Magnus is WC

That the title of this thread implies Magnus is a toilet drives me up a wall.

But his play was awesome as always. Especially winning game six like that still amazes me.

Nepo wasn't worth the challenge.
Caruana was more interesting.
Still wondering,till today,how Nepo qualified as WCC Challenger.
Ding would've been a whole lot better.

There was a Grandmaster on Lichess who remarked that most people don't realize the mental strain of playing against Carlsen. He said even Grandmasters like himself have to confront a huge psychological barrier when playing Carlsen. I just point that out because it may add some context to Nepo's seemingly inexplicable blunders during this match.

@ONE_KOBO said in #13:
> Nepo wasn't worth the challenge.
> Caruana was more interesting.
> Still wondering,till today,how Nepo qualified as WCC Challenger.
> Ding would've been a whole lot better.

You only know this after the match is over. Ding will likely not qualify for a candidates tournament.

The challenger is placed in the next candidates. This certainly is not right. He had his chance. But it's FIDE, we are used to it.

What's not right is FIDE sticking in Kirill Aleksenko into the candidates as a wild card (in 2020). Sure, the guy is 2700 today which means he's a great player - but nowhere near the caliber necessary to challenge the world champion. Why was this person invited as the wildcard pick?

MAGNUS IS A GENIUS IN CHESS! Wishing Greetings for you in the race (Dubai World Chess Championship 2021)

First time I’ve ever watched chess matches at this level. It was enthralling to watch chess played to this standard. Draws are a part of it as much as the wins.

Where is the race taking place?

At what internet website can I find out how to enter?

Nepo just collapsed, kind of the way Karpov collapsed against Kasparov in the aborted first match. but he didnt have a lead, unlike Karpov. you could say Kasparov collapsed at the start of the match but he was still getting used to being at that level.