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

  • Patapon Enjoyer
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    14319 days ago

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

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
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      6319 days ago

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

      • FaceDeer
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        2119 days ago

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

        • @aeronmelon
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          719 days ago

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

    • @Wrench
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      1719 days 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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      19 days ago

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

      • @UmeU
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        119 days ago

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

        • @[email protected]
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          419 days 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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    8319 days ago

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

      • HexesofVexes
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        1719 days 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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          619 days ago

          I think his opponent would just fall out a window.

    • @[email protected]
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      1219 days 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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      919 days ago

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

      • @accideath
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        519 days ago

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

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          019 days ago

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    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      519 days 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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      319 days 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.

    • Patapon Enjoyer
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      218 days ago

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

  • @tehWrapper
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    7519 days ago

    I’m sure he saw this move coming.

  • @Lanusensei87
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    5419 days ago

    He tried to do the intercontinental ballistic missile gambit.

  • @cosmicrookie
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    5219 days 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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    3619 days 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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        18 days 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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    18 days 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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      • FaceDeer
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        3519 days ago

        A lack of understanding about how copyright and licensing works.

        • VindictiveJudge
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          2519 days ago

          Or how bots that scrape websites to gather data work.

      • @spamfajitas
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        2319 days 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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          119 days 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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    3019 days 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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    2719 days ago

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

  • @Jackcooper
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    2019 days ago

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