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> #1 got in the way of #2 because all the elite grandmasters... ... also focus on grabbing draws. Draws against lower rated players (that is, everyone for Mag
by mbauman 4y ago
> #1 got in the way of #2 because all the elite grandmasters...
... also focus on grabbing draws. Draws against lower rated players (that is, everyone for Magnus) drop your elo. Winning the world championship may very well drop Mangus' elo score if it involves only a handful of wins and lots of draws.
- matsemann 4y agoCarlsen was 2853 rated in November 2016, December 2016 it was 2840 after playing the WC match against Karjakin in November. Winning against Anand in 2013 gave him 2 points. I think he got 1 point for beating Nepo in 2021. With that, reaching 2900 seems almost impossible. He was at 2882 two times, but when you need almost perfect score to achieve it it's hard.