Carlsen and? Kasparov!

[Eelco de Groot]

Garry Kasparov works with his notebook, he has stated before that after having played
so much Internet chess, his mind is not used to a real chessboard anymore.
Magnus Carlsen prefers the exercise of actually having to reach over the board
and play with real wood pieces .

This is certainly an interesting development! I had to check the date twice, if it was not April 1st. Those pictures on the ChessBase site, are they not really Photoshopped? Magnus has grown in the last year! His arms have grown longer And Garry in a very casual outfit there in his "dacha". But I believe the story is true! The pictures are by Carlsen's father, Henrik Carlsen I believe. Magnus being trained by Kasparov! Magnus was conspicuously absent from the big tournaments for a few months already, so now we know why!

I think it is a good move and maybe the thirteenth world champion Kasparov will (re-)learn some things too. I hope he is not lost to tournament chess forever, he is still a young man!

Eelco

[AdminX]

As we reported earlier today, Magnus Carlsen has started working with former World Champion Garry Kasparov. In a brief interview conducted by phone, Magnus Carlsen tells ChessVibes what it’s like to work with The Boss. “Yes, I always feel tired at the end of the day. But that’s good.”

For more see link:

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnu ... more-15978[/i]

[Eelco de Groot]

As we reported earlier today, Magnus Carlsen has started working with former World Champion Garry Kasparov. In a brief interview conducted by phone, Magnus Carlsen tells ChessVibes what it’s like to work with The Boss. “Yes, I always feel tired at the end of the day. But that’s good.”

For more see link:

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnu ... more-15978[/i]

Thanks for the link Ted! It is nice to read some more background to the story.
Would you trade in your new laptop for that of Kasparov

Regards, Eelco

[AdminX]

As we reported earlier today, Magnus Carlsen has started working with former World Champion Garry Kasparov. In a brief interview conducted by phone, Magnus Carlsen tells ChessVibes what it’s like to work with The Boss. “Yes, I always feel tired at the end of the day. But that’s good.”

For more see link:

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnu ... more-15978[/i]

Thanks for the link Ted! It is nice to read some more background to the story.
Would you trade in your new laptop for that of Kasparov

Regards, Eelco

No, I'll keep the laptop, but I would need something really good to trade for his data!

[AdminX]

Interview with Kasparov

MG: What can you teach him that no-one else can, really?

GK: The experience always plays a role and I think an advice. If nothing else that’s already valuable. That I still enjoy the possession of probably the largest opening database, with some ideas that are still fresh and ready to use. And I think for Magnus it’s a great opportunity to learn how to work, on work ethic. The younger generation now they spend too much time with computers — is just organizing the work place, and making sure that this work is efficient. He was in school and when we started our cooperation earlier this year it was not an easy time for him because his opening repertoire looked — by my standards definitely — quite odd.

For more see link:

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kaspa ... more-16089

I find it interesting what he says about spending to much time with computers. Sometimes we can depend on them to much for over the board chess. As Reuben Fine stated it's better to understand the ideas behind the moves.