InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoHikaru Nakamura is setting speed chess records at chess.com. He's at 3400 and he's playing right now.www.chess.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@hexbear.net
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkHikaru Nakamura is setting speed chess records at chess.com. He's at 3400 and he's playing right now.www.chess.comInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: games@hexbear.net
minus-squaredaniyeg [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoi have not followed chess drama for sometime. i agree but why are we hating chess.com again?
minus-squarepropter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoBecause lichess is open source and maintained by volunteers.
minus-squaredaniyeg [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agohonestly i think half the chess.com evaluation is in their domain. i mean how much did they pay to secure that?
minus-squaredaniyeg [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agothat’s a low bar for me honestly, anything above 50 dollars is eye watering in this economy
minus-squaredaniyeg [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoyep my eyes are watering alright. but it must be worth a lot more nowadays i image it would be easily x10 or more.
i have not followed chess drama for sometime. i agree but why are we hating chess.com again?
Because lichess is open source and maintained by volunteers.
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honestly i think half the chess.com evaluation is in their domain. i mean how much did they pay to secure that?
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that’s a low bar for me honestly, anything above 50 dollars is eye watering in this economy
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yep my eyes are watering alright. but it must be worth a lot more nowadays i image it would be easily x10 or more.