tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post2961554701851982899..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Magnus Carlsen Retains World Chess Champion Title After Sweeping Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in Rapid TiebreakDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-29613697310215418202018-11-29T03:01:53.162-05:002018-11-29T03:01:53.162-05:00Hi Eric,
Yes, that was a typo. Thank you for poin...Hi Eric,<br /><br />Yes, that was a typo. Thank you for pointing it out; I corrected it.<br /><br />Carlsen mentioned in the post-match press conference that he thinks that there should be more games at Rapid and Blitz time controls, though he did not specifically say that this is how the World Championship should be decided.<br /><br />I do think that in terms of human play we are going to see more of the faster time controls and less of the slower time controls, for a variety of reasons--including sponsors wanting to shorten events and know for sure when the events will end, plus the faster time controls lead to more "human-like" chess and less regurgitation of computer-checked lines.<br /><br />I hope that this match inspires Carlsen the way that you suggested.<br /><br />Our current game is interesting. I don't play a lot of online blitz right now but maybe we will get in some games at some point.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-13216298419618254022018-11-29T01:18:42.443-05:002018-11-29T01:18:42.443-05:00Hi David,
I think you meant to write "Carlse...Hi David,<br /><br />I think you meant to write "Carlsen" was criticized in the very beginning of your second paragraph, not Caruana.<br /><br />Anyways, this set of rapid games definitely showed more excitement than the draws we've seen this month, although some of the games were very entertaining with neither player breaking through. I agree with your assessment in a previous post that it's silly to decide the Classical World Chess Championship through Rapid and Blitz time formats. Perhaps for future championships we may see updates? Or is the game of classical chess almost dead due to such intense computer preparations now?<br /><br />I'm excited to see if this championship stokes Magnus' fire to improve his chess even further, particularly in the classical format. Will we see Caruana challenge Magnus in 2020? <br /><br />Aside, I'm excited to see how our current online correspondence game plays out. I'd love to play a blitz game maybe someday on chess.com with you.Ericnoreply@blogger.com