World Cup Round 5.
Just before round 5 we received the information that the semi-finalists are qualified for the new Grand Prix 2008-2009 series. This added an extra flavour to the quarter final fights.
Magnus was up against Ivan Cheparinov, Bulgaria (Oct.2007 rating 2670, but unofficially already well above 2700). He is known as Topalov' second, but by now he has become a very strong grandmaster himself.
He had made an impressive performance in the first four rounds, including the elimination of 2nd seed S.Mamedyarov.
Magnus was white in the first game and played 1.d4 followed by 3.Bg5 avoiding the Kings Indian. After aggressive play by black the computers like black's position but Magnus felt that his position was strategically superior. Cheparinov managed to create complications although Magnus had anticipated f5 and Be5 and felt in control.
After exchanging a rook and the queen he had the better chances in the endgame and felt he did some good manouvers improving his position.
At one point he thought Cheparinov could equalize with 41...e5! instead of Kf6
After exchanging the a-pawn for the b-pawn and getting his knight to e6, he could finally pursue his plan Be4-c6-e8-f7 but spent far to much time so that he was in time trouble when entering the bishop and 2 pawns versus 4 pawns ending.
He looked at Ke5 thinking it would be winning until he saw a ghost after Kf4 (e5+, but it doesn't work for black after all). Having spent all his remaining time, he played Kd3? in panic without having calculated it at all.
The rest of the ending was played with increments only, and Magnus was not able to calculate properly.
Fortunately for Magnus the same applied to Cheparinov who did not find the drawing lines and Magnus could finish him off with the sequence Kc4, Bg2 and Be4! in the end winning the game.
His third white victory in a row!
Somehow the increments don't seem to help the players as much as would be expected. Magnus agrees that this may have to do with the notation. It doesn't take that many seconds but it breaks the flow of thought and rhythm of the game as you obviously use a different part of the brain for this activity.
(Some times it seems as if the quality of rapid games without notation can be higher in time trouble despite only 10 seconds increment).
Shirov again won convincingly with the white pieces against Jakovenko and the other two games ended drawn. (Quite impressive by Kamsky by the way as he arrived for the round prepared to play white against Ponomariov and soon had a difficult position as black (!), but managed to save the game in the end.)
Today Magnus played the same line as he beat Jakovenko with in the Tal Memorial. Both players blitzed out some 20 moves (and Cheparinov even another 5!)
Interestingly the computers like black until 23.Rxe3. After this it becomes obvious that black has to give up a pawn and has the worse ending due to the misplaced queen. A great preparation by Cheparinov (or even Topalov maybe?)
Magnus found a good defence with Ra8-d8-d7, Rf8-d8, f6 and Qf7, and after exchanging queens it is not obvious how white can utilize the extra pawn.
The fighter Cheparinov tried various plans but Magnus found g7-g5-g4 which he was quite satisfied with.
White tried Rb5-b6-a6-a8-d8-d6-d5 but did not seem to make progress. In the must-win situation Ivan returned the pawn and Magnus countered with Rd7+ and Rd4 after which black probably is better (if any). Cheparinov continued to try but Magnus wins another pawn and after exchanging one rook black is better.
After 80 moves Magnus repeats moves and this time Cheparinov took the draw as the alternative was to be clearly worse and probably lose.
Advancing to the semi-final Magnus' comment was: "I'm very happy about advancing as I had not expected to reach the semi-finals. Now anything may happen!"
Kamsky seemed better prepared in the opening today and won a nice game against Ponomariov.
Shirov outplayed Jakovenko who was in a must-win position, to win 2-0! And he is the only player left who have not played a single tie-break!
Alekseev-Karjakin ended in a draw and they will play tie-break tomorrow for the last semi-final spot (against Shirov).
Sunday December 9th Magnus plays white against Kamsky (2714) who has the exact same October 2007 rating as Magnus!
(Magnus inherits the pairing position of Cheparinov/Mamedyarov (no.2) and therefore does not change opening colour this round either.)
He is quite tired after the tough battles in the proceeding rounds and nearly a month continuous tournament activity in Russia, but he feels very motivated going into the semi's.
Thanks for all the great support in this blog and on other internet sites!
Henrik Carlsen
Lommedalen, December 7th, 2007
Magnus was up against Ivan Cheparinov, Bulgaria (Oct.2007 rating 2670, but unofficially already well above 2700). He is known as Topalov' second, but by now he has become a very strong grandmaster himself.
He had made an impressive performance in the first four rounds, including the elimination of 2nd seed S.Mamedyarov.
Magnus was white in the first game and played 1.d4 followed by 3.Bg5 avoiding the Kings Indian. After aggressive play by black the computers like black's position but Magnus felt that his position was strategically superior. Cheparinov managed to create complications although Magnus had anticipated f5 and Be5 and felt in control.
After exchanging a rook and the queen he had the better chances in the endgame and felt he did some good manouvers improving his position.
At one point he thought Cheparinov could equalize with 41...e5! instead of Kf6
After exchanging the a-pawn for the b-pawn and getting his knight to e6, he could finally pursue his plan Be4-c6-e8-f7 but spent far to much time so that he was in time trouble when entering the bishop and 2 pawns versus 4 pawns ending.
