Agdestein.
who should be magnus second for preparation WC

Emory Tate should be. Hahahahahahahaha. He could bring him coffee and make his bed and stuff like that. Definately nothing chess related, Magnus was 2300 level when he was about 11 or 12.

Some streetwise life wisdom there, thanks for sharing!
linuxblue1 wrote:
This guy should be Magnus' second. Victory for Mganus would be certain:

Jonny Hector: then we'd see some hard core opening preparation.
http://www.chessgames.com/player/jonny_hector.html
This guy should be Magnus' second. Victory for Mganus would be certain:
He drowned in a lake, so I don't think that would work.
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Sad, sorry to hear that. If I was ever in the US I would have tried to find him at that beach and play him.
OK. Since I have suggested a dead person without knowing it as a second for Magnus, there is only one alternative of equal quality. He takes no nonsense. His decisions are final.

Jan Smeets, because he is very good with computer analysis and was a secondant for Topalov in his match against Anand.
Anish Giri. I think he understands the psychology of his opponents very well.

The backyard professor. He may be busy with Anand though.
Yea, he could teach Magnus how to play against the Fried Liver.
kramnik>.... svidler?..
aronian?