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Originally Posted by EGarrett
You're hedging. Fischer's 20-0 run did not include games against the reigning World Champion.
I'm not hedging at all - you must have not read the
very first sentence. I'll repaste it for you here:
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'I'm happy to make a wager that Carlsen never goes on a +30 =8 -3 run against top-flight WC-level competition....'
That includes 13 games vs the reigning WC, or ~32% of the games.
Do I think Magnus could play 41 games vs the Anands, Kramniks, Nakas, Caruanas of the world and only lose 3? Probably. Could he win 30 of 41 with 13 coming v Anand alone? Nope.
At least half this forum loves to say 'OMG players today are sooooo much better than 35 years ago LOL not even close WTF' and if that's the case, it would be infinitely *harder* to win 30 out of 41 with only 3 losses.
Last edited by NajdorfDefense; 02-18-2013 at 06:16 PM.