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Suraj wrote: ↑24 Sep 2024 00:35 Well, that DOES show that Gukesh had the best rating performance in an Olympiad

I had to come by to meet this amazing Chess Mom who devoted her life to raise 2 super Chess Stars!
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sanjaykumar wrote: ↑04 Oct 2024 03:44 That’s impressive. Why so good?

Cyrano wrote: ↑05 Oct 2024 23:07 Makes me more worried when a gun culture country doesn't produce the best shooters ;⁠-)

Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi for crossing the 2800 mark in live chess ratings! This is a phenomenal feat.

It is that time of the year when people across the world celebrate Chhath puja with Sharda Sinha‘s popular Chhath songs. This year, just when the festivities began, the news of her passing was shared by her son Anshuman. The Padma Bhushan recipient died at AIIMS in Delhi on Tuesday due to complications arising out of cancer. She was 72.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his X handle to express his grief about Sharda Sinha’s passing. He wrote, “I am deeply saddened by the demise of renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha ji. Her Maithili and Bhojpuri folk songs have been very popular for the last several decades. The echo of her melodious songs associated with the great festival of faith, Chhath, will always remain. Her demise is an irreparable loss for the music world. My condolences are with her family and fans in this hour of grief. Om Shanti!”

Actor-turned-politician Manoj Bajpayee, who paid his last respects to the popular folk singer at AIIMS in Delhi, took to his X handle to share photo and videos of the singer from his visit and wrote, “Today I had my last darshan of elder sister Sharda Didi, who spread the sweetness of Bhojpuri across the country and the world through Chhathi Maiya and devotional music, at AIIMS Delhi. The demise of Didi Sharda is an irreparable loss for the Bhojpuri world and the country.”

Laapataa Ladies actor and politician Ravi Kishan expressed sadness as he wrote on X: “Goddess of voice, the identity of our culture, without whose voice Chhath festival, marriage, all are incomplete, today Chhathi Maiya called Maa Sharda Sinha ji to her.
May Chhathi Maiya grant them heaven.”

arshyam wrote: ↑19 Nov 2024 06:39 It's the story of the life of Maj Mukund Varadarajan AC, 22 Rajput/44 RR, and is based on the book India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh.
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Cyrano wrote: ↑27 Nov 2024 18:28 World Chess Championship:

Gukesh got Ding under the pump and won match 3 to equalise as they go into rest day tomorrow. Simply awesome play.

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 00:21

arshyam wrote: ↑19 Nov 2024 06:39 It's the story of the life of Maj Mukund Varadarajan AC, 22 Rajput/44 RR, and is based on the book India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh.
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arshyam avare, thanks for the reco. The only haddi in the kabab is the heroine. Hopefully she doesn't have all that much screen time.

arshyam wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 06:16

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 00:21

arshyam avare, thanks for the reco. The only haddi in the kabab is the heroine. Hopefully she doesn't have all that much screen time.

Actually, the story is told from her PoV since Maj Mukund is no more. So she has good screen time and has made the most of it. Not sure why you feel "haddi in the kebab" here?

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arshyam wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 19:24 And finally, since this is BRF, let me share some of the military details shown in the film.

I epecially liked the fact that the Army's RR units finally got their due on screen - most military films focus on some unit deployed on the front, and not much is known about RR amongst the public. This film brings that out - what is RR, the battalions, affiliation to parent regiment (Rajput, in this case), CAT teams, the pressure of being always ready to engage, etc., why RR soldiers are exempted from the usual Army regulation around personal apperance like shaving, etc. One cannot but come out of the theatre with an admiration of what these guys achieved in J&K - most ops would need to be mounted on the fly, without the benefit of advance planning, and operating with less sophisticated equipment (compared to SF units). And we on BRF know how that increases our casualty rate. Yet people volunteer for the 3 year RR duty, even second tours (as did Sep Vikram Singh, SC - Maj Mukund's buddy in 44 RR, who was a 4th generation Armyman). These are all true stories, and I feel it's good that common people can realize that such people exist, individual actors' personal opinions notwithstanding.

Cyrano wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 22:20 ^^^ thank you saar.

Is this movie dubbed in Telugu/Hindi/Eng? My Tamil is rusty, cant understand much in other langs

williams wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024 00:31

arshyam wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 19:24 And finally, since this is BRF, let me share some of the military details shown in the film.

