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magipi
AgileElephants wrote:
magipi wrote:

Well, if you are implying that Magnus should be the world champion, then you are just wrong.

It was his decision to withdraw, you can't twist his arm and force him to play anyway.

No, I am not implying that Magnus Carlsen should be the world champion. I am implying that him being active as a chess player devalues the current title of a world champion that Gukesh just obtained. I though that was pretty obvious in my OP. But then you called me "Captain Obvious."

Ok, it is obvious, but people had to hear it to start downvoting me :-)

Gukesh was clearly the player of the year 2024. He played extremely well throughout the whole year, especially in the Olympiad. (Where he had a much-much better performance than Magnus).

If there ever was a deserving World Champion, it's Gukesh.

AgileElephants
magipi wrote:
AgileElephants wrote:
magipi wrote:

Well, if you are implying that Magnus should be the world champion, then you are just wrong.

It was his decision to withdraw, you can't twist his arm and force him to play anyway.

No, I am not implying that Magnus Carlsen should be the world champion. I am implying that him being active as a chess player devalues the current title of a world champion that Gukesh just obtained. I though that was pretty obvious in my OP. But then you called me "Captain Obvious."

Ok, it is obvious, but people had to hear it to start downvoting me :-)

Gukesh was clearly the player of the year 2024. He played extremely well throughout the whole year, especially in the Olympiad. (Where he had a much-much better performance than Magnus).

If there ever was a deserving World Champion, it's Gukesh.

I am not sure I agree. Unfortunately, Magnus Carlsen just won't let us know who's right.

magipi

In a couple of years Magnus will officially retire and you'll get your wish.

lopro_69

If Magnus played in the championship we will know who'll win

TheCivilisedRooster
Nilslomattsing wrote:

Wait! Is Magnus Carlsen not the world champion anymore!?

He refused to defend his title in 2023 after being a critic of the time controls and the format. Following this, FIDE conducted the world championship matches between the top two rankholders of the Candidates 2023-Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding Liren won in the final game of Rapid tiebreaks and became the new World Champion. In the following year 2024, Gukesh D won the Candidates and challenged Ding Liren to win and become the new and youngest ever World Champion at age 18.

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