On Chess: At 13, Carlsen drew with Kasparov
Saturday March 3, 2012 9:04 AM
The CBS series 60 Minutes recently offered a segment on 21-year-old Magnus Carlsen, the top-rated chess player in the world.
Featured was footage of a speed game in Reykjavik, Iceland, with then-No. 1 Garry Kasparov —when Carlsen was only 13.
Arriving a half-hour late, Kasparov was uncharacteristically subdued. He neither smiled nor shook hands before or after the game.
At one point, the teenager unexpectedly left his chair while Kasparov was pondering a move. Apparently, the kid was bored.
Viewing the tape with 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, Carlsen recalled: “I thought to myself, ‘You know what? I don’t know why he’s thinking. But I know what my response is going to be anyway. So I’ll just walk off and watch the other games.’ ”
The draw that ensued was a coup for the teen.
“When I actually got a winning position, I had little time, I was nervous and I couldn’t finish him off,” Carlsen said. “I was playing Kasparov. I was intimidated.”
“You were intimidated by playing the world’s champion when you were already 13 years old?” Simon teased.
“Yeah, go figure,” Carlsen replied with a shrug.
Source: http://www.dispatch.com
Magnus should be nervous now playing Nakamura.
A match between Crlsen and Kasparov would be of much more interest today than the other two this year. Nobody really cares about the Fide match..(Thats sort of a joke.) and Aronian vs Kramnik does not really matter..though that should be a great contest. Mark my words. Carlen vs Kasparov would make waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more money and be of waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy more interest to the chess public. Sort of sad to see Fide has fallen so bloddy low.
I wold like to see this match, of course!
It is ironic that all these comments about Nakamura are placed by none other then Nakamura.