> I can’t help but wonder if this is just an entire sport refusing to accept that someone could come along and achieve this That's what Niemann wants you to be

> I can’t help but wonder if this is just an entire sport refusing to accept that someone could come along and achieve this That's what Niemann wants you to believe, but it's not right. Carlsen is rated about 200 Elo points above Niemann. That makes a win in classical an upset, sure, but far from unprecented, and far from proof that he's a threat to Magnus' dominating position in the chess world the last decade. Weaker players have beaten Magnus, even with black.