VICTORY In Romania, GCT Rapid & Blitz, Fabi's Least Favorite Airline | C2 | EP. 65

[@prcbras]

Great conversation. For me the most fun chess events to watch are the ones where the players are more emotionally attached to the result. So it's the world championship and candidates right now. But if the players start caring more about other events, that's the ones i'll care about more. Because for me it's about humans achieving something they care about, the human storylines, the heartbreak and the triumph one feels. People can talk about the chess quality of Ding/Nepo match but it WAS really exciting to watch, it was a back and forth fight with twists, turns and high emotions. That's what sports is about. It was a fascinating discussion. Fabi with great arguments and Christian serving looks. Love the podcast

[@TristramPagot]

Last week it was pigeons, this week it's Lufthansa. Can't wait to see what's next on Fabi's shitlist.

[@joshwhite3339]

The 2023 World Championship and 2024 Candidates have shown that Classical Chess is far from dead. In fact, at its best it is still the most exciting format out there.

[@saltybroccoli7202]

only when the stakes are that high

[@ClarkPotter]

960 is infinitely more interesting than 20 moves of theory. This candidates tournament was one of the best tournaments in general I've spectated in 25 years.

[@tonyfortune346]

It wasn't the classical time control that made it exciting. The most exciting part of those games was the when one or both of the players had little time left on their clock.

[@AlexanderKnepprath-pd9mt]

Yes, but that’s similar to how an American football game is interesting in the last two minutes when it’s close, but I would not want the Super Bowl to be a five minute game

[@Vanessa-uo6lt]

tbh i watch ournaments only based on the players. if there's a big classical tournament happening but i don't really know the players well or don't care about them, i don't care about the tournament. and i feel like that's true for the majority of the casual chess fans or the general public.

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

Spectator sports are always more about personalities or supporting your team.

[@M8_Bit]

Personally, I think blitz is a much worse viewing experience than classical. Playing into Fabi's point about the games meaning more, you can't discount that these games are huge time commitments. Every mistake is super critical and that's a valuable point for becoming invested as a viewer. In Blitz, you make a mistake, the game ends, and you fire up a new one. Also, it's hard to follow blitz for the commentators let alone weak players. So it often feels like staring at the eval bar and waiting for the result, whereas classical allows the commentators time to set the stage and let fans appreciate whats happening. Not to say that people don't stare at the eval bar for classical viewing, but it is a lot less necessary than blitz and rapid to a lesser extent. I am also not convinced that quick boring draws would disappear, as I believe that is more related to monetary structure than the time control.

[@golendorfjules1838]

I'm not weak but I prefer to watch faster time control, classical chess is great for improving at chess as a viewer, but it's not entertaining at all, it's really brutal, you're there for long hours, sometimes in *boring* positions where you know nothing crazy will happen but players at still going to fight but likely result is a draw, that's a lot of incentive NOT to watch as a viewer who is not here for focusing and listening closely to commentary to improve their chess. Blitz isn't hard to follow for commentators no, it can happen in mutual time troubles but usually, if there's only a single blitz game to follow, it's covered pretty good, no you won't have the commentary for 1h over the final but you'll have a recap of the main point/tactics at the end. However because there are events for the three time controls classical/rapid/blitz up to world championchip, I believe, unlike magnus, that classical WC should only have classical games, it's a shame that magnus won against fabi after 12 draws in blitz/rapid.

[@johnhanson3804]

I mostly agree. I do find blitz hard to follow and prefer watching games at a speed at which the commentators have the time to express their thoughts and the computer's 'thoughts'. The catch is that for a single game that might be as fast G/20 or so . . . in other words, chess (for me) works best as a spectator friendly event when a single game is in the intermediate time window (G/20 to G/60) OR when the commentators have a number of games ( >= 5) to choose to put on the screen at a slower control. In short, I like the slower control (from a spectator PoV) for everything EXCEPT the world championship match. :).

[@prcbras]

I totally agree. Rapid is ok but blitz is hard to follow and the results are a coin toss. If only classical was an hour for each player that would be the perfect time control for me. As classical is now it can drag at times, but i'll still take it over other formats. The one thing I wish would change is that the commentators switch between 4 games, sometimes more. I think one on one matches are way more exciting, or one at a time so we can follow everything. I hate the switching, and I bet casuals would agree and find it hard to follow and hard to care when a position is getting good and then the broadcast goes to a different game.

