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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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This is his account (not updated yet) https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1908330/event/17 He was climbing really well https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1908330/history

I'm clueless as well but here is the best thing I could find: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_(gridiron)

To me this sounds a lot like FIFA (the game by EA), which I'm clueless about as well.

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

#62

Can someone explain what this is and the significance of Carlsen's achievement to someone completely and utterly clueless about football?

Fantasy sports is when you pick a fake roster of players, subject to certain rules. You get points based on how well your chosen players do. Carlsen is the best in the world at this. And at chess.

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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Can someone explain what this is and the significance of Carlsen's achievement to someone completely and utterly clueless about football?

It's a very luck based game, or so it seems. With 7 million players. But last year the world chess champion was top-100 and now he's (at this particular moment) first.

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Australian football or footy is something else, a bit like rugby.

Yes but their National 'soccer' association now calls themselves Football Federation Australia, in line with international usage.

And the national team[1] is “the Socceroos”

[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_soccer_te...

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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post #36

Is there some skill that links chess to this? Seems to improbable for a coincidence

General intelligence?

Yes General IQ, concentration, analysis and synthesis of information, a prediction-oriented mind, and plain capacity to do the work.

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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post #61
post #6

This is his account (not updated yet) https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1908330/event/17 He was climbing really well https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1908330/history

I'm clueless as well but here is the best thing I could find: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_(gridiron) To me this sounds a lot like FIFA (the game by EA), which I'm clueless about as well.

FIFA is you playing a virtual soccer team.

Fantasy football is you managing a soccer team roster with points given to your chosen players based on real world performance the past week.

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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post #54
post #36

Is there some skill that links chess to this? Seems to improbable for a coincidence

Memory and intuitive reasoning definitely helps in both, though another part is luck: Carlsen's skilled, but he also has made some incredibly lucky guesses.

What do you think luck is?

Re: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World Fantasy Premier League #1

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post #36

Is there some skill that links chess to this? Seems to improbable for a coincidence

Carlsen isn't a chess genius. He's a genius who plays chess. The guy can recall chess positions from games he played as a teenager.

(I played a few games of chess today morning and I can barely remember the openings I played!)

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