just because somebody is playing their third game doesn't mean they are a beginner.
Chess.com novice tries to think like a computer but (surprise) still can't beat Magnus
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tournament game, i mean. used to be all kinds of unrated players taking home prizes in open events.
pretzel2 wrote:
tournament game, i mean. used to be all kinds of unrated players taking home prizes in open events.
True.
But I assume that poster meant he'd only played two games of chess in his life prior to beating an 1800.
The reincarnation of Morphy? 
HobbyPIayer wrote:
pretzel2 wrote:
tournament game, i mean. used to be all kinds of unrated players taking home prizes in open events.
True.
But I assume that poster meant he'd only played two games of chess in his life prior to beating an 1800.
The reincarnation of Morphy?
That's what I assumed also. If it was his third (tournament) game ever it could also have been his third (grandmaster) game ever or his third (assisted) game ever or third (professional) game ever. In which case it wouldn't have been so impressive. It seems to me third game ever means third game ever.
His 3rd game that week more like!
K_Brown wrote:
It was an interesting concept for an interesting guy.
The 40-pull ups in a month bit drew my attention (would be really hard if done correctly), but then I saw that he didn't do even 1 real pull up and set rules so that he didn't have to.
I only counted 1 pull-up.
Pull-ups are named "dominated" here, and for one good reason.
"I wanted an excuse to concentrate specifically on my back (the weakest part of my body)"
proceeds to use a range of motion on pullups that only hits biceps.
Now here's how you solve a Rubik's Cube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_gHa2x2OQA
Or this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8jgGX3iNM
Goose bumps!
In my view, Max beating Magnus in a month would be the equivalent to solving three Rubik's cubes while juggling... in 4.59 seconds. It's just not done, why even pretend like it's possible is beyond me, someone in WSJ is smoking old socks.
My very first game of tournament chess I beat an expert. I had the Black side of the Ruy Lopez.
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ponz is an ex-US correspondence chess champion, so that's not the most accurate description. 
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IainLim wrote:
Magnus was shaking during the match! The unthinkable happened: Max was WINNING after 11 moves! (+0.1 according to Stockfish LOL)
Just goes to show, how anyone can be great at chess for 11 moves. But when the game really starts (after the opening) the men get seperated from the boys.
SmyslovFan wrote:
his chess.com rating is 1100... he can't even beat a 1200.
This patzer didn't survive the opening.
Some people are saying that this guy is just a "con artist"...
I don't think he is a con artist. I was very impressed with the other 11 skills he developed.
I see that some of the Navy Seals here have criticized his pullups but I doubt if 1 in 1000 here can do any better.
You can criticize his perfect pitch, etc. I think he did a very creditable job in all of them.
However, that said, he was naive about how much time it would take him to develop a chess-playing algorithm. The whole approach of trying to learn to think like a computer seems ludicrous.
His algorithm wasn't done. He had to rely on his casually developed chess skills, which were modest. I think he was brave to show up.
in my third ever game I beat a 1800 elo player and in my 5 th I drew with a 1816
Impressive for a beginner. But still—a beginner beating an 1800 is a far cry from a beginner beating a 2800.
Even an experienced 2500-level Grandmaster stands little chance against Magnus. To think that a novice could beat him after a month's training is silly.
I dont remember my third game ever, but I didn't even know how all the pieces moved and it was probably a 200 rated player that easily beat me. To beat a 1800 player for someones third game is incredibly impressive, I think far more impressive than any of the feats Max accomplished. Someone studying hard for a month and beating the world champion seems more possible to me than a beginner beating an 1800. Only a true genius could do either one.