1) A Korean male duo featurin… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists named Chess.
1) A Korean male duo featuring Kim Woo Joo.
2) A early 90's Eurodance/Europop group who had minor success in Europe with a cover of the Chicago song "If you leave me now".
3) Chess is an edgy, sassy young performer. Coming to England all the way from Malta to further her career, Chess has taken dance and singing lessons since she was really young and surrounded by a loving and musically influenced family she has grown into the pop sensation that she is today. She blends Rn’B with Pop music to create something uniquely her own, tying in influential stars like Prince and Freddie Mercury into her daily playlists help her to keep a focus on what she’s all about.
4) Jason Williams (born July 6, 1991), better known by the stage name OG CHESS, is an American rapper from Houston, TX. In his early career OG CHESS was a former partner of Travi$ Scott a recent Grand Hustle & Good Music signee. Since then CHESS has branched off and worked with other well known and emerging (artists/producers) such as A$AP Ferg, Maxo Kream (Kream Clicc Gang) Cardo (TGOD Producer), RMB Justize (TGOD Producer), Vinny Cha$e and Rockie Fresh (MMG) just to name a few. The Houston native has been featured on several blogs including The Source, 2DopeBoyz, Earmilk, HotNewHipHop, HipHopDX, BOI-1DA.com, Hypebeast, and many more.
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Argument
Chess Lyrics
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I would have thought in the average affair
That the first hint of trouble would be
Oh so small; barely perceptible, easy to miss
Why is ours on TV?
THE RUSSIAN
Listen -- you know as I do
I have no intention --
FLORENCE
Your personal life's
The lead on the news!
How do we ignore that?
THE RUSSIAN
I do and I must because otherwise I say
Goodbye to my hopes of retaining my title
If I should succumb to emotional blackmail I'm done --
FLORENCE
Looking after number one!
THE RUSSIAN
What do you mean?
FLORENCE
I mean it's always I this and I that
What happened to us?
THE RUSSIAN
All that I'm saying is I must make certain
That nothing distracts me from chess
When I've won
Then I'll attend to the secondary things --
FLORENCE
Things like me I suppose!
THE RUSSIAN
No, no -- you're reacting
Exactly the way that they want
FLORENCE
It's the way I have to
If I feel concerned I can't put it off
And come back to it later
THE RUSSIAN
Well if you're determined to jump when they tell you
Then maybe it's best that you do it alone
Watch "TV, read the papers, have the miserable time of your life
You could even call my wife!
The song Argument from the musical Chess features an argument between two estranged lovers - Florence and the Russian. The Russian is a chess champion and is completely focused on his game, while Florence is frustrated with being ignored and wants some attention from him. She questions why their problems are playing out on TV instead of being dealt with privately, and is concerned that he is not taking their relationship seriously. The Russian, on the other hand, sees their relationship as a distraction from his chess game and argues that he needs to remain focused in order to retain his title. Florence accuses him of only focusing on himself and not caring about their relationship, to which he suggests that she is being manipulated by others who want to distract him. The song ends with Florence threatening to leave him and the Russian suggesting that she should go ahead and have a miserable time without him.
The lyrics in the song are a reflection of the struggles and challenges that many couples face. It highlights the disconnect between two people who once loved each other but are unable to communicate effectively, leading to the relationship failing. The Russian's obsession with chess, which he sees as his only path to success, has caused him to neglect his personal life and lose touch with his loved ones. Florence, on the other hand, feels neglected and wants him to prioritize their relationship over his career. The song is an emotional exchange between two characters who are unable to bridge the gap between them.
Line by Line Meaning
I would have thought in the average affair
In a typical romantic relationship
That the first hint of trouble would be
Any issues would arise
Oh so small; barely perceptible, easy to miss
In a subtle and unnoticeable way
Why is ours on TV?
Why is our relationship on public display?
Listen -- you know as I do
Pay attention, as you know as well as I do
Nothing's altered at all
Nothing has changed from before
I have no intention --
I don't plan on doing it
Your personal life's
Your private affairs are
The lead on the news!
