Biel 2008 Results
Biel finished yesterday and after the closing lunch today Magnus is heading for Mainz and the "Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship" where he will play black against V.Anand in the first round this evening!
Due to some problems with his laptop Magnus has generally not been reachable on Skype during the Biel tournament and consequently I have not had much to report.
It did look very promising for Magnus until round 6 when he had a clear lead and reached a personal record live-rating of 2797, one point behind Anand!
But, after the second rest day he felt rather out of form and his games suffered accordingly. During the game against Dominguez he "hallucinated" badly and was lucky to escape with a draw in the end.
Finishing with the loss against Alekseev and 3 draws, he ended on +2 like in 2006 and 2007. Two years ago it brought him shared 2nd, last year shared first and 3rd place this year after Alekseev (winner on tie-break) and Dominguez both at +3. Congratulations to both for a great tournament result!
In my opinion 6/10 is a good result for Magnus although not as good as his previous performances this year.
It's in fact quite telling that both fans and chess commentators alike look for reasons to explain the 2740 performance of a 17 year old player, when any other junior in the world would have improved his/her rating with such a tournament result!
Magnus own evaluation has to wait, but from what I understand his main concern in Biel has been the lack of form and not the result.
He played a lot of football in addition to the chess and with many friends around he enjoyed himself as in previous years. I know the organiser made every possible effort to make sure he had an enjoyable stay. Thank you!
In general it is good to have a break when you're feeling out of form, but maybe the rapid tournament in Mainz will do Magnus some good. No rating is involved and he does really enjoy the rapid format. Playing Anand, Morozevich and Polgar is certainly also a great challenge!
The rest of Magnus' family are in Tromsoe right now for the Arctic Chess Challenge starting tomorrow.
Magnus participated last year while this year he will only visit the event during the last weekend.
Upon arrival today we were meet by clouded weather and some rain showers, but the weather forecast for the next few days promises sun and slightly warmer days!
For those of you who have never been to Tromsoe; It is hard to imagine a more beautiful and exotic spot for a chess tournament! Homepage: http://arcticchess.org/2008/index.html
Let's hope Tromsoe will host the chess Olympiad in 2014!
Henrik Carlsen,
Tromsoe, August 1st, 2008
Due to some problems with his laptop Magnus has generally not been reachable on Skype during the Biel tournament and consequently I have not had much to report.
It did look very promising for Magnus until round 6 when he had a clear lead and reached a personal record live-rating of 2797, one point behind Anand!
But, after the second rest day he felt rather out of form and his games suffered accordingly. During the game against Dominguez he "hallucinated" badly and was lucky to escape with a draw in the end.
Finishing with the loss against Alekseev and 3 draws, he ended on +2 like in 2006 and 2007. Two years ago it brought him shared 2nd, last year shared first and 3rd place this year after Alekseev (winner on tie-break) and Dominguez both at +3. Congratulations to both for a great tournament result!
In my opinion 6/10 is a good result for Magnus although not as good as his previous performances this year.
It's in fact quite telling that both fans and chess commentators alike look for reasons to explain the 2740 performance of a 17 year old player, when any other junior in the world would have improved his/her rating with such a tournament result!
Magnus own evaluation has to wait, but from what I understand his main concern in Biel has been the lack of form and not the result.
He played a lot of football in addition to the chess and with many friends around he enjoyed himself as in previous years. I know the organiser made every possible effort to make sure he had an enjoyable stay. Thank you!
In general it is good to have a break when you're feeling out of form, but maybe the rapid tournament in Mainz will do Magnus some good. No rating is involved and he does really enjoy the rapid format. Playing Anand, Morozevich and Polgar is certainly also a great challenge!
The rest of Magnus' family are in Tromsoe right now for the Arctic Chess Challenge starting tomorrow.
Magnus participated last year while this year he will only visit the event during the last weekend.
Upon arrival today we were meet by clouded weather and some rain showers, but the weather forecast for the next few days promises sun and slightly warmer days!
For those of you who have never been to Tromsoe; It is hard to imagine a more beautiful and exotic spot for a chess tournament! Homepage: http://arcticchess.org/2008/index.html
Let's hope Tromsoe will host the chess Olympiad in 2014!
Henrik Carlsen,
Tromsoe, August 1st, 2008
Comments:
Posted by: Sam
Henrik, your updates were sorley missed throughout the tournament. Glad you are back blogging again!:-)
Results wise, I think Magnus had a good tournament. Maybe not as good as other tournaments eariler in the year, but then again, they were exceptional performances taking in to account his age!! The positive is that Magnus is gaining invaluable experience in every tournament he plays, which will bide him well for the future!
Good luck to you and your family in Tromsoe, Henrik. I haven't been there before, but from the pictures, it sure does look beautiful!
Results wise, I think Magnus had a good tournament. Maybe not as good as other tournaments eariler in the year, but then again, they were exceptional performances taking in to account his age!! The positive is that Magnus is gaining invaluable experience in every tournament he plays, which will bide him well for the future!
Good luck to you and your family in Tromsoe, Henrik. I haven't been there before, but from the pictures, it sure does look beautiful!
Posted by: Caissa
Glad you're back, I missed your comments. I think Magnus did reasonably well in Biel, nothing to feel too disappointed about.
Nice win against Polgar today. The two other games were also interesting, although they ended in draws. Looking forward to the games tomorrow.
Nice win against Polgar today. The two other games were also interesting, although they ended in draws. Looking forward to the games tomorrow.
Posted by: ujio
have you ever heard of the game of go? try introducing it to magnus, i think hed do great
Posted by: Tassilo
"It's in fact quite telling that both fans and chess commentators alike look for reasons to explain the 2740 performance of a 17 year old player, when any other junior in the world would have improved his/her rating with such a tournament result!"
Well, yes and no.
It can be probably considered a fact that Magnus is already with 17 as far as Garry Kasparov was with 20.
On the other hand Magnus openly (very justified) declared he wants to be World Champion. The measures are high.
There will always be much ado about Magnus. I think he can live with it :)
Well, yes and no.
It can be probably considered a fact that Magnus is already with 17 as far as Garry Kasparov was with 20.
On the other hand Magnus openly (very justified) declared he wants to be World Champion. The measures are high.
There will always be much ado about Magnus. I think he can live with it :)
Posted by: Ilga_Claus
The Magnus Carlsen Song - About Magnus!
Many Norwegian chess fans want to know what's going
through Magnus' head when he plays chess. Well here
you go everybody, this is the song that goes through Magnus' head when he plays chess. Pass it on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0
Many Norwegian chess fans want to know what's going
through Magnus' head when he plays chess. Well here
you go everybody, this is the song that goes through Magnus' head when he plays chess. Pass it on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0
Posted by: Rolfo
Ilga_Claus, is this humour?
Tasteless indeed
Tasteless indeed
Posted by: MArcel
Hello and good luck for the future
Posted by: Klemens
Hi Magnus, it was a pleasure to watch your Biel games, although not all of them went well for you.
Anyway, I wish you good luck for your future competitions in chess - and life in general... Hope to watch you life somedays when you play in the south of Germany or Austria.
Best wishes, Klemens
Anyway, I wish you good luck for your future competitions in chess - and life in general... Hope to watch you life somedays when you play in the south of Germany or Austria.
Best wishes, Klemens
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