Przychylamy się życzeniom wielu Internautów i wprowadzamy nowy temat pt. "Wirtuozi szachów". Będziemy tutaj przedstawiać Państwu sylwetki sławnych szachistów, zarówno przeszłości, jak i teraźniejszości.

        Zaczynamy od Magnusa Carlsena, który ostatnio wprowadził szachy do szerokich mediów. To dzięki niemu o szachach zaczęto wiele pisać na łamach różnej prasy całego świata.

1. Książki o Magnusie Carlsenie
2. Andrzej Filipowicz: O tym się mówi... (Magazyn Szachista luty 2010)
3. Carlsen i Kasparow uzgodnili "strategię współpracy"
4. Kasparow i Carlsen w Oslo

    Wiadomość o współpracy Magnusa Carlsena i Garri Kasparowa była jesienną sensacją minionego roku. Wspólne kontakty najlepszego szachisty wszechczasów i geniusza królewskiej gry przyniosły znakomite owoce: Carlsen wygrał turnieje w Nanjing, Londynie, Wijk aan Zee i został mistrzem świata w grze błyskawicznej. Na liście rankingowej FIDE zajmuje pierwsze miejsce.
    W toku treningów Carlsen i Kasparow współpracowali ze sobą poprzez Internet i w trakcie bezpośrednich spotkań. Teraz wygląda na to, że ich drogi się rozeszły. Na wspólnej konferencji prasowej obaj podali do wiadomości, że Magnus Carlsen przejmuje swoją karierę we własne ręce. Ale wspólny kontakt nie zostanie zerwany i Kasparow jest dalej gotowy udzielać wskazówki, jeśli będzie taka potrzeba (na podstawie Chessbase news).

Press release - March 4th, 2010

    With goals met, chess greats Kasparov and Carlsen alter strategy for 2010

    The cooperation between former World Champion Garry Kasparov and Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen began in early 2009. Kasparov, arguably the greatest player in the history of the game, and the 18-year-old Carlsen, one of the most remarkable talents in chess today, conducted two short training sessions in the spring and trained together for a fortnight in Croatia in the summer. There followed sessions in Oslo and Marrakesh (Morocco), accompanied by real-time Internet conferences during major tournaments in which Magnus was participating.

    The result of this cooperation was most satisfying: on January 1st, 2010, just a month after his 19th birthday, Magnus Carlsen was listed as the top-ranked player in the world by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the youngest ever to achieve this distinction. On the March 1st list he remained in the number one position with a rating of 2813 and became the second highest rated player in history, exceeded only by his mentor Garry Kasparov.

    With those achievements a major target has been met in the cooperation between these two chess players, even earlier than anticipated. Therefore it has been decided that their cooperation should take a different direction this year. Magnus will be responsible for all career decisions, without constant guidance, as this is the natural next stage in his chess development. For the time being there are no plans for chess camps or regular coaching during events. Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen have agreed to remain in contact, and Carlsen will still have the opportunity to confer regularly with Kasparov.



    Garry Kasparov: "Magnus is one of the greatest natural talents I have encountered in chess, and his recent performance has exceeded even my very high expectations. Our time together our training camp sessions has been deeply invigorating for me as well. It was because of these sessions that I felt confident to play the anniversary match against Anatoly Karpov in Valencia last September with good results, I might add. It was also very gratifying for me to see Magnus climb to the world s number one position well ahead of our original schedule. Magnus has shown the deadly instincts of a great champion. During his tournaments, when we spoke about upcoming games, Magnus always wanted to play the sharpest and most dangerous continuations, an illustration of his increased confidence in his powers. Our work together during the past year in Croatia, Oslo and Marrakesh gave him a great deal of ammunition which, even when it was not used, helped him go into battle with the indispensable belief that he should expect to win every time he comes to the board. I see a great future for this extraordinary player."



Magnus Carlsen: "Working with Garry Kasparov over the last twelve months has been a unique experience. Not only because he was the strongest player in the world for more than two decades, but also because of his great and never-ending passion for chess. I m very satisfied with our cooperation. Discussing the most topical openings with the one who invented a lot of the modern concepts of chess and getting advice on my particular opponents, most of whom he himself played against on numerous occasions, has been highly interesting and very helpful. Our work contributed significantly to my progression to the number one spot on the FIDE rating list this year."