[@8964TS]

Yeah, I don't follow Blitz games well at all. I personally enjoy watching Classical because it's slow, perhaps contrary to current trends where everyone demands everything shorter and faster. Rapid is probably the best format overall though - just fast enough to fit a short broadcast and move along quickly, but just slow enough that the position can be understood at a little depth and you have time as a viewer to look for candidate moves yourself.

[@firebug3256]

Rapid or a faster Classical TC is probably the best middle ground between spectator friendly and meaningful complexity. The only time controls I don't like are on the tail ends of the curve, Bullet - which looks ridiculous online and even more so OTB, and FIDE's implementation of Classical: 120/40, 60/20, G/15 inc. 30 after move 60 or some other needlessly complex and tedious nonsense. Just make the TC 60+30 or G/90 and be done. That's enough time to allow players to think through complex middlegame and endgame choices but also not bore people to death in lame easily drawn positions.

[@macroma]

Chris really did like that angle..

[@jire9831]

He likes showing his leg gains.

[@BeyondFarStars]

I love Fischer random as a spectacle. The GOAT championship was a fun tournament. Rapid and Blitz is my favorite format to watch. It’s less about memorization and more about strategy and thinking on your toes.

[@RichardGadsden]

The only other sport I know of that has the same tension between different time formats as chess is cricket, and their solution has been to settle on three separate time formats (Test, ODI and T20I) and have completely separate tournaments for them, but divide up the calendar so that they don't clash and players can play all three. It has a lot of the same sorts of tensions where sponsors and new fans prefer shorter formats and a lot of traditional fans (and many players) prefer longer ones. At any rate, FIDE and other chess organisers should compare how the ICC conducts their sport with how chess operates. Especially as both sports are huge in India, so there are going to be plenty of fans who are fans of both and will have expectations crossing over. Changing gear between time controls is hard and it's probably better if the structures of tournaments don't require too much of it.

[@vn2100bc]

Classical Fischer is the way. Long thinking, high quality chess without stupid theory. May the better player win!

[@christosgeorgiadis7462]

Chess is primarily a game of strategy and tactics, not of memory or speed. Therefore Fischer Random with classical times, this is the future of classical.

[@thinboxdictator6720]

It definitely is game of memory. 960 or not.

[@FellowHuman18]

I like Fischer Random Chess so much more than normal chess. I wish there was more of it.

[@ClarkPotter]

Same. Theory is dispiriting.

[@illum-nati9806]

I find classical more entertaining than other formats. Anyway, What are your thoughts on the Global Chess League? How do you see it shaping the future of chess? Will it revolutionize the game, increase its global reach, and attract new audiences? Please Share your insights! It would be nice to hear.

[@kpNov23]

Thought provoking insights, thank you.

[@neueraeightyeight8019]

As a German, I absolutely agree with Fabi's assesment of Lufthansa - and don't even get me started on German railway (Deutsche Bahn)

[@guest_informant]

Have you seen Sabine Hossenfelder's recent video about her experience of what life is like now in Germany. It covers a lot of these points.

[@Benjamin256_76]

Classical Chess now is how Test Match Cricket was in the 90s or early 2000s. these days, the 5 day test match scene struggles for viewers, sponsors, and crowds. Outside of the big few test series, grounds are half empty 😥 Meanwhile, ever shorter and more gaudy forms of the game dominate 🤑

[@andreastattarisuo1034]

Lufthansa the worst airline: reasoning -> They felt like they couldn't take off until they were sure there wasn't an issue with the plane. Sounds to me like the airline I want to fly with.

[@kpNov23]

Maybe he's implying why are there so many issues?

[@hampten23]

Chris really considered all the camera angle suggestions from previous videos lol 😂

[@Apopjak]

hahha :D

[@nigelburley8955]

in a world that is changing so fast & not necessarily for the better in so many ways, classical chess is a tradition worth holding onto, especially if Fabi is commentating as he did for the last match if he can't be playing for the title. I'm quite new to chess & it was the last WC match that really got me hooked & convinced it is THE world game! all the best lads, love your work

[@wot_hog]

Guys, seems I inadvertently hit 'Report' instead of Save on your video. I don't know how to unreport, or withdraw my complaint. I already contacted YT for help with that. My apologies in any case.

[@mariuschereches8471]

Hikaru is truly impressive, but the podcast featuring Fabi discusses important chess world matters. The hosts address tough questions openly, so I'd rather watch this podcast.