Being showcased and highlighted in the news media!
How do we ignore that?
How can we pretend that it's not happening?
What do you mean?
Can you explain further?
I mean it's always I this and I that
Referring to oneself without including others
What happened to us?
What happened to our relationship?
All that I'm saying is I must make certain
I just want to ensure
That nothing distracts me from chess
That nothing hinders me from playing chess
When I've won
After I win
Then I'll attend to the secondary things --
Then I'll focus on other things such as
Things like me I suppose!
Things like our relationship perhaps!
No, no -- you're reacting
No, no--you are responding immediately
Exactly the way that they want
Exhibiting the precise reaction they expect
It's the way I have to
That's how I need to approach it
If I feel concerned I can't put it off
If I feel troubled, I can't delay thinking about it until later time
And come back to it later
Return to it at a later time
Well if you're determined to jump when they tell you
If you're determined to act according to their will
Then maybe it's best that you do it alone
Then it's better to do it by yourself
Watch "TV, read the papers, have the miserable time of your life
Spend your time watching TV, reading the papers, and having a miserable time in life
You could even call my wife!
You could even contact my spouse for all I care!
Contributed by Liam G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chess and Math
They had reached a position where Black had one second on his clock and it was his turn.
On this turn, he has to make his move completely with all pieces in their proper spots, and press the clock, and do it all with one hand only. The boy didn't do that task. The first time he tried it (in the original game), he didn't place the pieces in the right spots. The second time he tried it, he used two hands instead of one, to save precious time. When he was finally asked to do it with one hand and do it right, he knocked pieces over. All this demonstrates that he should've rightly lost on time in the original game.
If you're down to one second in your game, you have to deal with that first. You don't get a pass.
All White was trying to do was recreate the original situation exactly, down to its last detail. That's only fair.
You can even see the frustration in White's voice. He asks for the original situation and for Black to do the original task with one second, as he was supposed to. If in a game you manage to get your opponent's clock down to one second, it's not fair to have that accomplishment taken away from you. White just wanted those circumstances reinstated, and we play from there.
In the end White got it, and won on time fair and square.
In the end they even gave the kid everything he needed to play on. The original time he had left, and the right to move. It's just that this time they insisted he do it with one hand, and place all pieces correctly before pressing the clock. These are just normal rules that apply to everyone. And you don't get multiple attempts to get this done. You get one. He got one. And he didn't do it. So he lost on time. This is a fair outcome.
Daniel CH
The two handed move was made because the kid was 12, and all the adults around him were telling him to make the move in 1s. He's a kid. He tried to do what the adult told him to. If it was me, I would just sit there and look at them in the eye. Are you kidding me? What is the point of this ? Just let the clock run out. There isn't even enough time to offer to resign.
In actual fact, he originally had MORE than 1s. The evidence of this is that he completed the move the first time, even though his rook ended up in the wrong place in his rush. He had 1s AFTER the fumbled move.
The arbiter clearly screwed up. The rook ending up in the wrong square is clearly an illegal move. That results in a either forfeit or a warning. If it is a warning, you place the rook where it should be, set Uskov's clock to 1 second, and Kovalev gets to move next.
If you want Uskov to re-do his move, then you need to set the clock further back, to however much time he had the moment Kovalev pressed HIS clock in the previous move. But I doubt anybody knows what that was.
In any case, calling for a re-enactment is just crazy. In no universe, is there a situation where that is the correct remedy.
hiphopesq
It is time control 3minutes+2 seconds increment. So Black should always have 2 seconds added to the clock after hitting the clock. Therefore, Black should have AT LEAST TWO SECONDS REMAINING from is previously pressing the clock, especially since white is given 2 minutes additional for Black's illegal move.
If an illegal move is made, take it back and replay it, giving the player a warning (and adjust clock for penalty).
You cannot be penalized twice on the same move, no matter how many infractions are made on the same move.
This entire video essentially showed Black making three infractions on the same move: illegal move (Rxd8, Re8), then two hands, and then knocked over pieces.
