Chess

[tvrforever]

So anybody else following The 2018 FIDE World Chess Championship: Carlsen vs Caruana that started this week? Two fascinating young players, utterly superb, and a brutal mind game...

And now with streaming and online working so well there is superb coverage at https://www.chess.com/wcc2018 and loads of info here
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-watch-th...

Looking forward to how this plays out...

And of course playing lots online via ChessTime app...

[ILikeCake]

I normally wait for the YouTube commentators to get something up. It's the only way I comprehend what's going on!

Personally I prefer players from previous chess generations like Tal. I find modern games a bit 'computery'

I'm on LiChess username BoingBoingHatstand if you fancy a game!

I think this will be a quiet thread...

[tvrforever]

So 11 games in and it's 5.5 vs 5.5 - will we see a result in the 12th game or onto blitz tiebreak?

Shall be good watch on Monday
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-watch-th...

I certainly recommend http://www.twitch.tv/Chess for viewing of the matches.

And on other chess developments -

• ) PuzzleRush - brilliantly addictive https://www.chess.com/puzzles/rush

• ) Currently waiting for incoming Grand Kingdom SquaredOff Board https://squareoffnow.com/

[Busa mav]

Great to see a chess thread

I don't play now but was quite successful at school as an under 12. I remember playing John Nunn in the London U12 championships (1966 I think), he won that competition and I was 3rd, still got the prize " How to win at Chess"

I just had a look at his web site and he mentions that championship as his first big win. He was a totally different league.

After that I ended up being captain of south London schools, but my desire to play once I went to secondary school just left me.

[type-r]

Carlsen has just retained his world crown!