Magnus Carlsen on Chess.com!

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camberfoil

We've all seen them - the titled players with an NM, CM, FM, IMor GM next to their names. It is not uncommon to encounter a titled player online, and, as of now, the highest-ranking player is GM Hikaru. But what would happen if Magnus Carlsen, the reigning World Champion, found the time to join chess.com? What would be next to his name? Surely not only GM - World Champion status should be denoted by something greater. Would it perhaps be a WC next to his name?

notmtwain

WC might not be the answer.

camberfoil

Other than meaning "water closet".

camberfoil

Anyway, he should be denoted by better than just GM.

camberfoil

I mean, not just GM, thats still a massive accomplishment, but it should indeed be noted if he is the Water Closet - er, World Champion.

toiyabe

Magnus only plays on ICC, anonymously.  

camberfoil

Que lastima

camberfoil

ICC is awful. It really is. The user interaface is terrible and ghe site is glitchy.

VULPES_VULPES

Carlsen does have an account.

MuhammadAreez10

He doesn't.

kohai

Yes he does :)

camberfoil

Does he actually?

kohai

For those who were here a few years ago, Chess.com arranged a vote chess match where it was all of chess.com against Carlsen. It was even done via a live broadcast, members here could see Carlsen, members of chess.com staff were in the same room as Carlsen.

Chess.com set the account up for him so he could log into the site to make his vote chess moves.

His verified account will show if he's logged into the site since then and his games history will show if he's played on the site since the vote chess game.

MuhammadAreez10

A link?

camberfoil

What is the username?

MuhammadAreez10

Mindboggling.....

kohai

http://www.chess.com/article/view/mag-town-takes-world-to-ouch-town

http://www.chess.com/members/view/MagnusCarlsen

kohai

Both of those are official

kohai

If I remember correctly, Chess.com had Judit Polgar, Nakamura and one other on our side helping us.

camberfoil

Whoa! And he hasn't been on in more than 4 years!