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Text of u/DivestTrump's post about T_D and Russia propaganda that was deleted
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 9-10
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President Vladimir Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal, and promises to defend Russia
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 7-8
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian troops on high alert amid Wagner attempted coup
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 16-17
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 4-5
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Why are Russians who oppose the war not taking to the streets?
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 14-15
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By ending default communities, Reddit increased disinformation
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 28-29
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Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - June 22
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 18-20
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Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka; megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - February 17
There hasn't been a megathread for a while so I wanted to post the latest news as well as a couple other pieces of news from the past week along with a couple articles providing additional...
There hasn't been a megathread for a while so I wanted to post the latest news as well as a couple other pieces of news from the past week along with a couple articles providing additional context.
The latest piece of news is Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka to avoid encirclement, army chief says. This is very concerning and I hope encourages people to continue urging their politicians to find ways of supporting Ukraine in a larger capacity than they have in recent months.
The other day there was also this article titled Rate of Russian military production worries Europe's war planners. If you don't have time to listen to Perun's hour-long PowerPoint from 4 months ago on the same subject (Russian Defence Production 2023 - Can Russia keep up with equipment attrition in Ukraine?), then The Guardian article is a decent primer.
It also links to a Foreign Affairs article published in January of 2024 going into more detail about Russia's economic expenditures and its uneven footing: Putin’s Unsustainable Spending Spree: How the War in Ukraine Will Overheat the Russian Economy (Archive.is link). This is a particularly interesting article as it details the expenses as a percent of GDP that have recently made the rounds in the news this week, as well as how military spending as spurred growth in some industries, while others also tangentially related are lagging behind despite the government's stimulus. Additionally, Russia is spending the equivalent of billions of dollars on annexed regions of Ukraine. It then details the consequences of this substantially increased spending and increased wages that may be dislocating the civilian economy in favor of maintaining enough supplies for a further extended attritional war.
The Guardian article say that:
New analysis by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates that Russia has lost 3,000 armoured fighting vehicles in the last year and close to 8,800 since the war began.
Unable to produce anywhere near that number of vehicles, Russia has mainly refurbished ageing hardware ...
Russian factories claimed to have delivered 1,500 main battle tanks this year, of which 1,180 to 1,280 had been reactivated from storage, according to IISS. Those numbers, along with reactivated armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, meant Russia would “be able to sustain its assault on Ukraine at current attrition rates for another two to three years, and maybe even longer”, the group said.For reference, the landing ship that was recently destroyed by Ukrainian Unmanned Surface Vessels (Magura V5 sea drones), Caesar Kunikov, could carry 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 armored personnel carriers and 340 troops. Though it's not clear what role that ship was playing, as trains play a significant role in deploying men and materiel to the frontlines.
Finally, an article I'd meant to post several months ago to just sort of talk about in general terms: What would happen if Russia invaded Finland? I went to a giant war game in London to find out. Has anyone ever participated in war gaming, have a background or took a class on game theory, or enjoyed the history of tabletop gaming that dates back to this war-time activity? Just interested in what people have to say.
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - February 2
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 13-15
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In Cold War II, the US risks playing the Soviet role
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 21-22
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 25-26
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Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia
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Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 11-13
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Russia Closes its Grip on the Internet
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - January 19
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - October 6
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 2-3
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 6-7
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 18-19
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World Chess Championship 2021 - Megathread
SPOILERS. If you care about those, don't look at the schedule or scoreboard below either. Final result: Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the World Title by winning in round 11. The competition...
SPOILERS. If you care about those, don't look at the schedule or scoreboard below either.
Final result: Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the World Title by winning in round 11. The competition is over. Long live the king!
Why am I posting this thread?
Honestly, I'm really excited about this. Isn't that enough? :)
What is it?
The World Chess Championship (WCC) is the topmost competition of the sport, and basically determines the best player in the world. It is disputed between the winner of the Candidates Tournament and the current champion. Since his first title in 2013, Magnus Carlsen successfully defended the title on three different occasions and is the undisputed favorite. The challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi does have a positive score against Magnus, but most don't give that much importance, since most of his victories happened when they were much younger. Chess.com combed through the data and gave Magnus 72% winning odds. In terms of style, Magnus is considered a universal player. Nepomniachtchi is generally more aggressive but adopted a more conservative style in the Candidates Tournament.
