Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion
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#2I'm super excited to see the impact this will have on our noble game. I think it could see a real surge in popularity in the years ahead. And at the age of 22, Magnus is only just getting started.
Re: Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion
#3I'm super excited to see the impact this will have on our noble game. I think it could see a real surge in popularity in the years ahead. And at the age of 22, Magnus is only just getting started.
What do you think about freestyle chess?
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#4Press conference is live right now for anyone interested: http://chennai2013.fide.com/fide-world-chess-championship-20...
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#5Now what the heck happened in the end? Anand gave up a knight advantage, purposedly for a clear cut draw. I have no clue why he did that this time.
He took queen with queen, clearly, knowing it would be lost to king, and then again the pawn with knight. He had a knight, of all things!
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#6A well-deserved win. Can't wait to see what else Magnus goes on to accomplish.
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#7Press conference is live right now for anyone interested: http://chennai2013.fide.com/fide-world-chess-championship-20...
Re: Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion
#8Now what the heck happened in the end? Anand gave up a knight advantage, purposedly for a clear cut draw. I have no clue why he did that this time. He took queen with queen, clearly, knowing it would be lost to king, and then again the pawn with knight. He had a knight, of all things!
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#9Chess is amazing it blows my mind why simple tools and games like this are not incorporated in some 'fun' way into the education system. By 'fun' I mean that if children were told to play chess they would not. A system would be need to be designed so that they look forward to chess class as they do for PE and art.
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#10Reading more about this match and Magnus in general, I learned of a measure termed "Nettlesomeness" which has been used to measure which players do the most to make their opponents to make mistakes. Magnus, with his highly creative style of play and unexpected moves, not surprisingly ranks the highest in this measure.
He seems to have this remarkable gift of making moves which aren't just strong, they get inside his opponent's head and cause them to either overthink/break down. I'm interested in the technical details behind this metric. Has anyone heard of it before?
Regardless, congrats Magnus. You are truly a generational talent, and I'm excited to see what your win will do for the game.
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/11/net...