While I don’t always keeping up with the latest chess news, some of you do. Thus I discovered through Lousy@Chess about Carlsen’s decision to withdraw from the current World Championship Cycle.
Sometime ago, I tried to give non-chess players a rough sense of what ratings mean. As of this writing, the post is still true. Carlsen and James are both the best in the world, but without a championship to their names. Anyway, here’s some more ways the two are linked:
Magnus: getting help from an actual champion, Garry Kasparov
LeBron: getting help from an actual champion, Dwyane Wade
Magnus: disappointed loyal fans with his decision
LeBron: disappointed loyal fans with The Decision
Magnus: lost respect by trying to make the path to the championship more to his liking, rather than winning purely through his skill
LeBron: lost respect by trying to win championships on a “super squad”, rather than elevating a team through his skill
Magnus: has 6 letters in his first name
LeBron: has 6 letters in his first name
“While I don’t always keeping up with the latest chess news”. Look it, I’m Asian. Please leave the Engrish to me.
I May not always keep up with the latest chess news, but when I do … its dos eggies.
I’m so out of the loop but i don’t care. What were those decisions by Magnus and LeBron? Magnus does sound like a name of a master chess player.
I wonder if others of us are the same person. Who could I be the same person as? Who is my husband the same person as?
@Egg Fu Yung: Thanks for the constructive criticism.
@Blunderprone: Absolutely brilliant. And you’ve given me a wonderful idea…
@Q: The short story about LeBron: he had a one-hour TV special on ESPN to announce what team he would play for (dubbed “The Decision”). Needless to say, most people thought it was over-the-top.
Magnus decided not to play for the chess world championship b/c he doesn’t like the current rules.
@Mrs. Chessloser: You two are a great comedy duo. I’m thinking Kim Jong Il and Baghdad Bob.
“Magnus decided not to play for the chess world championship b/c he doesn’t like the current rules.”
What rules?
The rule that does not proclaim him as World Chess Champion by virtue of his rating. 😀