Aerosvit Round 4
I've read that before the tournament, the Aerosvit chairman said that he did not want to see any short draws.
And I do think the organisers and sponsors are happy about all the fighting chess so far, witnessing more than 50% decisive games.
Yesterday was a bit of a curiosity in that we saw three decided games while the other three games were all short draws.
Karjakin won a nice attacking victory in a hot Petroff line.
Van Wely somehow managed to outplay Alekseev in a nice and interesting game.
Magnus was black against Eljanov and against the Catalan he played the 10....Bd6 line that he drew with against Kramnik in Tal Memorial in November 2007.
Eljanov played the supposed novelty 11.Ng5 and after exchanging white-squared bishops Magnus went for the sharp continuation 12....Nbd7 13.e4 e5.
Eljanov spent about half his time on the next move and then most of the remaining time on the subsequent 10 moves or so. He did seem to find very strong moves, he played the principled continuation with 15.f4 etc and probably had a small advantage when the dust settled.
Magnus was reasonably happy with his position and when Eljanov offered a draw a few moves later he decided to play on. After all the position was fairly complicated and Eljanov was already short on time.
Magnus thought 25.f5 was a bit premature from Eljanov as he does not really have a convincing attack yet.
After 27.Rc1 Magnus looked for an opportunity to complicate the position, and was very satisfied when he discovered that 27....Be3 was playable and involved some interesting continuations.
First he discarded the idea, but when he started to look at the actual continuation, recapturing with the c-pawn and playing 29.....d4, he simply had to try.
Magnus won the a pawn (the f-pawn) in addition to the rook for two knights, but with precise defence white would at least be equal, maybe slightly better. Eljanov defended well for a few moves despite the time trouble, but somewhere in the sequence 33.Qc6 Rc8 34.Qxa6 Rc2 35.Nd2 g5 36.Qxh6 (?) g4! he went wrong.
Magnus spent a lot of time until the time control to make sure that he avoided perpetuals and found the best continuations. Commentators has pointed out that he probably missed a couple of slightly better moves, but anyhow he was playing for two results only, from move 37 onwards.
The rook plus 4 pawns against two knights plus 2 pawns is extremely difficult due to the pawn islands across the board and the time trouble. Magnus thought Eljanov was within the draw limit until he made a final mistake around move 70, while the commentators claim Magnus had a winning position early on but both players made subsequent inaccuracies.
At one point Magnus missed 70....Kc5! but Ra3 is probably also winning.
The rook and pawn versus knight and pawn ending is a tablebase win and Magnus quite quickly found the winning plan. 0-1.
Despite his fantastic start, Magnus is only half a point ahead of his young rival S.Karjakin (and one point ahead of todays opponent Shirov).
Karjakin, who went +3 here last year, has won both his white games in style.
He has white against Magnus in the last round, and as many have pointed out already this may turn out to be an exciting decisive final.
Fortunately for Magnus he has 4 white and 2 black games prior to the last round while Karjakin has the opposite.
Although I know Magnus quite well, I'm more or less continuously surprised by his fantastic results.
The continued progress this year was not at all something we could expect. After all he is just 17 and has some obvious weaknesses relative to the rest of the elite players (inexperience, opening repertoire etc). Somehow he seems to have been able to compensate fully with his apparant strenghts (rational objectivity over the board, good intuition, fighting spirit and inner motivation).
My only concern is that expectations may take on unreasonable proportions.
Lets enjoy his games and his progress, but please expect and accept some down's as well as all the up's in the time to come.
Henrik Carlsen,
Beachside internet cafe, Foros, June 12th 2008
And I do think the organisers and sponsors are happy about all the fighting chess so far, witnessing more than 50% decisive games.
Yesterday was a bit of a curiosity in that we saw three decided games while the other three games were all short draws.
Karjakin won a nice attacking victory in a hot Petroff line.
Van Wely somehow managed to outplay Alekseev in a nice and interesting game.
