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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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

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[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 84 points 6 months ago

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

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

I bet he takes back his moves.

[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Plopp@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I think his opponent would just fall out a window.

[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 12 points 6 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@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

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

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

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

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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 6 points 6 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).

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

If someone opened with bongcloud, I would be scared.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

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

[-] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 6 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.

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