Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Championship

The last match was crazy. It looked so ,,easy win'' for Fabi after Magnus's blunder that I was just fast tracking it as I was sure Magnus has no chance (especially while looking at the eval bar).

I feel sorry for Fabi not winning it, but of course there can be only one winner.

How long do chess players typically remain at their peak for? According to wikipedia, Magnus is currently 35. Is it impressive to be winning at 35? Would we expect to see his performance drop off in the next 5-10 years?

Even if he is still capable mentally and physically, I would think the stress of training and competing at that level must get old after a while.

It feels like the cohort GM player pool is mentally cooked against Magnus.

Youngsters like Lazavik during the Speed Chess Championship or Sindarov in Freestyle were the most recent convincing wins against Magnus, but the historical mental edge that Magnus comes into each game after beating the brakes out of everyone is hard to overcome.

Magnus' time will come! But not today.

Fabi a bridesmaid again. The curse of being born in Magnus' generation.

Here are the replays https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha...

I think Nakamura didnt play this time because of his Candidates prep. Otherwise I think Nakamura would have a slight edge on Carlsen in this game.

Do the engines have a similar edge in Fischer Random and regular chess?

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