2016 Chess World Championship

Hey guys, I am a chess player just like you. Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin are also players. But they are having a war soon. Who do you think will win the World Championship? Comment below! Thank you.

Magnus Carlsen might be a slight favorite in my book but Karjakin has some good vides in him too. But I'm going to have to give this on to Carlsen 6.5-5.0

6.5-5.0 seems interesting. So after 11 games it's 6-5 and then Karjakin's cellphone rings while Carlsen has no mating material left? (that's the only way I come up with 6.5-5.0 :P)
But to be serious, Carlsen is highly favored. He got almost 100 elo more and simply is by far the strongest active player. I think of the candidates players Karjakin is one of the players with (relatively) best chances but I would still give Magnus 80% or so for defending his title.

I agree with you Lipwig.

Me too

i would say Caruana might had the best chances vs Magnus
My guess is that the WC will end on plus 2 for Magnus but it is quite probable i am underestimating Karjakin
Besides he has a good name for world champion
(Ca-pablanca,Ka-rpov, Ka-sparov, Ca-rlsen ) :)

Sergey Karjakin has an exciting freshness about him. The youngest ever Grandmaster at age 12, he beat Kramnik at 14. For me, he is a born winner - and I see him kicking Carlsen's butt.

Sergey Karjakin is one of the most worthy candidates for the chess throne. But Magnus Carlsen is more exemplary plays chess. A score of 6.5 - 4.5 in favour of the world champion.

I'd say Karjakin has a better chance than Max Euwe in 1935 or Kramnik did in 2000. He might just surprise you.

Karjakin doesn t appear to be as talented as Carlsen, but he appears to be very hard working and devoted to chess, he is also very strong mentally (unlike Caruana, Nakamura and Aronian). Giri would be an interesting option, but while his performance in the candidates was legendary, it was not enough to qualify.