22-Year-Old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen Is the New World Chess Champion 131
ardmhacha writes "Magnus Carlsen was able to force a draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship to claim the title with a 6.5 — 3.5 score (3 wins, 0 losses, 7 draws) over Viswanathan Anand. Carlsen became the youngest ever World No. 1 in 2010, but withdrew from the 2012 championship cycle and so has only now been able to add the World Champion title to his No. 1 ranking. He won three games and lost none. His first two victories came when he was able to convert small advantages in the endgame into wins. The third (in game 9) came after a blunder from Anand."
Re:How does he do against computers? (Score:4, Funny)
Computers have moved on to more intellectually challenging games . . . like Jeopardy.
I wonder how Watson would do playing "Wheel of Fortune" or "The Price is Right" . . . ?
. . . and a "Computer Family Feud" . . . priceless!
"The Raspberry Pie was the first to hit the buzzer, before the iPad!"
Re:How does he do against computers? (Score:4, Funny)
It's been more than fifteen years since Deep Blue beat Kasparov. Certainly humans don't stand a chance against modern chess software and hardware.
Nonsense. As Kurt Russell demonstrated in The Thing, it is possible for even a very bad player to absolutely destroy a seemingly unbeatable chess computer, as long as you're drunk enough to quell any tendency toward impulse control.
Re:Hooray! (Score:5, Funny)
Wikipedia: "Carlsen modelled for G-Star Raw's Autumn/Winter 2010 advertising campaign with actress Liv Tyler." and "Carlsen was selected as one of the "sexiest men of 2013" by Cosmopolitan." He's a pawn star.
Re:Damn it!! (Score:2, Funny)
Ah, don't reduce your culture to such mundane things - you'll always have Chicken Vindaloo!
Re:Sponsor logos (Score:4, Funny)
I realize that they have to make money, but I find the sponsor logos on their jackets rather tacky.
I guess you won't like Carlsen's new television advertisement for adult incontinence diapers: "For an impenetrable defense."
Re:Damn it!! (Score:2, Funny)