Leko - Carlsen match Opening ceremony.
This winter Magnus was invited as the 4th opponent in the Leko+ series (rapid matches) in Hungarian Miskolc.
In 2005 Peter Leko played Adams in a fascinating fight. The result was 4-4 after three initial wins by Adams and a fantastic comeback by Leko.Two years ago Leko beat Karpov 4,5-3,5, but last year he lost with the same digits against Kramnik.
Yesterday the welcome dinner was held in a very elegant castle up in the hills outside Miskolc.
New BMW's featuring posters with "Leko & Carlsen match" bring the participants to and from throughout the event, and the transportation is very much in style with the organisation so far; well planned, comfortable and in great style!
Many thanks to organisers Katalin Tömösi, Attila Barva and the rest of the organisation!
A double digit number of journalists showed up at today's press conference headed by Miscolc mayor Sándor Káli. The variety and ingenuity of the questions were impressive.
Magnus expects the match to be hard fought and even. He has a poor score against Peter but having made steady progress lately, the chances of scoring a win and also of winning the match has improved.
Regarding the upcoming European Championship in Football, Magnus admitted that he will root for our fellow Scandinavians (the Swedish), while if any, he would probably pick Portugal as favourite this year.
The opening ceremony was held in the National Theatre of Miskolc.
The initial 20 minute play that was presented has been created solely for the match, and we thoroughly enjoyed the music, the Viking's and the farmer maidens song!
Chief Arbiter and WGM Zsuzsa Veroci introduced the players, and next was the drawing of lots.
Magnus was allowed to choose between two green leather cases, and inside he found a black art figure which translated to black in the first game on every match day (in game 1, 3, 5 and 7) and white in the second.
After the reception / cocktail party held in the 2nd floor of the theatre, Magnus has retreated to his room for preparation and rest.
Round 1 starts tomorrow at 16:30 and round 2 at 18:00. Live games at the excellent match homepage: http://www.lekocarlsen.hu/eng
Henrik Carlsen,
Miskolc, May 27th 2008
In 2005 Peter Leko played Adams in a fascinating fight. The result was 4-4 after three initial wins by Adams and a fantastic comeback by Leko.Two years ago Leko beat Karpov 4,5-3,5, but last year he lost with the same digits against Kramnik.
Yesterday the welcome dinner was held in a very elegant castle up in the hills outside Miskolc.
New BMW's featuring posters with "Leko & Carlsen match" bring the participants to and from throughout the event, and the transportation is very much in style with the organisation so far; well planned, comfortable and in great style!
Many thanks to organisers Katalin Tömösi, Attila Barva and the rest of the organisation!
A double digit number of journalists showed up at today's press conference headed by Miscolc mayor Sándor Káli. The variety and ingenuity of the questions were impressive.
Magnus expects the match to be hard fought and even. He has a poor score against Peter but having made steady progress lately, the chances of scoring a win and also of winning the match has improved.
Regarding the upcoming European Championship in Football, Magnus admitted that he will root for our fellow Scandinavians (the Swedish), while if any, he would probably pick Portugal as favourite this year.
The opening ceremony was held in the National Theatre of Miskolc.
The initial 20 minute play that was presented has been created solely for the match, and we thoroughly enjoyed the music, the Viking's and the farmer maidens song!
Chief Arbiter and WGM Zsuzsa Veroci introduced the players, and next was the drawing of lots.
Magnus was allowed to choose between two green leather cases, and inside he found a black art figure which translated to black in the first game on every match day (in game 1, 3, 5 and 7) and white in the second.
After the reception / cocktail party held in the 2nd floor of the theatre, Magnus has retreated to his room for preparation and rest.
Round 1 starts tomorrow at 16:30 and round 2 at 18:00. Live games at the excellent match homepage: http://www.lekocarlsen.hu/eng
Henrik Carlsen,
Miskolc, May 27th 2008
Comments:
Posted by: Rolfo
Henrik,
even this "friendly" match is exciting for all chess friends around.
Enjoy and let us know..
Rolfo
even this "friendly" match is exciting for all chess friends around.
Enjoy and let us know..
Rolfo
Posted by: Nina
Hei henrik!
Tusen Takk for at du holder oss oppdatert!
Lykke til Magnus! Som vanlig så sitter jeg foran pc-en å følger med.
:-)
Tusen Takk for at du holder oss oppdatert!
Lykke til Magnus! Som vanlig så sitter jeg foran pc-en å følger med.
:-)
Posted by: Frøken-Ur
I'm so excited
and I just can't hide it!
Lykke til !
Takk for en super blogg
and I just can't hide it!
Lykke til !
Takk for en super blogg
Posted by: Sam
Thanks Henrik! And good luck to Magnus. Looking forward to the games!
And good luck to Sweden in the Football Euros! Personally, I would have rooted for England, but seeing as we didn't even make the cut this year, I am cheering on Spain. I am a Liverpool fan, and we have several Spanish players and a Spanish manager,
so I think it's the right choice! :-)
All the best!
And good luck to Sweden in the Football Euros! Personally, I would have rooted for England, but seeing as we didn't even make the cut this year, I am cheering on Spain. I am a Liverpool fan, and we have several Spanish players and a Spanish manager,
so I think it's the right choice! :-)
All the best!
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