Only if he plays a simul. Its a waste of his time to play non top level GMs.
Who is the weakest player Carlsen faces over the course of a year?
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Probably Nakamura.
Mar 30, 2016
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Carlsen could give 5 to 1 time odds and crush 2500 rated players. Don't make me laugh.
And yes, he beat many FMs and IMs... when he was 12 and 13 years old.
Now he's world champion and it's the profession of the best players in the world to prepare against him. That's not an advantage.
I was wondering if Magnus ever gets to experience playing FM's or untitled players. Cause only playing top level players actually has some advanatages in that you can prepare for them, and the risk of losing rating points is lower.