I was very impressed with Magnus C. when I first heard about him a few years ago. He looked like the real deal. He was already a fighter then and he is definitely not afraid to fight.
I believe that his upbringing also helped his chess. He has a father that every young and talented chess player would dream to have. He is allowed to play and grow at his own pace, regardless of the results. I do not know much about his mother so I cannot say but I am sure she is also very supportive.
My sisters and I would not be where we are today without the support from my parents either.
In the last few years, Magnus improved so rapidly. Aronian is one of the best players in the world and Magnus gave him all he could handle. Regardless of the outcome of the playoff, both Aronian and Magnus have gained a lot of new fans.
I believe that Magnus C., Aronian, Madmedyarov and Radjabov will be at the top of the chess world for many years to come. They are the future of chess and they will bring a lot of excitement to the chess fans.
What is your take?
Magnus IS the real deal. 🙂
You forgot about Karjakin
Yes, Magnus Carlsen is a great chess player. He plays very energetic chess which the fans love.
Best of luck to him in his rapid playoff match tomorrow against Aronian!
Both players have shown great talent but also both room for improvement and the potential to improve.
the 4 top players in the world at the moment, in no particular order, are:
Kramnik
Anand
Aronian
and…
Carlsen!
Karjakin is extremely talented but he has not reached the level where I can put him in the top 4. I hope he will because he does play exciting chess. He is also a very nice young man.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.PolgarChess.com
We are big Carlsen fans in my house. (We like the fact that he also plays soccer and tennis as well as brilliant chess.) Is his father still blogging? Can you post the link?
http://blog.magnuschess.com
This is his blog.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
They’ll all give up chess playing as soon as they meet the right girl. Until that happens, hope they invent some new opening theory, I need it badly for beating my friends.
Magnus is great,he play the new generation of chess, hes moves is not easy to predict!
Regards frome norway
kristian livendahl
Unbelieveable results, I am really enjoying the Carlsen-Aronian match!
I definitely underestimated Carlsen in this match up. I’m also quite impressed by Shirov’s ‘win on demand’ game in round 6. I’m feeling rather sorry that only one player will advance out of this wonderful group.
Who knows what Magnus will achieve by the age of 18?
Anon:
I’m fairly certain Topalov belongs in that ‘top four’ group. Despite some inconsistency he does end up winning no small number of strong tournaments.
It is a safe bet to list those four , but :
-Karjakin is as good as Carlsen, but got far less invitations for super tournaments, with the exception of Corus (where he played better than Carlsen).
I have the impression Karjakin is commercially less attractive for
organizers.
Carlsen got invitations for Tal Memorial, Corus, Linares, Dortmund,…
whereas Karjakin plays in extremely risky open tournaments as the European Championship (where he played badly),…
In fact, Carlsen never won against
Karjakin (1 loss and three draws).
-Aronian is from the same generation as Ponomariov.
Untill a few years ago, Aronian was a “nobody” compared to Pono, and now he is obviously better.
This proves it is impossible to predict the future.
Some players make a big leap at a very young age, but stagnate later,
and vice versa.
-Nepomniachtchi, Negi, Kuzubov, Khairullin,… are very promising and may catch up with Carlsen and Karjakin in a few years time.
-You forgot in your analysis one of the strongest and most regular players of the last 6 months : Dmitry Jakovenko (generation of Ponomariov, Grischuk, Aronian).
Same for him : no invitations for Super Tournaments so far, but he’s so strong and intelligent.
His TPR are, with the exception of
Corus B, consistently in the 2700-2800 range.
I’m convinced he’s heading for 2750
in less than a year time.
-My point is : the field of absolute top players is constantly changing, the future of chess doesn’t belong to only 4 players.
What about Navara, Grischuk (if he quits playing poker),… and so on…
Steven.