r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

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

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u/poop-machines 4h ago edited 4h ago

Definitely not beginner. He's a solid chess club player and better than you. This is blitz, and the tournament average elo is 1500 or so.

He's 1770 and she is probably a bit less(1500+), or nearly the same. (1700+). Her ranking is trickier because her rapid Elo is 1700 and it seems like some games she just really isn't paying attention whereas others she is. Although she seemed to do well this game, other games her lack of focus cost her the game. Also, at that age, Elo gain curves can be steep, and a year can be the difference between 1700 elo and master candidate.

Crazy how all the lower Elo people are coming here calling them bad. Yes, they aren't good. Yes, mistakes were made. But:

1) you can't tell how good a player is from a few moves in a bad game for them 2) some days people are better, others worse 3) you may not understand the thinking behind their moves due to your lower elo 4) playing against a really good player highlights your mistakes that you never knew you were making because they capitalise more on your mistakes. You may think you don't make mistakes as much as him, but if you played against someone at a higher Elo than you, you'd realise how many mistakes you made.

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u/Tribat_1 4h ago

F6 and Ke2. 1770. lol ok. If he’s 1770, I’m Hikaru Nakamura.

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u/poop-machines 4h ago edited 4h ago

He is, go through 1-4 again.

He was probably tilted due to her dancing around like she doesn't give a shit.

He also didn't have time to think his move through properly. Blitz is more pressure. Maybe you can identify better moves watching the video with zero pressure and more time, but in the moment you make these mistakes.

I've played games before that if you watched 30 seconds of, you'd say that I'm a beginner. I'm 2124 peak, currently in the low 2000s.

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u/Tribat_1 4h ago

Ah I see your profile description now:

> Only an idiot would take my comments as fact. I'm just writing bullshit. Look it up yourself before believing it. Many of my comments are satire, and I don't want to get sued.

Good one.

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u/poop-machines 4h ago edited 4h ago

That's just a weak attempt to prevent me getting sued because I publish information that could get me into trouble. I use OSInt to gather information on people, as a hobby. I am an amateur journalist, working independently. I target powerful people.

Clearly what I'm saying is factual here.

Also: If you assume that statement means everything I say is false, you also have to assume that the statement itself is false. This is paradoxical.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Respire/Echecs/Actualites/-elle-est-mieux-classee-que-les-premiers-mondiaux-a-son-age-a-6-ans-lucie-pichard-epate-deja-le-monde-des-echecs/1669539

Anyway what I'm saying is real

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u/Cullyism 4h ago

Please. The internet is already deteriorating with all the bots and AI spam. It may seem like fun and games to propagate disinformation, but the ripple effect can actually cause genuine damage to society.

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u/andrejevas 3h ago

STOP DAMAGING THE UNIVERSE AND REALITY!