Magnus was black against Eljanov and against the Catalan he played the 10....Bd6 line that he drew with against Kramnik in Tal Memorial in November 2007.
Eljanov played the supposed novelty 11.Ng5 and after exchanging white-squared bishops Magnus went for the sharp continuation 12....Nbd7 13.e4 e5.
Eljanov spent about half his time on the next move and then most of the remaining time on the subsequent 10 moves or so. He did seem to find very strong moves, he played the principled continuation with 15.f4 etc and probably had a small advantage when the dust settled.
Magnus was reasonably happy with his position and when Eljanov offered a draw a few moves later he decided to play on. After all the position was fairly complicated and Eljanov was already short on time.
Magnus thought 25.f5 was a bit premature from Eljanov as he does not really have a convincing attack yet.
After 27.Rc1 Magnus looked for an opportunity to complicate the position, and was very satisfied when he discovered that 27....Be3 was playable and involved some interesting continuations.
First he discarded the idea, but when he started to look at the actual continuation, recapturing with the c-pawn and playing 29.....d4, he simply had to try.
Magnus won the a pawn (the f-pawn) in addition to the rook for two knights, but with precise defence white would at least be equal, maybe slightly better. Eljanov defended well for a few moves despite the time trouble, but somewhere in the sequence 33.Qc6 Rc8 34.Qxa6 Rc2 35.Nd2 g5 36.Qxh6 (?) g4! he went wrong.
Magnus spent a lot of time until the time control to make sure that he avoided perpetuals and found the best continuations. Commentators has pointed out that he probably missed a couple of slightly better moves, but anyhow he was playing for two results only, from move 37 onwards.
The rook plus 4 pawns against two knights plus 2 pawns is extremely difficult due to the pawn islands across the board and the time trouble. Magnus thought Eljanov was within the draw limit until he made a final mistake around move 70, while the commentators claim Magnus had a winning position early on but both players made subsequent inaccuracies.
At one point Magnus missed 70....Kc5! but Ra3 is probably also winning.
The rook and pawn versus knight and pawn ending is a tablebase win and Magnus quite quickly found the winning plan. 0-1.
Despite his fantastic start, Magnus is only half a point ahead of his young rival S.Karjakin (and one point ahead of todays opponent Shirov).
Karjakin, who went +3 here last year, has won both his white games in style.
He has white against Magnus in the last round, and as many have pointed out already this may turn out to be an exciting decisive final.
Fortunately for Magnus he has 4 white and 2 black games prior to the last round while Karjakin has the opposite.
Although I know Magnus quite well, I'm more or less continuously surprised by his fantastic results.
The continued progress this year was not at all something we could expect. After all he is just 17 and has some obvious weaknesses relative to the rest of the elite players (inexperience, opening repertoire etc). Somehow he seems to have been able to compensate fully with his apparant strenghts (rational objectivity over the board, good intuition, fighting spirit and inner motivation).
My only concern is that expectations may take on unreasonable proportions.
Lets enjoy his games and his progress, but please expect and accept some down's as well as all the up's in the time to come.
Henrik Carlsen,
Beachside internet cafe, Foros, June 12th 2008
Comments:
Posted by: Girish
What a supporting father you are. I am glad to see that you do not push him so hard and understand.
Posted by: Rune
Hi Henrik
I have noticed that Magnus is drinking alot of orange juice during
matches. When I do the same I always fart a lot, does this happen to Magnus too? And is this a trick he has been using while his opponents are in deep thought?
I have noticed that Magnus is drinking alot of orange juice during
matches. When I do the same I always fart a lot, does this happen to Magnus too? And is this a trick he has been using while his opponents are in deep thought?
Posted by: Finn
Hi,
WHAT A FINISH!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
It looked like a dead draw to me.
WHAT A FINISH!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
It looked like a dead draw to me.
Posted by: osen
Utrolig!!
Hva i all verden spiser Magnus til frokost? Tror jeg trenger det samme selv...
Hva i all verden spiser Magnus til frokost? Tror jeg trenger det samme selv...
