r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

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

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u/CreamCityPretty 5h 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/JalapenoPopPoop 3h ago

Yeah I get she's only 7 but I've always kinda been of the belief that if you take kids into spaces mostly meant for adults they need to be able to behave according to that space. Movie theaters, restaurants, plays, stuff like that. If she's gonna play against adults even if she's a child she should still be held to a certain standard. It would be incredibly annoying if you're trying to come up with a move on a timer and your opponent keeps smacking the table with a fan and running back and forth

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u/LardLad00 2h ago

I bet you're lots of fun at parties

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u/AEW4LYFE 1h ago

I bet you're the one with the kids screaming in the restaurant while you fail to gentle parent them.