He is not going to stop: The Norwegian Magnus Carlsen wins clear the world-class tournament, “Grenke Chess Classic” in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden. The chess world champion with a margin of 1.5 points.
Magnus Carlsen: His thoughts can currently not follow
Satisfied, but not exuberant, the champion of the world in connection commented on his victory against France’s top player Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, his tournament performance, “The last four laps were great,” said Carlsen. The Norwegians escaped with a strong 7.5 points from nine matches in the competition, once and for all. As of three weeks previously in the Azerbaijani’s Shamkir to be the best players in the world were bathing in the “Grenke Chess Classic” in Karlsruhe and Baden-no Chance against the Champion.
Carlsen is now unbeaten in 59 games and the world leads the ranking with over 50 points ahead. The US-American Fabiano Caruana, who was laying under half a year ago, only just in the world Cup final against Carlsen, landed in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden is on the second place.
Carlsen is in the Form of his life
The current winning streak, the 28-year-old sports superstar has surprised many in the chess scene. Because even during the world Cup in London last November, the Norwegians had occurred was quite different: Almost listlessly, he completed the match against Caruana and won first in the rapid chess playoff. But since then, the Norwegians, as it is replaced.
Here, Carlsen certainly benefits from the preparation for the championship fight. Because the opening of the ideas that have come up with his helpers specifically for the world Cup, are now coming after and after. “It helps me, of course,” said the Champion after his Triumph in Baden-Baden.
However, while Carlsen played in the world Cup with the black pieces well, to be dominated, he is now also White. His opponents can find against the pressure game of the world champion, currently no prescription. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave tried it on in the final round with an aggressive pawn sacrifice, which Carlsen but did not impress.
Vincent Keymer fights through the tournament
“Eye of the Keymer” – young Talent Vincent Keymer has his opponent in sight
Almost the biggest problems had Keymer Magnus Carlsen in this tournament, of all things, against the great young German hope, Vincent. In the opening game of the 14-Year-old could bring the Norwegians in distress, but in more than six hours, wrestled to the ground.
For the students from Saulheim near Mainz, the strong-only tournament was the expected severe test. In the first round, he suffered four defeats in a row. Only in the second half it went better for him: After a victory against the experienced German national team players Georg Meier Keymer won two more in a draw. But unfortunately, it went out in the final round against the Spanish number one Francisco Vallejo Pons’s something in the air – after a strong beginning, he was transferred yet again to the Spaniards.
With two points from nine rounds Keymer has proven that he has the potential to create in a few years, the leap into the world top.