Originally posted by RahimK... or if Topalov had beaten Leko. 🙂 Anand won on tie breaks.
9/13 for Anand and Topolav. He's going to get to 2800+ hopefully now!
What a finish, if only Leko had beaten Topolav 🙁
And if only Magnus Carlsen hadn't messed up his game against Motylev in round 11... They both finished with 9 points, Motylev winning on tie breaks.
Originally posted by RahimKIt is a shame, though, that we have no undisputed number 1 - and no one yet capable of assuming Kasparov's mantle.
Hush, this is Anand's time for some glory.
Topolav vs Anand would be a great match. I like them both but I like Anand from a long time ago that's why I like him more.
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Originally posted by RahimKExactly. In another era, having two or three players vying for a unified title would have been exciting. Now it just adds to the confusion for the general public.
There's just has to be. Just look at all the confusing and arguing going on because of the 2 seperate championship titles. The fide and the world championship one.
Kasparov will continue to cast a huge shadow over the game as long as people think (rightly at the moment) he is still the strongest player in the world.
This situation is not good for the wider public perception of chess. If you'd asked the man on the street who the world champion was during Fisher's reign, or Kasparov's, he might well have known.
No chance of that now.
Originally posted by RahimKYes, I agree that's very unfortunate. There should be one title. But I wouldn't mind if there were two people who had the same chances of getting it.
There's just has to be. Just look at all the confusing and arguing going on because of the 2 seperate championship titles. The fide and the world championship one.
If there were one title we still wouldn't have an undisputed WC. Look at Greece winning the European Championship.
If you have a tournament with the winner becomming WC then you can always have a dark horse becomming WC. That's a lot less of an undisputed champion than two at the top with one of them being WC.
I think it will be very unlikely that there will ever be someone that will dominate chess like Kasparov and Fischer did. Chess has become much too competitive and serious. It could happen, but only when chess becomes less populair. I once heard that China has 120 million piano players. There could be 120 million chinese chess players within 20 years.