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Is Magnus Carlsen really the best chess player in the world?
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM Author: Razzmatazz nursing home 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=2Reputation#21216291) |
Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM Author: Umber psychic 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=2Reputation#21216294) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:21 PM Author: Razzmatazz nursing home that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21216297) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:53 PM Author: Turquoise wrinkle coldplay fan 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=2Reputation#23773720) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:56 PM Author: coiffed naked azn philosopher-king (pizza)
even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov was 'better' and should have been ranked higher |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:13 PM Author: Turquoise wrinkle coldplay fan no doubt. Fischer was overrated. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773806) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM Author: passionate godawful wagecucks No, he wasn't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773835) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:21 PM Author: Turquoise wrinkle coldplay fan 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=2Reputation#23773857) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:24 PM Author: passionate godawful wagecucks 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=2Reputation#23773872) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:23 PM Author: Razzmatazz nursing home 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 |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:30 PM Author: geriatric multi-colored elastic band He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world championship. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21216367) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:31 PM Author: Razzmatazz nursing home why did he withdraw from the WC this year? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21216375) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:33 PM Author: geriatric multi-colored elastic band I think he was pissed off about the format. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21216386) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:34 PM Author: Razzmatazz nursing home U mean scared shitless of Anand? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21216392) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:27 PM Author: geriatric multi-colored elastic band 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/ |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:51 PM Author: coiffed naked azn philosopher-king He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773711) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:29 PM Author: geriatric multi-colored elastic band 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=2Reputation#21216363) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:30 PM Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria reading party How come? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21217345) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:31 PM Author: Mahogany elite genital piercing university 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=2Reputation#21216759) |
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Date: September 12th, 2012 9:23 PM Author: Sick locale get 2 jail (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#21565155) |
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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:12 PM Author: coiffed naked azn philosopher-king 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. |
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Date: July 31st, 2012 2:09 AM Author: geriatric multi-colored elastic band 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=2Reputation#21221727) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:49 PM Author: coiffed naked azn philosopher-king 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=2Reputation#23773706) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:32 PM Author: Curious fighting institution (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773634) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:12 PM Author: passionate godawful wagecucks Fuck yes he is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773802) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:14 PM Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria reading party This guy's got the official title
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand
he's 43 years old |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM Author: passionate godawful wagecucks He'll lose it this fall. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773833) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:22 PM Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria reading party to Magnus? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773860) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:04 PM Author: Jared Baumeister Anyone? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#49572847) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:23 PM Author: Obsidian house selfie how much do top chess players make? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773868) |
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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:51 PM Author: Brilliant bearded travel guidebook Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#23773972) |
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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: richard clock yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2Reputation#49572841) |