tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post1260626233985430160..comments2023-08-27T10:15:44.501+02:00Comments on World Chess Championship Blog: Carlsen Quits (Again)Mark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-38415415406944613152023-02-11T01:41:35.445+01:002023-02-11T01:41:35.445+01:00P.S. At the same time, chess players also somewhat...P.S. At the same time, chess players also somewhat paradoxically are really fetishists of rating people and creating hierarchy based on playing strength. As I think Keres once said, "If three chess players enter a room, they'll do it on order of their Elo rating."schrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-53749370265530644732023-02-11T01:34:16.434+01:002023-02-11T01:34:16.434+01:00"Maybe it has something to do with chess play..."Maybe it has something to do with chess players not wanting to submit to authority."<br /><br />That comment struck me as very true, and I immediately associated it with the fact that the theme of Chess is regicide.<br /><br />Also, chess is a single-player game. You fight for yourself and nobody else. I think that of course has correlations and consequences with how frequently chess players deny to play.<br /><br />But I still think it's pretty rare that the world champion just choose not to defend his title. I think Fischer was the only one. Maybe Carlsen wanted to be part of that exclusive club :)schrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-20779554305664159042010-11-28T23:38:44.685+01:002010-11-28T23:38:44.685+01:00What about Korchnoi-Spassky, candidates finals mat...What about Korchnoi-Spassky, candidates finals match, Belgrade 1977?The Chess Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527135035512786802noreply@blogger.com