Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य

Ph.D. Candidate @FacultyITC;
Alumni @ihedelft @tudresden_de;
PhD topic: satellite-based river discharge estimates on Northern Europe and Horn of Africa regions

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@anishgiri 1. Nodirbek 2. Javokhir 3. Anish; about time we started ignoring the youtubers and the part timers (:

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@HansMokeNiemann It would be my dream to play. 1900 fide and 2000 @lichess blitz :(

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@anishgiri Can I answer after a couple days?

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

♟ The FIDE Council has approved the amendments to the Rating Regulations, effective as of 1st of October, following the proposal from the Qualification Commission.

The amendment is designed to ensure the fairness and integrity of the FIDE rating system and provide a level-playing field for all top-rated players. The change will apply to players rated 2650 and above and will affect approximately 70 top-rated Grandmasters.

The amendment addresses the application of the 400-point rule. The rule stated that a difference in rating of more than 400 points shall be counted for rating purposes as it were a difference of 400 points. There are no restrictions of how many times it can be applied during a single tournament.

The current wording in FIDE Rating Regulations will change to include the following, given here in bold:

“8.3.1 For each game played against a rated player, determine the difference in rating between the player and their opponent, D.

A difference in rating of more than 400 points shall be counted for rating purposes as though it were a difference of 400 points, for players rated below 2650. For players rated 2650 and above, the difference between ratings shall be used in all cases.”

The accuracy of ratings and competitive fairness are paramount for chess.

This amendment ensures that rating adjustments at the highest level accurately reflect a player’s performance against a pool of statistically equal opponents, safeguarding professional standards set by FIDE.

[The Struggling Scientists @TheStrugglingS4]

Well, that was fun while it lasted 😅

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@MagnusCarlsen Congratulations to both on 1-1. Two massive kings in the game at the moment!

[Anish Giri @anishgiri]

If you are studying in the UK or EU and want to play some chess on Monday 23 June! Click the link below to join @OptiverGlobal chess championship!

https://t.co/fZjTVfNGPA

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@IndiaInNepal Will we see the "sine die" signatories resign?

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@murarka_saloni There is no NOC for Indian universities. @moenepal quite naturally uses its non-productive (and this time, non-existent) lever.

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@RajinaNotRojina Last time I checked, there is no NOC for Indian universities.

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@EONIndia @DrShankarSharma Do all of the "sine die" signatories get away with a scripted institutional apology?

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@KIITUniversity I do not see many of the "sine die" signatories face any consequence here.

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@KIITUniversity How many resignations do we see?

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@KIITUniversity Apologies, in the form of resignations and criminal prosecutions, not cheap letters pls. Utterly disgraceful response to a tragic incident.

@IndiaInNepal @EONIndia @PMOIndia @PM_nepal_ @MofaNepal @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@amish973 Anything short of mass resignation would be a disgrace, not that I expect anyone to.

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

@KIITUniversity Will the registrar/head of schools and hostels/ IRO director/ and VC kindly resign? 🔔 @MofaNepal @EONIndia @IndiaInNepal

[Chaopeng Shen @ChaopengShen]

Dear all,
Since many are here, the news is here.
HydroML 2025 will be hosted at UC Irvine and held at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge near Los Angeles. It is the week of May 26 - 30 (likely May 27 - 29) Final dates TBD. Check out https://t.co/DVAPmRgiTg.

[Amin Shakya | अमिन शाक्य @mn5hk]

Not sure how active the academic community is in this space anymore, but anyway, let's give this a shoutout 👀

[European Geosciences Union @EuroGeosciences]

We are excited to invite you to #vote for your favourite #blog post of 2024 from the #division blogs.

How ? Click here for voting details & instructions👉: https://t.co/u9IrwFDLlO

✔️Your voice counts, thank you!

[Itai Yanai @ItaiYanai]

Good papers lead to more questions than they answer. That's because (as Blaise Pascal wrote) knowledge is like a sphere: the larger it gets the larger also its surface, which is its interface with the unknown.

[Ambassador Zhang Maoming @PRCAmbNepal]

Some Nepali friends told me that they want to see drone shows. Here you go, new year celebration in China.