Posted by: rolfo
Rune, your comment may be interpreted
as humour,
that's the best to be said about it :)
as humour,
that's the best to be said about it :)
Posted by: manyoso
"My only concern is that expectations may take on unreasonable proportions."
That's ok, as Magnus' outstandingly strong play has reached unreasonable proportions :)
That's ok, as Magnus' outstandingly strong play has reached unreasonable proportions :)
Posted by: Roger
Fantastisk, utrolig, ubegripelig - alle superlativer er allerede oppbrukt når det gjelder Magnus. Og alt sammen blir jo bare enda mer utrolig når man tenker på at gutten bare såvidt er fylt 17. Og ja, vi aksepterer det selvfølgelig dersom Magnus skulle få en down periode, men akkurat nå så gleder vi oss bare sammen med Magnus over de sensjasjonelle resultatene han oppnår ved sjakkbrettet.
Posted by: Kramnik
Brilliant endgame technique!
Posted by: hand banana
congrats to new world number 2 for victory today from serbia..
Posted by: Nolsøe
I'm very impressed by you both, Henrik and Magnus. Obviously you are working miracles together. I'm a father myself and you are such and inspiration. Today Magnus surpassed Kramnik on the rating list - amazing. Next stop: Anand!! Lykke til Magnus og Henrik:)
Posted by: Soren Riis
I was once told that Capablanca once said that its better to be lucky than to be good.
Magnus is both lucky and good!
Magnus biggest luck is of course his talent. But also the fortune of luck seem to smile in the direction of Magnus
quite frequently.
Shirov's, blunder under pressure is a good example of the old maxim that good players often are lucky.
Magnus is both lucky and good!
Magnus biggest luck is of course his talent. But also the fortune of luck seem to smile in the direction of Magnus
quite frequently.
Shirov's, blunder under pressure is a good example of the old maxim that good players often are lucky.
Posted by:
Today's win against Shirov had nothing to do with luck. Magnus tricked him into keeping the bishop on the more natural diagonal supporting the a-pawn under time pressure. Magnus saw the mating net, Shirov did not. The better player won.
Posted by: Artin
Congratulations Henrik and Magnus,
Someone during chessdom live blog mentioned that :"The Art of Being Lucky", is making your own luck".
Magnus is a full-scale luck making factory.
I'm a big Shirov fan. I even have his autographed "Fire on Board", but I've never been so thrilled by watching a game before. It was fascinating...
Congratulations again, brilliant job.
Someone during chessdom live blog mentioned that :"The Art of Being Lucky", is making your own luck".
Magnus is a full-scale luck making factory.
I'm a big Shirov fan. I even have his autographed "Fire on Board", but I've never been so thrilled by watching a game before. It was fascinating...
Congratulations again, brilliant job.
Posted by: Gegga
Heilt vanvittigt!! Er nesten så man ikke tror det man ser. Dette skal jo ikke være mulig.
Greit nok at det har vært et par "blundere", men Magnus har jo aldri vært truet. Så han spiller jo kun for seier eller remis. Og viljen til å vinne er så enorm!
Hvor skal dette ende??
JA, vi må tåle en nedtur. Alle forståsegpåere sier at det vil komme. Godt at du har samme innstilling, Henrik. Men med Magnus virker det nesten som om det ikke kommer til å skje. Men når (hvis) det skjer, får vi bare håpe stole på at Magnus tåler det! Og det tror jeg han gjør.
Greit nok at det har vært et par "blundere", men Magnus har jo aldri vært truet. Så han spiller jo kun for seier eller remis. Og viljen til å vinne er så enorm!
Hvor skal dette ende??
JA, vi må tåle en nedtur. Alle forståsegpåere sier at det vil komme. Godt at du har samme innstilling, Henrik. Men med Magnus virker det nesten som om det ikke kommer til å skje. Men når (hvis) det skjer, får vi bare håpe stole på at Magnus tåler det! Og det tror jeg han gjør.