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    W dniach 26-29.04.2010 odbyła się w Oslo konferencja ważnych osobistości, które w swoich krajach angażują się w walce o prawa człowieka. Polskę reprezentował Lech Wałęsa.

    Były mistrz świata Gary Kasparow zreferował sytuację w Rosji. Oprócz tego spotkał się ze swoim podopiecznym Magnusem Carlsenem. Norweski kanał telewizyjny NRK TV przygotował z tej wizyty specjalne sprawozdanie.

    Last week Garry Kasparov was at the Oslo Freedom Forum, a conference on human rights, where the former World Champion spoke about human rights and democracy in Russia. The organisers have announced that there would be video updates over the next few weeks as they upload conference videos and photos so keep an eye on the Kasparov page there if you want to hear his speech. There is a link to a well-know 2008 interview with Sir David Frost, in case you have missed that. Incidentally, an official visit by the Russian President Dimitry Medvedev started on the same day, and the fact that Medvedev and Kasparov even stayed in the same hotel probably led to even more media attention than Garry expected.



    But Kasparov was in Norway not just for the Freedom Forum. He was greeted at Oslo's Gardermoen airport by his friend and colleague Magnus Carlsen, whom he has trained in the past. Kasparov participated in an event with one of Magnus's two main sponsors, the law company of Simonsen, which has published nice blog reports on their national chess hero in the past. They also sent Magnus to Bergen to play blitz at their recruiting exhibition stand. Simonsen promised a permanent job to any student who could beat him, but based on the outcome of the 26 games," Magnus said, "they will have to select a different criteria for recruiting." The opposition varied from beginners up to one grandmaster. TV 2 and other media covered the event, and the sponsor was very satisfied with the atmosphere and attention.



Kasparov and Carlsen at the meeting centered around the Tromso Olympiad bid for 2014. The speaker is Joran Jansson, the president of the Norwegian Chess Federation.

On Thursday Magnus and Garry attended a press conference in Sandvika to promote Tromso's candidacy for the Chess Olympiad in 2014. The Arctic Circle city of Tromso and Albena, Bulgaria are the two candidates that have delivered bids. "I really hope that the FIDE congress will vote for Tromso at their meeting in Khanty Mansiysk during the 2010 Chess Olympiad the coming fall," Carlsen said.



Garry and Magnus, a powerful force in the chess world today

Later the same day Kasparov and Carlsen attended Simonsen's annual client event. The former World Champion was the main speaker at this informal and popular gathering. He was interviewed by TV journalist Gro Holm, and NRK Lordagsrevyen interviewed Carlsen and covered the event in the double portrait televised nationally that weekend. Here is the report on NRK's web site. You can watch it on the player at the bottom of the page.



Carlsen and Kasparov on Norway's NRK TV



The two analyse in the hotel suite animated and with obvious pleasure



"Although I like to be updated on political issues I seldom feel really engaged emotionally."



"He is 19, I am 47. When I was 19 I was also only a chess player."



An infant Magnus working with GM Simen Agdestein



The young chess prodigy playing the 2600+ GM Alexey Dreev...



...and a first encounter with Garry Kasparov, whom the 13-year-old had on the ropes



"Right now I believe that Magnus Carlsen can serve the cause of chess better than anyone else. He is young, he is Norwegian, from the Western World, very attractive for the media. That could symbolise a new era."



Q: "Do you feel that people has stopped regarding you as a kid?" Magnus: "Well, I hope this has been the case for a long time already. I've played at a reasonably high level for some six years now, and I've had to perform and behave as an adult in many situations. I hope people have seen me as such as well."



"Garry has helped me a lot really. Not the least in the opening phase, where he was the greatest expert in the world, but also in the area of psychology." Q: "Is your next goal to become World Champion?" Magnus: "Of course that is a goal, but it is not something I think about every day. It is not an all-consuming goal. I feel it will just be a natural step at some point in time."

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