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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by epgui on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:44PM (#42537330)
There’s no way Morphy at his peak would beat Magnus at his peak (and the same goes for any of the old champions)— The way chess is played today is very different. Morphy would have needed to start from scratch and re-learn the game today from a young age to have any chance… But then he wouldn’t be the same Morphy.
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by gambiting on Sunday December 29, 2024 @04:02AM (#42538687)
Or maybe Magnus wouldn't be able to cope with how Morphy plays the game and would lose. Both of them were/are used to how the game was played in their time.
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by 8note on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:51AM (#42539168)
magnus likely has every game morphy ever played, along with all of his contemporaries memorized, along with at every position in each game, what a strong engine would prefer as a move. morphy would probably be an IM by todays standards, without modernizing
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