lyo

bisexual freak central

[lyo @buckfreakley]

@BroccoliChess murzin looks like he just thought of a very funny joke and is waiting till they're done taking pictures to tell it

[tess🏳️‍🌈 @turnabouttess]

BODHANA!!!!

[lyo @buckfreakley]

hate when a chess player i like loses and the player who beat him makes one move blunders within the same tournament like okay what was that for then 🫩

[lyo @buckfreakley]

@BroccoliChess good 🙏🏻

[🇫🇷 @heshkiii]

YOU FUCKING PROMISED ME

[Sophie Map Tu Lu @Asiatitude]

Tout ça c'est Macron

[lyo @buckfreakley]

this genuinely just ruined my week

[lyo @buckfreakley]

world cup over 💔💔💔💔

[lyo @buckfreakley]

world cup over 💔💔💔💔

[Kamryn @kamrynheidi]

For people who supposedly pride themselves on the intellect of their sport, it’s disappointing how many chess players (and orgs) are strangely eager to outsource their thinking, writing, and creating to ai.

[lyo @buckfreakley]

i think it takes a very special personality to ragebait vincent keymer

[lex @mvlism]

it’s lowkey funny how vincent hates hans’ ass so much cause i don’t think i’ve ever seen him acting like this with anyone😭

[lyo @buckfreakley]

this sucks because i thought it was cool that the two tournaments that directly qualify for the candidates (grand swiss and world cup) had two entirely different formats that could favor different styles. now the world cup is also a swiss tournament for like half of it.

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

♟ The FIDE Council has approved a series of significant changes to the format of the 2027 FIDE World Cup and the 2027 FIDE Women’s World Cup, following recommendations from the Global Strategy Commission.

Beginning in 2027, both World Cups will be played over 19 days and will consist of two distinct stages.

▪️Stage 1: Swiss qualification
The opening stage will consist of Swiss-system tournaments played with a Fast Classical time control of 45 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move.

The FIDE World Cup will feature four Swiss pools, while the FIDE Women’s World Cup will be divided into two Swiss pools. Each Swiss tournament will be played over nine rounds across five days, with the pools balanced to ensure comparable playing strength.

The leading players from each pool will advance to the knockout stage:
– FIDE World Cup: Top four players from each of the four pools (16 players total)
– FIDE Women’s World Cup: Top eight players from each of the two pools (16 players total)

▪️Stage 2: Knockout finals

The second stage will retain the traditional knockout. The Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final will be played using the existing World Cup format and classical time controls.

Read more: https://t.co/oUf9ySNGe0

#FIDEWorldCup

[lyo @buckfreakley]

@BroccoliChess oh i agree lol they're very funny. arjun always looks like he'd rather be anywhere else when he's doing this stuff tbf and i don't think hans' personality helps 😭

[Biel Chess Festival @BielFestival]

ACCENTUS Chess960 is done, and Carissa Yip beat Le Quang Liem, the GM who'll coach her on the US Women's Olympiad team this September. Student over coach. 😅

🏆 Masters: Blübaum & Süleymanlı share 1st (4.5)
🏆 Challengers: Materia wins (4.5)

Full table 👇

#bielchess #chess960

[lyo @buckfreakley]

france en demi c'est NOUSSSS

[Kylian Mbappé @KMbappe]

Madame Celeste Amarilla,
Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction.
Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.

[lyo @buckfreakley]

@BroccoliChess yeah nodirbek has been vague on it obviously but it's kind of an open secret that kramnik is his coach. wonder if the ban applies here considering fide can't really stop nodirbek from privately hiring him

[Women's Chess Coverage @OnTheQueenside]

If you think Magnus Carlsen is the biggest overachiever Norwegian chess player, think again.

Edit Machlik is a professional footballer, a freelance musician, a practicing dentist, and was Board 2 for Norway at the '22 Chess Olympiad in India! 🇳🇴🤯

📷: G Berntzen; A Vestby