Garry Kasparov Answers Chess Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about the game of chess. Why do chess players point at pieces with their middle finger? Why does the knight move the way it does? What's the more valuable piece, the knight or the bishop? Garry answers all these questions and more!

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[JaguarBST]

The guy asked one of the most legendary figure in chess history "why does the horsy move so crazy?" LOL

[vim_usr]

Everytime he said, "weak player" a part of me just hurt.

[samynator]

Last dude literally asked Garry Kasparov “why horsey goes brrr “ and he actually responded omg lmao

[jaytorr]

So it took 60 years of computing power progress to confirm Fisher's evaluation of bishops.... The man was an utter genius

[San-yx]

A rule when Playing Kasparov.

The earlier you resign, the smarter you will look.

[sun]

"Depends if you are a strong or weak player".
Weak player for Kasparov: everybody

[bradleywalker]

I met Garry Kasparov in 2007 in New York at a Borders book store. He was promoting his new book, "How Life Imitates Chess". He autographed my book, and he let me shake his hand while my friend took a photo. I still have that signed book, with the photo inside. Garry Kasparov is a very nice kind polite friendly man, and I'm honored to have gotten the chance to briefly meet him.

[BradPeirson]

"Would you castle long or short?"

"When a player castles long you know they woke up that morning and they chose violence." - IM Levy Rozman

[BackfallGenius]

5:07 "What's a good book on endgame?"

Kasparov: "Endgame"

[chad]

"players at that level don't play wild"

*Hikaru and Magnus playing the bongcloud quietly in the corner*

[yourideclerck]

the ability of this man to answer with interesting answers the weirdest questions in inhumane

[threestwos]

Kasparov: dont expect strong players to play weird openings
Hikaru: chat should I bongcloud for content

[aarushvinod]

Kasparov: You need to move the queen when it is attacked

Tal: NO

[veryhard]

Hearing Kasparov say horsey and castlehead is just priceless

[dabarrel]

Kasparov: “Don’t expect any players to play any wild openings in serious games.”

1 year later: The Bongcloud is used by Hikaru and Magnus in Super GM tournaments

[GrislyAtoms]

"Bishop or Knight?" Garry: "Depends on if you're religious or not." LMAO! The best part? His deadpan delivery. This is just one of the many reasons why Garry K is one of the all-time greats.

[kheireddineattala]

Most people : asking important questions to improve their chess
That one guy : why the hoesey moves weired?

[nowyouseemeboy]

"Bishop or knight?"
"Depends if you're religious or not" *I'M-*

[seancutler]

I like how Kasparov seems welcoming to all skill levels of chess. Some players seem to be dismissive of new or learning players, so it's cool to see a guy who was No.1 for like 20 years be so chill about the game, I guess.

[Mrpallekuling]

“Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do.
Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.”
(Garry Kasparov)