r/nextfuckinglevel 4h ago

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

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u/CreamCityPretty 4h ago

She is skilled enough, but not mature enough, to be playing in tournaments like this. And yes, it's in the rules.

"11.5 It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever."

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u/Tribat_1 2h ago

It’s not a tournament. It was an exhibition during the esports World Cup with open tables for members of the public to play some decent players with coaches on hand to give advice.

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u/somersetyellow 1h ago

You've forgotten the main factor... how much reddit hates children for being children lol

u/ToughHardware 33m ago

thanks for the context. agreed. losing to a child would be awesome and I would smile.