He looked at Ke5 thinking it would be winning until he saw a ghost after Kf4 (e5+, but it doesn't work for black after all). Having spent all his remaining time, he played Kd3? in panic without having calculated it at all.
The rest of the ending was played with increments only, and Magnus was not able to calculate properly.
Fortunately for Magnus the same applied to Cheparinov who did not find the drawing lines and Magnus could finish him off with the sequence Kc4, Bg2 and Be4! in the end winning the game.
His third white victory in a row!
Somehow the increments don't seem to help the players as much as would be expected. Magnus agrees that this may have to do with the notation. It doesn't take that many seconds but it breaks the flow of thought and rhythm of the game as you obviously use a different part of the brain for this activity.
(Some times it seems as if the quality of rapid games without notation can be higher in time trouble despite only 10 seconds increment).
Shirov again won convincingly with the white pieces against Jakovenko and the other two games ended drawn. (Quite impressive by Kamsky by the way as he arrived for the round prepared to play white against Ponomariov and soon had a difficult position as black (!), but managed to save the game in the end.)
Today Magnus played the same line as he beat Jakovenko with in the Tal Memorial. Both players blitzed out some 20 moves (and Cheparinov even another 5!)
Interestingly the computers like black until 23.Rxe3. After this it becomes obvious that black has to give up a pawn and has the worse ending due to the misplaced queen. A great preparation by Cheparinov (or even Topalov maybe?)
Magnus found a good defence with Ra8-d8-d7, Rf8-d8, f6 and Qf7, and after exchanging queens it is not obvious how white can utilize the extra pawn.
The fighter Cheparinov tried various plans but Magnus found g7-g5-g4 which he was quite satisfied with.
White tried Rb5-b6-a6-a8-d8-d6-d5 but did not seem to make progress. In the must-win situation Ivan returned the pawn and Magnus countered with Rd7+ and Rd4 after which black probably is better (if any). Cheparinov continued to try but Magnus wins another pawn and after exchanging one rook black is better.
After 80 moves Magnus repeats moves and this time Cheparinov took the draw as the alternative was to be clearly worse and probably lose.
Advancing to the semi-final Magnus' comment was: "I'm very happy about advancing as I had not expected to reach the semi-finals. Now anything may happen!"
Kamsky seemed better prepared in the opening today and won a nice game against Ponomariov.
Shirov outplayed Jakovenko who was in a must-win position, to win 2-0! And he is the only player left who have not played a single tie-break!
Alekseev-Karjakin ended in a draw and they will play tie-break tomorrow for the last semi-final spot (against Shirov).
Sunday December 9th Magnus plays white against Kamsky (2714) who has the exact same October 2007 rating as Magnus!
(Magnus inherits the pairing position of Cheparinov/Mamedyarov (no.2) and therefore does not change opening colour this round either.)
He is quite tired after the tough battles in the proceeding rounds and nearly a month continuous tournament activity in Russia, but he feels very motivated going into the semi's.
Thanks for all the great support in this blog and on other internet sites!
Henrik Carlsen
Lommedalen, December 7th, 2007
Comments:
Posted by: Neil
Congratulations Henrik & Magnus!
Following Magnus' progress helps in my trauma recovery after losing to a 9 year old about 8 years ago!
Best wishes from Asker Schakklubb!!!
Following Magnus' progress helps in my trauma recovery after losing to a 9 year old about 8 years ago!
Best wishes from Asker Schakklubb!!!
Posted by: Nina
Gratulerer så utrolig mye med å ha kommet
til semifinalen Magnus!!
Lykke til mot Kamsky!
Takk for oppdateringer Henrik, har ventet i hele ettermiddag på den nå. :)
til semifinalen Magnus!!
Lykke til mot Kamsky!
Takk for oppdateringer Henrik, har ventet i hele ettermiddag på den nå. :)
Posted by: Jagadish
This is getting more and more amazing. Imagine if Magnus wins against Kamsky and plays Shirov, I feel he will have good chances with his solid style against Shirov. This year Shirov has played several non "fire on the board" type games (quiet games) but Magnus is at least equal in those situations. So if Magnus reaches the finals anything can really happen. And a bonus maybe a 2750 rating. The fantasy run goes on and on and on. May it never end !
Posted by: Sam
Great to see Magnus playing so well!!! As with every sport/activity there's the saying "confidence breeds success", and I guess Magnus has alot of confidence at this moment in time due to having such a successful tournament so far!
Henrik - thanks, as always, for the updates.
Henrik - thanks, as always, for the updates.
Posted by: Henrik C.
Neil,
good to hear from you!
Got quite some interesting reactions from players losing to Magnus back in 1999:-)
(For instance in Bad Wiesse when Magnus left his black rook on f2 a-prise for two moves and the German opponent shook his head in disbelief and uttered something like "Es ist aber vansindig".
Nice memories:-)
Nina and Jagadish,
thank you!
Magnus has got good chances against Kamsky but anyhow we should be more than satisfied with his achievements in this tournament and in 2007 overall!
Sam,
a good point, and nice words. Thank you!
Henrik
good to hear from you!
