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Carlsen had no problem playing Hans in the Meltwater championship weeks before the Sinquefeld cup. He had no issue playing Hans in the Sinquefeld cup. Until he
by addicted 4y ago
Carlsen had no problem playing Hans in the Meltwater championship weeks before the Sinquefeld cup. He had no issue playing Hans in the Sinquefeld cup.
Until he lost to Hans.
It’s also important to note that Magnus has still not actually accused Hans of anything. He’s letting insinuations, innuendo and Twitter imaginations run wild do all the work for him.
- wheresmycraisin 4y agoHe's lost to many players for many reasons, even during his reign as WC.
- vintermann 4y agoHe's lost to weaker players before. He's lost to younger players before, and praised them. He's lost longer streaks. He's lost with white in such situations too. He's even lost to Hans before, with white, in the game where Hans infamously said "The chess speaks for itself". And he didn't immediately withdraw from Sinquefield. Hans' postgame comments, where he made an odd claim about preparation, came in between and may have been a factor. Remember, Chess is a LOT about preparation these days, and Carlsen was also at one point #1 fantasy football player in the world. He probably knows a thing or two about applied statistics. Even overlooking the specifics, he wouldn't get as far as he has if he wasn't pretty good at keeping his frustration at losing from influencing his judgments.
- mach1ne 4y agoThis is the most enlightening comment I've read about this case.
- me_me_me 4y agoThe thing about that loss, was that it was basically a curved ball, and Hans was prepared for it. It sounds like Magnus was suspecting something and prepared obscure line to test his response. Its not conclusive evidence as there is always some chance he just studied that sideline and know how to exploit it. But it looks like its conclusive evidence to Magnus or he knows more than he lets out.