Firebrandx wrote:
And wins!
GM Hikaru plays the Bongcloud in professional tournament:
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And with that the last shred of respectability of chess in the modern world...
Steinitz, Philidor, Greco, etc. must be turning in their graves.
Honestly I think he should be penalized for bad sportsmanship. Pulling a gimmick or intentionally handicapping yourself is a serious matter and should be dealt with strongly.
Why tf did Xiong drive into such wild tactical complications? Just asking for trouble against Nakamura.
notmtwain wrote:
Firebrandx wrote:
And wins!
Carlsen is wrong. The Bongcloud came from Lenny Bongcloud from these very forums 10 years ago.
Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
And with that the last shred of respectability of chess in the modern world...
Steinitz, Philidor, Greco, etc. must be turning in their graves.
Honestly I think he should be penalized for bad sportsmanship. Pulling a gimmick or intentionally handicapping yourself is a serious matter and should be dealt with strongly.
Wait is it really that big of a deal to play an opening that isn't mainstream against weaker opponent? It evens the matchup quite a bit and it was an incredibly entertaining positional match to watch. Outcome was the same regardless.
Hikaru was obviously not playing with a disadvantage, Ke2!!!!!!!!! Entitles a forced win with correct play
practiceO wrote:
Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
And with that the last shred of respectability of chess in the modern world...
Steinitz, Philidor, Greco, etc. must be turning in their graves.
Honestly I think he should be penalized for bad sportsmanship. Pulling a gimmick or intentionally handicapping yourself is a serious matter and should be dealt with strongly.
Wait is it really that big of a deal to play an opening that isn't mainstream against weaker opponent? It evens the matchup quite a bit and it was an incredibly entertaining positional match to watch. Outcome was the same regardless.
Not mainstream? The opening is an intentional joke.
Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
And with that the last shred of respectability of chess in the modern world...
Steinitz, Philidor, Greco, etc. must be turning in their graves.
Honestly I think he should be penalized for bad sportsmanship. Pulling a gimmick or intentionally handicapping yourself is a serious matter and should be dealt with strongly.
Xiong was who had to penalize white play. He didn´t, so congrats to Nakamura.
Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
And with that the last shred of respectability of chess in the modern world...
Steinitz, Philidor, Greco, etc. must be turning in their graves.
Honestly I think he should be penalized for bad sportsmanship. Pulling a gimmick or intentionally handicapping yourself is a serious matter and should be dealt with strongly.
ORRRRRRRRRR, Xiong could have just punished Hikaru's Bongcloud and won the game ... but ... he didn't.
Yeah, that was fun to see.
Hikaru was completely lost at move 25, though. All Xiong had to do was bring his bishop back one square (to g7).
But he probably thought he was winning no matter what he did, so Qf5 is understandable. Much respect to Hikaru for converting after that move! It was no easy task for White, even after the blunder.
I watched that game. Xiong blundered the huge advantage. It's not Nakamura's fault.
Why would he penalised for that? Then what should we do with Carlsen and all the many times he's played dubious moves for fun? What should we do in a sport where players can agree to a draw from the get go, and draw by repetition instead of trying to actually play the game, just because it suits their table standings?
In any other sport this kind of thing is penalised but in chess unsporting behaviour is rewarded. So why would you want to penalise a player just because he opened with the Bongcloud?
And wins!
https://youtu.be/qATl41Ofjuo