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Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

By mishanp on December 16, 2011

After the Tal Memorial in Moscow Magnus Carlsen gave a long interview that provided a remarkable insight into what makes the Norwegian stand out in world chess. He claims to have essentially developed as a player without computers, and to barely work on the game outside of tournaments.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Atarov, Carlsen, computers, Karpov, Kasparov, Nikitin | Leave a response

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