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Magnus is today's great. Kasparov lost his first match to a machine and not to a human. Magnus tied the classical championship twice and only secured his titles in rapid tiebreaks. He nearly lost the classical match to Sergey Karjakin. He had the advantage of studying all established lines before him; including those mastered by legends like Vishy Anand. In fact, Vishy used Magnus as a training partner to prepare for Kramnik, and Magnus himself has admitted that Vishy was dominating him during early practice camps. In earlier eras; when chess was still being “discovered”; players like Fischer, Tal, and Kasparov were true pioneers of novelty and fearless creativity. Much of todays chess falls under the umbrella of prep, rather than pure over-the-board invention. So while Magnus is the modern master of precision, the GOAT of raw innovation and courage arguably belongs to earlier giants. Chess today isn’t about idea inventors anymore; it’s more about memory/precision/engine athletes.

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