Could a 2000 rated player beat Magnus Carlsen?

Yeah, people overestimating experts/masters again.  Do these guys crush new players?  Absolutely.  But a GM is a completely different class of player.  And even among GMs Carlsen is in a class of his own.

You would be upset to score 2 draws out of 100 games against Houdini (for example) ?

I'm reminded of a story of some newly minted GM who had a chance to play some training games against the then world champion.  He said he won the first game and was feeling good, and then he proceeded to lose the next 25 games in a row.  He said after becoming a GM he didn't think it was possible for himself to lose 25 games in a row against anyone, and he realized he had a lot to learn.

Maybe you should try that 100 game match

I expect the 2000 vs Carlsen record to be worse in 960.

There is no way a 2000 player would get into a losing position by move 10 in regular chess, when it could be in 960, precisely because opening theory is not just ambushes at move 35 but also some feeling about important squares and structures.

While a beginner like you may marvle at the mysterious theory hidden in the forever unread book locked in his basement, professional players, and even above them super GMs, and even above them, the WCC actually understand how to play chess.  For them, books with theory are the first little baby steps and you sum up a player like Carlsen with that idea.  lol.

There's a reason Carlsen is rated above players twice his age.  And it's not because he's memorized more theory.

It's possible.

It's possible:

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=692709077

No, never. It is impossible.

If Anand couldn't pull off a win in their world championship match... you know what, forget it, just forget it. 

I agree with the others. I believe a 1000 would have a much better shot against an 1850 than a 2000 against Carlsen.

no... carlsen beat a GM with only 1 minute and the GM had 5 minutes

perhaps....but do you know how 1000's play? no offence to anyone, but they SUCK. so do i compared to an IM, but they get checkmated by 1400's on move 15. maybe a better chance, but not much

I know what are you trying to say.

But that just shows how far are we from the good players, we are playing a different game.

For example, there was an article where Anand played 2 games against a reporter rated 2100, Anand said that he only needed to though for some seconds for one of the moves in one game, while all the rest of their moves were made "by hand".

On a off day...

(Never say never)

well duh but ordinary chess

ok.well we are talking magnus.and the other guy is 2200.online doesn't matter and that was 3 min.not standard

Well, of course one should not say "never" when it is actually one in a billion of billions of games.

Let's just say they better have to start the match soon and never sleep if we want a chance to see a victory before either dies.

lol,but that is literally never

About 1000 versus 1850. My nephew was 1850  Fide and I ca 1000  chess.com-blitz in Christmas. He did beat me ca 7 of  8  times, but it was blitz, and in blitz mistakes do come more frequently. When I was 1000, i guess i was 900 in Sicilian/black and 1100 with Italian/white. But my 1000 era is many weeks back in time, now I am at 1200, and the next time??? He  better be careful.  ;)

My nephew is capable of draw with a 2350, but 2850 is far more difficult. 

well 2800 dont make blunders