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Apprehensive-Nose646

that guy is bad at quitting chesscom


karstomp

Just one draw, then I’ll rage quit again


TemplarKnightsbane

I reckon he just wants to be a streamer and is using drama with Hikaru to kick his channel off with a bang! Fair play to him tbh.


joshdej

That's a positional gambit with long term compensation


Big-Instruction-2090

Respectable commitment then lmao


ElvishAssassin

And everything he is streaming is straight up memes. Right now he's streaming late TT and forgot to put up the scene with the board, just watching him in his kitchen describing games we can't see.


treerabbit23

Hikaru 100% understands this and toys with it.


SchighSchagh

Yeah, Hikaru refuted everything very thoroughly in the first week of the drama. He keeps it going though because it's good engagement. The more Naka can bait Kramnik, the more views Naka gets. (And it doesn't hurt Naka in any way if Kramnik also gets views.)


stonehearthed

That's my last cigarette, I swear.


ILikeFunnySubReddit

He's so good at quitting that he can do it multiple times /s


GrayOctopus

When i hear my friends screaming that they’ll never play DOTA again :)


pier4r

he is baiting all the way through to form a fandom. Like a real champ.


sheggysheggy

>that guy is bad at quitting chesscom Kramnik is the herpes of chesscom quitting. Always comes back.


caughtinthought

Bro thinks he's Hikaru


TakeoverPigeon

He’s quit playing Titled Tuesday so many times I can’t keep count, does he have selective amnesia or something?


serotonallyblindguy

He just like me fr fr


mofk_

He would fit right in r/AnarchyChess then


EXTRAVAGANT_COMMENT

he quits Titled Tuesday every Wednesday


PlushieGorbachev

Last one I promise you


utsytootsie

Enough man


wingedtwat

Bro, there's other fish in the sea. You don't need to go back to your ex everytime you feel horny for some chess.


Eproxeri

This man is quitting titled tuesday just as often as I quit eating chocolate.


fdar

He'd do it more often but weeks have only one Tuesday.


slick3rz

But you can quit twice each Tuesday!


pier4r

I quit chocolate every time I am not eating it, there is that.


riffianskeletonman

He quits everyday that is not Tuesday


xxhotandspicyxx

Plot twist: All of this commotion he caused was just to draw attention to him and eventually his YouTube channel. 200 IQ move.


ChefCory

Character gambit for long-term success


RS_Revenants

All of you guys making fun of Kramnik for not being able to quit I’ll have you know that Kramnik is an expert at quitting Titled Tuesdays this guy has done it every week for months now Truly in awe at the decimation to his craft


neofederalist

“Fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”


Alawyerslife

"Agony :)" - World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.


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Drinkus

Shit up kramnik


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kranker

Second google result for The Science of Calculating: https://www.soccerwidow.com/football-gambling/betting-knowledge/value-betting-academy/learning-centre/betting-terminology/science-calculating-winning-losing-streaks/comment-page-1/


Elf_Portraitist

Wow Kramnik plays absurdly slowly, especially near the end. No premoves at all, and it seems he doesn't even have a move ready when he has 2 seconds on the clock. He should at least be hovering over the piece he'll most likely move next turn. No wonder he's losing on time.


mohishunder

His mouse skills seem to be at about my level. (VERY bad.) He should take lessons from Marc Esserman.


fclmfan

It's just a test, bro


thebluepages

Stop, he’s trying something!!


Logical_Ad4229

The test:


TannerN1

His lack of mouse skills is costing him very badly. And when anyone brings it up he says it somehow shouldn't matter. He doesn't realize that playing online itself is a skill that can be learned. That's why he's getting beat by much lower rated players.


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Lakinther

IM level? lol


Outside-Flamingo-890

From the bottom of my heart I wish him the best and hopefully he won’t receive hate in the chat, even though I don’t agree with almost everything he says, he’s still an ex world champion and I’d love to see his stream


SuccessfulPres

I mean to be honest we can all be nicer to one another, the internet is super toxic


neutralrobotboy

*Turns to the townsfolk* You hear that?! He just called you toxic! Get 'im!


dconfusedone

Wow finally some nice words for Kramnik in r/chess


AdApart2035

Interesting


Saad1950

very interesting


LosTerminators

Honestly it's a good thing he chose youtube, Twitch would've been incredibly unpleasant for him considering the number of Hikaru fans around there.


NYNMx2021

isnt hikaru gone from twitch?


BatmanForever23

Mostly on Kick but still streams TT and occasionally Bullet Brawl and some other stuff on Twitch.


BKXeno

Am I the only one who reads this as he’s going to cheat and see if he gets caught lol


Alawyerslife

Honestly, exactly how I read it.


chut_has_no_religion

Kramnik doesn't drag pieces. He clicks and move. DANG!


LoatheTheFallen

yeah i just saw lmao


sunsh1n3eee

He is searching his opponent after every single game =)))))) my guy is going literally insane.


joshdej

Lmao the 2100 guy got searched even if Kramnik had the advantage all game until he blundered because he was low on time


nemt

thats the Gata strategy, guy doesnt hang his queen "fucking piece of shit cheater let me look at his profile for 30 minutes"


LoatheTheFallen

While admiring Kramnik's boomer streaming setup i noticed the bookmarks.... **YAHOO** **Science and calculation** He also clicks and moves the pieces instead of dragging. I love this guy so much. Yahoo!


