Chess Handshakes but it keeps getting worse...

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[nfbnn]

The last two warmed up with a rock paper scissors game

[thomsonjin]

They can premove a checkmate in 36 moves, but can’t see if it’s a handshake or a fist bump

[Brother_In_Christ]

"Are you nervous?"

"About the game? No. About the handshake?.. yes."

[chemistryguy]

0:47 The 'I really meant to run my fingers thru my hair' gambit. Solid move.

[vozh-kc]

that last one should have been draw by repetition

[asecret]

When you can't decide if you want to play the "refuse handshake" gambit or not. The sacrifice of respect is intense

[jwest]

I thought I was just bad at handshakes
Now I realize I’m a professional chess player

[chesscomsupport]

For context, the ones where they weren't sure whether to fist bump or shake hands were mostly during Covid. I think that makes them a bit less awkward than they otherwise would be.

[rotten_girl]

"You should get 8 hours of sleep per night"

Me at 3 am:

[ah.]

Laugh all you want, the is actually the best line to fight for an advantage according to Stockfish

[extralife]

That first one between Carlsen and Dubov is powerful, majestic, explosive.

[Ennomic]

Refusing that handshake is straight up disrespectful

[merryoldgrinkh]

0:46 the Brit walking in with a cup of tea and a handshake 😂 can’t get more British than that

[bedelian]

My rule to avoid awkward handshakes: doesn't matter if you do hand shake or fist bump, whatever you start out with you stick with. Never change.

[slime_entertainment_inc.]

Can't believe Pawel Teclaf falling off his chair didn't make the cut

[Elivanse]

0:12 One of the best handshakes I've ever seen.

[Mochi-lfrz]

I recently saw a clip of magnus trying to shake hands with nothing, his opponent wasn't even in the room yet

[myushankaiswarm]

the last one was like trying to remember your secret handshake with a friend.

[derpour]

The worse handshakes is where someone is offering you one but the other player is looking at the board and planning different lines and doesn't even see you're offering them a handshake.

[christianorr]

The worst handshake was when the robot broke that kid's finger