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		booop on Nov 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Magnus Carlsen is World Chess Champion Chess champions come and go, but why would Magnus becoming the champion affect the game any differently than his predecessors?

matsemann on Nov 23, 2013 [–]

The first obvious one is that he is from the western world. No matter what may be politically correct, that will be positive in the western world compared to a Russian or Indian having the title.

Secondly, he is young, athletic and smart, getting a lot of media attention.

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