For anyone unaware of who Kasparov is, he’s a very famous chess World Champion from Russia who held the title for 15 years.

  • @Zehzin
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    1448 months ago

    His crime? Not doing an en passant when he had the chance

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
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      638 months ago

      I’ve heard he’s been witnessed using some sort of board to plan out his tactics.

      • FaceDeer
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        218 months ago

        His whole purpose is to assassinate the leaders of his opponents.

        • @aeronmelon
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          78 months ago

          Exercise extreme caution, he is always thinking several moves ahead!

    • @Wrench
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      178 months ago

      After a while, the rush from Chess-Boxing wears off, and you need to escalate to Chess-Bombing to get that adrenaline pumping again.

    • @BlueJayOakerson
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      8 months ago

      First vibrators up the butt, now bombs? These chess boys are gettin rowdy.

      • @UmeU
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        18 months ago

        Is that how that one person cheated and Magnus refused to play or something like that?

        • @[email protected]
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          58 months ago

          It’s a hilarious theory with zero evidence to back it up, but equally zero evidence to refute it. There’s beauty in its possibility and ultimate unknowability

  • HexesofVexes
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    848 months ago

    Putin strikes me as the kind of person who’d lose against a bongcloud opening.

      • HexesofVexes
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        178 months ago

        And probably shouts “four of a kind, checkmate” randomly while waving arrest warrants in the hopes of distracting his opponent.

        • @Plopp
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          68 months ago

          I think his opponent would just fall out a window.

    • @[email protected]
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      128 months ago

      Putin strikes me as the kind of person who’d get angry if they couldn’t mate you with the scholar’s mate.

    • @feedum_sneedson
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      98 months ago

      What the fuck is a bongcloud opening, that’s a funny name.

      • @accideath
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        58 months ago

        This. A meme even played by the world’s best players.

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          08 months ago

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    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      68 months ago

      I’d guess he would be a mediocre player I would lose to. Chess was actually highly regarded as a mind sport in the USSR and even taught in schools. And even if Putin is stupid, there are ways he can ensure I would never win (placing the chessboard on his side of his long table and getting me shot by security if I attempt to approach it).

    • @ours
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      38 months ago

      That’s why he wouldn’t risk it and either fix the match or have the opponent player jump out a window and drink some Polonium tea.

    • @Zehzin
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      38 months ago

      The only winning response to the bongcloud opening is a double bongcloud opening

  • tehWrapper
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    758 months ago

    I’m sure he saw this move coming.

  • @Lanusensei87
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    548 months ago

    He tried to do the intercontinental ballistic missile gambit.

  • @cosmicrookie
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    528 months ago

    He has already left Russia 9 years ago fearing his life. He actually was a presidential candidate in Russia until he encountered logistical problems that he blamed on official obstruction

    To be fair, he could be a serious contender to replace Putin so it is not a big surprise that he is in danger

  • @morphballganon
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    368 months ago

    If republicans had any integrity at all, this would make them dislike Putin. But, of course, if they had any integrity they wouldn’t be republicans.

      • @morphballganon
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        8 months ago

        Just as soon as the fascists are gone. They won’t go away on their own, and merely hoping they do is to enable them.

        “Can we not make everything about German politics?” --guy in 1938

  • Cosmic Cleric
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    8 months ago

    From the article…

    A city court in Syktyvkar, the largest city in Russia’s northwestern Komi region, is charging Kasparov of “creating a terrorist society, leading it, financing terrorist activities, and publicly justifying them,” according to Kremlin-backed outlet TASS.

    Its getting rediculous how countries trump up charges against their enemies.

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    • Jessica
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      188 months ago

      Why is there a license in your comment?

      • FaceDeer
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        358 months ago

        A lack of understanding about how copyright and licensing works.

        • VindictiveJudge
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          258 months ago

          Or how bots that scrape websites to gather data work.

      • @spamfajitas
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        238 months ago

        It’s like the people who used to put messages about preventing Facebook from using their content in their profile descriptions. It probably won’t actually do anything, but it’s a nice thought and more power to them if it makes them feel better.

        • Freeman
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          18 months ago

          “more power to them” it it makes them feel better.

          What a funny statement. “More power to them” while it won’t do anything because they dont have the power to prevent facebook doing what its doing so its just making them feel better.

  • @Got_Bent
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    308 months ago

    Looks like he lives in the US. He’d better be careful if the Cheeto takes power. Donny would love to send him to his Russian piss buddy in the Kremlin.

  • Flying SquidM
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    278 months ago

    What’s he going to do, kill Putin with an exploding rook?

  • @Jackcooper
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    208 months ago

    When he did en passant against Putin he signed his own death warrant