3 ms·
He briefly talks about Kasparov here as they were training together at the time. They later broke up. I wonder if some of the conflict they felt was was really
by tbrake 12y ago
He briefly talks about Kasparov here as they were training together at the time. They later broke up.
I wonder if some of the conflict they felt was was really Magnus's more organic, natural approach clashing with Kasparov's more like systematic and rigid type of training, which he no doubt inherited from Botvinnik. This isn't to say Magnus doesn't work hard at his game but on a chess approach scale of, say, Capablanca to Botvinnik, he would very much tilt towards the former.
edit: Actually he specifically talks about that; somehow I skipped it upon first reading.
- netvarun 12y agoThis past two weeks, I have been reading Kasparov's "Life Imitates Chess" and your comment certainly rings true. He spends a fair number of pages discussing about Botvinnik's rigid and systematic training system and how that helped instill a strong work ethic in him. There is also a section on Casablanca and how his laziness cost him his crown to Alekhine, who was Botvinnik's predecessor. If history serves right, I am predicting Carlsen will lose the throne to Caruana in 2016!
- jc123 12y agoAt this point in time, it is probably more for Carlsen to lose than to Caruana winning. If Carlsen feels good, he will train a lot; hopefully it will be an exciting match.
- simplegeek 12y agoI get the impression that they didn't break up. They still train together from what I understand after reading the interview.
- V-2 12y agoHm, the interview is from 2010. It is my understanding that they parted soon after.