3 ms·
The point is that Carlsen was ahead, so if enough games had been played, he eventually would have managed to convert one of those games to victory (by sheer pro
by ktRolster 10y ago
The point is that Carlsen was ahead, so if enough games had been played, he eventually would have managed to convert one of those games to victory (by sheer probability).
Because the number of games played was too short, the game score wasn't allowed to reflect the true strength of the players.
- mehwoot 10y agoYes but that's a feature of almost every sport (to varying degrees). The aim of championships are not necessarily to determine who is stronger.
- ktRolster 10y agoI think in chess the purpose of the match is to determine who is stronger.
- dagw 10y agoIf all you want to know is who is the strongest player overall, then we don't need these special championship matches, we'd just look at the overall rankings. Being able to perform "on the day" is an integral part of every sport championship and the thing that makes them exciting.
- ktRolster 10y agoOverall rankings don't tell you that. They also involve things like "who's been trying really hard lately"
- ktRolster 10y agoI think in chess the purpose of the match is to determine who is stronger.