Magnus = Mozart, Kasparov = Beethoven?
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If Magnus = Mozart, then I am Offenbach.
Okay but let’s hear the reasonings fellas
That’s some fairly good reasoning I like that perspective. Certainly technology has affected the way that we see players and their overall exposure to the world. For instance, there is video of a young Carlson playing Kasparov at the age of 13 and playing him to a draw. IF Kasparov was a 13 year old prodigy to the degree of Carlson, there mustn’t been any video documentation of it, at least of the same video quality that there is for Magnus. On the same front, I’ve seen videos of Magnus playing 10+ opponents, good opponents at that, and winning all of the games, demonstrating his *feel* for the game, rather than demonstrating the extent of his study. I wouldn’t take that away from Kasparov, just as I wouldn’t take away the brilliancy of Beethoven’s work.
. We are straying from what the initial topic was about , which is about the players that they are, and the composers that Mozart and Beethoven were. Magnus is similar to Mozart in the way that it comes natural to them. What the comparison essentially is, is that Magnus needed less studying, less repetition than Kasparov, just as Mozart perhaps needed less repetition than say Beethoven. These 4 geniuses - are all undoubtedly obsessed with their craft, and where parts lack for the likes of Beethoven and Kasparov, is made up for, and arguably succeeds the natural gifts of the likes of their counterparts.
I’d compare Magnus and Kasparov to Mozart and Beethoven, one meticulous, driven and calculated; the other being natural, spontaneous and magnificent. I find one comparison in their styles of play that makes this comparison particularly true: Magnus knows the right move and takes the time to confirm it; while Kasparov, in more instances, may have to do more calculating to find the correct move. I’d like to hear more from other’s on this comparison and whether you’d agree or disagree.