Answers.Body: <p>For Carlsen that was probably <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=90303" rel="noreferrer">Norway Chess 2017</a>, where he finished second to last on -1.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'd say Norway Chess 2015 was even worse for Carlsen: 3.5/9 (although he finished shared 7th) and losing against Hammer, one of his seconds. Can I edit your answer or should I post it as a new answer?
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Answers.Text: I will take Anand's Bilbao 2008 as the worst performance, since he was clear last and at -2.
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Answers.Text: He wasn't world champion at that point, though.
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Answers.Body: <p>Looking through this list of strong <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments" rel="noreferrer">tournaments</a>, among those that stand out are:</p>
  
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  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVRO_1938_chess_tournament" rel="noreferrer">AVRO 1938</a>, where Alekhine finished 6/8.</li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilburg_chess_tournament#1996" rel="noreferrer">Tillburg, 1996</a>, where Karpov finished 6/12.</li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao_Chess_Masters_Final" rel="noreferrer">1st Grand Slam Masters Final (2008)</a>, where Anand finished in last (6th) place.</li>
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Answers.Text: The Grand Slam Masters Final may just be the worst one overall. I still remember all the "hiding prep" jokes.
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Body: <p>As a Magnus Carlsen fan, it was a bit disappointing for me to see him finish clear second in Biel 2018, one and half points after Mamedyarov, after starting the tournament with two wins - and it could have been two points - had not the much lower-rated Georgiadis blundered in a drawn endgame. Although not a bad performance <em>per se</em>, I was wondering what were the worst tournament performances of reigning World Champions? </p>
  
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Title: Worst tournament performances of reigning World Champions
ThreadText: # Worst tournament performances of reigning World Champions
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-02)
  
  As a Magnus Carlsen fan, it was a bit disappointing for me to see him finish clear second in Biel 2018, one and half points after Mamedyarov, after starting the tournament with two wins - and it could have been two points - had not the much lower-rated Georgiadis blundered in a drawn endgame. Although not a bad performance *per se*, I was wondering what were the worst tournament performances of reigning World Champions?
  
  **Tags:** tournament, world-championship, carlsen
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-08-02. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  Looking through this list of strong [tournaments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments), among those that stand out are:
  
  * [AVRO 1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVRO_1938_chess_tournament), where Alekhine finished 6/8.
  * [Tillburg, 1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilburg_chess_tournament#1996), where Karpov finished 6/12.
  * [1st Grand Slam Masters Final (2008)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao_Chess_Masters_Final), where Anand finished in last (6th) place.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The Grand Slam Masters Final may just be the worst one overall. I still remember all the "hiding prep" jokes.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-02. Score: 7
  
  For Carlsen that was probably [Norway Chess 2017](http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=90303), where he finished second to last on -1.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I'd say Norway Chess 2015 was even worse for Carlsen: 3.5/9 (although he finished shared 7th) and losing against Hammer, one of his seconds. Can I edit your answer or should I post it as a new answer?  
  > **username_0**: I will take Anand's Bilbao 2008 as the worst performance, since he was clear last and at -2.  
  > **username_3**: He wasn't world champion at that point, though.  
  
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