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@GMHikaru Candidates behind closed doors?? 😮

@MaxChess_ Real men play the Caro-Kann.

@KarstenKrogh14 @GMJacobAagaard FIDE havde Carlsen som vinder ved deres kåring i 2024. Selv lavede jeg en liste med Jan Gustafsson i 2021 med Kasparov som nr.1. Nu synes jeg det er en legitim diskussion hvem som er 1.

@mustreader You really are such an idiot🤣🤣🤣

Also, I think @GMHikaru and @DanielRensch should have another chat. It's been a while, it seems.

I’d give the Judit Polgár documentary a solid 8/10, even though, as a hardcore fan, it’s hard not to call it a ten. I am very fond of @GMJuditPolgar, and I’m genuinely happy that she received such a beautiful tribute, one that lives up to what her career and story deserve. Sometimes, the richer the character and the story, the harder it is to condense everything into a biopic that feels coherent, enjoyable to watch, and neatly wrapped up. In that sense, the director, Rory Kennedy, did a very good job. To keep the narrative moving and build toward a climactic moment, the filmmakers chose to frame @Kasparov63 as Judit’s antagonist. That choice is understandable, but there is perhaps a bit too much of him, and of their rivalry, in the story. Toning it down slightly would not have hurt the overall effect. They really dug deep into the archives. The casual exchange between Kasparov and @SusanPolgar at the opening ceremony of the Thessaloniki Olympiad was a treat, as were many photographs I had never seen before. The clips from Linares, in particular, filled me with nostalgia. Kudos as well to Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, @Anna_Chess Rudolf, and @MauriceAshley. Three excellent choices. Each of them is outstanding in their own right, but together I found they complemented each other very nicely, with their different tone of voice and approach. I also have nothing but praise for the music department. Meghan Currier and Randall Poster as music supervisors, along with Antonio Medellín-Fajardo as orchestrator, put together a rousing girl-power soundtrack with a hint of punk that really adds dynamism to the documentary. All that said, there are a few omissions that made the story feel somewhat incomplete. For instance, the fact that Judit was World Champion in the U14 category — in the “boys” section — probably deserved at least a mention. It also feels odd that there is no reference at all to the time Bobby Fischer spent with the Polgár family summer of 1993, by which point Judit had already “dethroned” him as the greatest chess prodigy ever. Given that Bobby is quoted quite a few times along the documentary, I found this strange. Another fascinating side story is how the three sisters developed their careers in parallel. While Judit consistently avoided women’s competitions, Susan held a different view and was happy to compete for and win women’s titles. Both have articulated strong and valid arguments for their positions. To me, this always felt like a subconscious but very pragmatic choice, one that helped prevent rivalry, jealousy, or tension from building up between them. It was a topic that probably deserved some more screen time: If I said before that Kasparov received too much of it, maybe Susan received a bit too little. All in all, I just wish this documentary had been a three-episode miniseries. I could easily have watched three more hours of it, and if you read all the way here, that probably means you would have too 🙂

@davidllada @Kasparov63 I was happy to see him retire. He did it all (except a revenge match with Kramnik) I wanted to see him run Russia...whether he would be the next Deng Xiaopeng, or decay into just another Politician Still hoping he gets a chance somehow...