An interesting Asian counterpart is the Japanese death haiku.

MUMON GENSEN

Died on the twenty-second day of the third month, 1390 at the age of sixty-eight

Life is an ever-rolling wheel

And every day is the right one.

He who recites poems at his death

Adds frost to snow.

saucymew

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Individual games.

The ones that specifically come to mind are Lazavik vs. Carlsen, Speed Chess Championship 2025 Semi-Final, Round 3, and Sindarov vs. Carlsen, Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals 2025 in South Africa, Round 1 of the Group Stage Finals.

saucymew

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It feels like the cohort GM player pool is mentally cooked against Magnus.

Youngsters like Lazavik during the Speed Chess Championship or Sindarov in Freestyle were the most recent convincing wins against Magnus, but the historical mental edge that Magnus comes into each game after beating the brakes out of everyone is hard to overcome.

Magnus' time will come! But not today.

saucymew

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Good for you, I hope this is a new journey of self-reflection and recharging for your next adventure.