I don't think so IMHO.
Nakamura, The Future World CHamp??
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Yup #3 in world. Only he got what it takes
Not really. Ratings and world rankings don't present the whole picture, as Carlsen is an extemely tough opponent for Nakamura - he lost 7 games against Magnus and won none.
Nakamura have a good chance and he's doing very well recently but he will have to surpass Carlsen in order to achieve that and the way things are looking right now it ain't gonna happen in the near future.
It'd be like Capablanca vs Alekhine again.
Probably 1000-2000 more hours practice and he can get his WCC card punched.
I remember a thread a while back, "players unfortunate enough to be born in the era of a genius".
This makes me think of Nakamura. If carlsen wasn't around I would say it might be very likely Nakamura could take the WCC. But, as others have pointed out, he has yet to win a single game against Magnus.
No.
Winning the blunderfest which was the London Chess Classic (no longer a classic imo, the change to rapid was awful) doesn't really prove much.
never! come on krammnik!
Changing to rapid may have been a necessary evil to reduce the chance for too many draws.
of blitz
orangeishblue wrote:
At 26, not a chance. He is no longer an improving player.
i don't agree with you, just look at Boris gelfand performance
Tournaments are bad enough as far as being chess competitions that really mean nothing.
Then they have to even make them more irrelevant by using a rapid time control. I am not sure who could possibly care about these events.
chessmicky wrote:
Before dismissing Naka's chances, it might be significant to note that prior to defeating Capablanca for the World Championship, Alekhine had never won an official game from Capablanca. He had accumulated a record of 5 losses, 5 draws, and zero wins, or 2.5 - 7.5. And prior to defeating Spassky for the World Championship, Fischer had never won an official game from Spassky. He had accumulated a record of 3 losses, 2 draws, and zero wins, or 1 - 4. And Both Alekhine and Fischer were too old to be "Improving Players," but they improved and won anyway
Fischer was much higher rated than Spassky at the moment of the Match. Fischer: 2785, Spassky: 2660.
Anish Giri has a decent record against Carlsen.
pfren wrote:
His chances of beating Carlsen in a match are precisely zero- no more, or less than that.
agreed
orangeishblue wrote:
hakim2005 wrote:
orangeishblue wrote:
At 26, not a chance. He is no longer an improving player.
i don't agree with you, just look at Boris gelfand performance
That really doesn't make your case. Boris Gelfand did not become World Champion.
But he was very close. 6 - 6 is definetly not bad, even though Anand was slightly better (or lucky) in the 4 game rapid match.
IS it Possible in near future??