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Sergey Karjakin
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Yeah Sergey is not too bad at chess. 2900 is nothing to sneeze at.
And how is that that our dear Magnus is still mentioned to be the highest-rated ever, having broken the previous record that dated back to Kasparov, and which is still under 2900 ?
Adding to that that wiki's article mentions a peak rating of 2788 (not nothing, sure, but far from 2906), I demand a source to your claim.
May 7, 2013
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That's his Blitz rating. His Standard rating has never passed 2788.
http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=14109603
May 7, 2013
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FelixPlatypus wrote:
which is what the OP discussed.
Yes, I know. I was answering Irontiger's request for a source.
blueemu wrote:
That's his Blitz rating. His Standard rating has never passed 2788.
My bad. I didn't read correctly 
Well, I guess it proves blitz ratings are volatile, or blitz events do not attract many masters.
May 7, 2013
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Yeah, IMO Blitz is a completely different game... it's just played with the same equipment.
Some people are better at finding good moves in low time. The knights aren't jumping in u-shapes...
Yeah, Karjakin I believe is 1st in blitz rankings and Carlsen is only 3rd with a puny little 2856 rating. I think Grischuk might've had an even higher peak, I think he's currently 2nd
TitanCG wrote:
Some people are better at finding good moves in low time. The knights aren't jumping in u-shapes...
I think those guys know pretty well how the knights move, even in blitz, at that level...
The Sergey who became a GM at the age of twelve actually had a peak blitz rating of 2906!!!!!!!!!!!!