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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 ...
iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold
  07/30/12
He's dominating everyone right now. His 2837 is the second-h...
shimmering mediation
  07/30/12
that's fucking nuts, he's younger than me.
iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold
  07/30/12
ELO inflation is a very real phenomena. I would be cautious ...
dashing topaz home dysfunction
  08/03/13
(pizza) even though i'm a huge fischer troll, Kasparov wa...
Vivacious Pisswyrm Property
  08/03/13
no doubt. Fischer was overrated.
dashing topaz home dysfunction
  08/03/13
No, he wasn't.
Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage
  08/03/13
I should add a caveat; In America he is overrated, in the re...
dashing topaz home dysfunction
  08/03/13
Depends on whether you're talking about his reputation among...
Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage
  08/03/13
Seems like a chill alpha bro too: http://en.wikiquote.org...
iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold
  07/30/12
He's sort of the Capablanca of our time, minus the world cha...
contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker
  07/30/12
why did he withdraw from the WC this year?
iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold
  07/30/12
I think he was pissed off about the format.
contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker
  07/30/12
U mean scared shitless of Anand?
iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold
  07/30/12
I doubt it. Seems to have more to do with wanting a round ro...
contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker
  07/30/12
He didn't withdraw? He's the challenger
Vivacious Pisswyrm Property
  08/03/13
Yeah, probably. Whether he can beat Anand in a WC match is a...
contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker
  07/30/12
How come?
dun degenerate dilemma
  07/30/12
he's such a cutie. i saw him in some ads for that one horrib...
boyish geriatric house
  07/30/12
get 2 jail
frum avocado masturbator
  09/12/12
He pisses me off because I like Karjakin and Rajbov or whate...
Vivacious Pisswyrm Property
  07/30/12
Yeah, Carlsen would be more interesting if he had an edge to...
contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker
  07/31/12
I don't think so. Fischer may have been a dick off the board...
Vivacious Pisswyrm Property
  08/03/13
...
Greedy bat shit crazy native crotch
  08/03/13
Fuck yes he is.
Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage
  08/03/13
This guy's got the official title http://simple.wikipedia...
dun degenerate dilemma
  08/03/13
He'll lose it this fall.
Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage
  08/03/13
to Magnus?
dun degenerate dilemma
  08/03/13
Anyone?
Nubile house-broken forum liquid oxygen
  01/08/26
how much do top chess players make?
Onyx Station Persian
  08/03/13
Lol wtf Magnus ver Magnusen would split him in half
Cerebral Lodge Associate
  08/03/13
yes
Odious Circlehead Mad Cow Disease
  01/08/26


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Date: July 30th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold

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: shimmering mediation

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: iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold

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: dashing topaz home dysfunction

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: Vivacious Pisswyrm Property

(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: dashing topaz home dysfunction

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: Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage

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: dashing topaz home dysfunction

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: Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage

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: iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold

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: contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker

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: iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold

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: contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker

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: iridescent slap-happy hall cuckold

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: contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker

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: Vivacious Pisswyrm Property

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: contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker

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: dun degenerate dilemma

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: boyish geriatric house

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: frum avocado masturbator

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: Vivacious Pisswyrm Property

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: contagious haunted graveyard candlestick maker

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: Vivacious Pisswyrm Property

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: Greedy bat shit crazy native crotch



(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: Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage

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: dun degenerate dilemma

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: Floppy Blue Coldplay Fan Stage

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: dun degenerate dilemma

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: Nubile house-broken forum liquid oxygen

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: Onyx Station Persian

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: Cerebral Lodge Associate

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: Odious Circlehead Mad Cow Disease

yes

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