Got quite some interesting reactions from players losing to Magnus back in 1999:-)
(For instance in Bad Wiesse when Magnus left his black rook on f2 a-prise for two moves and the German opponent shook his head in disbelief and uttered something like "Es ist aber vansindig".
Nice memories:-)
Nina and Jagadish,
thank you!
Magnus has got good chances against Kamsky but anyhow we should be more than satisfied with his achievements in this tournament and in 2007 overall!
Sam,
a good point, and nice words. Thank you!
Henrik
Posted by: Tactical Pro
Evening Henrik,
Congratulations on magnus's triumph over the all improving cheparinov, Carlsen has become an inspiration to me over this last few weeks, he has not failed to impress or surprise. i think there is a good chance he can go all the way now, his confidence must be very high right now.
Im having fun updating my Carlsen fan club everyday, and more people everyday, are flooding in to join it.
I dont want to put him off his concentration for the world chess cup, but what did he say in regards to my facebook Fan club i set up for him, if you had the chance to tell him already :)
thanks and best wishes,
David
Congratulations on magnus's triumph over the all improving cheparinov, Carlsen has become an inspiration to me over this last few weeks, he has not failed to impress or surprise. i think there is a good chance he can go all the way now, his confidence must be very high right now.
Im having fun updating my Carlsen fan club everyday, and more people everyday, are flooding in to join it.
I dont want to put him off his concentration for the world chess cup, but what did he say in regards to my facebook Fan club i set up for him, if you had the chance to tell him already :)
thanks and best wishes,
David
Posted by: Rybka
Congrats Magnus!
Posted by: Vidar
Gratulerer med også en nordisk mester i sjakk i familien.
Posted by: Vidar
Congratulation on now also having a female nordic champion in the family. Magnus older sister won the G20 nordic championship !
Posted by: Yves
Congratulations on a superb performance, Magnus,
and thanks for keeping us posted, Henrik!
I do think that the upcoming semi finals will display the strongest four at this tournament, awaiting the outcome of the blitz games between Alekseev and Karjakin of course.
Magnus and Kamsky simply have shown magnificient chess and games in which they positionally were superior to their opponents.
Shirov has literally crushed and waltzed over his opponents, not even needing any tie-breaks. I don't recall a time where Shirov's play was this convincing and strong.
The semi finals are going to be exciting for sure. Good luck to Magnus!
and thanks for keeping us posted, Henrik!
I do think that the upcoming semi finals will display the strongest four at this tournament, awaiting the outcome of the blitz games between Alekseev and Karjakin of course.
Magnus and Kamsky simply have shown magnificient chess and games in which they positionally were superior to their opponents.
Shirov has literally crushed and waltzed over his opponents, not even needing any tie-breaks. I don't recall a time where Shirov's play was this convincing and strong.
The semi finals are going to be exciting for sure. Good luck to Magnus!
Posted by: xtra
I think Shirov has had a couple of bad positions, so "crushed and waltzed over" doesnt sound that correct. He has had luck on his side, it is obviously a pretty big factor when playing so few games, anything can happen (and especially with Shirov I think, hehe). its hard for me to know, but maybe it makes quite a big difference to not have to play tie brakes. but he sure seems to have a good flow this tournament
so yes I would guess he will be in the final too.
it would be fantastic if magnus wins and it is awesome if he doesnt because he will still get to play for the title, what can I say, cool! As long as he doesnt fall victim to fame (thinking about Waitzkin, reading his recent book art of learning), im sure its fun to win but I wonder how fun it is to be the winner everyone wants to get a piece of.
so yes I would guess he will be in the final too.
it would be fantastic if magnus wins and it is awesome if he doesnt because he will still get to play for the title, what can I say, cool! As long as he doesnt fall victim to fame (thinking about Waitzkin, reading his recent book art of learning), im sure its fun to win but I wonder how fun it is to be the winner everyone wants to get a piece of.
Posted by: Rune Vik-Hansen
Hei, Henrik!
Filosofen her!
Alltid hyggelig og oppkvikkende å lese bloggen din og spesielt med de fenomenale resultatene Magnus presterer. Dette er virkelig bra og utrolig artig å bivåne. Vi krysser fingrene for søndages dyst mot Kamsky.
Vennlig hilsen
Rune
Filosofen her!
Alltid hyggelig og oppkvikkende å lese bloggen din og spesielt med de fenomenale resultatene Magnus presterer. Dette er virkelig bra og utrolig artig å bivåne. Vi krysser fingrene for søndages dyst mot Kamsky.
Vennlig hilsen
Rune
Posted by: Piti
Vamos Magnus!! good boy! :)
Posted by: IsIsmar Irenick Roa Estrella
Congratulations to super GM Magnus Carlsen for having reached the semi-final stage of the 2007 WCC! As we could see, the chess strength of GM Magnus Carlsen is getting stronger and stronger from one super GM tournament to another so far! Keep it up Magnus as I am one of your avowed fans in the world who keeps on following your games and tournaments! Maximize yourself MR. GENIUS MAGNUS!!
Posted by: Martin
Kjetil A. Lie (Magnus' second) has made another huge update to his diary, it was posted shorter than 2 hours ago.