[@jujjeelf309]

Thanks for a very interesting podcast. I am sure that the chess circuit will be much easier to follow and more easy to understand in years to come. Tennis is a good example. The ATP organization provides unity of mind and format. The tournaments are organized according to the 250, 500, 1000 and GS formats. The grand slams are the only five set tournaments during the year, providing a broadcast friendly format. Major tournaments are being scheduled one year in advance, which provides recognizability to the calender. This was not the case in the 70s and 80s however, which we all know.

[@waylandertheslayer3259]

I love rapid and blitz but I will always prefer classical. It’s so much more interesting to watch. More events with rapid or blitz after a classical draw would be the best answer in my opinion.

[@Mistgabel]

Fabi: "For myself, I never racked up like a massive amount of points"... few days later ties record

[@StanislavHronek]

I do remember you won Saint Louis Fabi it was very nice

[@StanislavHronek]

34:15 for a second I thought Christian said "jujutsu" and got really excited

[@Phymacss]

He didn’t?😭

[@StanislavHronek]

@@Phymacss jiu jitsu is what he, unfortunately, said

[@MRichK]

I think if you split the world rapid and blitz to be separate you could make the Rapid more prestigious.

[@wchambers3849]

I love Classical Chess, but for me the commentary is very important. I don’t wanna listen to someone so high pitch & a rapid talker, you wonder if they’re on speed; and I don’t want someone so lethargic in speech you’re fighting to stay awake. There has to be a happy middle ground somewhere. I like GMs Peter Leko, Peter Svidler, Judit Polgar & Irina Krush! I almost forgot GM David Howell.

[@t-spark]

I like the idea of Fischer random chess but I've heard some players say many positions stay very symmetrical, and as a viewer, that seems true. When it's sharp, its very fun, but idk how often that happens vs in classical But idk if thats a problem itself. Any sport has most viewership concentrated on a small section of the games.

[@mwegankanda6594]

The only people who want to push the "classical is dead" time control do it for the money mostly and for Magnus. If you enjoy chess you absolutely love classical chess. Even the draws are exciting

[@sp00dery]

Fabi the 🐐

[@NewjerseyTexas]

cough cough carlsooon magnusson

[@David_7171]

Djokovic is

[@ClarkPotter]

​@@David_7171No one cares about tennis.

[@d4rksol123]

Will start off with admitting I have not looked at any stats on this, and am just coming off of why I personally feel classical is more prestigious to me (as a viewer) .. blitz and rapid feel more prone to bad beats / luck .. while that makes them more tumultuous and thus potentially more 'exciting' to watch and follow, that also means a blitz or rapid world champion can not carry the same weight as a classical champion. A classical champion (outside of the magnus not playing aspect) is inherently associated with having been tested more thoroughly throughout the process. As a viewer I feel more confident that a classical champion is really either the best players of the time, or close enough .. than I would for a rapid / blitz champion where an unlucky draw or a day of unusual tiredness can flip the script completely. This is just my perception. Could be completely wrong of course.

[@d4rksol123]

Adding on .. in a way its like Penalty shootout in soccer .. penatly shootouts are perhaps the most on the edge of your seat entertainment .. and probably gets highest viewership because of the excitement and the "anything can happen" feeling .. but if you have a FIFA world tournament of just penalties, the winning team would not get nearly the same respect as a regular match bracket tournament because the skill vs luck ratio is perceived to be much more lopsided.

[@vn2100bc]

Classical is a million times more prestigous than rapid/blitz. I couldnt care less who wins rapid/blitz tournaments.

[@tianledeng6179]

I think at around 16:20 the board is inaccurate. I am pretty sure that Fabi meant instead of 22...Rbd8, he was planning 22...Qe5, but he missed 23.Nf3! (if 23.Bg2 Qxd5 24.Bxd5 Na4 with good drawing chances) with the idea Qxe4 24.Qxd6 and 23...Qxd5 24.Bxd5 is a two-tempi up version for white. This completely matches what Fabi was actually talking about.

[@sreesub]

Some players didn't do much. Nepo, Wesley and MVL(who is on a draw spree). I would have added Anish but he did beat Fabi in the end and brought the moribund tournament back to life. This tournament needs more aggressive players for sure and current FIDE rating system is broken. Players can hold their rating just by drawing against similar rated players and not playing that much.

[@BogdanTomin]

Wait you went from bucharest to zagreb over Frankfurt?

