> It's also almost impossible for a new person to get a chance. > when [Carlsen] first did he almost didn't win it to be allowed to play the WC match. These c

> It's also almost impossible for a new person to get a chance. > when [Carlsen] first did he almost didn't win it to be allowed to play the WC match. These complaints are in opposition to each other! You can have an open process which gives an outsider a chance to qualify, or you can teleport the incumbent best player straight to the final, but you can't have both. The current Candidates structure balances it pretty well, in my view. Most of the 10 players who have a realistic chance in a match reach the final 8, but it often features one great-but-not-elite grandmaster who had a good tournament, and it's theoretically open to even the worst amateur who shows up to his Continental Championship and performs well in that followed by the World Cup.