People wonder if Magnus Carlsen's game is off temporarily of in the long run. Some racist Norwegians become abusive if one comparies their national hero to a black world-champion boxer who will soon fight a white guy with no boxing record at all. For Carlsen, IMO a low profile-a normal human chess guy, is a better plan than a 2900 approach in the world today, That would make too many democrats unhappy. Its like the MacGregor-Mayweather fight. The match needs to have at least some credibility to make those 100 million dollar pay checks fill in. MC needs to be a fight promoter as well as the champion.
As of today to win $100 betting on Mayweather to pummel MacGregor in Las Vegas, one would need to bet $550. Because white people have more money to throw away on the sin of gambling, and because they can win $375 for betting a $100 on MacGregor, the odds tend to reduce as people are drawn to the shiny nugget. Skill matters in boxing and chess, yet racism changes the betting odds as well as fighting skill. Some will bet money believing in the power of race. Apparently some identify Norwegian chess with supremacy such as Quisling Nazis had as sychophants of Hitler. That thug trait is an unfortunate association for Carlsen since his deportment is excellent and he is just a chess playing guy.
Today, beyond playing in Norway, the odds of Carlsen losing a particular match would not be positive. I don't know if people gamble on chess, yet MC probably remains the better's favorite.
As of today to win $100 betting on Mayweather to pummel MacGregor in Las Vegas, one would need to bet $550. Because white people have more money to throw away on the sin of gambling, and because they can win $375 for betting a $100 on MacGregor, the odds tend to reduce as people are drawn to the shiny nugget. Skill matters in boxing and chess, yet racism changes the betting odds as well as fighting skill. Some will bet money believing in the power of race. Apparently some identify Norwegian chess with supremacy such as Quisling Nazis had as sychophants of Hitler. That thug trait is an unfortunate association for Carlsen since his deportment is excellent and he is just a chess playing guy.
Today, beyond playing in Norway, the odds of Carlsen losing a particular match would not be positive. I don't know if people gamble on chess, yet MC probably remains the better's favorite.