I epecially liked the fact that the Army's RR units finally got their due on screen - most military films focus on some unit deployed on the front, and not much is known about RR amongst the public. This film brings that out - what is RR, the battalions, affiliation to parent regiment (Rajput, in this case), CAT teams, the pressure of being always ready to engage, etc., why RR soldiers are exempted from the usual Army regulation around personal apperance like shaving, etc. One cannot but come out of the theatre with an admiration of what these guys achieved in J&K - most ops would need to be mounted on the fly, without the benefit of advance planning, and operating with less sophisticated equipment (compared to SF units). And we on BRF know how that increases our casualty rate. Yet people volunteer for the 3 year RR duty, even second tours (as did Sep Vikram Singh, SC - Maj Mukund's buddy in 44 RR, who was a 4th generation Armyman). These are all true stories, and I feel it's good that common people can realize that such people exist, individual actors' personal opinions notwithstanding.

I saw the movie is the theatre. The combat scenes are a bit more accurate and the family issues were also accurately depicted. I wish there were more combat scenes, but then it will become a documentary. However this is the story that happened in 2012-14, so if you are looking for Jingoistic stuff, it will let you down. However It depicts the plight of our boys when they need to fight as they were pelted with stone. I would says Paki Jihadi plan sort of succeeded until that govt was dismissed by the center.

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024 00:37

Cyrano wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024 22:20 ^^^ thank you saar.

Is this movie dubbed in Telugu/Hindi/Eng? My Tamil is rusty, cant understand much in other langs

Yes ji, It is in Telugu. He already said it in the OP.

The bellicosity of Bangladeshi fans and media is apparent when the Indian Premier League (IPL), the biggest and most expensive cricket league, comes around. The burning question is always there: why are Bangladeshi players not being picked by any IPL teams? I would rather follow this question with another one: Isn't it the responsibility of our players to create their value with their works, not with their words?

Jun 30, 2015


Bangladesh's leading national daily Prothom Alo came up with
this shameful ad on Monday

Young Bangladeshi paceman , who tormented the
Indian players in the ODI series, is shown endorsing a cutter -
symbolising his 'offcutters' - and the Indian players are holding a
banner which reads, 'We have used it. You can use it too'.

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma,
, Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan and R Ashwin are shown
standing with the banner with their heads half-shaven. Half-shaven
heads are traditionally considered to be a sign of humiliation and an
ad like this might strain the relationship between the two cricket
boards

The World Championship in Singapore has suddenly taken on the flavour of a psychological duel instead of a pure chess match.

In the last few games, we have started to see a very clear trend where D. Gukesh is trying to provoke his opponent into a battle, is ready to decline draws and take risks. Ding Liren, on the other hand, seems to be pessimistic about his position, often going for the safest line on the first opportunity in the hope that Gukesh might overreach.

In Game 6, Ding chose the London System, which he had used to great effect in the last World title match against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Gukesh’s preparation was excellent until move 16. On the next move, he had a couple of easy ways to make a draw, but chose a slightly inaccurate one that allowed Ding to get the unbalanced position he was presumably seeking.

On the 23rd move, Ding thought for a while, then gave up on his winning attempts and essentially offered a draw by repetition. Even more surprisingly, given that the position slightly favoured Ding, Gukesh turned down the draw and kept playing. He defended accurately but seemed to be taking extra risks. They agreed to a draw a few moves later.

READ: World Chess Championship 2024, Game 6: Nothing separates Gukesh, Ding Liren in round six as game ends in three-fold repetition draw

In Game 5, Gukesh surprised Ding in the opening by playing a peaceful variation. This year, the line has been somewhat popular, though as people have discovered it contained some venom. Ding was excellently prepared and equalised very easily.

On the 23rd move, Gukesh made a serious mistake by not exchanging rooks. Ding went for perhaps the smallest of the three advantages. He could have put the knight on ‘a4’ or activated his rook first, which would have led to a significant advantage.

He made Gukesh’s moves easier to find and then, shockingly, took his bishop to the wrong square, captured a pawn, and then returned it. The audience was astonished by this. In a game where Gukesh would have had to defend precisely for a long time, he managed to draw within a few moves thanks to Ding’s inaccuracy.

Game 4 was a fairly uneventful draw. Ding’s opening preparation was not lacking in venom, but he did not follow up with the effort required for the precise play. So with a few natural moves, Gukesh solved all his problems.


It is nice to have the rest day at this point because both sides will need to rework their strategies, given that neither seems to be getting his desired positions. Gukesh still hasn’t found any chinks in Ding’s armour.

Meanwhile, the defending champion hasn’t been able to take the chances that have come his way in the last few games.