Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen is the reigning world champion in chess, and symbolic of the resurgence in interest in the game. He is one of the top celebrities in his home country of Norway, where his televised matches often attracted larger audiences than other television shows.

He is one of the highest-ranked players of all time, and is as good at blitz chess as the classical format. As of September 24, 2022, “Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of becoming the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour Rating mark after crushing 'The Iceman' Arjun Erigaisi on day one of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final.” Carlsen then won that tournament on September 25, 2022, with one of the dominating performances ever.

Carlsen is also a leader in courageously standing against cheating in chess, and thereby protecting the integrity of the game. He was ridiculed by liberal internet trolls for defaulting after his first move in a widely viewed game in September 2022, which Carlsen apparently did in protest of prior cheating suspected of his opponent.

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On a general basis, cheaters in the future, it should not be taken lightly neither online nor over the board.

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In November and December 2021, Carlsen successfully defended his title when he crushed Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia by a wide margin, in Dubai, not even needing the full number of games in the match in order to prevail.

Victimized by an alleged chess cheating scandal

Carlsen was victimized by an alleged chess cheating scandal, in which a relatively low-ranked player (Hans Niemann) defeated Magnus twice with the weaker black pieces, in the span of merely a few months in 2022. The likelihood of that having been legitimate is estimated to be less than 1 in a 1,000. Once a 15-minute broadcast delay was instituted at the second tournament, the quality of the play by Niemann sharply declined.

Standing up courageously for integrity in chess, on September 19, 2022, Carlsen abruptly resigned after only one move in a new tournament match against Hans Niemann.

Also in September 2022, Chess.com banned Hans Niemann from its platform and provided its explanation for why.

Anti-Magnus Trolls

Anti-Magnus trolls have similarities to Trump-haters in their style, juvenile putdowns, and underachievement. Magnus, like Trump, as accomplished a a tremendous amount for the benefit of many. As Magnus defends the integrity of chess, liberal underachieving trolls dislike that.

Favorite opening

Carlsen's favorite opening with the white pieces is the Ruy Lopez: 1. e4.

Effect of Covid

Carlsen said in February 2022 that his contracting Covid-19 affected the level of his play at that time, when a 16-year-old player from India surprisingly defeated him.