Re:Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he qu...
by deshpand on Monday December 30, 2024 @10:14AM
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Thanks for the clarification on this particular point. I was not aware of it.
Re:Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he qu...
by judofyr on Monday December 30, 2024 @10:23AM
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I’ve been following this over the years and while I’m a bit tired of it to address your other points directly, let me at the very least say that while he’s clearly very emotional and not always reacting in the most productive way, there’s typically a somewhat sensible reason behind it. He’s not a complete crybaby. He clearly cares a lot about the game, and he’s met a lot of unnecessary resistance.
But yea, he’s been acting far from perfect the last few years.
This is taken a bit out of context. Day 1 is a qualification phase. Only the top 8 after that ends up playing on day 2. Saying «I will play two more days» would be more arrogant since it would imply he thinks he would easily be top 8.
EDIT: It could however be considered a subtle criticism of the format. Previously there were two days with 10-11 games per day. With the new qualification system you’re suddenly more dependent on having a good first day. Many players have expressed that they thought it was more fair to have more games over two days.