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Carlsen says he's not sure he'll play in classical round robin tournaments again, he wants to play the faster formats.
by Scarblac 3y ago
Carlsen says he's not sure he'll play in classical round robin tournaments again, he wants to play the faster formats.
- throwaway81523 3y agoFaster formats = rapid (25 minutes more or less), not 1 minute. Bullet (1 minute) is way less predictable (trick openings, etc). I think pretty much any 2300+ player could beat Magnus at bullet a few percent of the time. My money would be on Magnus every game, but I'd expect to lose once in a while. There was an online game (3 minute) where GM Luis Paolo Supi beat Magnus using an insane checkmate trap. It was all over youtube, showing Magnus shaking his hand as if it had burned. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6jpYWwGRD8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6jpYWwGRD8 (Added: Gothamchess analysis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4tGHEjItY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4tGHEjItY ) Still, doing that at age 10 is impressive.