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by jacquesm 236 days ago
> Magnus Carlsen is a performer.

Not everything that draws a crowd is a performance. I suspect Magnus Carlsen would play chess even if nobody watched. Just look at Mikhail Tal, Max Euwe, Garry Kasparov and all those others. None of them did it because of the crowds. They did it because the game itself fascinated them.

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> I suspect Magnus Carlsen would play chess even if nobody watched.

Maybe, but it wouldn't be his job then.