— Chess is the most important game ever made.

— I disagree, no game is ever ‘important.’ This is a dumb take…

— Levy Rozman will become a grandmaster.

— ‘Thumbs down’

— Magnus is satisfied with his career.

— No, I’m not satisfied. I’m never satisfied. I’m very happy with a lot of my play, but I’m not done yet.

— The current generation of professional players is the strongest chess has ever seen.

— To some extent, yes. Because players do play better over age. It’s hard to say, but I think there’s a good argument that the generations of the early 90s and late 80s are the strongest ever.

— Hikaru is currently the second-best player in the world.

— I don’t think that’s a very hot take. The rating list and results in top tournaments of all formats say that he’s the second best. He’s had a fantastic resurgence of his career after Covid that has continued to this day. And he certainly deserves that!

— Freestyle chess is the best way to determine actual calculation skill.

— It’s very hard to say. I think freestyle says something about raw chess ability. If the take is more about that then I would rate this take nine out of nine.

— Chess is fun.

— That is not a hot take! Chess is fantastic!