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Re:Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title by Andrew_nenakhov on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @08:30PM (#32174299)
Magnus didn't destroy Nepo, he was the first to win a game. At the level of chess in the first 6 games catching up after a loss is difficult, and Ian likely decided not to fight too hard. Also he said he overprepared for the match and was to burned out.

A fresh match with a new score could be very interesting.

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Re:Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title by mda on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:10AM (#32176916)
7.5 - 3.5 is pretty much definition of total destruction. Bouncing back from defeat is part of the game (See Carlsen Karjakin match).
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Re:Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title by Andrew_nenakhov on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:52AM (#32178254)
After the first five games it was 2.5 - 2.5. Whatever happened to Ian after the first loss does not indicate the level of the play he is capable of, and does not even in the slightest predict what would happen in the rematch.

I understand that Magnus glory hunting fans are everywhere and they love to pretend that once he had someone beaten, he'll repeat the feat with certainty, but have some more sense than that. More than one world champion has won the crown not on his first attempt, including one of the all-time greats, Kasparov.

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