Since 2014, the WCC happens once every 2 years, alternating with the Candidates Tournament. The current edition was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to covid. It will happen in Dubai.
The World Chess Championship starts this Friday, November 26, at 16:30 local time, 12:30 UTC.
Where to watch
- Chess.com
- Chess.com Youtube
- Chess.com Twitch
- Chess24
- Chess24 Youtube (I strongly recommend the stream with David Howell for non-advanced players)
- FIDE Youtube
- FIDE Twitch
In the United States, the NBC over-the-air television channel will broadcast daily 30 minutes highlights.
The players
Player Country Age GM Age Rating Peak Rating Magnus Norway 30 13 2855 2882 (2014) Nepo Russia 31 13 2782 2792 (2021) Time controls
In chess, time controls determine the time each player has to make their movies. A time control of 10 minutes means that each player has 10 minutes to use throughout the game. There can also be increments, which are added to a player's overall time after each move. For example, with a time control of
10 | 5
each player starts with 10 minutes to make their moves, and automatically gains 5 seconds on the clock every time they make a move.The time controls for the World Championship matches may seem a bit complex at first. This is just for reference, if you intend to follow the games online, I'm certain that the commentators will make sure to remind you of these details.
Stage Moves Time (min) 1 01 to 40 120 2 41 to 60 60 3 61 to \u221e 15 + 30s The table above means that, on stage 1, each player has 120 minutes to make their moves. On stage 2, they have 60 minutes. On stage 3, each player has 15 minutes, with an addition of 30 seconds after each move.
Format
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Draw by agreement is only allowed after the 40th move (it used to be the 30th).
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There will be 14 standard games (it used to be 12). The first to achieve 7½ points will be World Champion.
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If, after the 14 games, the score is equal, there will be tie-break games in that order, with the subsequent tie-break only being disputed if the previous one maintained the tie.
- 4 rapid games of (TC: 25min + 10s)
- Best out 5 blitz games (TC: 5min + 3s)
- 1 armageddon game.
Scoreboard
Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-14 Total Magnus Carlsen ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 N/A 7 ½ Ian Nepomniachtchi ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 N/A 3 ½ Magnus won on round 11. Rounds 12 to 14 will not be disputed.
Schedule
All games, as well as the closing ceremony, are scheduled to 07:30 AM EST / 12:30 UTC.
This will be updated with the results for each match, as well as the sum of the overall points. I will also try to sum up some experts commentaries for
eachselected games. Adding notes to every game would require more effort than I initially thought! I'll create a top comment with links and basic info on each game, but will not be adding personal notes to all of them. Feel free to add your impressions to the top comments. Thanks!.Date Event Result Nov 26 GAME 1 Draw Nov 27 GAME 2 Draw Nov 28 GAME 3 Draw Nov 29 REST Nov 30 GAME 4 Draw Dec 01 GAME 5 Draw Dec 02 REST Dec 03 GAME 6 Magnus Win Dec 04 GAME 7 Draw Dec 05 GAME 8 Magnus Win Dec 06 REST Dec 07 GAME 9 Magnus Win Dec 08 GAME 10 Draw Dec 09 REST Dec 10 GAME 11 Magnus Win 21 votes -
Brutal video shows Ukrainian commando unit blitzing Russian trench
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Daily megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 6
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Putin declares "special military operation" in Ukraine
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 6-8
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Daily megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 4
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Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow'
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 13-14
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Daily megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - February 28
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Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions, sends troops on what Moscow calls peacekeeping mission
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What sources are you using to follow the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
I realised I relied on Reddit a lot for my news sources, but I generally meant to get my news closer to the source of possible, even before deleting my account. I already follow ISW, but that's...
I realised I relied on Reddit a lot for my news sources, but I generally meant to get my news closer to the source of possible, even before deleting my account. I already follow ISW, but that's daily and quite conservative in its analysis (which is good). Do you have good more frequent sources that you trust?
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Evidence shows hackers changed votes in the 2016 election but no one will admit it
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Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - December 1
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Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 23-24
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Daily megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 1
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Operator of Nord Stream 2 confirmed that a leak in the pipeline has been detected southeast of the Danish island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea
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Daily megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 3
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