Knocked over pieces must be corrected while clock runs...
However, the incorrect 1 seconds remaining is what caused the hurried situation.
Daniel CH
Yes. Otherwise, everybody would just have one finger hovering over the clock all the time.
It proves that it is impossible to compete the capture with 1 second on the clock. HOWEVER, he completed that move earlier before the camera started recording.
This suggests that he actually had more than 1s remaining originally. That was why he could complete the move the first time. Even though he screwed up and left his room in the wrong place because of the rush.
He had 1s AFTER the fumbled move. When the arbiter asked how much time was remaining, Kovalev said "one second" and Uskov (the kid) did not dispute it. The arbiter then proceeded to set the clock to one second, and told Uskov to try to do it again with him watching.
The arbiter set the wrong time on the clock. If they were to replay that move, the clock should have been set back further, to how much time Uskov had the moment Kovalev press the button on his clock. I'm not sure anybody knew what that was.
But that would still have been the wrong thing to do. The correct thing would be to move the rook in the wrong place to where it should be, and penalised Uskov. That would be either a warning or forfeiture of the game for making an illegal move, depending on the rules in effect in this tournament. Continue with 1 second on Uskov's clock, with Kovalev to move.
ceasarby
@Funo "Finally, I do not understand Kovalev, why he was complaining that much in a completely winning position."
Because of the principle. If you let small kids play in the tournament, at least make sure they know the rules, then it doesn't turn into the circus. Educate the refs too, so they know FIDE rules. I can live with random people on the internetz not knowing them, but refs at the world championship MUST KNOW the rules.
"I think a warning is a fair decision"
If chess would be played by the way each player thinks there would be real mess, that's why we have common rules. Too bad not everyone knows them.
"The second move was not illegal."
It is.
Rules 7.5.4
If a player uses two hands to make a single move (for example in case of castling, capturing or promotion) and pressed the clock, it shall be considered and penalized as if an illegal move.
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7.5.5
After the action taken under Article 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3 or 7.5.4 for the first completed illegal move by a player, the arbiter shall give two minutes extra time to his opponent; for the second completed illegal move by the same player the arbiter shall declare the game lost by this player.
Qualified ref should've know that and proclaimed the victory to Kovalev right there. That's why Vlad was so frustrated, he had to deal not only with kid, who had no clue about the rules, but with the same ref, two of them actually. Total shitshow of unprofessionalism
Elu
To anyone who doesn't get it - the kid had to take white rook but had only one second remaining at his clock, at first he took the rook but didn't put his rook in the right square ( here e8 instead of d8, because he probably went really fast ), his opponent call the arbiter and claim illegal move. Then the move has to be played again, the player playing white starts the clock and the kid loses on time, they get up from the board but then the arbiter says that he was the one supposed to start the clock, so they sit back and replay the move again ! except this time the kid makes the move with two hand, which is also illegal ( probably cause he would lose on time making it with one hand only ) at first the arbiter just wants to give the kid a warning, but his opponent insist that he has to make the move with one hand. Finally, they replay the move one last time, and the kid loses on time, not managing to capturing the rook with one second. Not perfect english, hope everyone got it !
Aditya Ravindran
Thank you✌️
ajay kumar
it was actually good summery
counterpole
Kid should have stood his ground on having the warning administered. Appears he was bullied, as were the arbiters.
Code Engineer
Kid be like: .. Okay this is how flagging works
Alex BG1
It's amazing that the players remembered the right position of every piece when they were asked to re-do it.
Paul
That's pretty standard for decent players, and definitely at this level
Aaron Queen
That’s what I said. I was like, “now they have to stop the footage to see a screen capture of the board…” nope! Lmao!
Krzyszczynski
Ultimately, it's for the arbiter(s) to ensure the position is reset correctly, not the players.
TechnoSkin
1800fide here. Can recall entire games from memory that I have in 90+30 format no problem, mention to mention a specific position like that not a minute later. It’s really not an issue once you get to be moderately good at chess and the time control is long / match is important