Day 2

  • Magnus Carlsen 1.5/2 🇳🇴 2835
  • Fabiano Caruana 1.5/2 🇺🇸 2782
  • Nijat Abasov 1.5/2 🇦🇿 2632

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Day 2

  • Carlsen vs Gukesh 1/2-1/2
  • Abasov vs Vidit 1-0
  • Caruana vs Domínguez Pérez 1-0
  • Erigaisi vs Pragg 0-1

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (9 children)

That is true. White doesn’t have to play Rxb4 after Bb4 either.

It doesn't matter whether white takes the bishop or not, in any case black can promote without being taken by white's rook, for example 1...Bb4 2. Ng2 b1=Q, and white can0t take the new queen.

Once white stops the discovered check with Ng2, black can either capture the rook at b7 or try for mate.

I don't think I follow you. Do you mean after 1...Bxf4 2. Ng2? How can black capture the rook? If the pawn promotes, the rook simply takes the new queen (1...Bxf4 2. Ng2 b1=Q 3. Rxb1). And trying for mate without promoting the b2 pawn seems unnecessarily complicated to me (I mean, the position is -5 in favour of black according to the engine, so probably there is some path to mate, but it isn't obvious)

White can’t move to the king to g1 or h1 because the new queen is covering that row.

White moves the king before the pawn promotes: 1...Bxf4 2. Kh1. And again, if you promote, the white rook simply takes the new queen 1...Bxf4 2. Kh1 b1=Q+ 3. Rxb1

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

So it would be a breakdown of standard gravity, not of gravity full stop. Sensationalized headline.

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Brad Pitt appears and asks "What's in the box?"

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

But after Bxf4, white doesn't have to play gxf4. Kg1, Kh1 or Ng2 stop the discovered check and allow white to capture the promoted queen.

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (20 children)

Solution

Bb4!

If white responds with Rxb4, black can simply promote with a discovered check b1=Q+, and captures the rook on the next move.

If white doesn't take the bishop, black can safely promote the pawn because it is covered by the bishop.

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Day 1

  • Muzychuk vs Salimova 1/2-1/2
  • Tan vs Goryachkina 0-1

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Day 1

  • Gukesh vs Carlsen 0-1
  • Vidit vs Abasov 1/2-1/2
  • Domínguez Pérez vs Caruana 1/2-1/2
  • Pragg vs Erigaisi 0-1

[–] jalda@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

The second best result ever in terms of popular vote was Trump 2020, only behind Biden 2020. So it is close enough to half of America.

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