Two Chess Grandmasters arrange the worst fixed draw ever

Context

Currently there's the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 going on with the following format:

Dec 29, 2023 – Dec 30, 2023
Players compete in a 21-round Swiss
The time control is 3+2

In chess you win a game and get 1 point, you lose and get 0 points, A draw gives both players exactly 1/2 (0.5) points.

After today the rankings look like this:

The match between Dubov and Ian was - however - a completely fixed match beforehand with both players agreeing on drawing the game as fast as possible by only moving the knights.

Here's the match: https://www.chess.com/events/2023-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship/11/Dubov_Daniil-Nepomniachtchi_Ian

Reddit Reactions

Further Context

This is especially funny considering Ian complained about Magnus receiving preferential treatment by getting his own lounge and laptop.

https://x.com/lachesisq/status/1739699059076587920

Dear @FIDE_chess and organisers of the Championship! As known, all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. Is it fair to provide @MagnusCarlsen a personal lounge where he can rest and prepare to the game using a laptop, while nobody else has such an opportunity?

Reddit Thread to That

... and he complained about many other things including players abusing the tournament system (Ding last year, some third world muslim this year cba remembering his name, ...) to artificially increase their rating to get into the candidates tournament which allows the winner to face the current world champion (classical) for the title (which Ian lost last year)

There's also some drama about Anna Kazarian who got fined for showing up in sneakers (chess has a strict dress code) but that's whatever.

Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Losercel over/back I have LOTS of S*X EVERYDAY :marseynut:

1yr ago #5650545

Actually :marseyakshually: here's the match on youtube:

jfl at them holding back the laughter and talking in Russian :marseytelegram: about what to do :marseyxd:

3:24 "taking back to base"

3:34 (knight) g5 from Dubov and then Ian mentioned Knight :marseycrusader2: C3 knight :marseycrusader: C6 to return

after that both agree :marseyyesandnosuperspeed: and laugh

cba more

39 Context

tejanx acab/blm :marsheen:

Losercel 1yr ago #5650672

if you can't agree to strategically collaborate i don't get the point

nerds crying because they can't coordinate past a prisoner's dilemma

33 Context

Sphereserf3232 they/them If this user asks you a question you get three days of good luck :marseyjam:

tejanx 1yr ago #5650845

I don't get understand :marseysad:

9 Context

TheUbieSeether cute/twink :marseyhissing:

Sphereserf3232 1yr ago #5654811

The prisoner's dilemma is a game theory thought experiment that involves two rational agents, each of whom can cooperate for mutual benefit or betray their partner ("defect") for individual reward.

Basically, each person wants to defect to get the higher reward (less time served in prison). Ideally, if they remain quiet, both quiet lower time in prison overall; however, since the plea would get them 0 years, and they are self-interested, they both opt for the "defect" option which lands them both in prison for longer time.

It's another way of viewing the collective action problem. On net, we'd be better off if we cooperated, but because of self-interest and the higher individual reward, we wind up with a suboptimal outcome.

1 Context

pawns aaaaa/aaaaa tejanx 1yr ago #5651770

you're supposed to play one of the half a dozen approved forced draws ( :soyjakanimeglasses: ) instead of making a mockery of the whole thing ( :soyjaktantrumfast: )

8 Context

Sasanka_of_Lauda pay/them 3 scoops 3 genders 3 dimensions Losercel 1yr ago #5651276

non chess.com link

https://lichess.org/broadcast/2023-fide-world-blitz-championship--boards-1-30/round-11/yem1lgfo

4 Context

Tonberry slav/god Slav God 1yr ago #5650645

Im not very interested in the chess world, but my friend who is told me that pretty much all grandmasters are unwashed socially r-slurred outcast neurodivergents and every chess drama seems to prove it

32 Context

ChristmasKingofZembla king/sire It's a cool place! Tonberry 1yr ago #5650695

You also have to be very very high up to make enough money for it to be really worth it

At least if you're #275 in the world in tennis you're fit. If you are #275 in chess and you aren't one of the early streamers that got super popular, you're probably a random Russian or Indian neurodivergent

30 Context

Nixoncrats_for_trump Kill/urself Death to Amerikkka (God is Great 🙏) Tonberry 1yr ago #5650878

Is this friend in the room with us today?

