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It is a trick actually. The more time the opponent has, the easier it is for Carlsen, as he uses his opponents turn time to think. An average player doesn't hav
by deletes 13y ago
It is a trick actually. The more time the opponent has, the easier it is for Carlsen, as he uses his opponents turn time to think. An average player doesn't have the skill to put him under pressure.
+edit: you also usually get an extra second or two ( depending on the total time ) per move.
- georgemcbay 13y agoYeah he has time to think when the opponent is moving, but 30 seconds just isn't a lot of time if you consider there is a minimum practical time per move just based on the physical reality of being a human that has to move the piece and hit the clock, as illustrated pretty well by Carlsen's move where he knocked over a piece and burnt something like 3 seconds on one move. I think any decently skilled (but non-world-class) chess player could have run him down just by playing defensively. Of course, that would have been terrible tv, so we got someone who probably only plays casually getting steam-rolled by the "Justin Bieber of chess".
- oldstrangers 13y ago"Justin Beiber of chess". 'The Mozart of chess' is the general consensus. The 'Justin Beiber of chess' is rather insulting.
- georgemcbay 13y agoI agree with you, I was sarcastically quoting the article this was linked to. 2nd paragraph under the video: ""Wow, that was fast," he said to Carlsen, whose rockstar appeal has won him the moniker the "Justin Bieber of chess.""
- oldstrangers 13y agoHaha ouch. That's awful.
- prateekj 13y agoI couldn't agree more! Why would anyone come up with "Justin Bieber of Chess"?
- georgemcbay 13y agoFreelance journalists aren't paid by the word anymore, they are paid by the Bieber. No sense writing an article without the word Bieber in it, that's not worth a dime.
- prawn 13y agoNo one would've been talking about it if they said Mozart of Chess.
- tedsanders 13y agoI used to play against a chess master, with 5 minutes on my clock and 30 seconds on his. He routinely crushed me. I also used to play against some amateur chess players with 30 seconds on my clock and 5 minutes on theirs. I routinely crushed them. Even with 30 seconds, a significantly better player will still almost always win.
- oldstrangers 13y agoIts not really. If I was Bill I would've played a very passive game, shutting down the middle of the board as quickly as possible. Create as complex a middle game as possible, and let Carslen go all in on sacrifices or whatever he'd need to do to break the board open. Deny as many exchanges as possible, win on time.