[@michaellacy8510]

I just got off an Air Canada flight Montreal to San Francisco. Literally torture. Packed like sardines. Delays. Insufficient ventilation. Felt like I was in a coffin. Six and a half hours. Got home and instantly got sick.

[@gautam-narula]

I had a terrible experience with Air Canada from Montreal to Boston, and that’s only a 45 minute flight! I hear so many AC horror stories

[@abcdefghilihgfedcba]

I don’t watch live chess for the most part so ig I’m biased, but I much prefer Classical (both playing it and “watching” it). To me faster time controls are kind of an insult to chess, it’s a game that requires thinking and time. Faster time controls didn’t even exist in the like 1800s or early 1900s I think… Having said that I don’t really mind faster time controls existing, I have no Blitz tournaments near me in Italy but I do have a Rapid rating (I’m 1700 just for reference) and it’s still fun to play/watch, I just don’t think it should be the main focus especially at the highest level. I’m also very much of the opinion that all the draws are mostly due to players not wanting to take risks, because there are plenty of risky decisions that can give you a win if you outplay your opponent, just look at engine chess with contempt.

[@noone-ld7pt]

Ok first of all tournaments with faster time controls actually have been referenced as far back as the 1890s according to the The Oxford Companion to Chess, just to clear that up. Which is just about as long as there has been a classical World chess champion (Steiniz 1886), and since the first chess clock was made in the 1883, the history of the Chess world championship, speed chess and the chess clock have remarkably close historical origins. Secondly I think calling faster time controls "an insult to chess" is being unnecesarily condescending and divisive. Even if Rapid and Blitz doesn't allow the super deep contemplations on a position that Classical does it is not as if players don't think at all. Just look at the absolute insane calculations players like Hikaru and Naroditsky are constantly able to do on stream, to me that is just as impressive (if not more) as sitting for an hour and figuring out the best move in a position. I just don't see why thinking well quickly is inferior to thinking well deeply. But I'll also admit that I am clearly biased as a player who's never played a single classical game but have tens of thousands online games (currently around 2300 lichess for reference). I still respect classical a lot though, I just really don't like the tendency to talk about faster time controls as inferior. But perhaps most importantly, the top 3 rated players in the world right now are now all quoted saying they prefer faster time controls. So I guess my question is, why do you think your opinion should count more than theirs in what should be the main focus at the highest level? Like they say they'd rather play rapid and blitz, but you say they should play classical, I guess I struggle to see why the actual top players opinions should be discarded so easily. When it comes to draws I do agree with you to some extent, cause when there are events where decisve chess is highly incentivised there's suddenly a lot more fighting games, the Grand Swiss is a great example. On the other hand there is a very clear trend that as computers increase their rating beyond the top human level the rate of draws also increase very quickly. To the point where the top level chess engine competition (the TCEC) never even starts games from the normal starting position but enforces inferior opening lines so they actually get decisive games, other ways it would be all draws 100% of the time. So I think it is a reasonable assumption that with computer preparation becoming more and more accesible and prevalent in top level play, humans will also learn to find more and more draws as they get better as long as they have time to think. To me speed chess is just the natural progression of the game. It is more exciting to watch, it is more fun to play (imo), and also quite importantly it makes it a lot harder to cheat, which I think will be an incredibly important aspect in the years to come.

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

actually i personally prefer classical to rapid and blitz because there are less games, so you can actually follow it, even when theres 6 concurrent games. rapid and blitz i don't know much of whats going on, even with the high quality commentary that we're used to these days.

[@Najdorfc5]

Do more videos, best chess podcast.

[@voitekfilipowicz6401]

If we'd see the same guys at the top, then what is the point of switching to Fischer Random? Btw. I love Fabiano's well reasoned and balanced comments on most subjects, but I'm not sure I understand what the benefit of 960 Chess is if the same players will continue to dominate, especially as this proves it's through skill they are at the top, not because of "hiding behind preparation"

[@thinboxdictator6720]

Classical is the best. Rapid is for stretching and relaxation

[@guest_informant]

Quantity is not the same as quality. Viewership for some rapid and blitz tournaments might be a mile wide, it also might be an inch deep. You give your audience a superficial product they will have a superficial desire to watch it and when the next shiny object appears they'll go over there and look at that. The Light User Syndrome :-)

[@rowanmales3430]

