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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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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[-] seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.de 107 points 4 months ago

Watch out, the 61 year old chess grandmaster is going to commit terrorism.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 63 points 4 months ago

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

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 21 points 4 months ago

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

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 17 points 4 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@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

[-] UmeU@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 points 4 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

[-] BlueJayOakerson@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Yeah. Definitely bullshit, just very funny

[-] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

You are hereby sentenced to brick to pipi

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