Magnus Carlsen Revealed His Helpers!
Sochi Chess World Championship Victory!
Yesterday was a highly emotional day. Surprisingly I remained relatively calm during most of the game even when Anand got some initiative through his well-timed b5-break. But when he sacrificed the exchange on b4, and I subsequently moved my king to the centre (e4), played Nh5 and saw Rd7 that should be winning for me, I was overcome by anxiety.
The release of emotions suppressed for weeks was overwhelming. With some time on the clock I managed to calm down and finish the game efficiently to clinch the World Championship title with 6.5 – 4.5 !
With the next match coming up in two years, the time has come to reveal all my seconds and helpers for this match. In the last minutes of the round 11 game, Norwegian media interviewed my hardworking seconds located at the Kragero Resort south of Oslo; Jon Ludvig Hammer, Laurent Fressinet and Michael Adams!
A special thanks to the three of them and to my main coach Peter Heine Nielsen present in Sochi. I’m very grateful also to Garry Kasparov for valuable advice before and during the match and some really good help from my friends (and former European Champions) Ian Nepomniachtchi and Vladimir Potkin who was having a training camp at the player hotel in preparation for Ian’s participation in the Russian Super Final starting later this week.
Thinking back one year; In addition to several of the above seconds, Pavel Eljanov contributed significantly before and during the Chennai match.
Source: http://www.arcticsec.no
This is in addition to Magnus’s manager Espen, chef Magnus, doctor Brede and of course his family.
That is unfair. Magnus has a bigger team.
All that help and Anand might actually be champion now if he hadn’t pushed that damned rook pawn.
Congrats to Magnus, but his chess wasn’t all that impressive.
Right now, Fischer and Kasparov he ain’t!
Nothing is unfair in love and war and this is war.
One cannot call it unfair. Anand had his time in the World Chess scene. Like everything things change. Newer and younger blood take over. Anand is aware of this. Good luck to Carlssen
Is chess a team game?
I wouldn’t say I was a big MC fan but say what you like the boy the can. Its not great to watch but its effective.
And Anand was gracious enough to concede that MC was just the better player.
On to 2016 where we can see if anyone can get MC’s measure.
All these coaching, y don’t they bring a Houdini et al, 2d championship proper! In other sports, it’s not allowed… Y chess??