Posted by: Nina
Gratulerer Henrik og Magnus!
Dette er bare helt utrolig!
Vannvittig morsomt å se på Magnus spille. Han har en fighting spirit som er helt utrolig.
Lykke til med resten av turneringa!
Dette er bare helt utrolig!
Vannvittig morsomt å se på Magnus spille. Han har en fighting spirit som er helt utrolig.
Lykke til med resten av turneringa!
Posted by: Martin
It's getting almost spooky meanwhile...! How fascinating this is to follow, how unbelievable... It's such a unique experience to follow the rise of a star, and at the same time having the feeling not to lose touch with him... How shall I put what I mean... Usually I would have the feeling that you and Magnus would leave fans and admirers somewhere on your way to the top, perhaps even something beyond the top, no one would really blame you, it would most probably seem like a normal, natural mechanism that geniuses lose touch to "them down there" on their unique travel, it might even seem somewhat necessary, but... you regularly update this blog, share your feelings and thoughts about your wonderful son, not revealing the slightest doubts about us all being worth to be updated in such a detailed and delighting way. I may have expressed it similarly somewhere else already, but I do think that Magnus' genius and phenomenon corresponds with the phenomenon that he doesn't want to be dealt with as a phenomenon, he doesn't need that, and that he has such a mature attitude towards his relation to his closer and wider social environment - which again matches perfectly with how you obviously brought him up: without the faintest idea of a need to demonstrate allures or likewise behaviour, where everyone else might dream of this opportunity to do so... The trust he must have in you, Henrik! What a important person, not only as a father, but also as a friend you must be to him, and this is perfectly appropriate. Everything ist so extraordinary about you and Magnus, not to forget the rest of your family.
Oh, and as for "luck" - first, you can only have "luck", if you give "luck" a chance, second, chess is not a science in first line, but a competitive game (what else should it bei in a tournament?), as you already said, Henrik.
Objectively you probably could agree with a draw even before starting a game, that means you wouldn't want to know and be interested in which mistakes your opponent could make, and which practical decisions might broaden the possibilities and probability of winning. So how at all can you speak of luck, if you play in a way that puts your opponent into time trouble? Chess, of course, is also a matter of time, like anything else in life! Almost everything is a matter of time, everybody is able to do almost everything - but in very different ranges of time... It would be cynical if one wanted to let Magnus become a bad conscience for winning in a manner that absolute (and in an unquestionably noble manner!) fits the idea of tournament chess...!
Well, sorry, this entry was too long, I'll keep quiet for a while again... (I will go on regularly following the blog, though) ;)
Warm regards from Martin, Freiburg/Germany
Oh, and as for "luck" - first, you can only have "luck", if you give "luck" a chance, second, chess is not a science in first line, but a competitive game (what else should it bei in a tournament?), as you already said, Henrik.
Objectively you probably could agree with a draw even before starting a game, that means you wouldn't want to know and be interested in which mistakes your opponent could make, and which practical decisions might broaden the possibilities and probability of winning. So how at all can you speak of luck, if you play in a way that puts your opponent into time trouble? Chess, of course, is also a matter of time, like anything else in life! Almost everything is a matter of time, everybody is able to do almost everything - but in very different ranges of time... It would be cynical if one wanted to let Magnus become a bad conscience for winning in a manner that absolute (and in an unquestionably noble manner!) fits the idea of tournament chess...!
Well, sorry, this entry was too long, I'll keep quiet for a while again... (I will go on regularly following the blog, though) ;)
Warm regards from Martin, Freiburg/Germany
Posted by: Elz
Magnus has a fantastic technique. Incredible! I like very much his ambition to win games. Drawish positions turn to winning positions when he plays... He reminds me of Fisher who also managed to win seemingly drawn games with ease.
Posted by: Forus, Stavanger
Synes Martin har formulert det alt vesentligste.
Gratulerer Magnus. Ubegripelig vakkert parti på fler plan.
