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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Magnus Carlson was defeated in Chess by a 16 yr old Indian Chess player.  MC made a lot of mistakes in the game. A LOT. Not a small mistake. A LOT.

I read a news article that said that MC felt that he is having difficulty focusing because he is still recovering from COVID.

This is what COVID can do to the brain of a genius like Magnus Carlson.   [/quote]

[b]What matters is whether he is going to recover, and how quickly.[/b][/quote]

Sounds like an excuse to explain having his a$$ handed to him by a kid.[/quote]

I agree. I hope he recovers completely and quickly.

BTW, I am an Indian-American who follows chess. I  feel a great sense of pride when any Indian (or Indian-American kid) does well - especially when they manage to hold their own against top-rated players.  But this is something that has been discussed in many chess forums and people are really concerned.   The kid is a very good player but this was not an expected upset at this  tournament.  The kid had lost to two of his competitors just  the day earlier.  MC inability to focus and brain fog after recovering from COVID (and he was still feeling very poorly throughout the tournament) is very concerning because of what COVID does to the brain.  MC made several mistakes that others could spot (and so did the teen!) so he was certainly not at his best.

I am not making excuses because at professional tournaments players come to play because of the huge cash rewards, and if someone is having a bad day then oh well. But, as a person who is interested in finding out all the fallouts of a COVID infection, this is scary. [/quote]

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