Classical chess is MUCH more interesting. You actually have two people putting their minds to the test. The problem is that is it is way too long to be effectively monetised and time consuming, not that it isn't the superior format in terms of showing chess skill. Rapid and Blitz is much more "for the audience" in terms of mass appeal, but let alone time for you as a viewer to appreciate the complexities on the board, there often isn't even enough time for the commentators to explain them to you. It's much more like "regular" chess you might see some random people playing somewhere than an actual sport and competition you'd go out of your way to see. If I want regular chess games I can just tune into any number of chess streamers on youtube/twitch/kick, and with people like Hikaru, you can't even argue it isn't the same as the "top level" competitors. I would go as far as to argue that Classical Chess being so rare outside official competition (despite the difficulties it brings) is in itself one of the main draws for people to still care about watching proper tournaments. With Streaming I can see loads of Grandmasters playing Rapid and Blitz at any time. I care about tournaments because they bring me something different. If FIDE events stopped being mostly classical... why would I care about FIDE events? Once they become the same as the competition (GM's playing chess with fast time controls against each other), they have to be better than the competition, and streamers are much better at being engaging and having a good format.

[@haileyrattlecliff1274]

Rapid & blitz definitely seems to be the future, just a matter of time…great chat as always!

[@kubasek1111]

why no livestreams during these games in the grand chess tour?

[@kc910]

STL Chess Club live streams GCT.

[@KappaBoba]

One of the reasons the Grand Chess Tour Rapid Tournament have more views is because Magnus is playing in them.

[@pierQRzt180]

rapid and blizt are exciting in the moment but then it is easily forgotten. Classical has legacy that the other two do not have (yet). Legacy = prestige. if FIDE would make a WCh Cycle for rapid and blitz like the classical, then slowly it would build a legacy.

[@kc910]

Hot new merch alert. *CSQ* 🥋👘

[@jonathanace7950]

I don’t Money changes are tournaments perception from a fans perspective- I don’t know what the prize found is for pretty much every event lul but only dictates who is playing which then how important the event is. @Fabi: cool insights - gz to your first round win vs Vidit and good luck in the other 26 games

[@flutiyama]

An analogy for why 960 and "classic" are both chess, but definitely not the same thing: Imagine football(soccer), but in the first half goalies and regular players traded places. Yes, it's still the same sport, and the different rules only change the "opening", but it's definitely different enough that you can say both are "not the same thing".

[@luckbeforeleap]

Guys, what camera and mics are you using ?

[@FellowHuman18]

Looks like a phone and mics around their neck.

[@lollycopter]

Classical chess to blitz is like test cricket is to T20 cricket. I'll always prefer the slower/longer formats. Delayed gratification = greater tension and reward. Classical is also easier to follow along casually without having to worry about blinking and missing it. It's also more relevant to club players who play otb classical. Sure, there'll be those who might favour blitz and rapid, but not for me. Speaking of sport, or tennis - the men's grand slams are best of 5 sets and not 3. Best of 5 is always better than best of 3.

[@H4RTZAG]

people care about classical the most, but rapid and blitz is obviously more exciting to actively watch, so the viewership is higher, classical is still the most prestigious

[@neilvita3230]

JetBlue airline is fire

[@evelynn4273]

Yeah, no one is taking the bus just so you get more content. Chris is starting to act like Danny Rensch.

[@georgehornsby2075]

Great discussion but why do they keep mentioning chess in a Jujutsu podcast?

[@migmig9406]

anyone knows what happened to magnus?

[@daryab9416]

Rn I'm on a deadline and couldn't watch the classical properly. But i enjoy the classical format more, specially if the commentators start exploring with no engine... like the saint louis chess club format... it's like keep calm and analyze which is fun

[@SanjayKumar-n8h3s]

I think Fabi just says "Fisher random chess is the same as regular chess" for the camera but believes differently in private

[@Doutsoldome]

Why?

[@jordan22031991]

world championship without magnus is like playing with Ali in boxing when he is not retired which in its own way is terrible for chess and the viewers

[@VinegarBob]

Rapid and blitz is going to dominate chess moving forward, but Fischer random with classical time controls is the future for the prestige side of things imo, because reliance on opening theory from increasingly powerful engines is killing classical chess. The world championship is currently two teams of GMs pummeling chess engines for 6 months then the player who can memorize the engine lines most effectively wins. Magnus is right - currently they have it backwards; Fischer random events have typically been at shorter time controls while classical chess has longer time controls. This makes no sense, as you can do so much prep before classical games. Sooner or later everyone's going to realize that Chess960 should have the longer time controls and eventually that will be the de facto format for the biggest prestige event - the world championship.