It's all in Norwegian and can be found here:
www.tyken.net/guestbook/guestbook.php
Scroll down to 7th of December 22:56 and you will find it.
It's all in Norwegian and can be found here:
www.tyken.net/guestbook/guestbook.php
Scroll down to 7th of December 22:56 and you will find it.
Posted by: Tactical Pro
Hi Henrik,
I would like to buy the book Wonderboy: how magnus carlsen became the younger GM in the world. but i would like to make a special request, can i have 2 Signed copies by Magnus Carlsen please, perhaps a little note if he would? this would be greatly appreciated if you could ask him to do this.
thanks alot
david
I would like to buy the book Wonderboy: how magnus carlsen became the younger GM in the world. but i would like to make a special request, can i have 2 Signed copies by Magnus Carlsen please, perhaps a little note if he would? this would be greatly appreciated if you could ask him to do this.
thanks alot
david
Posted by: Hermund Årdalen
Takk for flott oppdatering!
Det er utrolig spennende å følge med på Magnus. Nå er det bare å krysse fingrene!
Det er utrolig spennende å følge med på Magnus. Nå er det bare å krysse fingrene!
Posted by: Mark Howitt
Part of me thought I'd want Carlsen to lose after defeating Adams... but I definitely hope he beats Kamsky to show that European players, (who are not hot house trained), are talented!
Posted by: Paul Franklin
Magnus, if you read this: Congratulations.
Mr. Carlsen, thanks again for the nice blogging.
With every round and the increasing strength of the opponents, one is tempted to doubt that Magnus is already experienced and strong enough to stand the test. Yet he has proven it again and again.
As far as I know Magnus' standard record against Kamsky is equal. Lets hope it is +1 after the Semis.
Good luck for Magnus and greetings to you all,
Paul
Mr. Carlsen, thanks again for the nice blogging.
With every round and the increasing strength of the opponents, one is tempted to doubt that Magnus is already experienced and strong enough to stand the test. Yet he has proven it again and again.
As far as I know Magnus' standard record against Kamsky is equal. Lets hope it is +1 after the Semis.
Good luck for Magnus and greetings to you all,
Paul
Posted by: Theo
GO MAGNUS GO!!! :)))))
you can do it!!!! :))))
you can do it!!!! :))))
Posted by: finn e overlie
hi,
it is 31h and 38min to go befor the Carlsen - Kamsky games starts.
I got the screen on, tuned in and I'm waiting!
finn
it is 31h and 38min to go befor the Carlsen - Kamsky games starts.
I got the screen on, tuned in and I'm waiting!
finn
Posted by: Paul Galley
Amazing.....
We are all very impressed! Best luck to you all for the rest of the cycle.
We are all very impressed! Best luck to you all for the rest of the cycle.
Posted by: Geir Smith-Meyer
Hei Henrik og Magnus,
Kjempesterkt! Dette er midnattsol og nordlys som spiller morgenstemning av Grieg over fjorder, fjell og vidder samtidig!!! Her er det først og fremst talent, men også daglig jobbing hjemme og god trening fra Simen Agdestein, Kjetil A. Lie og Peter Heine Nielsen som viser at norske og nordiske sjakkspillere igjen kan være med helt på toppen. Jeg husker hvor vi gledet oss da Simen ble første norske GM, og tenkt bare på hvor flott det er at Simen og de andre norske GM`ene (samt Peter Heine) hadde kommet så langt og var der når Magnus trengte deres støtte for å vokse så fort. For 30 år siden ble Norge oljenasjon og i 2007 kåret av FN til Verdens Fredeligste Land, og nå er lille Norge ankommet som et topp sjakkland, med 9 GM på 4 mio. innbyggere (noe som f.eks. er bedre enn Tyskland ! ! !). Som tidligere Kretsdommer, som var engasjert i weekend Grand Prix turneringer o.l., gleder jeg med fra dypet av mitt finnmarkske hjerte over denne framgang i norsk sjakk generelt og for Magnus og hans fantastiske sjakkfamilie spesielt. Jeg kan egentlig ikke la være å forsøke å forestille meg hva dette en gang i fremtiden kan bli til når
Magnus om 20 år begynner å tenke på og trene norske sjakktalenter. En ting er sikkert, dette er skikkelig moro. Hjertelig tusen takk! Bor i Frankfurt siden 1998, og håper at dere kommer til den fantastiske hurtigsjakk-verdensmester-festivalen Chess Classics Mainz 2008, hvor det spilles 2 dager Chess-960 og 2 dager normal hurtigsjakk. I 2007 hadde vi 762 spillere i èn sal, hvorav 25% med internasjonal tittel GM/IM/FM. Jeg er sikker på at Magnus vinner tittelen hurtigsjakkverdensmester på første forsøk, og at han kommer til å ha mye moro i dette fine miljøet som er bygget opp av min sjakkvenn og nabo Hans-Walter Schmitt og teamet fra Chess Tigers over en trofast innsats over 14 år. Hvis dere kommer, så vær sikker på at vi skal stå dere bi med lokalkjennskap og best mulig støtte under hele perioden. Ønsker dere lykke til videre, og hva som enn kommer, nå allerede er vi bare stolte, imponerte og takknemlige. Hjertelig tusen takk for innsatsen! Hilsen Geir.
