aronian levon. possibly next world champion?

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Avatar of gingerninja2003

this grandmaster has been playing well recently. won at Norway and earlier won at Grenke even beating the world champion at Norway. it's safe to say that's he's playing well. i don't think he'll be the next world champion however i don't think this possibility should be ignored.

what do you think? 

Avatar of IcyAvaleigh

They can all win from each other. Karjakin was pretty close too

Avatar of Strangemover

I think you can throw a blanket over the top 10-12 in the world, including Magnus recently. Levon has played great recently and has been a top player for years, and the others have all had good runs at certain points recently. Based on the last candidates tourney and this Norway chess which will probably look similar to the next candidates anybody there can win it. And after qualifying for a title match anyone can potentially beat Magnus as Sergei nearly did.

Avatar of Strangemover

And recently I'm over using the word recently.

Avatar of pawn8888

He's probably one of those guys that get good for about 6 months, then disappear.

Avatar of Strangemover

pawn8888 wrote:

He's probably one of those guys that get good for about 6 months, then disappear.

Based on the fact he has been ranked in the top 10 for the last 12 years and at his peak rating achieved the 4th highest Elo in history?

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pawn8888 wrote:

He's probably one of those guys that get good for about 6 months, then disappear.

Wtf honestly. He has been the only clear no.2 to Carlsen all the time between 2010 and 2014, only to have a few bad years in 2015 and 2016. He's not some sort of a newcomer to the elite, in fact he's again where he ought to be. Some of you act as if he's some kind of a revelation - apparently you weren't here a few years ago. 

However, I always hoped for a championship match between the two.

Avatar of yureesystem

I total agree! Super GM Aronian Levon will crush Carlsen in match and then we will have a true world champion. happy.png