I understand that Kasparov lasted more than 20+ years as champion, but Carlsen has been the image of modern chess in mainstream media for quite a while, and he’s still in his 20’s. And it’s also quite rare for Carlsen to loose, when it comes to one vs one Carlsen always wins; If I remember correctly Hansen said in one stream that Magnus Don’t get us wrong; Carlsen is definitely a strong player, but it’s unfair to say he’s automatically better than Kasparov just because he could beat him even in his prime. If Kasparov had lived in the modern era, he might have gathered the same, if not more achievements than Carlsen. Carlsen wants to break Kasparov's 20years as world no. 1 record & has said in the past that even if he lost WC title to a challenger, still staying as world no. 1 for another 10 years will be his goal. Carlsen isnt goin anywhwere for another decade WC or not. The real fight would be between Firouzja vs Carlsen for world no. 1 spot & not WC. The Magnus Effect: Norway Falls Hard for ChessChess is omnipresent in Norway, the home to the world champion Magnus Carlsen. And, somehow, it has become cool.Nov. 21, 2018. Carlsen’s ideas have long had an influence on the company’s acquisition strategy. “He very much wanted a play zone when we had just the apps,” Henrik Carlsen said. Premium Magnus Carlsen arrives for the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum “I can hardly call it a world championship match," former world champion Garry Kasparov said in More than a dozen players have been second. During that entire time there has only been one player ranked first. Carlsen’s current rating is 2855.2, more than 55 points ahead of second. Kasparov’s very best rating was 2856, but he couldn’t maintain that rating. Carlsen has been ~20-30 points better on average than Kasparov in his peak years. 5-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen today ended months of speculation by announcing he will not defend his title. The 31-year-old Norwegian is not retiring and vows “to be the best in the world, and not care about the World Championship!” That means Chinese world no. 2 Ding Liren’s last-round Candidates Tournament win against Hikaru Nakamura has earned him a lucrative match The highest rated players of all time. 1/5/2010 – According to the current FIDE rankings Magnus Carlsen is the strongest player in the world. But his rating of 2810 is not the highest ever. That was achieved by Garry Kasparov, who in the July 1999 FIDE list reached 2851 points. Two other players have at some stage had higher ratings than Magnus. Magnus has attained the highest-ever chess rating recorded, outclassing even the mighty Kasparov. Magnus wins virtually every competition which he enters, and has adapted seamlessly to the coronavirus crisis, which, as we have seen, has obliged chess to migrate online to a huge extent. M4pIj.

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