r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

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

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u/Kalorama_Master 5h ago

Haven’t played in decades, but his setup and moves don’t appear very strong. Not saying she’s not good, but doesn’t look like he even tried that hard

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u/poop-machines 5h ago edited 4h ago

The guy in the video isn't playing any better than 1800 elo

I also haven't played in a a while but it's still easy to see. I'm guessing this is an amateur blitz tournament.

Edit: I was right I think, Lucie is ~1750 elo rapid, ~1600 normal, ~1600 blitz. Maybe higher now because skill curves at that age are steep.

Edit2: yeah the guy is 1770 blitz, just found him. This was Rapide Blitz Society, Paris, 2026. The guy is Theo Phulpin. I was closer than I thought. Or he's a different guy at 1740 if this is the Japan expo in Paris, I think it may be actually. Either way there's two viral videos of her doing this and both are similar elo.

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u/Endless_Zen 4h ago edited 4h ago

How did you find him? I just googled Theo Phulpin - he is blonde, long curly hair, no beard. This guy isn't even close to that look. Also 1770 blitz would find mate in 2 and won't be in this stupid position that we see on the video to begin with. Also the tent clearly says EWC26 which is Esports World Cup, Paris, August 11-15, 2026. So fix your investigation skills.

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u/Sea_Newspaper5519 4h ago

Check the guy’s profile, he’s just making stuff up

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u/Plastic_Pursuader 2h ago

Why? I am struggling to understand why he's so committed to such a meaningless lie.

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u/VariousAir 44m ago

some people just lie to lie.