Answers.Body: <p>It's not so hard: he only needs to beat 2800 players 50% of the time (
  drawing the other 50% which will give him 75% of total points).</p>
  
  <p>Given his record, this does not seem practically likely. </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Theoretically, yes very much so, if Carlsen organised a 100 game match between himself and a 2100 rated player(who he theoretically has a 99.99% chance of beating in each game) and for each win he'd get a rating gain of one elo (by Fide calculations), then that'd be a 100 elo gain putting him at say 2977 or thereabout...so all he's got to do is organise a 150 game match.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I think it is only 0.8 points. So he has to play more games or each game separately. And why take on a 2100 player? A 1500 player will do even better. Or did they change some rules recently?
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Answers.Text: True BKFM, a win against a 1500 or 2100 would fetch him the same 0.8 gain regardless as both are over 400 elo weaker, so then a 1500 it is, he'd up it to a 180 game match then, no need to have separate games, theyr all encompassed under one match over a period of say 10 months.
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Answers.Text: This is incorrect in so many ways. 1. The match would be rated as a whole, not game-by-game, so Carlsen's score of +100-0=0 against a player he'd be expected to beat 99.99% of the time would result in no significant rating gain. 2. Games after the match is won don't count, so Carlsen would only get rated for +51-0=0. 3. Only FIDE-sanctioned matches and tournaments are included on the FIDE rating list; the FIDE Qualification Commission would obviously refuse to rate this match.
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Body: <p>Magnus Carlsen just reached a rating of 2889.2 today. Considering the way that Elo works, inflation and deflation and relative strength of Carlsen, I was wondering whether it is <em>theoretically</em> possible for him to reach Elo 3000? If so, is it <em>practically</em> possible?<sup>1</sup></p>
  
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  <p><sup>1. I know my second question is a bit opinion based, but I actually want to know your opinions!</sup></p>
  
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Comments.Text: I highly doubt it
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Comments.Text: It is absolutely theoretically possible. It's very unlikely, though.
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Comments.Text: Not if Grischuk does it first! ;)
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Title: Is it theoretically possible for Carlsen to reach Elo 3000?
ThreadText: # Is it theoretically possible for Carlsen to reach Elo 3000?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-22)
  
  Magnus Carlsen just reached a rating of 2889.2 today. Considering the way that Elo works, inflation and deflation and relative strength of Carlsen, I was wondering whether it is *theoretically* possible for him to reach Elo 3000? If so, is it *practically* possible?1
  
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  1. I know my second question is a bit opinion based, but I actually want to know your opinions!
  
  **Tags:** rating, elo, carlsen
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I highly doubt it  
  > **username_2**: It is absolutely theoretically possible. It's very unlikely, though.  
  > **username_3**: Not if Grischuk does it first! ;)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2014-04-22. Score: 3
  
  It's not so hard: he only needs to beat 2800 players 50% of the time (
  drawing the other 50% which will give him 75% of total points).
  
  Given his record, this does not seem practically likely.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2015-05-15. Score: 0
  
  Theoretically, yes very much so, if Carlsen organised a 100 game match between himself and a 2100 rated player(who he theoretically has a 99.99% chance of beating in each game) and for each win he'd get a rating gain of one elo (by Fide calculations), then that'd be a 100 elo gain putting him at say 2977 or thereabout...so all he's got to do is organise a 150 game match.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: I think it is only 0.8 points. So he has to play more games or each game separately. And why take on a 2100 player? A 1500 player will do even better. Or did they change some rules recently?  
  > **username_5**: True BKFM, a win against a 1500 or 2100 would fetch him the same 0.8 gain regardless as both are over 400 elo weaker, so then a 1500 it is, he'd up it to a 180 game match then, no need to have separate games, theyr all encompassed under one match over a period of say 10 months.  
  > **username_7**: This is incorrect in so many ways. 1. The match would be rated as a whole, not game-by-game, so Carlsen's score of +100-0=0 against a player he'd be expected to beat 99.99% of the time would result in no significant rating gain. 2. Games after the match is won don't count, so Carlsen would only get rated for +51-0=0. 3. Only FIDE-sanctioned matches and tournaments are included on the FIDE rating list; the FIDE Qualification Commission would obviously refuse to rate this match.  
  
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