Durrr in process of losing 60k+ in a chess bet.. good month for raptor

[pete fabrizio]

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Is durrrr actually any good at chess, or does he just like betting on stuff?

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hes not a lot better than me, and i consider myself terrible.

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you really have to be quite bad at chess to ever lose with a rook advantage against anyone. just play defensively and force a bunch of trades -- they don't all even have to be even -- and you'll be unstoppable in the endgame. this is why chess is a terrible game to handicap -- a single pawn advantage would be enough to make any competitive player a favorite against the top gm's in the world.

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its really not as easy as you think.

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i'm not saying anyone who has ever played the game should be able to win this, but any serious chess player -- even one that's not that good among serious chess players -- should. it's kind of like playing nlh with the button every hand.