7 Context

Tonberry slav/god Slav God Nixoncrats_for_trump 1yr ago #5654942

dramaturd cant imagine people having friends outside of this site

Very sad

Nixoncrats_for_trump Kill/urself Death to Amerikkka (God is Great 🙏) Tonberry 1yr ago #5659820

So that's a no, then. Sad.

WeihnachtenSalvador Holy/King Reached the ultra instinct respect for foids 2 Tonberry 1yr ago #5650832

All good athletes are in NBA if you fail to get into NBA you cope with something else/ my boxing trainer :marseyxd:

THE FUTURE IS FEMALE

2 Context

Linux GNU/Linux OmegaSperg Tonberry 1yr ago #5651157 Edited 1yr ago

A lot of them are giga peepeeheads with massive ego's

3 Context

eqicvklzaasdfksaqwe mayo/cide :npc:

Tonberry 1yr ago #5653601

It's pretty impossible to become one otherwise. Unlike esports where the games themselves aren't that old, Chess has been around before they're born, so the only way to compete is if you were playing chess for 10 hours a day ever since you were like 6.

ACA I/I I don't really like talking about my flair 1yr ago #5650523

White people crimes are playing with toys the wrong way

25 Context

JoyceKRoolOates joyce/carol 1yr ago #5650658

Have I ever told rDrama the story about the only chess tournament I played? There were an odd number of players so I got one point for round one automatically ( :marseydab: ) then got paired with the top player for round two. I think the game lasted about three minutes.

20 Context

duck kill/urslf 1yr ago #5650528

Anna is a horror mouthed slut but :marseywould:

:ma#rseyduck2:

14 Context

duck 1yr ago #5650555

you are thinking :marseyhmmm: of anna cramling who's the current gf of trackmania player :marseychadthundercock: wirtual

esportcels get all the girls :marseyblops2chadcel: in 2023 :marseyxd:

15 Context

peepeehands aut/ism good morning Losercel 1yr ago #5650669

wirtual is tapping this?

it's so fricking over for me

Sloot din/du Losercel 1yr ago #5650619

>Cramling

Def :marseywould:

>Kazarian

Also :marseywould:

Legacy foid and trans lives matter.

Sloot 1yr ago #5650639

>sidevoters

:marsey#wouldnt:

duck kill/urslf Losercel 1yr ago #5650642

Yea i want to frick her

Losercel 1yr ago #5650831 Edited 1yr ago

Wtf, why are they all zoomers?

Aren't chess gm usually in their 30's?

aydyn they/them Number of straggots dunked on: 2 Sphereserf3232 1yr ago #5651174

No, it's just like any other competitive activity. Your body starts going downhill physically at around age 30, and that includes your brain.

Losercel 1yr ago #5650828

trackmania player

Who?

1yr ago #5650812

Are Russians not allowed to compete under the flag or something?

12 Context

WeihnachtenSalvador Holy/King Reached the ultra instinct respect for foids 2 Sphereserf3232 1yr ago #5650839

How did you know those are Russian ? That flag suppose to hide they are Russia. :marseyxd:

WeihnachtenSalvador 1yr ago #5650860

The names

So Russians are being flag cucked in chess? :marseyshook:

WeihnachtenSalvador Holy/King Reached the ultra instinct respect for foids 2 Sphereserf3232 1yr ago #5650876

Yeah only in children tournaments and pro fighting sports they allowed too keep flags

And normally their flag should be like Volodars but they let Russian not too pick any so it's gray by default

FU who/what fart humor enthusiast WeihnachtenSalvador 1yr ago #5651049

Lol

Queer anime/manga :marseybunny2:

Sphereserf3232 1yr ago #5651077

The Russian and Belarusian flags are currently cucked on chess dot com and FIDE makes them compete under their own logo. Half the time I play against a Russian though their profile picture is the Russian flag lol

Sasanka_of_Lauda pay/them 3 scoops 3 genders 3 dimensions Queer 1yr ago #5651343

another lichess W

Linux GNU/Linux OmegaSperg 1yr ago #5650588

Doesnt dubov always b-word about cheating in chess too lol

1yr ago #5650802

I haven't followed this tournament at all or looked into this, but match fixing is extremely common at the top level. There are a handful of lines that if you see two GMs play everyone knows what they're doing. It's not even hidden really. I can only imagine they did it like this to prove some kind of point with how the tournament is being run or send some kind of message, but idk.