totally haha, apparently didn't even time to stretch so he had to do it during the interview

From what I have heard that could actually be true

He just rolls out of bed, loses his queen, and wins.

Hahaha

Magnus eats GMs for breakfast so yeah.

I couldn't have said it better!

I don’t believe we’ve even seen peak Magnus yet - 75 years old, retired, bored and just blasting chess for something to do. Right now we have young, distracted, rich, party Magnus. Wait till he’s retired and bored and chess is all he does with pure focus.

@@ZachM525He will probably focus more on golf when he’s older I bet. He seems super into as his other passion but idk.

@@ZachM525Magnus have stated multiple times that 2019 was his peak year. Now it just a gradual decline.

Seen the same comments about Messi and agree with both

I thought he was hanging the minute I saw him lol

Love it!

nah.

then who?@@enriquesneffels3053

I think you misspelled 'xQc'

@@enriquesneffels3053nah he is the GOAT

@@Ravi-yb7mn Not really. it's just common sense. but I know you guys don't know what that is. Look the accuracy Fischer used to play with in the pre-engine era, and then Kasparov also, even though Kasparov also took advantage of the improvement of chess engines at some point, he was already a few years from retirement. If you study with engines is more likely to be better nowadays, but the real question is how good he would've been in the Fischer, Kasparov, Capablanca, and Karpov time without engines?

He lost a Queen for a Rook, in a rapid game. Bronstein, if I remember correctly, blundered an entire Rook IN A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, against Botvinnik, under (obviously) classic time control, and still got away with a draw :)

a queen for a rook

He panicked, low on time.

he gets lucky more often than he statistically should. he's got this ability to just disable emotions at will, which most of his opponents lack, either slightly or severely (like Nepo). that's why they may get winning positions, but they usually still blink first nerves are a big part of the game, especially under short time controls or as Aronian put it: "Magnus' main secret is his composure and the absence of any soul-searching after mistakes during a game." like many super successful people, he's got some psychopathic traits - which i mean in a morally neutral way. (they usually include charm, by the way).

Greatness recognizes greatness

Terrible hair... homeless style

Hair speaks for itself

I wouldn't say so fabi was in a winning position till the very end until heade that huge blunder

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Guiltaaay

she's not even a chess player (weak beginner level, to be precise). i don't think these exchanges are meant to be anywhere near serious interviews.

Carlsen, not "Carlson"

more of a blunderfest... relatively low accuracy on both sides even by the standards of this rapid tournament. (although kudos to Carlsen for staying cool and persistent under pressure -it's his inhuman ability to do so that often lets him weasel out of hopeless situations)

His authenticity is one of the biggest reasons behind his following

Cry me a river. He's also interviewed by a stereotypical blonde who couldn't ask him a thoughtful question.

Totally disagree ....he is natural, unassuming, no pretentions whatsoever..... what do you want, a media trained robot?

​​@@hakonberg8003somewhere between "natural" and "media trained" is probably the sweet spot. like Anand (although even Anand would get annoyed in interviews sometimes). Carlsen is known for being an obstructionist by giving curt non-replies to questions, or getting angry (like his outburst against Maurice Ashley or storming out of the press conference after his loss to Karjakin). on the other hand i can understand him sometimes, because he gets interviewed more than any other players and the questions are often stupid, very repetitive etc.

But you have to factor in that the competition now is harder than the competition back then, and this is a straight up fact, because chess will constantly keep on evolving, even if you think Kasparov is the goat, Magnus is the one closest to him, and the difference between Magnus and the next guy, is much more than between Kasparov and Magnus, you must realise that Magnus is set to surpass Kasparov, if he hasn't already done so

easier competition, this generation is much stronger

And magnus drew a game against kasparov when he was 13 years old LOL

you only ride kasparov because magnus is too great

I have only respect for Kasparov, and he was incredibly inspiring and educational to watch. Carlsen is better, though. He sees more, and he shapes the game.