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I agree that the title is misleading. But keep in mind that every player who has ever been ranked #1 (Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Topalov, Anand) has gone on to become World Champion. It's just a matter of time before Carlsen gets his shot at a title match.

For those who are interested, Carlsen has a blog: http://www.arcticsec.no/index.php?button=blog

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Topalov hasn't become world champion. He'll have his shot this spring, I believe.

He won the 2005 World Championship in rather convincing fashion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_2...

If you're a purist, you probably believe that one can only become world champion by defeating the title holder in a head-to-head match consisting of of many (12-24 or more) games. That's how it was done from 1886-1993, and I think most chess players (myself included) prefer that format. But Topalov is technically recognized by FIDE as a World Champion.

More here if anybody cares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship

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