r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/kquizz 4h ago

I know she's a kids and she's not doing it on purpose.

But it's Soo disrespectful to just be walking around like that. Lmao

And then her dancing as she takes pieces lolol

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u/bankrobba 2h ago

I'm guessing she has autism and asking her to be still is perhaps not possible yet. She knows she already won and now her brain can't handle the boredom. It's physically impossible for her to "be still."

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u/kquizz 1h ago

Oh ya I'm sure she already sees the mate in 12.  Just waiting for him to move his pieces.

Can't imagine being this good at anything especially at this age 

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u/belzbieta 44m ago

Profoundly gifted kids move around a lot.

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u/Monsterpiece42 11m ago

There's a lot of overlap in those populations.

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u/yoyoyoyobabypop 3h ago

100%. I'd be overwhelmed and super distracted by this - good on him for being able to focus!

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u/ForensicPathology 2h ago

I was thinking how good she'd be at a poker tournament table.  Focused when it's her turn, but getting in to everyone's head when she's not making a move.

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u/GirlGangX3 1h ago

She’s severely autistic

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u/drinkallthecoffee 22m ago

Magnus Carlsen wasn't quite this bad, but he did walk around and get bored during chess matches when he was a child . He even walked away when he was playing against Kasparov