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Is not knowing your opponent part of the strategy? Carlsen played the 'tricks' way he did because he knew, or felt reasonably certain that Gates would fall for
by mmanfrin 13y ago
Is not knowing your opponent part of the strategy? Carlsen played the 'tricks' way he did because he knew, or felt reasonably certain that Gates would fall for them. Critiquing his play based on what you would do in Gates' position is simply wrong, because I'm assuming the #1 chess player in the world would play differently had he been playing against an international master such as yourself.
- jrs99 13y agoI don't think Carlsen was at all certain Gates would fall for those tricks. I just don't think Carlsen would care if he lost. People are assuming a lot of things. They're assuming that Carlsen wants to win at all costs. The same with Gates. Carlsen did what he wanted because the outcome didn't really matter to him. Kind of like Gates beating Shaq in a basketball game and then analyzing the strategy of each player to try to understand how that happened.
- wamatt 13y ago> People are assuming a lot of things > "Carlsen did what he wanted because the outcome didn't really matter to him." Hmm.. didn't you just make an assumption too regarding Carlsen's state of mind and motives? Honestly both you and the OP seem to be engaging in pure speculation.
- jrs99 13y agono, i didn't assume anything. I reason that if you play a TRICK from the beginning, you don't really care to win. You're playing for a good time. To amuse non chess players.
- ca98am79 13y agoYou are thinking of poker