Kjempesterkt! Dette er midnattsol og nordlys som spiller morgenstemning av Grieg over fjorder, fjell og vidder samtidig!!! Her er det først og fremst talent, men også daglig jobbing hjemme og god trening fra Simen Agdestein, Kjetil A. Lie og Peter Heine Nielsen som viser at norske og nordiske sjakkspillere igjen kan være med helt på toppen. Jeg husker hvor vi gledet oss da Simen ble første norske GM, og tenkt bare på hvor flott det er at Simen og de andre norske GM`ene (samt Peter Heine) hadde kommet så langt og var der når Magnus trengte deres støtte for å vokse så fort. For 30 år siden ble Norge oljenasjon og i 2007 kåret av FN til Verdens Fredeligste Land, og nå er lille Norge ankommet som et topp sjakkland, med 9 GM på 4 mio. innbyggere (noe som f.eks. er bedre enn Tyskland ! ! !). Som tidligere Kretsdommer, som var engasjert i weekend Grand Prix turneringer o.l., gleder jeg med fra dypet av mitt finnmarkske hjerte over denne framgang i norsk sjakk generelt og for Magnus og hans fantastiske sjakkfamilie spesielt. Jeg kan egentlig ikke la være å forsøke å forestille meg hva dette en gang i fremtiden kan bli til når
Magnus om 20 år begynner å tenke på og trene norske sjakktalenter. En ting er sikkert, dette er skikkelig moro. Hjertelig tusen takk! Bor i Frankfurt siden 1998, og håper at dere kommer til den fantastiske hurtigsjakk-verdensmester-festivalen Chess Classics Mainz 2008, hvor det spilles 2 dager Chess-960 og 2 dager normal hurtigsjakk. I 2007 hadde vi 762 spillere i èn sal, hvorav 25% med internasjonal tittel GM/IM/FM. Jeg er sikker på at Magnus vinner tittelen hurtigsjakkverdensmester på første forsøk, og at han kommer til å ha mye moro i dette fine miljøet som er bygget opp av min sjakkvenn og nabo Hans-Walter Schmitt og teamet fra Chess Tigers over en trofast innsats over 14 år. Hvis dere kommer, så vær sikker på at vi skal stå dere bi med lokalkjennskap og best mulig støtte under hele perioden. Ønsker dere lykke til videre, og hva som enn kommer, nå allerede er vi bare stolte, imponerte og takknemlige. Hjertelig tusen takk for innsatsen! Hilsen Geir.
Posted by: Rob Vlaardingerbroek
Amazingly well done .
Less then 4 years ago, Dubai. And now this achievement.
Keep rocking the board Sir Magnus.
Best,
Rob.
Less then 4 years ago, Dubai. And now this achievement.
Keep rocking the board Sir Magnus.
Best,
Rob.
Posted by: Thor
Hei, Magnus.
Det er litt rart for meg som nærmer meg 50, å ha en "guttunge" som inspirator for min store hobby :)).
Stå på -- du gir meg mange positive stunder foran PC`n !
Thor
Det er litt rart for meg som nærmer meg 50, å ha en "guttunge" som inspirator for min store hobby :)).
Stå på -- du gir meg mange positive stunder foran PC`n !
Thor
Posted by: Nils Axel
Congratulations, once again!
Magnus' play is simply fantastic!
I just did a search for "Magnus Carlsen" on Google -- and got 174000 responses. That is pretty impressive too.
Good luck in the matches to come!
Nils Axel
Magnus' play is simply fantastic!
I just did a search for "Magnus Carlsen" on Google -- and got 174000 responses. That is pretty impressive too.
Good luck in the matches to come!
Nils Axel
Posted by: King Loek
He plays very attractive chess!?
Posted by:
Hei, Henrik og Magnus!
Det er bare helt fantastisk hva Magnus tryller med på brettet. Han gir meg så mange festforestillinger og så mange høydepunkter når han spiller. Også hans måte å være på er eksemplarisk. Dere har god grunn til å være stolte av han, Henrik!
Uansett hvordan det går mot Gata Kamsky i morgen har han igjen gjort en sjakklig bragd. At han må være sliten er sikkert. MEn med hans stayerevne og mot og vilje er det grunn til å tro at han også kan gå til en finale. Utrolig bra!
Lykke til!
Det er bare helt fantastisk hva Magnus tryller med på brettet. Han gir meg så mange festforestillinger og så mange høydepunkter når han spiller. Også hans måte å være på er eksemplarisk. Dere har god grunn til å være stolte av han, Henrik!
Uansett hvordan det går mot Gata Kamsky i morgen har han igjen gjort en sjakklig bragd. At han må være sliten er sikkert. MEn med hans stayerevne og mot og vilje er det grunn til å tro at han også kan gå til en finale. Utrolig bra!
Lykke til!
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Har Magnus fotografisk hukommelse?
Posted by: Helmut
Hello from a big fan and big congratulations, of course, like from everyone else. Now that Magnus is playing Kamsky I'd be curious to know how you compare yourself to other famous (or notorious :) chess fathers like Mr Kamsky senior or Laszlo Polgar, in terms of your approach to supporting the development of a super-talented junior.
