World Chess Champion at queen odds

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A story about Capablanca:

Once in a park, a stranger invited him to a chess game - without recognizing him.

Capablanca accepted - and started by removing his queen.

The challenger, offended, said "Hey, you don´t know me. I might defeat you!"

Capablanca replied "If you could defeat me, I´d know you!"

What is an approximate Elo needed to defeat people´s chess champion, like Capablanca, Fischer or Carlsen, at queen odds?

What is the approximate Elo needed to defeat Stockfish at queen odds?

Does Carlsen know everyone who might defeat him at queen odds?

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„Does Carlsen know everyone who might defeat him at queen odds?“ - No.

Also, I think Capablanca meant he would know him, if he could defeat him without queen odds.
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Capablanca and other WC would have no problem defeating Intermediate players with queen odds. Just like I defeat beginners with queen odds without any chess knowledge when I was 10.

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1600 elo Fide would defeat WC with queen odds.

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