He also won 3 times on demand, including against Levon Aronian.
> but escaped some very bad positions with draws, which against higher level competition he might not be so lucky.
Hikaru is well-known for being able to defend insanely well, and highly capable of escaping with draws against any level of player. This is such a strangely critically toned comment.
How many times has he lost the big game on demand? He's good, but he plays around his rating. The Candidates will be a whole different level than he's played in for years.
> but escaped some very bad positions with draws, which against higher level competition he might not be so lucky.
Hikaru is well-known for being able to defend insanely well, and highly capable of escaping with draws against any level of player. This is such a strangely critically toned comment.