Hope so, can't stand Carlsen. He looks like a cross between Matt Damon and a Neanderthal and he's so effing RUDE. Not in an amusing way like Kasparov, just in a spoiiled brat way.
Do you guys think Wei Yi will beat Magnus record
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Jul 12, 2016
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I don't think he's a bad guy I think his mannerisms are awkward and Scandinavian. I'm pretty sure he was raised on some ice shelf or wind mill it explains why he looks at everything like it's the first time he's seen anything. Maybe that's why he is so good at chess. As far as Wei Yi goes I think he needs about 5 more years to be in the top 10. I base that estimate on pure speculation and guesswork and not a single tacit fact.
Badeebadabba,
Amen, brotha! 
I also can't stand Carlsen... I wanted to like him, but everything about the guy just reeks of "spoiled overprivileged unappreciative brat". Chess prodigy, millionaire without having to really earn it, arrogant and rude as HELL!
I don't care how many people you can simul blindfolded, or the fact you don't own a chessboard because you can visualize it all... if you can't be a decent human being then I have no respect or admiration for you. Magnus seems like an only SLIGHTLY less irrational version of Fischer, the other world champ that I pretty much detest.
Another thread on this forum.
Dug it up for you. Quote from an outside source, so it's likely true:
"There was an interview with John Nunn (English GM) recently on BBC Radio, he claimed that Magnus Carlsen is another top player who doesn't own a chess board. Hard to believe but then again does every gynecologist keep a speculum in the kitchen drawer? Mind you, I suppose most gynecologists don't practice at home."
I also personally read an online interview with Magnus where he stated that at home, he plays Chess over the internet.
Anand is another WC who apparently doesn't have a chess set at home. I imagine most of the really top level players don't need a board...
Jul 12, 2016
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Bawker wrote:
Badeebadabba,
Amen, brotha!
I also can't stand Carlsen... I wanted to like him, but everything about the guy just reeks of "spoiled overprivileged unappreciative brat". Chess prodigy, millionaire without having to really earn it, arrogant and rude as HELL!
I don't care how many people you can simul blindfolded, or the fact you don't own a chessboard because you can visualize it all... if you can't be a decent human being then I have no respect or admiration for you. Magnus seems like an only SLIGHTLY less irrational version of Fischer, the other world champ that I pretty much detest.
What do you mean, not having to earn it? Carlsen did work hard. His country doesn't have any great chess traditions, and yet he is world champion.
I do not think that Yi will break his record. There are other players who achieved successes at a young age like him, but still are not near as good as Carlsen. Anyway, at Yi's age, Carlsen's successes were arguably superior. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=55897
Jul 12, 2016
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#10
If that's true about him not owning a chess board it's pretty disheartening. I still find it hard to believe no chess players have given him rare sets from w.c. matches Etc...
Is Carlsen rude?
Jul 12, 2016
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#12
I think socially awkward is more appropriate. Although some guy from "Vice" interviewed him and said he was a bit of a jerk. If you google Vice Magazine/ Magnus Carlsen you will see it. I think alot of people forget especially Americans that he is a foreigner and although he speaks nearly perfect english his mannerisms are different. Someone can disagree if they want but people from scandinavian countries tend to be a little more reserved/quite/conservative.
Praeceptormundi914,
It's just my opinion... maybe he did "earn" his fortune by some people's values and standards. I personally think he got most of it because of his celebrity status, not because of any real hard work or exchamge of real value. I know many people who have worked tirelessly their entire lives, employed dozens of people, and still can't claim 1/10 the wealth that Magnus has managed to somehow amass barely out of high school playing a board game.
Again, just my opinion... I could be wrong.
Jul 12, 2016
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#14
Turns out you get to work a little less when you are a prodigy. It's hard to determine how much work he really puts in because I don't think he says. It's easy to say not a lot when his job title isn't "chilean coal miner". I wouldn't discount him entirely though especially considering his title.
Jul 12, 2016
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#16
Yeah he got mad but at least he still shook the guys hand. There's also video of him congratulating and shaking Nakamura's hand after that big recent blitz tournament.
Jul 12, 2016
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#17
I'm sure Magnus would exchange his success in chess to an equivalent level in football if he could. Of course Messi is the player equivalent in football to Magnus. I don't think Yi will break his age record. How many of you would really want to spend your prime years pushing wooden pieces around and memorizing thousands of lines of analysis? Playing the same guys all the time, in nice settings to be sure, but man, I would quickly get bored with that lifestyle.
Jul 12, 2016
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Bawker wrote:
Praeceptormundi914,
It's just my opinion... maybe he did "earn" his fortune by some people's values and standards. I personally think he got most of it because of his celebrity status, not because of any real hard work or exchamge of real value. I know many people who have worked tirelessly their entire lives, employed dozens of people, and still can't claim 1/10 the wealth that Magnus has managed to somehow amass barely out of high school playing a board game.
Again, just my opinion... I could be wrong.
This is sadly just how the world works. At least Carlsen has his money because he is recognised as the best in the world at something, however trivial the great game of chess may be in the grand scheme of things.
King343 wrote:
of being the youngest world number 1
Magnus has that record, at age 19
Wei Yi is 17...what do you think
To go back to the OP's question (which happens to have nothing to do with Carlsen's social skills), no. The reason is simple: in two years, Carlsen will still be the world #1.
Jul 12, 2016
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#20
Wei Yi is a brilliant player - but it's way too crowded at the top. It isn't that easy to rise to #1, above all of the worthy players who occupy the top twenty places.
Magnus pulled a miracle. It's very unlikely that we'll see something similar at least for ten more years - unless he decides to retire (which doesn't look likely at this writing).
of being the youngest world number 1
Magnus has that record, at age 19
Wei Yi is 17...what do you think