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Magnus Carlsen and LeBron James are the same person

Posted on November 11, 2010 By Liquid Egg Product 7 Comments on Magnus Carlsen and LeBron James are the same person
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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

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7 thoughts on “Magnus Carlsen and LeBron James are the same person”

  1. Egg Fu Yung says:
    November 11, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    “While I don’t always keeping up with the latest chess news”. Look it, I’m Asian. Please leave the Engrish to me.

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  2. blunderprone says:
    November 11, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I May not always keep up with the latest chess news, but when I do … its dos eggies.

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  3. Q says:
    November 12, 2010 at 1:28 am

    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.

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  4. Mrs Chessloser says:
    November 15, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    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?

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  5. Donnie says:
    November 16, 2010 at 10:49 am

    @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.

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  6. Q says:
    November 17, 2010 at 1:22 am

    “Magnus decided not to play for the chess world championship b/c he doesn’t like the current rules.”

    What rules?

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  7. tanc(happyhippo) says:
    November 19, 2010 at 6:26 am

    The rule that does not proclaim him as World Chess Champion by virtue of his rating. 😀

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