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is wesley so better then carlsen?

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superking500

is he more talanted....

 the chess world is hyping him up to be the next big thing?

how would you compare their styles, and who do you think would win in a 12 game match..

Alec89
superking500 wrote:

is he more talanted....

 the chess world is hyping him up to be the next big thing?

No,

Magnus is a special talent like Morphy, Capablanca,Fischer,Alekhine.

Players like that are the musical equiviliant of Bach, Mozart,Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky,Haydan one of a kind.

superking500

what are so strengths at chess?

GIGA100

Been following the games of Wesley. In the last 27 games, he has not lost a single game from the Reykjavic Open. Susan Polgar is doing a great job mentoring him. If he plays with Magnus now, I think he'd best get a draw. But give him time, say 4 years, he'll reach his peak. He can beat Magnus.    

emiliojacinto
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avenger9mm
 

id love to see a match between Wes and Magnus.

fabelhaft

It's hard to say how far So will go, but he is 20 years old and has a bit left before he is top 30. Carlsen was #21 before he turned 16, and had been #1 for a year when he turned 20. So could well be a future top ten player, but he will still need to improve a lot to get there.

toiyabe

Carlsen would slay him.  

VULPES_VULPES

Who's this Wesley? Can someone fill me in?

VULPES_VULPES
itsmedaniel wrote:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=95915

 

 

Wesley So is a Filipino Super GM who became a GM at 14, very strong, but I'm not so sure as to whether he is a top contender or could consistently defeat Carlsen

Wow! If he's so strong, I how come he hasn't been mentioned much in the recent past in Carlsen's context?

JMB2010

Lol

hostine
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soothsayer8

No one is better than Carlsen. He's 80 elo points above anyone else in the world for a reason. When Carlsen was So's age, he was already rated around 2780. There are many players better than So right now, including Carlsen, but So obviously has a very bright future ahead of him. When he gets to Carlsen's age, I imagine he'll be a top 10 player.

gustav_u

common now...what a question.. how could someone who is ranked 32 in the world be better than the no 1 player ???  I'd feel embarrassed to propose that question. 

Whoever opened this thread simply  adores Wesley So for who he is and not for his talent.

avenger9mm

There is hope but not at the moment we'll see

bean_Fischer

Read Botvinnik remark again about Fischer. No one will think highly of him. At least for this moment. And you know, ppl are on Carleson euphoria. This euphoria can last weeks, months, but I don't think it will last 1 year, once ppl realize there is new and better talents out there.

Fritzlange

I think he's so so

kianboy

go so! i know someday you would be our chess champion

Radical_Drift

Darn, I didn't think this was a superking thread because superking rarely ever puts a question mark behind his questions. Looks like I was wrong.

Nemo96

Carlsen broke 2800 at 18 yrs and 11 months. No one beats that.