PauloSoare wrote:I was surprised to see the name of Albert Silver as author of this report.
Congratulations, Albert. Le Quang Liem, the future Carlsen adversary?
Who can say, but yes, a remarkable feat. 19, and already knocking on the doors of giants.
Thanks albert for the fine report written with a remarkable spirit and yet professionaly
The kid is amazing and reading about him I more and more disagree with Botvinnik when he says that chess is 99% hard work and 1% talent....
Cheers,
Dr.D
His quote is a paraphrase of Thomas Edison's famous, "1% inspiration, 99% transpiration".
It may sound extreme, but I like it, since it is a way of telling people that a great idea (or talent) is next to useless without hard work to develop it.
"Tactics are the bricks and sticks that make up a game, but positional play is the architectural blueprint."
I wish Wesley So ( one of the youngest GM in the world fr PHI ) gets good breaks too.
Wesley performed above his rating expectation in both Wijk aan Zee and Aeroflot, and being so young, I would be very surprised if he didn't break the 2700 barrier himself.
"Tactics are the bricks and sticks that make up a game, but positional play is the architectural blueprint."
PauloSoare wrote:I was surprised to see the name of Albert Silver as author of this report.
Congratulations, Albert. Le Quang Liem, the future Carlsen adversary?
