Sure Tigerprowl, this was the twitter conversation:
And with "gmjlh" they are joking like if the phrase was about Jon Ludvig Hammer.
Sure Tigerprowl, this was the twitter conversation:
And with "gmjlh" they are joking like if the phrase was about Jon Ludvig Hammer.
Carlsen is over 100 ELO ahead of Nakamura, to be fair to Hikaru he is that much ahead over most top GMs.
Despite Aronian's great form, Carlsen is still 51 ELO ahead of him too.
Is this just the consistency, or is Carlsen just a class above everyone? Probably a bit of both, consistently winning
Nakamura throwing shade at Carlsen, haha. Who would have thought these professional chess players could be so petty?
in the press conference after winning zurich they asked Carlsen about the Naka comments and carlsen said something like "he has his opinion about his strength...and I have mine"
I have to say, it takes A LOT of courage for Nakamura to make the comments he does considering his results against Carlsen.
He has a chance to turn things around because he BELIEVES he can. I get the feeling that many top players don't believe they can compete against Carlsen at all.
"If you think you can or you think you can't...you're right!"
There's definitely a "WWE" aspect to top chess, as tigerprowl says...and has been throughout its history!
Not so long ago Nakamura tweeted that he is "the only person who is going to be able to stop Sauron in the context of chess history". During Zurich there were some comments connected to this:
After Nakamura's loss to Carlsen: "One does not simply walk into Mordor"
After Nakamura's loss to Aronian: "He says he will defeat Sauron, but can't even beat Saruman"
Nakamura's latest tweet about a Norwegian hockey player being very likable "unlike a certain chessplayer" does make it sound as if he isn't particularly fond of Carlsen.
It's apparent that he must invent some way to avoid playing against Carlsen. Else, he will grow a huge inferiority complex.
Its like a reverse Howard Staunton
Carlsen is also ungratious sometimes. Carlsen on Anand after the match: "Age was partly a factor, but regardless of everything else, he just lost to a better player."
I don't think Carlsen is ungratious. I think he has Asperger's, thus his at times socially awkward behaviour.
Also, it wasn't Carlsen who tweeted this. No need for Nakamura to make that dig.
I thought it was a fairly classy response to a very unclassy twit by jokim.
Have to agree, got to remember that these conversations have to be taken in context, the exclaimation mark ! at the end of tweet gives impression of joking (tounge in cheek) type comment.
It's hard for Naka to verbally crawl out from under the weight of 0 for 23. He's never won in 23 games. Yes, he got very close & shoulda, woulda, coulda, but he's got 0 wins. Period. 8 losses. I'm sure he can do the math. Also, Magnus is 109 points stronger than Naka. One.... O.... Nine. A Buck O Nine.
Naka would get crushed in a match against Magnus. It's not all about style & being cute & fancy so he can get a bunch of wow's & pats on the back for being all flashy, it's about results. Results, period.
Not so long ago Nakamura tweeted that he is "the only person who is going to be able to stop Sauron in the context of chess history". During Zurich there were some comments connected to this:
After Nakamura's loss to Carlsen: "One does not simply walk into Mordor"
After Nakamura's loss to Aronian: "He says he will defeat Sauron, but can't even beat Saruman"
Nakamura's latest tweet about a Norwegian hockey player being very likable "unlike a certain chessplayer" does make it sound as if he isn't particularly fond of Carlsen.