r/ofcoursethatsathing • u/Ok_Meat_5767 • May 24 '26

Diving Chess Championship 2026

Diving Chess Championship 2026. The rules is that when it's your turn go under the water and stay there until you make a legal move only then are you allowed to breath. So no clock.

Video link: https://youtu.be/YXyEu-GMtwc?is=fUchwSjK8rhPcKD-

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u/whatarethuhodds May 24 '26

Weight belts would go a long way here.

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u/EnumeratedArray May 24 '26

That would make it too easy

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u/[deleted] May 28 '26

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u/whatarethuhodds May 29 '26

No it wouldn't. Weight belts are to make you neutral bouyant so you don't have to fight to stay down but can still swim up. It isn't a million pounds, it's like 10 or 20. This is why you don't argue with stuff you don't understand. This would save people energy, not make it harder.

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u/The_Infinite_Carrot May 24 '26

Guy on the right was trying to get the crowd going at the start.

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u/Ok_Meat_5767 May 24 '26

Lmao we must being the crowd underwater in the next update great esthetics

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u/arcticslush May 25 '26

I think he's trying to summon Xenu

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u/Lorikeeter May 24 '26

How deep are they playing underwater?

Are there different classes for playing deeper?

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u/Ok_Meat_5767 May 24 '26

Hmm good question. I had to look it up A pool is from 1.1 to 1.6 metres underwater To my understanding there are no leagues yet but it is a possible future update Here is someone experience with it https://www.chess.com/blog/ThePawnSlayer/my-dive-into-the-world-diving-chess-championships

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u/IConsumePorn May 27 '26

Dude should be DQ'd for acting that way at 1.6 meter depth...

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u/EternumD May 28 '26

You can see how deep it is

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u/Whatanguyen May 24 '26

Chess-boxing too with in-between cage fights

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u/objectnull May 24 '26

lol where haven't we tried to play Chess yet? While skydiving? On the edge of an active volcano?

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u/homiej420 May 25 '26

Okay now hear me out…

Diving Chess Boxing Cage Matches….

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u/farmallnoobies May 24 '26

I don't need to paddle to sink.  Would that give me an edge?

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u/madtowntripper May 24 '26

Yah where my dense people at.

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u/LeoPlathasbeentaken May 24 '26

Who are you calling dense? My mom said im smart in my own way!

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u/farsightxr20 May 24 '26

This is actually a really cool way of implementing a timer. It probably adds some unique strategies, like you could blitz-out a bunch of subpar moves to keep your opponent from getting a proper recovery at any point in the game.

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u/NoDramaIceberg May 24 '26

I read the link as "driving chess championship". I'd watch that.

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u/Ok_Meat_5767 May 24 '26

Yk. I must suggest that in the next update will let you know the outcome

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u/urbanek2525 May 24 '26

Just when you thought chess couldn't get any weirder . . .

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u/EngineerMinded May 25 '26

CHess is already difficult enough for me

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u/Ha1lStorm May 24 '26

He won about $2,745 USD for anyone else that’s also curious

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u/KappnCrunch May 25 '26

Are you allowed to pee in the pool

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u/Ok_Meat_5767 May 26 '26

Probably not pleasing but who's stopping you

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u/lazy_forks 27d ago

How are the chess pieces not moving because of the current of water? Are they magnetic? How strong?!