Gausdal final update.
In round 9 as white against Krasenkow Magnus avoided the main lines with the somewhat unusual Nd2. He thought he was OK or slightly better until Krasenkow played c5 and Magnus had to move his d3-knight back to e5 to make space for the queen on d3.
In the ensuing tactics a few moves later Krasenkow allowed Nd2 with multiple treats and was simply worse.
In black's time trouble Magnus tried to consentrate on playing good moves to keep the initiative. After move 40 Magnus was a healthy pawn up and winning a second while blacks pieces where not well coordinated so Krasenkow resigned and Magnus won the tournament with 7/9 !
The prize includes a "Troll" (in Magnus' hand), a Norwegian fairy tale monster supposedly living inside hills only to appear during the night. They look like tree roots come alive (and probably first arose in the lively imagination of night wanderers in Norwegian woods).
Portisch and Rozentalis played draws to share 2nd with Krasenkow and Kulaots drew Lie to take 5th with 5/9. Norwegian GM Lie had a disappointing start with 0/3 but finished in style with 4/6 !
In the GM B - group IM Bromberger won with 7/9 to score his 2nd GM-norm while GM Oral won the last round to clinch shared 1st (2nd on quality).
Norwegian highlights included IM-norm for Espen Lie (younger brother of GM Kjetil A. Lie) and Kjetil Stokke. Congratulations !
In the Elo-group Magnus' class mate Anders Hagen won on quality (ahead of 4 other players on 6,5 points).
Magnus and the other 3 Carlsen participants had hoped to score 50% overall and despite a low of -5 during the tournament, we managed +1 (Magnus +5, Ellen +1, Ingrid -2, myself...) in the end !
Many thanks to IA Hans Olav Lahlum for organizing the event ! His cooperation with the hotel is a good example of making the most of local possibilities. When the ski-lifts closed on April 22nd, the hotel would normally be closed until the summer season starts in June (with hiking, tennis, golf etc), but they kept open another 4 days mainly for the chess tournament.
Some may have been surprised to see that Magnus avoided main lines through most of the tournament. The main reason is that his computer broke down the night before the tournament and he managed without his opening base at Gausdal. Having all his class mates present Magnus generally gave priority to social activities and skiing and swimming. Playing at less than 100% of his capacity he felt the margins was on his side this time and was of course very satisfied to win the A-group and even gain some rating points.
His next chess competition will be a 2-game rapid match against Radjabov on Corsica May 18th, and on May 25th we leave for the Candidate matches in Elista.
Henrik CarlsenLommedalen, April 27th 2007
In the ensuing tactics a few moves later Krasenkow allowed Nd2 with multiple treats and was simply worse.
In black's time trouble Magnus tried to consentrate on playing good moves to keep the initiative. After move 40 Magnus was a healthy pawn up and winning a second while blacks pieces where not well coordinated so Krasenkow resigned and Magnus won the tournament with 7/9 !
The prize includes a "Troll" (in Magnus' hand), a Norwegian fairy tale monster supposedly living inside hills only to appear during the night. They look like tree roots come alive (and probably first arose in the lively imagination of night wanderers in Norwegian woods).
Portisch and Rozentalis played draws to share 2nd with Krasenkow and Kulaots drew Lie to take 5th with 5/9. Norwegian GM Lie had a disappointing start with 0/3 but finished in style with 4/6 !
In the GM B - group IM Bromberger won with 7/9 to score his 2nd GM-norm while GM Oral won the last round to clinch shared 1st (2nd on quality).
Norwegian highlights included IM-norm for Espen Lie (younger brother of GM Kjetil A. Lie) and Kjetil Stokke. Congratulations !
In the Elo-group Magnus' class mate Anders Hagen won on quality (ahead of 4 other players on 6,5 points).
Magnus and the other 3 Carlsen participants had hoped to score 50% overall and despite a low of -5 during the tournament, we managed +1 (Magnus +5, Ellen +1, Ingrid -2, myself...) in the end !
Many thanks to IA Hans Olav Lahlum for organizing the event ! His cooperation with the hotel is a good example of making the most of local possibilities. When the ski-lifts closed on April 22nd, the hotel would normally be closed until the summer season starts in June (with hiking, tennis, golf etc), but they kept open another 4 days mainly for the chess tournament.
Some may have been surprised to see that Magnus avoided main lines through most of the tournament. The main reason is that his computer broke down the night before the tournament and he managed without his opening base at Gausdal. Having all his class mates present Magnus generally gave priority to social activities and skiing and swimming. Playing at less than 100% of his capacity he felt the margins was on his side this time and was of course very satisfied to win the A-group and even gain some rating points.
