i agree that was pretty decent.
Chess as a combat sport 2
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He is absolutly right, I think that were really great comments.
mykingdomforanos wrote:
if Carlsen posted on a chess.com thread about when to resign, he'd probably get trolled.
The idiots who take the above to mean that they should never resign would get trolled.
Carlsen resigns when he knows it is lost. He did so in the Candidates tournament only recently.
There's a difference between fighting on in a poor position, and dragging out a completely lost position.
Carlsen knows the difference. The people on here, who usually post that sort of thread, donn't.
I'm pleased for you
Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for the opponent - it is precisely these qualities that distinguish great players. - Garry Kasparov
chess IS a war, a war between two minds.
Absolute_1 wrote:
Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for the opponent - it is precisely these qualities that distinguish great players. - Garry Kasparov
chess IS a war, a war between two minds.
thanks god he at least agrees that its war
TetsuoShima wrote:
Absolute_1 wrote:
Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for the opponent - it is precisely these qualities that distinguish great players. - Garry Kasparov
chess IS a war, a war between two minds.
thanks god he at least agrees that its war
Who? the line "chess is a war, a war between minds." is my opinion not Kasparovs. 
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In his late teens Carlsen trained with Kasparov but ended the relationship after a year. “He was a completely different type” than his Norwegian coach, says Carlsen. He “gave more but demanded more. I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside of the chessboard I avoid conflict, so I thought this wasn’t worth it.”
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On the chessboard, however, Carlsen seems to relish battle. He sees chess as a combat sport. “Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s OK to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.” He never gives up, he explains. “I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies – counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.”
This has helped him draw games he stood to lose. “Self-confidence is very important. If you don’t think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.”