Re:What are Magnus Carlsen's chances of reaching 2900?
by squidbeak on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:06AM
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It's a measure of strength.
And the ambition to reach unprecedented strength in a sport is emphatically not an 'unserious' or 'poor' goal: it's the motivation of all sporting champions.
2900 might seem arbitrary, but it's a symbolic level under the rating system we have.
And the ambition to reach unprecedented strength in a sport is emphatically not an 'unserious' or 'poor' goal: it's the motivation of all sporting champions.
2900 might seem arbitrary, but it's a symbolic level under the rating system we have.