His next chess competition will be a 2-game rapid match against Radjabov on Corsica May 18th, and on May 25th we leave for the Candidate matches in Elista.
Henrik CarlsenLommedalen, April 27th 2007
Comments:
Posted by: Ole Morten Persen
Gratulerer med 2700+ i rating! En liten milepæl i det som kommer til å bli en lang, suksessrik karriere! Aronian skal se opp når dere kommer til Elista....!
Posted by: MarktheGreat
Congrats, Magnus! To dominate like that while distracted and without a computer is something!
Posted by: Vidar
Flott levert Magnus!
Håper du forandrer litt på strategien fremover, og spiller mer utradisjonelle åpningsvarianter i fremtiden. Din motor/kapasitet er så mye bedre/annerledes enn de andres.
Det må da se ut til at du profiterer på å vandre i mer "ukjent territorium" !?
Kan kanskje og tyde på at "de andre" ikke har studert annet enn "main stream" åpningsrepertoar og derfor ikke helt vet hvor svakhetene i et litt mer utradisjonelt reportoar ligger.
I hvertfall, tusen takk for flott underholdning fra Gausdal.
Håper du forandrer litt på strategien fremover, og spiller mer utradisjonelle åpningsvarianter i fremtiden. Din motor/kapasitet er så mye bedre/annerledes enn de andres.
Det må da se ut til at du profiterer på å vandre i mer "ukjent territorium" !?
Kan kanskje og tyde på at "de andre" ikke har studert annet enn "main stream" åpningsrepertoar og derfor ikke helt vet hvor svakhetene i et litt mer utradisjonelt reportoar ligger.
I hvertfall, tusen takk for flott underholdning fra Gausdal.
Posted by: Maia Von Lazarinni
Hi!!:
Many congratulations to the young Magnus, he has made a exelente work in this match and I believe that the being deserves itself champion and... is pleasant much more to me, I trusted him totally... needs in which will dispute one of the four remaining places to come here to the world-wide championship to Mexico, that of course I will be waiting for with many yearn for it, and hopefully the young Magnus can come, in the match of certain Morelia-Linares cannot attend cause problems, but now I am sure that I will have the opportunity to see the magnificents GM's playing, in addition of which without a doubt she would not lose to me by anything of the world to see Magnus Carlsen in person and playing chess... he would be spectacle without presedentes more playing against any grand master.
So... please made the posible things so Magnus can come to Mexico to play so i can have the opportunity to know him... and... i don't kown... i knew that Magnus love the chilli doesn't him? so, if he come he can eat alot of it!! jiji c'ome on!! i know that he will going to win one of thous places...
ehemm... regrets!! ;-)
Many congratulations to the young Magnus, he has made a exelente work in this match and I believe that the being deserves itself champion and... is pleasant much more to me, I trusted him totally... needs in which will dispute one of the four remaining places to come here to the world-wide championship to Mexico, that of course I will be waiting for with many yearn for it, and hopefully the young Magnus can come, in the match of certain Morelia-Linares cannot attend cause problems, but now I am sure that I will have the opportunity to see the magnificents GM's playing, in addition of which without a doubt she would not lose to me by anything of the world to see Magnus Carlsen in person and playing chess... he would be spectacle without presedentes more playing against any grand master.
So... please made the posible things so Magnus can come to Mexico to play so i can have the opportunity to know him... and... i don't kown... i knew that Magnus love the chilli doesn't him? so, if he come he can eat alot of it!! jiji c'ome on!! i know that he will going to win one of thous places...
ehemm... regrets!! ;-)
Posted by: Gegga
I see some English words in the last comment from Maia, but I don't understand a lot of it :-) She might be using a translation site on internet or something? Anyway, it's great to see that people from all over the world watch Magnus. Seems to me like he's got a lot of fans out there!!
Can't wait for the candidate matches!
Can't wait for the candidate matches!
Posted by: Maia Von Lazarinni
ehem... sorry, gegga... i know that that doesn't understand so well, and i have to admit that i am not enough good yet for english even that i am on the top level of it... but sorry.. yeah!.. i used a translator from internet... and it's horrible... what a shame!!... sorry jijiji... i know... i think that you can understandme better if i try to write by my self don't you think so? jejeje so... i will going to try... jiji byeee!! regrets and thanks for the coments... jijiji u_u ...^_^
Posted by: Gegga
The last comment was great English! Way to go! Happy to see that you are learning English. :-)
And we are both fans of Magnus.
And we are both fans of Magnus.
