Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship

Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship by mehwoot on Thursday December 01, 2016 @01:33AM (#13077635)

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.

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Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship by ktRolster on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:42AM (#13077903)

I think in chess the purpose of the match is to determine who is stronger.

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Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship by dagw on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:57AM (#13077957)

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.

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Re:Carlsen–Karjakin World Championship by ktRolster on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:42PM (#13082737)

Overall rankings don't tell you that. They also involve things like "who's been trying really hard lately"

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