UofT CS :/

Dropping McConchie is certainly a choice. Abhishek and Kishan struggle v offspinners, and NZ have dropped their only offbreak bowler! Maybe Philips bowls? I would've dropped Neesham instead and kept McConchie. Glad that Duffy comes in, though.

@realkingdavid91 @Eldor___ @MaxChess_ Well, yeah, but you can’t delete Magnus from history :) As Magnus said, though: Caruana proved he was his equal in classical.

@Eldor___ @cs_uoft_hacker @MaxChess_ He would deadass have won it in 2018 if he wasn't up against Magnus

It’ll be very sad if Fabiano Caruana never wins a world championship

So far the only person stopping the Great Sindarov Sweep is, curiously enough, Bluebaum. #FIDECandidates @GMJSindarov

@Im__Arfan Bhogle is right to lament that

"how is this guy not playing for South Africa" asks Harsha Bhogle in commentary watching Klaasen bat.... He has retired, what can SA do about that...

@davidllada The design is very good.

I like the branding for this Candidates Tournament. Someone did a good design job there. The lack of professionalism on FIDE’s side shows again in not having their own logo well visible on the homepage (it is buried at the bottom), but all in all, this is better than usual.

@xlc9_ @MaxChess_ @chesscom I mean, Fabi is trying his best everyday, isn't he :) Winning a game is very difficult. Even when Fabi-Nepo wanted anything but a draw in Toronto Round 14, they drew. Because high-level play simply leads to draws. Winning is really, really hard!

@cs_uoft_hacker @MaxChess_ @chesscom Fabiano said that he didn't like the fact that Sindarov won yesterday and he was hoping for him to lose, So I guess he'll play his best today

If anyone predicts all 4 results correctly today I’ll buy you a year of diamond membership on @chesscom (must be following) Praying for my bank account it’s only one person 😂

@Dixit__Nikhil Qh5+ Ke7 Qxe5+ means we have two pawns for the Knight and Black's king is weak. Is that it, or am I missing a tactic to gain even more material?

Very famous beginner's chess trap. If black try to defend e5 pawn by playing f6, we can take immediate advantage by sacrificing Nxe5!

@MaxChess_ Extremely sad :( But he's classy anyway. Honestly, it's the World Championship's loss. It would be greater for having belonged to Fabiano Caruana.

2022 was so good

@MaxChess_ @chesscom Yi draws Esipenko Giri draws Sindarov Nakamura defeats Bluebaum Caruana draws Pragg i.e. all draws except Nakamura 1-0 Bluebaum

@vlad_chess @gutsy_gambit Seems like Ding never said it. Awesome quote nonetheless

@cs_uoft_hacker @gutsy_gambit Ok this one is good

Freestyle will be in shambles if the level of argumentation supporting it is at this level.

@TilavoldiyA @MaxChess_ @chesscom Surely Caruana-Pragg is a draw. Any idea how's their H2H? Expect Giri to draw Sindarov (just a hunch)

@MaxChess_ @chesscom Andrey 0.5-0.5 Wei Yi Javokhir 1-0 Anish Matthias 0.5-0.5 Hikaru Pragg 1-0 Fabiano

@ADRIIAATIK @MaxChess_ @chesscom Surely Caruana-Pragg is a draw. Any idea how's their H2H?

@MaxChess_ @chesscom Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 Esipenko Sindarov 1/2-1/2 Anish Giri Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 M.Bluebaum Pragg 0-1 Fabiano Caruana

@xlc9_ @MaxChess_ @chesscom Surely Caruana-Pragg is a draw. Any idea how's their H2H?

@MaxChess_ @chesscom wei yi 0.5 - 0.5 andrey esipinko hikaru nakamura 1 - 0 matthias bluebaum fabiano caruana 1 - 0 pragg anish giri 1 - 0 sindarov

@Mcebo_1 @MaxChess_ @chesscom Surely Caruana-Pragg is a draw. Any idea how's their H2H?

@MaxChess_ @chesscom Wei Yi 1 vs 0 Andrey Esipenko Anish Giri 0.5 vs 0.5 Javokhir Hikaru 1 vs 0 Mathias Fabiano 1 vs 0 pragg

@reezyeztilt His prep is insane. It's almost as if he's memorized the first 15 moves of *chess*. That's the impression he gives. One hour up in each of his last three games

@cs_uoft_hacker Anyone else winning this depends on Sindarov collapsing I just don’t see Sindarov slowing down at all, he’s winning these games with seemingly no effort

I love how everyone has given up hope on anyone but Sindarov winning except the Fabiano truthers and even this hope is dwindling 😭

@gutsy_gambit Just heard it attributed to him on X. Can't find a source. Well, whoever said it, it's an awesome line

@cs_uoft_hacker When did he say that?