Posted by: Sverre
I have allways understood everything Maia has written. Some times it sound a little spanish, but it is quite understandable and far better than my spanish ;)
Just continue to write Maia. I like your writings and I understand every thing.
Just continue to write Maia. I like your writings and I understand every thing.
Posted by: Gegga
Oh yes, absolutely! Continue to write. But don't use a translator from internet. I'm sorry if my comment sounded wrong. It wasn't meant that way. Continue to write comments, and continue to follow chess, and Magnus Carlsen especially!
Posted by: Simen S
Jeg er ikke helt enig i det dere har skrevet ovenfor.
Det er en grunn til at hovedvariantene er hovedvariantene. De er blitt det fordi de er anerkjent som gode strategier for å legge mest mulig press på motstanderen.
Forskjellen på "de gode" og "de aller beste", er at "de aller beste" antagelig går rundt og _vet_ hvordan de utnytter mulighetene som oppstår når motstanderen velger å trå utenfor allfarveg.
M.a.o. hvis du velger en slik strategi mot Anand eller Kramnik er det DE som profiterer på ditt upresise åpningsspill og som skaffer seg fordel ut av åpningen.
Dilemmaet til Magnus er at det er nettopp spillere som Anand og Kramnik han vil møte i turneringsoppsettene fremover. Da bør han neppe satse for mye på alt for kreative åpningsvalg.
På meg virker det mer som om at et godt åpningvalg (på det nivået Magnus nå er) handler om å forsøke å bringe motstanderen din inn i stillingstyper som ikke er karakteristisk for den motstanderens spill, for deretter å forsøke å kapitalisere på det.
I tillegg handler åpningsforberedelser om nitidig utforskning av den aktuelle motstanderens historiske partier, i et forsøk på å finne forbedringer. Til dette er selvfølgelig en datamaskin et veldig godt hjelpemiddel.
Det er en grunn til at hovedvariantene er hovedvariantene. De er blitt det fordi de er anerkjent som gode strategier for å legge mest mulig press på motstanderen.
Forskjellen på "de gode" og "de aller beste", er at "de aller beste" antagelig går rundt og _vet_ hvordan de utnytter mulighetene som oppstår når motstanderen velger å trå utenfor allfarveg.
M.a.o. hvis du velger en slik strategi mot Anand eller Kramnik er det DE som profiterer på ditt upresise åpningsspill og som skaffer seg fordel ut av åpningen.
Dilemmaet til Magnus er at det er nettopp spillere som Anand og Kramnik han vil møte i turneringsoppsettene fremover. Da bør han neppe satse for mye på alt for kreative åpningsvalg.
På meg virker det mer som om at et godt åpningvalg (på det nivået Magnus nå er) handler om å forsøke å bringe motstanderen din inn i stillingstyper som ikke er karakteristisk for den motstanderens spill, for deretter å forsøke å kapitalisere på det.
I tillegg handler åpningsforberedelser om nitidig utforskning av den aktuelle motstanderens historiske partier, i et forsøk på å finne forbedringer. Til dette er selvfølgelig en datamaskin et veldig godt hjelpemiddel.
Posted by: ?
Congratulations Magnus!
With 7/9 result on this tournament you got enough ELO points to be now exactly 2700 ELO rated.
I hope we'll wait not too long before you reach 2800 mark.
Keep up good work ,and you'll achive remarkable things in chess
(in your age Anand,Kramnik or Kasparov were well below 20th place on rating list).
Best wishes.
With 7/9 result on this tournament you got enough ELO points to be now exactly 2700 ELO rated.
I hope we'll wait not too long before you reach 2800 mark.
Keep up good work ,and you'll achive remarkable things in chess
(in your age Anand,Kramnik or Kasparov were well below 20th place on rating list).
Best wishes.
Posted by: Gegga
Actually, he has now reached 2704...
Posted by: Maia Von Lazarinni
jejeje don't worry!! it`s ok... really it was my mistake.. because knowing how to speak, and all that stuff, i used a translator... but whatever i want to grateful to gegga... because if he doesn't tellme anything i will continue writing whith a translator... jeje... but... it's a little embarrased i can't deny that ... but don`t worry... and yess!! i can`t wait for the candidate matches!!... i trust that magnus will be one of the candidates that will pass to the next level.
Come on!!! ^_^
Come on!!! ^_^
Posted by: ?
Wann spielt Carsen sein nächstes Tournier? Es gibt jetzt immer mehr Leute, für die, solange Carsen nicht spielt, Schach überhaupt nicht existiert ...
