Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship
by ktRolster on Thursday December 01, 2016 @01:27AM
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The point is that Carlsen was ahead, so if enough games had been played, he eventually would have managed to convert one of those games to victory (by sheer probability).
Because the number of games played was too short, the game score wasn't allowed to reflect the true strength of the players.
Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship
by mehwoot on Thursday December 01, 2016 @01:33AM
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Yes but that's a feature of almost every sport (to varying degrees). The aim of championships are not necessarily to determine who is stronger.
Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship
by ktRolster on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:42AM
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I think in chess the purpose of the match is to determine who is stronger.
If all you want to know is who is the strongest player overall, then we don't need these special championship matches, we'd just look at the overall rankings.
Being able to perform "on the day" is an integral part of every sport championship and the thing that makes them exciting.
We know with reasonable certainty that Carlsen is the stronger player, thanks to the rating system. Championship match has always be about more than being _just_ the stronger player.