Magnus Carlsen perhaps faces greater opposition than any other world champion in the history of the game.
Computers. His opponents plug in the moves he makes and supply his opponents valuable wisdom in how the opponents should play against him. While it is true that the more recent world champions before him also suffered from such opposition, Magnus has faced it the worst. He has won the championship five straight times, but that long tenure means the opponents have had eight years (he won the title in 2013) to pour over his play.
In trying to reduce the effectiveness of their study against him, Magnus plays a wide range of openings, and looks to insert surprise moves.
It remains, though, that of all the world champions, none of the others have had their games so studied by the opposition.
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