https://lichess.org/@/tolius/blog2025-12-10T00:34:49.008Zhttps://lichess.org/@/tolius/blog/antichess-1-e3-wins-for-white-in-79/kmAYeHSC2025-12-10T00:34:49.008Z2025-12-10T00:34:49.008Z<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Antichess: 1.e3 wins in #79" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=bhkoOZAneYRI.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=0d03704b32df65a8b7a4105406edce169e2d85b3" /><br />The title of this blog is a reference to the 2016 article by Mark Watkins, “Losing Chess: 1. e3 wins for White” (currently, almost no one calls this chess variant “Losing Chess,” and Antichess has become the most commonly used name). In this blog, I want to present the results of computations performed after the publication of that legendary article, which prove that with optimal play, White wins against any Black response, even when the 50-move rule is applied, and does so in fewer than 80 moves.toliushttps://lichess.org/@/tolius/blog/antichess-world-championship-2022/YH5hZjjB2022-12-12T09:16:09.764Z2022-12-12T09:16:09.764Z<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=tolius:ublog:YH5hZjjB:CV0yMT6x.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=dc3fc21b05b5a66cf2ba9a62d642f3dcd76adb59" /><br />The long-awaited Antichess World Championship (ACWC) has started. This year, a record number of players decided to participate in the championship. They are all interested in one question — who will be the champion? In a few months, we will get the answer to that question. There will probably be some sensations, or at least unexpected results. In the meantime, I plan to cover the main stages of this event in this blog, updating the content round by round.tolius