Posted by:
ikke noe stress med en remis, blir seier eller remis i morgen og uansett løser det seg i tie-breaket...
Posted by: Henrik C.
All,
Thank you for your continued support and the way of expressing it!
In such a tight and intense cup I know Magnus get energized by this support. It creats positive waves!
Tactical Pro,
I?ll talk to Magnus about Facebook when he gets home.
We?re not selling the Wonderboy book ourselves. When someone who have bought the book for instance from New In Chess turn up at a tournament where Magnus is playing, he willingly signs.
Blank,
Magnus har en god hukommelse når det gjelder ting som interesserer ham, men jeg vil ikke kalle den fotografisk. (For det første leser han nok ord for ord og det er nok endel som går i glemmeboken som for oss andre :-).
Helmut,
I don?t know the two gentlemen you are referring too personally (although I have had the pleasure of shaking hands with Mr.Polgar) so I?d rather not make comparisons and draw conclusions.
My wife and I have mainly supported Magnus in allowing him to pursue his hobby to such a great extent with regard to tournaments, and we have tried not to focus on results. (But of course we are happy when he does well, which he always does!)
Today Magnus drew Kamsky with white but I have not had the chance to talk to Magnus about the game, and keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow!
Henrik.
Thank you for your continued support and the way of expressing it!
In such a tight and intense cup I know Magnus get energized by this support. It creats positive waves!
Tactical Pro,
I?ll talk to Magnus about Facebook when he gets home.
We?re not selling the Wonderboy book ourselves. When someone who have bought the book for instance from New In Chess turn up at a tournament where Magnus is playing, he willingly signs.
Blank,
Magnus har en god hukommelse når det gjelder ting som interesserer ham, men jeg vil ikke kalle den fotografisk. (For det første leser han nok ord for ord og det er nok endel som går i glemmeboken som for oss andre :-).
Helmut,
I don?t know the two gentlemen you are referring too personally (although I have had the pleasure of shaking hands with Mr.Polgar) so I?d rather not make comparisons and draw conclusions.
My wife and I have mainly supported Magnus in allowing him to pursue his hobby to such a great extent with regard to tournaments, and we have tried not to focus on results. (But of course we are happy when he does well, which he always does!)
Today Magnus drew Kamsky with white but I have not had the chance to talk to Magnus about the game, and keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow!
Henrik.
Posted by: tactical pro
OK thanks henrik,
Well done with Magnus drawing today, he is a joy to watch, good luck for him tomorrow! lets hope he can get at least draw!
:)
david
Well done with Magnus drawing today, he is a joy to watch, good luck for him tomorrow! lets hope he can get at least draw!
:)
david
Posted by: tactical pro
OK thanks henrik,
Well done with Magnus drawing today, he is a joy to watch, good luck for him tomorrow! lets hope he can get at least draw!
:)
david
Well done with Magnus drawing today, he is a joy to watch, good luck for him tomorrow! lets hope he can get at least draw!
:)
david
Posted by: Martin
What a pity... but Magnus shouldn't be too sad, not at all! He performed superbly, Kamsky in my eyes seemed to be in a really overwhelming and tricky form. The success of being qualified for the Grand Prix tournaments is valid and made it a valuable result anyway! Now he really deserves rest after this immensely stressful and successful year!
Best wishes from Germany!
Best wishes from Germany!
Posted by: Rob Vlaardingerbroek
-Qualified for the new Grand Prix 2008-2009 series.
-A bit of pocket money to take home.
-And ended as number 4.
Magnus, you did very, very well at this tournament, don't forget 254 players started (2 didn't show up) you ended as #4.
You made a great achievement at the World Chess Cup 2007.
Congratulations!
Rob Vlaardingerbroek.
-A bit of pocket money to take home.
-And ended as number 4.
Magnus, you did very, very well at this tournament, don't forget 254 players started (2 didn't show up) you ended as #4.
You made a great achievement at the World Chess Cup 2007.
Congratulations!
Rob Vlaardingerbroek.
Posted by: Jagadish
Well done Magnus ! Rob, lets look at this a bit more positively by saying he finished 3rd. What say ;-)
Not bad for a kid thats just turned 17. Imagine what a monster he will soon be. His game is still evolving and evolving fast. 2008 may just be a BIG one ! Here's hoping for the best. Hope you get over this quickly and move on to the next amazing achievement.
Not bad for a kid thats just turned 17. Imagine what a monster he will soon be. His game is still evolving and evolving fast. 2008 may just be a BIG one ! Here's hoping for the best. Hope you get over this quickly and move on to the next amazing achievement.
Posted by: Torill
Gratulerer med en flott turnering til Magnus. Kos deg med pepperkakebakingen :)
I går spilte jeg seriesjakk i en liten by i Danmark. De hadde fått tak i den Aftenposten hvor det var en artikkel om Magnus i og lagt fram som underholdning i spillelokalet - det var veldig populært!
I går spilte jeg seriesjakk i en liten by i Danmark. De hadde fått tak i den Aftenposten hvor det var en artikkel om Magnus i og lagt fram som underholdning i spillelokalet - det var veldig populært!