Helt uten sekundant
:-)
Gratulerer Magnus. Ubegripelig vakkert parti på fler plan.
Helt uten sekundant
:-)
Posted by: FZappa
Nice job taking out Shirov, Magnus!
Try playing 1.b3 against Alekseev...it always leads to mate by move 25
Try playing 1.b3 against Alekseev...it always leads to mate by move 25
Posted by: op
magnus is now ranked no2 on the live rating list with 2790+. this is seriously unbeliveble. no matter if there is alot of hype or if he will go into a slump now, what magnus has achived is amazing.
Posted by: Bobby F.
With his last 3 games in Aerosvit, Magnus has emphasized the SPORTS element of chess. It?s not only a ?mind game? but a physical challenge. If you wanna play against Magnus, you have to go to bed early. Eat properly before the game. You must be in good physical condition because you will have to play for +5 hours uninterrupted, and the game will last for 60-80 moves. The endgame will be played in severe time trouble with only 30 seconds increment per move. You know in advance that this will stress you to your very limits, and that your opponent is constantly trying to finish you of in a brutal way.
Nothing wrong with ?old suits? but Magnus represents the new generation of chess players who compete not only on a mental level, but also almost physically. Magnus is a great sportsman!
Nothing wrong with ?old suits? but Magnus represents the new generation of chess players who compete not only on a mental level, but also almost physically. Magnus is a great sportsman!
Posted by: Jan S
Martin, I fully agree with all your sayings! Magnus is fantastic, but so is Henrik - and the rest of the nice Carlsen family. I am so lucky I will have the opurtunity to meet all of them here in Tromsø in august.
arcticchess.org
I look forward to this happening - and I invite you all to be here as well.
arcticchess.org
I look forward to this happening - and I invite you all to be here as well.
Posted by: Nicholas
My god heinrik your son is already the best player on the planet! He is soon above 2800!
Posted by: Tony
Henrik I 'd like to have it on record that I promise never to have 'unreasonable expectations' of Magnus.
I absolutely understand your concerns as a (good) father but, like many other fans out there, I think Magnus at 17 years plays chess like no other 17 year old in all of history (with the possible exceptions of Kasparov and Fischer but I doubt it).
Best wishes to Magnus for the remainder of the event (4.5/5 is looking incredibly good)
and also for shaking a few all-time records along the way!
I absolutely understand your concerns as a (good) father but, like many other fans out there, I think Magnus at 17 years plays chess like no other 17 year old in all of history (with the possible exceptions of Kasparov and Fischer but I doubt it).
Best wishes to Magnus for the remainder of the event (4.5/5 is looking incredibly good)
and also for shaking a few all-time records along the way!
Posted by: knumpe
i just want to say a thing to magnus: if the norway football team would play like you, they will probably become world champions 2010 in a huge 7:0 against brasil.
thank you for this nice finish against shirov and as well, this nice piece of art that made me in a way happy.
go on, magnus. you're the man.
thank you for this nice finish against shirov and as well, this nice piece of art that made me in a way happy.
go on, magnus. you're the man.
Posted by: Jan
I cannot find more superlatives than those mentioned before, but I want to say that since Wijk aan Zee 2004 I followed every single game of Magnus and I should know his strengh but whats happening this year makes me speechless.
Congratulations to a superb start in this tournament and lets hope he can keep the pace during the next rounds ;-)
Greetings from Trier, Germany
Congratulations to a superb start in this tournament and lets hope he can keep the pace during the next rounds ;-)
Greetings from Trier, Germany
Posted by: Jon Erik
Henrik, his attitude should be added as apparent strenght as well. Always nice, never arrogant, paying respect to other players,
despite being a chess superstar at 17. It would have been very easy to feel better than other people. As a father I get inspiration from such behaviour. When it comes to his chess, I am absolutely amazed. This is art, and the results lately are just incredible.
despite being a chess superstar at 17. It would have been very easy to feel better than other people. As a father I get inspiration from such behaviour. When it comes to his chess, I am absolutely amazed. This is art, and the results lately are just incredible.
