Sqod "If he starts a war, it is". Yep! He's doing just that. I understand that he actually did his Masters thesis on missile technology in Pyongyang university. It's a disaster, as he's supposed to be sitting on a fortune of Rare Earth Elements (REE's). He could trade his way to influence and success.
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Yeah we do reeeeeeet dab
I heard AlphaZero is actually Kim Jong Un in disguise
I suppose I'm "In before the Lock"
They do play Chess. If you go to the Old Diplo restaurant in Pyongyang, there is a nice chess set and you can play with any of the workers there. They play with passion not to embarrass the country, so they will always give you a good run for a win. They are good at it. They are also good at snooker.
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Apr 15, 2020
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I believe western chess is uknown to most people in North Korea. On the other hand, they probably play a lot of Janggi, the korean chess. It's very popular in South Korea and it must be like that also in North Korea, since it is an ancient game. I've never played Janggi myself, but I've read about the rules and explanations and it is quite similar to Xiangqi, the chinese chess. I like Xiangqi and play it often online! I plan to go to China one day and will surely want to play it with the locals!
https://www.chess.com/member/rocketmankim
He is a North Korean
Apr 1, 2021
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Closed by fair play @tiger337 (i forgot sorry this is a edit i wrote it wrong)
superchessmachine wrote:
noice
awesome flair dude
I just played against a north korean player in Chess.com
I had a lot of questions but it was a 1-min game
I just played a North Korean player too! Was really surprised and I wanted to talk but unfortunately I thrashed him just before mid-game. Maybe he was just having a bad day. Sent him a friend request anyways.
bring back kaynight , forums are not the same without their posts !
Aug 24, 2022
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Hello Max,
My Grandmother is originally from Korea and she escaped to the US and married my late American grandfather back in the early 50's. I don't know much about North Korea because she doesn't care to talk about it at all, but I can tell you that the Korean language has maybe over half of it's words from a traditional dialect of Mandarin. The languages are spoken completely different, but share words. North Korea and South Korea used to be one country believe it or not before the split and much of that country was influenced by Chinese culture. In China they have their own version the US calls "Chinese Chess", but over there it is their normal game and US chess would be foreign..., at least to the older generation of people in China 50 years plus I'm sure. I'm completely speculating, but I l'm sure that people in North Korea know the Chinese Chess game and enjoy it. I think American western chess would be uncommon to know and also not preferred in North Korea as it's extremely foreign to them. North Korea would most likely even have its own version by now.
Aug 24, 2022
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RedSea777 wrote:
Hello Max,
My Grandmother is originally from Korea and she escaped to the US and married my late American grandfather back in the early 50's. I don't know much about North Korea because she doesn't care to talk about it at all, but I can tell you that the Korean language has maybe over half of it's words from a traditional dialect of Mandarin. The languages are spoken completely different, but share words. North Korea and South Korea used to be one country believe it or not before the split and much of that country was influenced by Chinese culture. In China they have their own version the US calls "Chinese Chess", but over there it is their normal game and US chess would be foreign..., at least to the older generation of people in China 50 years plus I'm sure. I'm completely speculating, but I l'm sure that people in North Korea know the Chinese Chess game and enjoy it. I think American western chess would be uncommon to know and also not preferred in North Korea as it's extremely foreign to them. North Korea would most likely even have its own version by now. Today with the internet and spread of information anything is likely though anywhere in the world.
It's not all about him.
If he starts a war, it is. Funny how one insane man can drag an entire country down with him in a hurry, isn't it?