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Hikaru used to be ranked #2 in the world in classical with an elo over 2800.... "not a classical player" lol
by fourseventy 5y ago
Hikaru used to be ranked #2 in the world in classical with an elo over 2800.... "not a classical player" lol
- alar44 5y agoAnd is currently 16 and has been dropping over the last 8 years. Kasparov also used to be number 1. That's just how it goes. He's a much stronger bullet/blitz player and this isn't news to anyone. There's a reason people are surprised he qualified.
- pg_bot 5y agoHe's 11th in classical currently and there isn't much separation from 4th to 20th. He has a pretty good record against all of his opponents in classical. He's never lost to Rapport, Liren, Duda, or Radjabov. He is 3-2-5 against Nepo, 6-7-33 against Caruana, and he's never played Firouzja.