ON CHESS
Young champion unafraid of battle
Saturday, August 7, 2010 02:51 AM
By Shelby Lyman
Magnus Carlsen is the chess prodigy of our time.
After a recent string of spectacular successes, there is little doubt that, at 19, he is the top player in the world.
Few question whether his World Chess Federation international rating, which ranks him a clear No.1, accurately reflects his actual playing strength.
During the past year, Garry Kasparov – who dominated chess for two decades – assumed the role of trainer and mentor for the Norwegian wunderkind – a wonderful bit of luck for Carlsen, who hardly needed it.
Despite his age, Carlsen is a seasoned and unyielding fighter. Possessing an intuitive ability to thread through perplexing and threatening complications, he exhausts and outplays his opponents.
His boyish physical appearance and genial demeanor notwithstanding, Carlsen is tougher than nails. Below the poster-boy surface is an adversary who is spoiling for a fight and prepared, if necessary, for a prolonged one.
A recent issue of the Dutch chess magazine New in Chess reprints a couple of fashion ads featuring Carlsen. Usually cleanshaven, the champion glowers behind a swarthy five o’clock shadow.
The image seems an angry one – part punk and part Kasparov, who once described chess as a form of ritual murder.
Source: Columbus Dispatch
Ritual murder for nerds.
Hi Susan Polgar,
That’s interesting to know that a 19 year old chess player being described as chess prodigy by blog writers – good.
Well,all these glittering words just arouses my urge to play chess against this 19 year old brilliant boy or at least to read & analysis his moves for my introspection to draw a conclusion about his skills.
Susan,Is there any possibility for me reading/analyzing his moves or playing chess with him ?
Oooops did I sound too much ? – cool : Its just a wish of mine : Don’t I have the right to express my wish ? – lol : Cool everybody.
Okay – in few minutes from now,let me see some hot web sites [the mood of the current time – lol],so catch you all later.
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Venky[Chennai – India]
Venky, you need a girlfriend very badly.
Playing with your chess pieces leads to blindness!
Looking at hot websites leads to blindness too.
One question remains unanswered,why did Carlsen,Kasparov and Kramnik help Anand win the title against Topalov?
“One question remains unanswered,why did Carlsen,Kasparov and Kramnik help Anand win the title against Topalov?”
Oh, they just wanted to unnerve the Bulgarian.
It was a chance to dish out what Topalov and Danailov serve to other chess players on a regular basis.
Life is no fun when someone is terrorizing you. I am glad that this happen to Topa. Hopefully it will humble him and make him improve his attitude and his chess game.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Hi Anonymous,
lol – Yeah I need moving wonders (I mean girl friend ) – no doubt about it but I would like to bring a well known phrase to your remembrance that is “Love is blind but it never ruins ” – ask me not who or what it never ruins ?,it may never ruin the person who witness it – lol,actually ruined or not ruined,depends on the person who practice it,so these two[Chess & Hot websites]are my current loves without compromising my self control,so worry not my friend – lol.In future many loves may be added to the list of mine,bless me so – lol : Cool.
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Venky[Chennai – India]