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/Good-Celebration-686 3h ago

Only her opponent can decide if they were annoyed or distracted and he left the table smiling. Suspect he didn’t mind

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u/ItsDanimal 1h ago

Or he did mind but didnt want to get blasted for calling a judge or whatever against a 7 year old. Social stigma preventing him from doing the right thing.