Posted by: Lyubomir
Real respect for you Henrik, updating this blog from an internet cafe in Foros. You are as Magnificient as Magnus :-) Keep walking you both!
Posted by: shams
Henrik, thanks for the on-site reports-- you do a great job.
Magnus-- sac a pawn tomorrow!
it's friday the 13th.
be scary.
Dan
Seattle, WA USA
Magnus-- sac a pawn tomorrow!
it's friday the 13th.
be scary.
Dan
Seattle, WA USA
Posted by: ChessCoach
Nice win Magnus :-) Go for the next tournament win!
Btw, this site is a really great support - thanks!
Regards from Berlin,
Stefan
Btw, this site is a really great support - thanks!
Regards from Berlin,
Stefan
Posted by: Martin
You really inspire me a lot ! Thank you very much, Magnus and Henrik :-)
Posted by: Nicholas
Ok Magnus now you have to beat the Kasparov 2851 record.
As Magnus is progressing now it should be done in a few weeks :D
As Magnus is progressing now it should be done in a few weeks :D
Posted by: Harry
Dear Henrik,
I am a fan of Magnus since I saw him playing at the Corus C-group. What Magus has achieved is amazing, but I very much agree with your remark Henrik :.. "My only concern is that expectations may take on unreasonable proportions"...
Regards from Amsterdam,
Harry
I am a fan of Magnus since I saw him playing at the Corus C-group. What Magus has achieved is amazing, but I very much agree with your remark Henrik :.. "My only concern is that expectations may take on unreasonable proportions"...
Regards from Amsterdam,
Harry
Posted by: Odd-Steinar Arntzen
Thank you very much for your column. I want to comment on what you wrote today, because I found your final comments
very wise. They become even more true, when one knows the result of the 5th game, against Shirov.
There is,however, something about Magnus that sets him apart from other prodigies. There seems to be no limits to what he can achieve. I'm not saying this to please you, although you must be extremely proud of him, but to try and draw some attention to this phenomena. What is it? Karjakin is a prime example. The world has seen very few protegies of his quality, but he is still not Magnus.
I hope life will treat him well, and that we, the fans, are able to accept mistakes on his part as much as we now appreciates the mistakes made by his opponents at present!
It is hugely entertaining.
very wise. They become even more true, when one knows the result of the 5th game, against Shirov.
There is,however, something about Magnus that sets him apart from other prodigies. There seems to be no limits to what he can achieve. I'm not saying this to please you, although you must be extremely proud of him, but to try and draw some attention to this phenomena. What is it? Karjakin is a prime example. The world has seen very few protegies of his quality, but he is still not Magnus.
I hope life will treat him well, and that we, the fans, are able to accept mistakes on his part as much as we now appreciates the mistakes made by his opponents at present!
It is hugely entertaining.
Posted by: Dhananjay
Hi Henrik
Magnus' performance has been rated at 3100. What do you feel about that? There's also a mention that if FIDE decides to publish world rankings today, Magnus would be the number two GM. What are Magnus' immediate goals? What targets has he set himself?
Magnus' performance has been rated at 3100. What do you feel about that? There's also a mention that if FIDE decides to publish world rankings today, Magnus would be the number two GM. What are Magnus' immediate goals? What targets has he set himself?
Posted by: kenneth
I just love to se magnus play. His fighting spirit is so high and that alone earns a lot of respect. I do share your concern about down's may soon come and in conjunction with the enormous expectations on magnus' behalf, that may be hard to face.
But he has a god support in you, and I trust that you do talk with him about the "bad scenarios", so he will be mentally prepared - should they arise. As an officer and soldier I know it is a proven psycological method to avoid chock/depression. Going through the bad scenarios and talking about emotions that may occur during such an event, makes you mentally better prepared to tackle them.
