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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 ...
excitant national mexican
  07/30/12
He's dominating everyone right now. His 2837 is the second-h...
swashbuckling underhanded indian lodge half-breed
  07/30/12
that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me.
excitant national mexican
  07/30/12
ELO inflation is a very real phenomena. I would be cautious ...
Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard
  08/03/13
(pizza) even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov wa...
electric stage incel
  08/03/13
no doubt. Fischer was overrated.
Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard
  08/03/13
No, he wasn't.
Topaz nudist point
  08/03/13
I should add a caveat; In America he is overrated, in the re...
Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard
  08/03/13
Depends on whether you're talking about his reputation among...
Topaz nudist point
  08/03/13
Seems like a chill alpha bro too: http://en.wikiquote.org...
excitant national mexican
  07/30/12
He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world cha...
Sick poppy university jap
  07/30/12
why did he withdraw from the WC this year?
excitant national mexican
  07/30/12
I think he was pissed off about the format.
Sick poppy university jap
  07/30/12
U mean scared shitless of Anand?
excitant national mexican
  07/30/12
I doubt it. Seems to have more to do with wanting a round ro...
Sick poppy university jap
  07/30/12
He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger
electric stage incel
  08/03/13
Yeah, probably. Whether he can beat Anand in a WC match is a...
Sick poppy university jap
  07/30/12
How come?
Talented Resort
  07/30/12
he's such a cutie. i saw him in some ads for that one horrib...
effete liquid oxygen
  07/30/12
get 2 jail
Shivering goyim hospital
  09/12/12
He pisses me off because I like Karjakin and Rajbov or whate...
electric stage incel
  07/30/12
Yeah, Carlsen would be more interesting if he had an edge to...
Sick poppy university jap
  07/31/12
I don't think so. Fischer may have been a dick off the board...
electric stage incel
  08/03/13
...
razzmatazz potus
  08/03/13
Fuck yes he is.
Topaz nudist point
  08/03/13
This guy's got the official title http://simple.wikipedia...
Talented Resort
  08/03/13
He'll lose it this fall.
Topaz nudist point
  08/03/13
to Magnus?
Talented Resort
  08/03/13
Anyone?
https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png
  01/08/26
how much do top chess players make?
Maize provocative background story
  08/03/13
Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half
Dark adventurous police squad indirect expression
  08/03/13
yes
richard clock
  01/08/26


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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: excitant national mexican

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: swashbuckling underhanded indian lodge half-breed

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: excitant national mexican

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: Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard

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: electric stage incel

(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: Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard

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: Topaz nudist point

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: Bat-shit-crazy Orchid Athletic Conference Haunted Graveyard

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: Topaz nudist point

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: excitant national mexican

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: Sick poppy university jap

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: excitant national mexican

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: Sick poppy university jap

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: excitant national mexican

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: Sick poppy university jap

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: electric stage incel

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: Sick poppy university jap

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: Talented Resort

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: effete liquid oxygen

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: Shivering goyim hospital

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: electric stage incel

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: Sick poppy university jap

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: electric stage incel

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: razzmatazz potus



(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: Topaz nudist point

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: Talented Resort

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: Topaz nudist point

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: Talented Resort

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: https://i.imgur.com/ovcBe0z.png


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: Maize provocative background story

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: Dark adventurous police squad indirect expression

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: richard clock

yes

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