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Is Magnus Carlsen really the best chess player in the world?

I knew that young kids were often progidies, but aren't the ...
tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version
  07/30/12
He's dominating everyone right now. His 2837 is the second-h...
up-to-no-good aqua mother organic girlfriend
  07/30/12
that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me.
tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version
  07/30/12
ELO inflation is a very real phenomena. I would be cautious ...
stimulating love of her life
  08/03/13
(pizza) even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov wa...
Balding gunner
  08/03/13
no doubt. Fischer was overrated.
stimulating love of her life
  08/03/13
No, he wasn't.
Wonderful Flatulent Resort
  08/03/13
I should add a caveat; In America he is overrated, in the re...
stimulating love of her life
  08/03/13
Depends on whether you're talking about his reputation among...
Wonderful Flatulent Resort
  08/03/13
Seems like a chill alpha bro too: http://en.wikiquote.org...
tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version
  07/30/12
He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world cha...
cowardly big hall electric furnace
  07/30/12
why did he withdraw from the WC this year?
tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version
  07/30/12
I think he was pissed off about the format.
cowardly big hall electric furnace
  07/30/12
U mean scared shitless of Anand?
tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version
  07/30/12
I doubt it. Seems to have more to do with wanting a round ro...
cowardly big hall electric furnace
  07/30/12
He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger
Balding gunner
  08/03/13
Yeah, probably. Whether he can beat Anand in a WC match is a...
cowardly big hall electric furnace
  07/30/12
How come?
sapphire elastic band
  07/30/12
he's such a cutie. i saw him in some ads for that one horrib...
drab boyish cruise ship
  07/30/12
get 2 jail
Self-absorbed Point
  09/12/12
He pisses me off because I like Karjakin and Rajbov or whate...
Balding gunner
  07/30/12
Yeah, Carlsen would be more interesting if he had an edge to...
cowardly big hall electric furnace
  07/31/12
I don't think so. Fischer may have been a dick off the board...
Balding gunner
  08/03/13
...
magical adventurous therapy
  08/03/13
Fuck yes he is.
Wonderful Flatulent Resort
  08/03/13
This guy's got the official title http://simple.wikipedia...
sapphire elastic band
  08/03/13
He'll lose it this fall.
Wonderful Flatulent Resort
  08/03/13
to Magnus?
sapphire elastic band
  08/03/13
Anyone?
Disturbing stage
  01/08/26
how much do top chess players make?
Aromatic Mustard Patrolman
  08/03/13
Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half
Effete floppy black woman
  08/03/13
yes
fragrant judgmental chapel
  01/08/26


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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version

I knew that young kids were often progidies, but aren't the very BEST people playing usually a bit older?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216291)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: up-to-no-good aqua mother organic girlfriend

He's dominating everyone right now. His 2837 is the second-highest ELO rating in history (after Kasparov's 2851 in 1999-2001)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216294)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:21 PM
Author: tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version

that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216297)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:53 PM
Author: stimulating love of her life

ELO inflation is a very real phenomena. I would be cautious trying to draw ELO comparisons across more than a few years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773720)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:56 PM
Author: Balding gunner

(pizza)

even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov was 'better' and should have been ranked higher

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773728)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:13 PM
Author: stimulating love of her life

no doubt. Fischer was overrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773806)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM
Author: Wonderful Flatulent Resort

No, he wasn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773835)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:21 PM
Author: stimulating love of her life

I should add a caveat; In America he is overrated, in the rest of the world he is not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773857)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:24 PM
Author: Wonderful Flatulent Resort

Depends on whether you're talking about his reputation among serious chess players or laypersons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773872)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:23 PM
Author: tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version

Seems like a chill alpha bro too:

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen

"I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle."

"I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games."

NOWAGS MAF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216323)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:30 PM
Author: cowardly big hall electric furnace

He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world championship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216367)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:31 PM
Author: tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version

why did he withdraw from the WC this year?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216375)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:33 PM
Author: cowardly big hall electric furnace

I think he was pissed off about the format.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216386)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:34 PM
Author: tantric razzle-dazzle bbw new version

U mean scared shitless of Anand?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216392)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:27 PM
Author: cowardly big hall electric furnace

I doubt it. Seems to have more to do with wanting a round robin.

http://www.chessdom.com/carlsen-to-participate-in-the-next-world-championship/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216731)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:51 PM
Author: Balding gunner

He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773711)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:29 PM
Author: cowardly big hall electric furnace

Yeah, probably. Whether he can beat Anand in a WC match is an open question though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216363)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:30 PM
Author: sapphire elastic band

How come?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21217345)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:31 PM
Author: drab boyish cruise ship

he's such a cutie. i saw him in some ads for that one horrible streetwear brand and was like hubba hubba.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21216759)



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Date: September 12th, 2012 9:23 PM
Author: Self-absorbed Point

get 2 jail

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21565155)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:12 PM
Author: Balding gunner

He pisses me off because I like Karjakin and Rajbov or whatever his name is and Nakamura better, but Karjakin is a beta and Raj fell off and at least Nakamura got good now and still has an attitude.

But MC seems decent. He seems fairly chill and like he's a bit of a dick to play against ala Fischer but not as much of a dick which is disappointing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21217100)



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Date: July 31st, 2012 2:09 AM
Author: cowardly big hall electric furnace

Yeah, Carlsen would be more interesting if he had an edge to him like Fischer. The Biel Chess Festival tournament going on right now is a great example. Morozevich got sick or had a case of the freakouts or some shit and had to withdraw. Carlsen had the option of making Moro drag his gay ass to the board or forfeit their scheduled game, or playing a make-up game against his replacement on Sunday, which was supposed to be a rest day. Carlsen decided to be a gentleman, even though it meant eight games in a row. I'm sure Fischer would've just said "Fuck ya, you Jew bastard."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#21221727)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:49 PM
Author: Balding gunner

I don't think so. Fischer may have been a dick off the board, but he was a professional 9 times out of 10 while playing and had immense respect and sportsmanship. Consider that pretty much every chess player whines or bitches about petty shit at some point, and consider what he was up against, and Fischer really treated the game right unlike the cheating Ruskies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773706)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:32 PM
Author: magical adventurous therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773634)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:12 PM
Author: Wonderful Flatulent Resort

Fuck yes he is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773802)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:14 PM
Author: sapphire elastic band

This guy's got the official title

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand

he's 43 years old

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773812)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM
Author: Wonderful Flatulent Resort

He'll lose it this fall.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773833)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:22 PM
Author: sapphire elastic band

to Magnus?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773860)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:04 PM
Author: Disturbing stage

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#49572847)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:23 PM
Author: Aromatic Mustard Patrolman

how much do top chess players make?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773868)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:51 PM
Author: Effete floppy black woman

Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#23773972)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:03 PM
Author: fragrant judgmental chapel

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2"#49572841)