But he has a god support in you, and I trust that you do talk with him about the "bad scenarios", so he will be mentally prepared - should they arise. As an officer and soldier I know it is a proven psycological method to avoid chock/depression. Going through the bad scenarios and talking about emotions that may occur during such an event, makes you mentally better prepared to tackle them.
Posted by: Per Erik S.
Hello Henrik!
I am very pleased that you, as the father of Magnus, are expecting us to accept future downs in his performance! I am a father of two boys myself, and if you learn them how to cope with any "resistance" and "downs", you may have done your job as a parent and father. I believe that the performances of Magnus is a natural conseqvense, and a mirror to yours and his soul and passion for the game. I thank you for "bloggiong", and I spend hours on internett to see how Magnus is growing draw by draw! It almost seems that the other top players are a bit frightened to meet Magnus. Tell Magnus that he is giving many, many people in Trondheim a great show. he is next to brilliant. When will we have an opening ore a defence named after Magnus?
I am very pleased that you, as the father of Magnus, are expecting us to accept future downs in his performance! I am a father of two boys myself, and if you learn them how to cope with any "resistance" and "downs", you may have done your job as a parent and father. I believe that the performances of Magnus is a natural conseqvense, and a mirror to yours and his soul and passion for the game. I thank you for "bloggiong", and I spend hours on internett to see how Magnus is growing draw by draw! It almost seems that the other top players are a bit frightened to meet Magnus. Tell Magnus that he is giving many, many people in Trondheim a great show. he is next to brilliant. When will we have an opening ore a defence named after Magnus?
Posted by: Henrik C.
All,
thanks alot!
Rune,
try blending the orange juice with water. If it doesn't help you're probably not GM material :-)
Osen,
Magnus eats lots of Weetabix, I think they should sponsor him:-)
Martin,
thank you for the nice words.
FZappa,
he should have followed your 1.b3 advice :-)
Shams,
he took your 'sack a pawn' advice!
Dhananjay,
I think it was in Baku that Magnus responded to a similar question that he did not have any short term ambitions about playing a WC match or becoming WC, but that he would have liked to work his way up to #1 on the rating list....
Kenneth,
some wise words, thank you! However, for sportmen in general I think it is a good idea to put emphasis on the work at hand and the joy involved, and not focus too much on neither success nor failure itself.
Per Erik S.,
having spent four and a half year (at NTH) in Trondheim in my youth I sure appreciate to hear from a chess enthusiast up there!
Henrik C.
thanks alot!
Rune,
try blending the orange juice with water. If it doesn't help you're probably not GM material :-)
Osen,
Magnus eats lots of Weetabix, I think they should sponsor him:-)
Martin,
thank you for the nice words.
FZappa,
he should have followed your 1.b3 advice :-)
Shams,
he took your 'sack a pawn' advice!
Dhananjay,
I think it was in Baku that Magnus responded to a similar question that he did not have any short term ambitions about playing a WC match or becoming WC, but that he would have liked to work his way up to #1 on the rating list....
Kenneth,
some wise words, thank you! However, for sportmen in general I think it is a good idea to put emphasis on the work at hand and the joy involved, and not focus too much on neither success nor failure itself.
Per Erik S.,
having spent four and a half year (at NTH) in Trondheim in my youth I sure appreciate to hear from a chess enthusiast up there!
Henrik C.
Posted by: ozan
nowadays, because of the long opening theories, many games seem to be as a drawish game, and than players say, "ok, let's agree on draw, no need to play". but these are machinery (computer like) thoughts, I think...
but human beings make mistakes, and magnus knows this well and fights until the end, puts his oppenents under great pressure.
because, he wants to play real chess, wants to show us good games.
and this was the spirit that we wanted to see on chess board.
thanx to him, and good luck while climbing up to peak.
Ozan Bozdag / Turkey
but human beings make mistakes, and magnus knows this well and fights until the end, puts his oppenents under great pressure.
because, he wants to play real chess, wants to show us good games.
and this was the spirit that we wanted to see on chess board.
thanx to him, and good luck while climbing up to peak.
Ozan Bozdag / Turkey
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