Posted by: Yngvar Hartvigsen
Congratulations.
Beeing qualified to the upcoming Grand prix he is on track!!
It is amazing that Magnus this year have made 6 tournament performances all differing less than 20 ELOpoints from 2760 !!
This shows that he is very firmly established at a very high level.
2779
8 av 12
World Cup, Sibir 2007
2778
7.5 av 14
Linares
2007
2757
6.5 av 9
EM landslag 2007
2753
5.5 av 9
Biel
2007
2748
7 av 9 Gausdal
2007
2743
4.5 av 9
Tal Memorial 2007
yh
Beeing qualified to the upcoming Grand prix he is on track!!
It is amazing that Magnus this year have made 6 tournament performances all differing less than 20 ELOpoints from 2760 !!
This shows that he is very firmly established at a very high level.
2779
8 av 12
World Cup, Sibir 2007
2778
7.5 av 14
Linares
2007
2757
6.5 av 9
EM landslag 2007
2753
5.5 av 9
Biel
2007
2748
7 av 9 Gausdal
2007
2743
4.5 av 9
Tal Memorial 2007
yh
Posted by: Bill Brock - Chicago
Congratulations!
I look forward to your future success at the highest level....
I look forward to your future success at the highest level....
Posted by: Henrik C.
Thank you for the support and nice comments!
I haven't had the chance to talk to Magnus yet as the hotel internet connection is pretty fragile it seems.
But according to an e-mail from his second Kjetil, they are both smiling:-)
Yngvar,
I like the statistics, it sure looks good!
I guess you could have added 3/6 against Aronian in the Candidates as well!
(And maybe Bilbao blindfold in a bracket.)
It does explain how Magnus has climbed from an unofficial half year low of 2676 after Corus up to 2733 on the Jan08 list!
Let me also say many thanks to main sponsor FAST for their important support, his second Kjetil Lie, and other people who have supported Magnus one way or the other in 2007!
Henrik
I haven't had the chance to talk to Magnus yet as the hotel internet connection is pretty fragile it seems.
But according to an e-mail from his second Kjetil, they are both smiling:-)
Yngvar,
I like the statistics, it sure looks good!
I guess you could have added 3/6 against Aronian in the Candidates as well!
(And maybe Bilbao blindfold in a bracket.)
It does explain how Magnus has climbed from an unofficial half year low of 2676 after Corus up to 2733 on the Jan08 list!
Let me also say many thanks to main sponsor FAST for their important support, his second Kjetil Lie, and other people who have supported Magnus one way or the other in 2007!
Henrik
Posted by: Rolfo
What a wonderboy! He makes us proud!!
Rolfo
Rolfo
Posted by:
Congratulations from México to Magnus for his incredible performance in this W Cup!!
Posted by: Ray Derivaz
Congratulations to Magnus (and Kjetil and Henrik!),
This was a great performance. At the end, Magnus looked quite tired (based on photos and on some moves), which explains why he didn't give Kamsky as big a fight as we might have hoped. However,
his performances in Siberia - especially against Adams and Cheparinov - were most impressive (WCship level IMHO)!
Hopefully, Magnus will now have some well-earned rest, in order to go on amazing us next year.
Merry Christmas to the Carlsen family!
Ray
This was a great performance. At the end, Magnus looked quite tired (based on photos and on some moves), which explains why he didn't give Kamsky as big a fight as we might have hoped. However,
his performances in Siberia - especially against Adams and Cheparinov - were most impressive (WCship level IMHO)!
Hopefully, Magnus will now have some well-earned rest, in order to go on amazing us next year.
Merry Christmas to the Carlsen family!
Ray
Posted by: Ståle
Godt å høre at han tar tapet med fatning. Det er selvfølgelig et antiklimaks å bli slått på målstreken, men det er ingen vits i å henge med nebbet når man spilt så bra. Særlig partiet mot Adams var en perle som gledet oss som bakspiller ham på internett.
Takk for mange minneverdige prestasjoner i året som gikk. Husker best kandidatmatchen mot Aronian, både fordi den var så ulidelig spennende og fordi Magnus viste et voldsomt fighterinstinkt ved å klare å kjempe seg inn i matchen igjen så mange ganger. Må også takke for alle oppdateringene på denne bloggen. Det er alltid interessant lesing, og jeg håper tradisjonen kan fortsette også inn i det nye året.
Takk for mange minneverdige prestasjoner i året som gikk. Husker best kandidatmatchen mot Aronian, både fordi den var så ulidelig spennende og fordi Magnus viste et voldsomt fighterinstinkt ved å klare å kjempe seg inn i matchen igjen så mange ganger. Må også takke for alle oppdateringene på denne bloggen. Det er alltid interessant lesing, og jeg håper tradisjonen kan fortsette også inn i det nye året.
Posted by: Rune V-H
Da var VM-eventyret over for denne gang, men du verden hvor fantastisk mye moro Magnus har gitt oss. Vi har full forståelse for at krefter og lyst kan ta slutt etter en så lang turnering, men han har vist at han kan hamle opp med noen av de beste spillerne i verden og sjansen for Magnus byr seg nok senere også.
