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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 ...
exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort
  07/30/12
He's dominating everyone right now. His 2837 is the second-h...
gold scourge upon the earth sex offender
  07/30/12
that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me.
exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort
  07/30/12
ELO inflation is a very real phenomena. I would be cautious ...
Azure vivacious nibblets market
  08/03/13
(pizza) even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov wa...
alcoholic athletic conference
  08/03/13
no doubt. Fischer was overrated.
Azure vivacious nibblets market
  08/03/13
No, he wasn't.
razzle-dazzle forum therapy
  08/03/13
I should add a caveat; In America he is overrated, in the re...
Azure vivacious nibblets market
  08/03/13
Depends on whether you're talking about his reputation among...
razzle-dazzle forum therapy
  08/03/13
Seems like a chill alpha bro too: http://en.wikiquote.org...
exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort
  07/30/12
He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world cha...
Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire
  07/30/12
why did he withdraw from the WC this year?
exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort
  07/30/12
I think he was pissed off about the format.
Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire
  07/30/12
U mean scared shitless of Anand?
exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort
  07/30/12
I doubt it. Seems to have more to do with wanting a round ro...
Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire
  07/30/12
He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger
alcoholic athletic conference
  08/03/13
Yeah, probably. Whether he can beat Anand in a WC match is a...
Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire
  07/30/12
How come?
flesh toaster
  07/30/12
he's such a cutie. i saw him in some ads for that one horrib...
Misunderstood internet-worthy sweet tailpipe
  07/30/12
get 2 jail
Vengeful sinister school cafeteria dopamine
  09/12/12
He pisses me off because I like Karjakin and Rajbov or whate...
alcoholic athletic conference
  07/30/12
Yeah, Carlsen would be more interesting if he had an edge to...
Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire
  07/31/12
I don't think so. Fischer may have been a dick off the board...
alcoholic athletic conference
  08/03/13
...
Odious blood rage temple
  08/03/13
Fuck yes he is.
razzle-dazzle forum therapy
  08/03/13
This guy's got the official title http://simple.wikipedia...
flesh toaster
  08/03/13
He'll lose it this fall.
razzle-dazzle forum therapy
  08/03/13
to Magnus?
flesh toaster
  08/03/13
Anyone?
Useless shitlib
  01/08/26
how much do top chess players make?
hairraiser amber whorehouse
  08/03/13
Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half
razzle shimmering sandwich
  08/03/13
yes
bearded new version point
  01/08/26


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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216291)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: gold scourge upon the earth sex offender

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216294)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:21 PM
Author: exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216297)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:53 PM
Author: Azure vivacious nibblets market

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773720)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:56 PM
Author: alcoholic athletic conference

(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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773728)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:13 PM
Author: Azure vivacious nibblets market

no doubt. Fischer was overrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773806)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle forum therapy

No, he wasn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773835)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:21 PM
Author: Azure vivacious nibblets market

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773857)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:24 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle forum therapy

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773872)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:23 PM
Author: exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216323)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:30 PM
Author: Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216367)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:31 PM
Author: exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort

why did he withdraw from the WC this year?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216375)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:33 PM
Author: Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire

I think he was pissed off about the format.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216386)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:34 PM
Author: exhilarant judgmental turdskin resort

U mean scared shitless of Anand?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216392)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:27 PM
Author: Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216731)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:51 PM
Author: alcoholic athletic conference

He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773711)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:29 PM
Author: Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216363)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:30 PM
Author: flesh toaster

How come?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21217345)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 6:31 PM
Author: Misunderstood internet-worthy sweet tailpipe

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21216759)



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Date: September 12th, 2012 9:23 PM
Author: Vengeful sinister school cafeteria dopamine

get 2 jail

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#21565155)



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Date: July 30th, 2012 7:12 PM
Author: alcoholic athletic conference

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21217100)



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Date: July 31st, 2012 2:09 AM
Author: Bateful Avocado Kitchen Multi-billionaire

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#21221727)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:49 PM
Author: alcoholic athletic conference

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773706)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 2:32 PM
Author: Odious blood rage temple



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773634)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:12 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle forum therapy

Fuck yes he is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773802)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:14 PM
Author: flesh toaster

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\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773812)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:17 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle forum therapy

He'll lose it this fall.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773833)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:22 PM
Author: flesh toaster

to Magnus?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773860)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:04 PM
Author: Useless shitlib

Anyone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49572847)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:23 PM
Author: hairraiser amber whorehouse

how much do top chess players make?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773868)



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Date: August 3rd, 2013 3:51 PM
Author: razzle shimmering sandwich

Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#23773972)



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Date: January 8th, 2026 3:03 PM
Author: bearded new version point

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2009503&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310904#49572841)