why does no one care about the champions after Kasparov?
Sort:
why does no one care about the champions after Kasparov?
Tell me : DOES no one care ?
Well I have stopped at bobby fischer
but my friends have reached carlsen... so at the end its about favourite player n game idol
While the claim that nobody cares about them surely is a bit exaggerated, you're probably right that they're quite a bit "less cared about", and a number of reasons come to mind.
- There had been a split between Kasparov (and others who joined him, such as Nigel Short) and FIDE in the first half of the 1990s, the result of which was a mess with no unified world champion title for many years to follow;
- None of the later champions were dominant enough, their reigns were comparatively very short, and none of them really managed to overshadow Kasparov in a meaningful way (as of now arguably not even Carlsen quite has, although he did top Kasparov's peak rating record);
- Kasparov was the first reigning world champion to be defeated by a computer program (there were some controversies as to whether or not the computer's strategy was being aided by human assistants, but the win still counted), which resulted in a significant drop of general public interest for following world championship matches.
Jul 23, 2016
0
#6
Carlsen is the big champion of our generation, Kasparov the big champion of the last. The champions between the two were just weaker, Kasparov had retired and this generation hadn't reached full strength yet. It happens in every sport throughout time. It is way easier to win a championship in the couple years after a dynasty ends.
Jul 23, 2016
0
#7
I've seen way more Carlsen games than Kasparov games. Also I like Kramnik more than Kasparov as well as a player.
Anand doesnt get much respect because he isnt white. This is not to mention his safer style often going for draws also isnt very exciting. Id say in the age of computers the flashy attacking chess of old just isnt as prevelant.
Jul 23, 2016
0
#11
Kasparov was amazing and we are very lucky to have Carlsen. It's much tougher to dominate today as super GM's can prepare brilliantly. In the days of Karpov and Kasparov they had their own teams preparing. I elites for them, it was easier. Nowadays a kid from Norway or China can get their computer to help them prepare. It levels the playing field yet still Carlsen shines through. Not scared to lose a game like Giri, Aronian et al a proper champion.
The real reason that no one cares about the world champions after Kasparov is that they all cheat, using silicon and electricity to "store" and "retrieve" data and "memorized" moves.
Which is not to say that Kasparov did not cheat; rather, he cheated differently (like when he retracted a move against Judit Polgar, for instance).
This new breed of cheaters actually, blatantly and openly access databases of predetermined endgame moves, opening moves, and worst of all, they never "overlook" a mate-in-seven moves. It's disgusting. Might as well be playing against men from Mars.
Jul 24, 2016
0
#17
bunicula wrote:
Nope, He's sitting on the fence (he built).
I thought he was getting Mexicans to build it.
He's trying to keep the Mexicans out... With their own fence.
Anand won a Supertournament for the WC title in 2007(after already having been a challenger in 1995 and FIDE WC in 2002) and then defended it for 6 years, against Kramnik, Topalov and Gelfand. Kramnik was PCA WC in 2000, beating Kasparov(!) and defended his title in 2004 against Leko and in 2006, won the unified WC match against FIDE WC Topalov. Carlsen was one of the youngest GMs in chess history, beat Anand twice in WC matches and broke Kasparov`s rating record. They are all great players!