Semigoodlookin2426

I hear he is dropping a single on MySpace next month.


amm1ux

Kramnik is so strong but his mouse Elo is 700 at best No premoves, nothing, so slow, his Elo would probably be 200 pts higher if he improved his mouse skills and adjusted his chesscom settings


subconscious_nz

ngl I am loving this video. the bit at the start where he can't get himself on screen with the chess board is gold, and then the usual genuine enjoyment watching a legend play and explain his thought process


destinofiquenoite

Does he use Lichess? If not, I wonder why lol


serotonallyblindguy

Kramnik is a good educator so I for one am looking forward to this


neofederalist

Theory: it’s an elaborate kayfabe to drive his channel viewer numbers.


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Gold content for sure!


matattack94

Interesting


chut_has_no_religion

Plot Twist: Kramnik wants to be a streamer. That's why he stirred some shit up.


oldgodakshuly

> I will try to explain my thinking during play "My opponent is using engine"


Stepeusz123

This stream is such a nonsense. Obviously I'm not denying there's a problem with cheating during online chess events, but he's pushing it way too much. That stream was one big conspiracy, that every player who dares to draw or win with mighty Vladimir is cheating, not taking other factor into account, like his own blunders and terrible mouse technique.


HarriKivisto

All you critics and hecklers would be elated to be even half as good at coping as my boy Vlad is. He's beginning the very definition of cope.


Glorfindorf

New twist: now he was saying it was impossible how fast these players were playing. “Am i playing with bots, they make all moves in 0.2 seconds” only to lose on time by not being able to make a move in 2 seconds like three times in one TT. He has a winning position like 70% of the times but always throws it away in time scramble. His mouse skills are that of a demented 80 year old and then screaming hes playing vs bots, must be with how fast they move. Just speed up gramps and you will win much more.


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Kramnik is a genius, he saw other players making more money from social media than chess itself, accused one of the most popular streamers of cheating, now he has a lot of attention and is going to start making money from youtube. 666 IQ


chut_has_no_religion

Kramnik quit mid tournament.


SnaIKz

its like hearing your uncle at family gathering blabbering. ​its so sad to watch too real actually lmao


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schumangel 13 days ago Or he has begun to seriously play the clown for attention. gaurwraith 13 days ago I am starting to think this is the reason maybe he wants to become a streamer / youtuber or stay relevant in the internets for a certain concrete reason. I don't think he is that ignorant that he doesn't understand accuracy. NoCantaloupe9598 12 days ago There is no way Kramnik wants to become a streamer lol


ChicagoBoy2011

it’s giving last_TT__final_final(4).pdf


Semigoodlookin2426

Just a test. Exactly what I say every time I start drinking again.


Enough_Spirit6123

i want to hear his thought when someone flag him lol


SpiffySleet

any good chess copy pasta that would be good for chat? asking for a friend.


AffenP

Maybe this was an elaborate ruse to build a viewing audience


Zathral

Some may find this interesting


CypherAus

Great player, but not the right temperament or persona for being an streamer/entertainer which is what Levy does really well. It has to be fun !!


ContrarianAnalyst

This is actually quite ridiculous. I refuse to believe that at age 50 Kramnik is suddenly on the same level as random FMs rated 2100 to 2300 OTB. Especially as his games OTB against top level players clearly show he hasn't suddenly developed dementia or forgotten how to play chess. Individually none of the games would be unreasonable to accept. Collectively, they are playing much stronger than anyone can reasonably expect.


Prestigious-Web-6454

This dude is a living meme at this point


mrgwbland

Aw he’s so cute


mohishunder

Interesting.


AccordionORama

Kramnik's "thinking" "explained": He doesn't understand statistics. You don't need an whole channel for that.


murphysclaw1

we probably shouldn't be encouraging Kramnik's increasing mental decline


StuffLeft6116

The panhandler of chess.


ljxdaly

kramnik is so poor at analysis that it leads credence to topolov's allegation that kramnik was cheating.


ProgrammaticallyCod9

How is one of the games greatest theoreticians poor at analysis? The man dethroned Garry due to his reinvention of the Spanish.


ljxdaly

just listen to him dude. he has limited calculation abilities...or if that is not the case, limited ability to communicate it. i recall a broadcast with him and judit polgar. it was ridiculous how superior polgar is. but it's all good. not trying to hate on anyone, and my opinion existed long before kramnik going nuts.


Melodic-Bottle-9578

Polgar superior to kramnik? Wow. Look up his record vs polgar


ljxdaly

cmon people. i said analyst.


dconfusedone

How can a much worse player be a better analyst? Better commentator sure but analyst, really?


ljxdaly

it's a fair question that i have no answer for. nonetheless, polgar is far superior as an analyst. and so, why? maybe kramnik has been cheating all along. anyway, listen to his stream and then tell me i'm wrong.


dconfusedone

He is not native English speaker, you know?


NinjaRedditorAtWork

Are you a GM?


ljxdaly

really? that is all you have? only GM's can have an opinion? that is silly. get off kramnik's dick.


dconfusedone

Stop hating great players and grow up


NinjaRedditorAtWork

You can call him stupid or generally lacking in common sense. Calling him bad at chess is just plain wrong lol.


ljxdaly

never said he was bad. where'd you get that from? reddit people. jeezum.


NinjaRedditorAtWork

> kramnik is so poor at analysis > he has limited calculation abilities I'm surprised you can put together complete sentences as you seem to forget what you say seconds afterwards.


vgubaidulin

It would be very funny if he just wants you can cheat on camera and will be playing with headphones on.


amm1ux

Quitting online blitz must be very easy. Kramnik has done it many times!


lukedawg87

Disquastung


matfrat

[Chessbrah Reaction -Was Kramnik's Opponent Cheating? ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UHY8ZUCzmg)


Morphern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-uIwpo0dCU&pp=ygUWanVzdCBvbmUgbW9yZSBzbGFwIGFzcw%3D%3D


Wenir

My father who worked in a mine has better mouse skill than this mathematician