Chess

Morten

Senior Member
Magnus legit destroyed Fabiano in rapid chess, shouldnt really be surprised, but they were so even in normal play.
 

KingLeo10

Senior Member
Magnus legit destroyed Fabiano in rapid chess, shouldnt really be surprised, but they were so even in normal play.

fabiano relied heavily on opening prep in classical time controls. and he's more of a tactical player that relies on combinations and calculation (well atleast he used to be when he was exciting)

rapid chess requires a deep intuition for the game and favors those who just have a feel for positional intricacies. magnus has that. fischer had that. capablanca had that. all by far and away the best under rapid time controls.
 

KingLeo10

Senior Member
Since football is current a shit show, maybe time to return to other sports.

Where are we putting Magnus in relation to the all time greatest?

Top? Top 3 ? Top 5? Top 10? Not even that?
 

mc_lovin

Senior Member
Since football is current a shit show, maybe time to return to other sports.

Where are we putting Magnus in relation to the all time greatest?

Top? Top 3 ? Top 5? Top 10? Not even that?

Top 1. Fischer has the better story though. Personally, from an entertainment point of view, I like Mikhail Tal the best.
 
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KingLeo10

Senior Member
Top 1. Fischer has the better story though. Personally, from an entertainment point of view, I like Mikhail Tal the best.

Very under appreciated and under achieved because of his drinking/health problems.

An attacking monster like no other (Kasparov bettered him but was not as brave/creative). Yes, the computers show some sacrifices were unsound but they fail to account for the fear factor they created.
 

Total-Football

Senior Member
Since football is current a shit show, maybe time to return to other sports.

Where are we putting Magnus in relation to the all time greatest?

Top? Top 3 ? Top 5? Top 10? Not even that?

Carlsen is like a modern day Karpov. Not particularly exciting but will defeat you because simply he plays the best move at a time. Karpov had kaspa but Carlsen has nobody luckily for him.
 

KingLeo10

Senior Member
Anyone keeping track of this madness between Nepo and Ding lol
It's a more exciting contest than the Carlsen championships...but it also feels a little hollow knowing that both of these players are a good 50-60 ELO lower than the actual best player in the world
 

El Gato

Villarato!
Dont think there's need to nitpick
Some may have complained when MJ was batting around the baseball fields while Hakeem was beating Shaq's ass, but it was still fantastic to witness

Last night's match was crazier than tonight
Nepo is a gold mine for memes
 

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