Maybe he doesn't want to play Nepo because of Nepo's supposed blunder which seemed to convey the impression that Nepo wasn't taking the match not too seriously.
@WarrenBuffet1 said in #5:
> why would he be afraid? there is no one he can possibly lose to.
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> on the contrary, he has a point, though.
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> i mean there is nothing to win.
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> though i would try to set a record if i were him.
Oh he definitely can lose and he knows it. That's why he prepares so much, at this level he has to always be at 100%.
> why would he be afraid? there is no one he can possibly lose to.
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> on the contrary, he has a point, though.
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> i mean there is nothing to win.
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> though i would try to set a record if i were him.
Oh he definitely can lose and he knows it. That's why he prepares so much, at this level he has to always be at 100%.
Carlsen is not afraid. He's bored. Karpov had Kasparov to keep him challenged. Kasparov had Karpov to keep him challenged. Carlsen? Nothing!
@FC-in-the-UK said in #13:
> Carlsen is not afraid. He's bored. Karpov had Kasparov to keep him challenged. Kasparov had Karpov to keep him challenged. Carlsen? Nothing!
actually fabiano is better then carlson
> Carlsen is not afraid. He's bored. Karpov had Kasparov to keep him challenged. Kasparov had Karpov to keep him challenged. Carlsen? Nothing!
actually fabiano is better then carlson
Carlson should take this mstch as an opportunity to get his rating above 2900. If he won every game of the match, what would that do to his FIDE rating? Being the first 2900 would be nice, and he is only 20 points away.
@Chesserroo2 said in #15:
> Carlson should take this mstch as an opportunity to get his rating above 2900. If he won every game of the match, what would that do to his FIDE rating? Being the first 2900 would be nice, and he is only 20 points away.
Magnus is 36 points away from 2900 and wouldn’t reach 2900 in a match with Ian. If he won convincingly, like something +4 and some draws, he may gain 10+, but nowhere near the 36 needed. It’d be a very difficult road to 2900 for Magnus with everyone so far below him, he’d have to increase his win ratio in every tournament/match to a significant level for a consistent period of time that I don’t think he can do anymore with the rating difference of his peers, not enough 2800’s.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Magnus decides he didn’t care about FIDE’s Championship title and just wanted to go to tournaments and play chess when he wanted to. He mentioned during this discussion previously that 2011 was a great time in chess for him, so he may be trying to return to that time in his life, before the world championship stuff, when maybe he felt chess was more fun for him. But he is also a competitor, and he may psyche himself up to deal with the negotiation hassles and play another match. I hope he does, and I hope Ian comes ready to play great chess and push himself, and Magnus, to their best. The only thing left to cement Magnus’s GOAT status would be longevity of the World Champion title over Garry, and he’ll be 2/3 of the way there if you give Garry the reign of 1985-2000, with Magnus at 2013-present, next year. Two more successful title defenses left and he’ll surpass it and I’d wager no one will likely surpass Magnus’s accomplishments in total.
-Jordan
> Carlson should take this mstch as an opportunity to get his rating above 2900. If he won every game of the match, what would that do to his FIDE rating? Being the first 2900 would be nice, and he is only 20 points away.
Magnus is 36 points away from 2900 and wouldn’t reach 2900 in a match with Ian. If he won convincingly, like something +4 and some draws, he may gain 10+, but nowhere near the 36 needed. It’d be a very difficult road to 2900 for Magnus with everyone so far below him, he’d have to increase his win ratio in every tournament/match to a significant level for a consistent period of time that I don’t think he can do anymore with the rating difference of his peers, not enough 2800’s.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Magnus decides he didn’t care about FIDE’s Championship title and just wanted to go to tournaments and play chess when he wanted to. He mentioned during this discussion previously that 2011 was a great time in chess for him, so he may be trying to return to that time in his life, before the world championship stuff, when maybe he felt chess was more fun for him. But he is also a competitor, and he may psyche himself up to deal with the negotiation hassles and play another match. I hope he does, and I hope Ian comes ready to play great chess and push himself, and Magnus, to their best. The only thing left to cement Magnus’s GOAT status would be longevity of the World Champion title over Garry, and he’ll be 2/3 of the way there if you give Garry the reign of 1985-2000, with Magnus at 2013-present, next year. Two more successful title defenses left and he’ll surpass it and I’d wager no one will likely surpass Magnus’s accomplishments in total.
-Jordan
He climbed to the top of the mountain and pushed everyone off. Then pushed them off again and again. Between the exhausting format and seemingly having no motivation I think he walks .
@sydsinha_bot said in #14:
> actually fabiano is better then carlson
Better than Carlson? Sure. Better than Carlsen? I don't think so.
> actually fabiano is better then carlson
Better than Carlson? Sure. Better than Carlsen? I don't think so.
I think he could want to play Ian because Ian lost to him -4 but won the candidates +4 (don't kill me if the numbers are not exact). Ian is the right guy to play. The challenger offers ideal motivation. Magnus might need a break, anyways, or he wouldn't have raised the subject at all. I still say he plays.
told ya all. The guy is afraid to play Ian
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