Do you think this is possible?

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Do you think this is possible?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNA96Z8L9YA&t=19s

Michael Richards from Seinfeld is explaining about he is a good chess player and he then meets this homeless guy on the street and plays him 2 games. Watch the video.
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Re: Do you think this is possible?

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reflectionofpower wrote: Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:37 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNA96Z8L9YA&t=19s

Michael Richards from Seinfeld is explaining about he is a good chess player and he then meets this homeless guy on the street and plays him 2 games. Watch the video.
Yes it is possible, imagine bobby Fischer if he completely had lost his mind and ended up on the street :roll: :mrgreen:
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Re: Do you think this is possible?

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Chessqueen wrote: Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:23 am
reflectionofpower wrote: Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:37 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNA96Z8L9YA&t=19s

Michael Richards from Seinfeld is explaining about he is a good chess player and he then meets this homeless guy on the street and plays him 2 games. Watch the video.
Yes it is possible, imagine bobby Fischer if he completely had lost his mind and ended up on the street :roll: :mrgreen:
Not possible.
Even Bobby Fischer could not do it against a good player not because he cannot beat him but because I expect the good player to resign and not allow him to make checkmate.
Maybe in one game the good player can miss a mate in 1 but I do not see how it can happen twice in a row.

I also expect a good player to think more time and not lose in 2 minutes and the story does not mention a chess clock and playing bullet time control.