Who would you like to see vs. Carlsen WCC 2014?

I realize the match is only 50% over so this is a hypothetical question. But assuming Carlsen can hold his lead and wins the title - who would you like to see challenge him in next year's WCC match and why?

I'll give my answer first. To me, the top 2 qualifications I look for are 1) skill level, so that the challenger has a chance and 2) an attacking player, so that the games are exciting.

I think Nakamura/Carlsen would make an excellent bill, one even more exciting than Anand/Carlsen honestly. Nakamura is currently ranked 4th in the world so the skill qualification is easily met. He is an attacking player at heart and loves double-edged positions, so I would expect fewer draws than most other contenders would provide. Also given that Carlsen's forte is endgame play, a player whose forte is middle game play might have the best chance, not allowing things to get to an endgame with winning chances for Carlsen in the first place.

Naka clearly views Carlsen as his main rival and they are both young guns who would have the stamina to put up solid games through the entire length of the match.

I think Kramnik has the experience, style and wherewithal to give Mr. Carlsen a serious challenge.   Nakamura will have to improve his overall

consistency to be WC material. 

Nakamura is Carlsen's bunny, how do you not take this into account?

Naka or Kramnik would be great.

Id like to see Carlsen play Kasparov in 2014 and if its not too much Wesley So. or Andy Clifton

AndyClifton - he's really good and very nice (even when trolling) but he's only a NM. In other words, as much respect as I have for him, Carlsen, Wesley, or Naka would completely overwhelm him.

Naka can't go for it next year.  These are your choices:

Anand

Kramnik

Andreiken

Topalov

Mamedyarov

Aronian

Svidler

Karjakin

I hope Aronian gets a shot at WC.

Feel sad for the OP, after that post he finds Nakamura is not even in the Candidates

Lol. Guess I just didn't know that was already decided. But as one person said, Naka perhaps needs some ripening to take on Carlsen. I wouldn't be upset to see Naka there in 2 years.

Of available candidates, I think Kramnik is best bet. Karjakin could be fun to watch too but I wouldn't put money on him winning, even with decent odds.

I was wondering If Carlsen wins, and Anand chooses not to participate in the candidates next year what the possibilities were of Naka being the replacement.  But it appears it would be Fabiano Caruana.

aronian or kramnik or nakamura vs carlsen

It looks as if FIDE made the World Championship an annual event, with title matches 2012, 2013 and 2014. I wonder if they plan to continue like that.

1st choice : Svidler.

2nd : Kramnik.

3rd : Aronian.

Are you an Anand Fan? No, I don't think so.

again maybe i was wrong here is my final list

1.Bean_fischer

2.Andy Clifton

3.Ivanov

Carlsen thrives against aggressive players like Nakamura.

His best match certainly is Kramnik.

In the far future,Caruana looks promising.

It would  be the match of a lazy genius vs a workaholic nerd.

were is wesley so?

I hope so. I'm American so I'll use leagues that are familiar to me - the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL all have a championship each year; if chess wants to escape being labeled and treated as a "fringe" sport, they need to do similarly.

One only needs to take the popularity of soccer in the US as an example. That sport in America only really has the Olympics to get excited about, so soccer is only exciting here 1 out of every 4 years and almost everybody tunes out the other years.

I dont think Wesley has "it".