Markus Rüther
Markus Rüther
Posted by: Kampfgeist
What are Magnus' next games? Am I correct, the match against Radjabov (it's blitz?) and then Candidate matches?
Posted by: Sverre
According to http://magnuscarlsen.no/news.php will MC play 2 rapid (20 min?) games against Radjabov 18.05.
KANDIDATmatch against ARONIAN 27.05- 03.06.
He will play in DURTMUND in end of juni and
Biel Chess Festival 23.07 - 03.08
KANDIDATmatch against ARONIAN 27.05- 03.06.
He will play in DURTMUND in end of juni and
Biel Chess Festival 23.07 - 03.08
Posted by: Kampfgeist
Thx @Sverre. Accidentally I was the German translator of that site (magnuscarlsen.no) , but since they stopped writing English news I understand nothing there now (I don't speak Norwegian...) (sorry, Mr. Carlsen, for an off-topic comment, I saw no other way to respond to Sverre...)
Posted by: Henrik
Kampfgeist,
no need to say sorry. (Info on magnus.carlsen.no hardly seems off-topic.) Thank you for your interest!
Sverre got it right, although we're hoping for an extension of his June program with another candidate match 6-12. :-)
Last summer Magnus also participated in the Norwegian championship and the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsoe but has not made any decisions regarding this year.
Henrik C.
no need to say sorry. (Info on magnus.carlsen.no hardly seems off-topic.) Thank you for your interest!
Sverre got it right, although we're hoping for an extension of his June program with another candidate match 6-12. :-)
Last summer Magnus also participated in the Norwegian championship and the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsoe but has not made any decisions regarding this year.
Henrik C.
Posted by: Sverre
:)
You are SO right ,Henrik. I forgott the 2. candidate match. Thinking about, I think I also forgott to mention that MC will play in the worldchampion match in Mexico later this year (unless of course, very hypothetical speaking, he doesnt make it to that tournament)
You are SO right ,Henrik. I forgott the 2. candidate match. Thinking about, I think I also forgott to mention that MC will play in the worldchampion match in Mexico later this year (unless of course, very hypothetical speaking, he doesnt make it to that tournament)
Posted by: Ivette Ramirez
Hi Mr Carlsen.
I know that this is a blog, were we can made a comment about Magnus and about how he is progressing (because it is, he is making a very god job, i know it because Maia, Maia Von Lazarinni is always talking of him, she is my best friend) but I would like that if you and Magnus can send her some kind of regrets and congratulations, because it's going to be her birthday and... really if Magnus write her: "congratulations" it could be a very happy birthday for her... and i want the best, because she is a great friend... my best friend, she really loves Magnus, it's funny, because she is talking of him always, every day, and she is very nervous about the next candiddate matches. So PLEASE MR. CARLSEN try that Magnus can send Regrets to my best friend. Her birthay is the next 27th May. so please make this dream possible. I would be very glad if you can made that. AAAhhhmmm... .SORRY AND REGRETS TO EVERYBODY!! :-)
ohh!!... and I let the e-mail of my friend, by the way, it's a great blog, she oppened every day, and now I know it why... jeje... I see that she made her comments before... opss bye!! and thanks mr. Carlsen... and Please made that posible
I know that this is a blog, were we can made a comment about Magnus and about how he is progressing (because it is, he is making a very god job, i know it because Maia, Maia Von Lazarinni is always talking of him, she is my best friend) but I would like that if you and Magnus can send her some kind of regrets and congratulations, because it's going to be her birthday and... really if Magnus write her: "congratulations" it could be a very happy birthday for her... and i want the best, because she is a great friend... my best friend, she really loves Magnus, it's funny, because she is talking of him always, every day, and she is very nervous about the next candiddate matches. So PLEASE MR. CARLSEN try that Magnus can send Regrets to my best friend. Her birthay is the next 27th May. so please make this dream possible. I would be very glad if you can made that. AAAhhhmmm... .SORRY AND REGRETS TO EVERYBODY!! :-)
ohh!!... and I let the e-mail of my friend, by the way, it's a great blog, she oppened every day, and now I know it why... jeje... I see that she made her comments before... opss bye!! and thanks mr. Carlsen... and Please made that posible
Posted by: Martin
Henrik,
Det ville vært utrolig moro om selveste Magnus hadde lagt igjen en liten hilsen her på bloggen. :)
Det ville vært utrolig moro om selveste Magnus hadde lagt igjen en liten hilsen her på bloggen. :)
Posted by: vicktor Manuel
Very good work Magnus carlsen, is good that to your age already you have that great level of teacher, gives to much persistence to the things and luck
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