Express report: FTX Crypto Cup Finals - Carlsen wins!

Congratulations to both finalists for an exciting match, and a great win by Magnus. I foresee the upcoming WC match won't be that exciting/close.

another K?

K-apablanca?

Or am i cheating this time?
Carlsen congratulations man. You are the best at this moment!

Great win by Magnus ....Equally great was So's super performance.

I like the coverage. Very professional.

the 4 K's :
+ Khalifman and Kasimdzhanov (world champions)
+ Karjakin (vice-WC)
+ Keres (one of the strongest players - with KorchnoÏ - not to be WC)
+ Kamski ...

@Minnesota Fats - Karpov was 34 when he lost the title to Kasparov, 39 when he last played a WC match. Kasparov was 37 when he lost to Kramnik. Anand held it until he was 43, then qualified to challenge for it again a year later. All of them, when they did eventually lose, did so to an opponent substantially younger than them (and all continued playing at the elite level for some years after the end of their reign as WC). Only Kramnik was relatively young (32) when he lost the title, and did so to a player older than him. Carlsen is currently 30, and pretty much all the rest of the current world elite, including his next challenger, are of the same generation. It's plausible that he might lose this year's WC match, but even if he does he'll be in a strong position to regain the title at the next opportunity. It won't be "all over" for him until a player of the next generation starts beating him on a regular basis, and there isn't one who looks likely to do so in the near future.

the games between Nepo and Radjabov ...are too short ..too friendly ....can't understand ...

yes...there should be other online events (closed/ open) involving other , promising grandmasters ....

@Portlyotter Yes, so Magnus (Play Magnus) organises his own events so he can run away with the prize money! LOL There should indeed be more tournaments for lesser great players and also for amateurs.

@Poiuy Trewq , is this an Offical Indian Name? it was kind of difficult for me to quote you... You are absolutly right Korchnoi should not be forgotten.
As well as Keres.
And Khan (Sultan)!

we are now at 7 K's ;)

@Green22 i wish you a pleasant weekend with alot of pool games. and a happy smile ;-)

Yawn. Another chess super league bore fest to make more money for the elite.

Not interested. Why has chess sold it’s soul.

@Minnesota Fats - maybe you should stick to Pool. Please educate us all why it'll be all over for Carlsen in a couple year. LMAO.. he's in his Prime, but it's almost over. Genius commentary...

@Minnesota Fats - you left off Korchnoi off your recitation of the 4 Ks :-)

Let me post a postive thing.

Carlsen did beat Nakamura, again ...
this is insane.

HE is really strong and we should cherish these moments...as we all know,...in a couple of years, it will be all over for Carslen, like it was for Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik. the 4 K's.

Lets just give him credit.
Extra: these chess players have no influence on the sponsors that are decided...they are really human players.
Fisher is the only chess player who could decide his rules outside the chess board. The rest are all followers, i guess. Kasparov tried it a bit, like Fisher to break out...

@Michael Jones - thank you - that makes sense. It was the seeding remark which is perhaps not accurate.

@Keith Homeyard - I presume he means the standings in the preliminary stage. The players who finished in the top four positions were all eliminated in the QFs, with the SFs being contested by the players who finished in places 5-8.

"a5 is the strong threat. And now a5 would win. aiming for a5. Threatens to win with a5. Hoping for a5." Okay, okay, I get it.

RichardEaston:- I haven't seen the seeding but I am surprised by your comment since Radjabov and Carlsen both have higher Elos showing than their opponents.

The lower seed won all four matches.

Hey guys can I ask? What if Hikaru and Magnus draw tonight? Will it be a different match? Or Hikaru will be qualified for the next stage? Thank you

'quarterifnals': another thing I don't know anything about.
About bitcoins: when you win, it's a good investment, when you lose, it's a fraud. But the energy consumption is a good reason to stay clear of it.

@ixent, there are some very instructive videos on youtube, briefly explaining why it is a fraud, and the mathematics behind. Watch and learn! It's arguably the biggest fraud of this century.

If any chess patzer wants to win against Carl and Nepo, this is the best opportunity. Both seem guarded in revealing their playing style before the world chess championship.

Same happened to Vishy who finished last in a tournament before the championship.

@dumkof @Minnesota Fats
How can you be so confident on a matter you obviously know nothing about?

@Minnesota Fats
I fully agree.
Above all, bitcoin and other crypto currencies are a global fraud, very similar to the Ponzi scheme, the famous pyramid scam. Money flows from newcomers towards those, who have entered earlier. Should never be accepted as a sponsor or advertised in any means.

at least no Bitcoins this time...terrible sponsor for advertising a sponsor like that for a World Championship.... bitcoins consume alot of energy and are not compatible with reducing one's ecological footprint on earth!