[@Michaeleddy123]

I dont think classical can have smaller prize funds as nobody will enjoy playing since it takes a lot of work to play unlike rapid amd blitz

[@StumblnPawn]

Super Bowl gets all the numbers also, but it ain’t the main.

[@abhideepkhare9249]

blitz is really difficult to enjoy as a lot of games are going on simultaneously

[@jonathanbiro1533]

Frankfurt Airport for the Danya fans out there

[@Munchie3777]

Fabi!!!! \(^o^)/ 🎉🎉

[@alicewilson1913]

Chess and Chess960 are similar games, but they are also clearly not the same.

[@insidercam]

Don't stress me, I have a lufthansa with connection in a week and a half. To and fro. I never had problems with them more than an hour delay, i don't want to worry about this. :))) o, my

[@insidercam]

Magnus's mother died. uah... :(

[@StumblnPawn]

Just the fact it’s called “classical” tells us all we need to know.

[@vartananq]

Make the top 3 the only money spots, classical chess is a test of human nerves, this is why candidates produces the chess that it does. If you pay everyone and draw is all they want, there is not much of test of nerves

[@hartmut-a9dt]

35:32

[@edwardroy]

Lufthansa is brutal!!

[@sauceeess]

Fabi is so handsome 🤌

[@patrickdaly1088]

I think the smallest change which would yield the best results for all of chess, would be to have fewer supertournaments, and more mixed tournaments. If you only have 2-3 SuperGMs, and the rest are all 2650-2700, then the SuperGMs have to go +3 or more to keep their rating, and the winning score will probably be +5. I know that Drawsly So can play for the win, but he's a competitor, and has a correct strategy for a tournament with all equally rated players; Don't lose. If the correct tournament strategy requires +4 or +5, he'll play for that.

[@mhb4540]

I think tournaments would be a lot more interesting if you were not allowed to play an opening if you’ve already won a game with that opening.

[@thinboxdictator6720]

Making prep against you easier... No.

[@StanislavHronek]

I do enjoy watching classical the most unless I have a deadline at work in which case it kinda sucks.

[@daryab9416]

Totally agree

[@xpythagoras4044]

Rapid > blitz > classical and 960 > OG

[@hylen26]

Fischer Random: Boo

[@hylen26]

Give me classical any day. Rapid and Blitz? Fine in their way. But not to be taken too seriously. What rating matters? The classical rating. As it should be.

[@David_7171]

From now on I won’t fly Lufthansa

[@Roumpebala]

I don't agree with the statement on Lufthansa. It is not worse nor better than most big airline companies. They bring you safely from one point to another. Try to fly with Russian companies...

[@walterbrownstone8017]

It's it true you got beat by Anna Cramling?

[@Phymacss]

Yeah but they were playing the cow opening, they then played normal games and he won.😊

[@walterbrownstone8017]

@@Phymacss Lol KZbin put a video on my stream but I thought it was click bait!

[@Phymacss]

@@walterbrownstone8017 lol😂

[@Al-gv5uw]

Maybe it’s the commentary teams but the shorter time controls even the shorter classical time controls are just so boring

[@Al-gv5uw]

Even the rapid and blitz

[@guest_informant]

The world doesn't need to speed up, it needs to slow down. T20 is crack cocaine cricket, do you want crack cocaine chess? Is it cultural, maybe, with Eastern bloc countries not driven (as much) by "capitalism" (which isn't capitalism at all) having a lot of influence with FIDE; instead of being beholden to short-termism, there is some recognition of tradition and history. Hopefully they will hold out against the asset stripping, commodification, and commercialisation which is fast destroying most of what was good in the world.

[@Ayatron34]

Rapid and Blitz isn't true Chess. I said what I said.

[@GutsFreedom]

Please please please. Stop doing the coming up portions of the videos. Just get the fak on it. Jaysus

[@ExcelStrategy]

Celebration of this victory is out of place, you lost a lot of rating points losing against giri so it is half victory.

[@seanm3636]

I beg you: please stop with this camera angle.

[@kc910]

I don’t even notice anything about the camera angle until people talk about it in comments because that’s just not where my mind goes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@chinmay4331]

Fischer random is difficult to follow as a normal chess fan.

[@Crashawsome]

Fischer Random isn't interesting for most players. It's a distraction