Hvilken fenomenalfantastiskfabuløs VM-innsats med et aldeles uovertruffent metaekvilibristisk superakrobatisk resultat. Len deg tilbake, Magnus og bak peppekaker så får
både du og Henrik (og resten av familien) ha en riktig god juleferie før det igjen braker løs i Corus.
Vennlig hilsen
Rune
Hvilken fenomenalfantastiskfabuløs VM-innsats med et aldeles uovertruffent metaekvilibristisk superakrobatisk resultat. Len deg tilbake, Magnus og bak peppekaker så får
både du og Henrik (og resten av familien) ha en riktig god juleferie før det igjen braker løs i Corus.
Vennlig hilsen
Rune
Posted by: Maia Von Lazarinni
wiii!! Magnus did an exelent work!! i'm really happy!! ahh!! so long i don't write here... well.. great matchess Magnus!!, Mr. Henrik! thanks for the news and everything... send regards to Magnus and support of all of us!! we are absolutely proud of his effort and his enthusiasm in this tournament... really i'm so happy about all this commnts wich seem that they are really supporting Magnus and everything.... emm... well.. i have to go!! nice to write you again!! REGARDS to everybody!!
Posted by: Maia Von Lazarinni
Wiii!! Magnus did an exelent work!! i'm really happy!! ahh!! so long i don't write here... well.. great matchess Magnus!!, Mr. Henrik! thanks for the news and everything... send regards to Magnus and support of all of us!! we are absolutely proud of his effort and his enthusiasm in this tournament... really i'm so happy about all this commnts wich seem that they are really supporting Magnus and everything.... emm... well.. i have to go!! nice to write you again!! REGARDS to everybody!!
Posted by: Tom
Jeg er stum av beundring av det Magnus har fått til, særlig det å ta steget opp fra å være en sterk spiller til å tilhøre den absolutte supereliten i sjakk.
Tusen takk til Henrik for oppdateringer og nyheter. Ønsker dere en god jul og et enda bedre nytt sjakkår!
Tusen takk til Henrik for oppdateringer og nyheter. Ønsker dere en god jul og et enda bedre nytt sjakkår!
Posted by: Håvard Holm
Heisann,
Mener å høre at Magnus praktiserer "knipse-sjakk". Noen som vet reglene ?
Mener å høre at Magnus praktiserer "knipse-sjakk". Noen som vet reglene ?
Posted by: Lars Olausen
Hei!
Takk for meget god sjakklig underholdning. Jeg ønsker familien Carlsen og spesielt Magnus er riktig god jul!
Takk for meget god sjakklig underholdning. Jeg ønsker familien Carlsen og spesielt Magnus er riktig god jul!
Posted by: Lars Olausen
Hei!
Takk for meget god sjakklig underholdning. Jeg ønsker familien Carlsen og spesielt Magnus er riktig god jul!
Takk for meget god sjakklig underholdning. Jeg ønsker familien Carlsen og spesielt Magnus er riktig god jul!
Posted by: Yngvar Hartvigsen
As Magnus obviously got very tired at the end, it was maybe not a good idea to inroduce ?new? openings aginst Kamsky, as that usually means quite hard and timeconsuming preparations?
Maybe it would have saved strenght and energy to use openings which Magnus knows far better, even if loosing the ?suprise? element?
Have you any comments on this?
Maybe it would have saved strenght and energy to use openings which Magnus knows far better, even if loosing the ?suprise? element?
Have you any comments on this?
Posted by: Mark Question
I have some comments about the usage of question marks, but I'll leave those to myself...
Congratulations to you, Magnus, for a fantastic year in the world of top-level chess over the board and on ICC, and thank you for bringing us all so much excitement.
Congratulations to you, Magnus, for a fantastic year in the world of top-level chess over the board and on ICC, and thank you for bringing us all so much excitement.
Posted by: question mark
i think it's some kind of ' or ", e.g. a quote typed on microsoft word then pasted to the comment box.
Posted by:
With due respect to the management of GM Carlsen's website, I cannot understand why the said website has not been updated lately after the conclusion of Round 5 where GM Carlsen won over GM Cheparinov. Whatever, even though GM Carlsen didn't make it to the finals after having been defeated by GM Kamsky in the semi-final round, I am still proud of GM Carlsen. Surely, his time will come! In fact, GM Karjakin was also eliminated in the same stage. One can already foresee that both GMs Karjakin and Carlsen will eventually take the reigns of world chess in the near future! Again, my pride and admiration ton GM Carlsen!
Posted by: Henrik C.
The blog has not been updated for a few days for practical reasons.
I haven't had the chance to talk to Magnus about the round 5 games yet as I was out travelling when Magnus returned from Khanty on Wednesday.
The plan is to make an update today.
What I can say is that Magnus arrived home safely, he is doing fine and is very satisfied with his World Cup performance, and he has already participated in the making of Christmas cookies (pepperkaker)
:-)
Henrik
I haven't had the chance to talk to Magnus about the round 5 games yet as I was out travelling when Magnus returned from Khanty on Wednesday.
The plan is to make an update today.
What I can say is that Magnus arrived home safely, he is doing fine and is very satisfied with his World Cup performance, and he has already participated in the making of Christmas cookies (pepperkaker)
:-)
Henrik
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