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A few years after the turn of the millennium, a very special talent for Norwegian chess was born.
But chess legend Garry Kasparov was worried about Magnus Carlsen.
Kasparov meant that Carlsen – who was then a teenager – lacked adequate education and a serious training plan. He described Norway as "the chess court". "He must have coaches around him," Kasparov insisted.
Simen Agdestein, Davids coach for Carlsen, calls Kasparov's statement "disrespectful".
– He spoke as if I did not exist. But I do not care. I care very little about this stuff, says Agdestein in Aftenposten.
The criticism is passed on to Kasparov's management, but it has not responded.
What is the hallmark of Norwegian failures?
In 1985, Kasparov became the seventh world champion since the Second World War. It was the product of an ambitious and systematic challenge, in which the disciplinary and scientific studies of the game were of the highest esteem.
However, the experts we discussed agree that we can now speak of a distinctive "Norwegian chess school".
"It's a personal motivation, so the Norwegian school of chess is drastically different from many other places," said Jon Ludvig Hammer, second-best player in the tournament. Failures of Norway.
"In Norway, we live very well, there is never anything it is necessary to do in Norway. If you become very good at something, it's because you have an internal driving force. Magnus thought that nothing was more fun than reading the history of chess, studying the old masters, analyzing the holidays – and playing at the party, without forgetting. It was about inner motivation. There were no parents who said, "Sit down with this book." They said, "Do not let go of the book and come and dine with us," says Hammer, second for Carlsen at the 2013 and 2014 World Cups.
Atle Green, chess expert, draws another feature of Norwegian chess training.
"It's chess like sports." Neither Magnus nor Simen see chess as a science – it's about winning at all costs and winning with your physical stamina. the Norwegian brand, "says Green.
Grandmaster factory
The development of Norwegian talent can be attributed for the essential, if not all, to a building located in Bekkestua in Bærum. Here, Simen Agdestein started the chess line at the Norwegian Top Athletes Gymnasium (NTG) in 1998.
In the 80s, Agdestein was one of the greatest talents in the world. He quickly became the best player in Norway. He participated in tournaments abroad, but thought that he was alone to travel. Traveling on tournaments now, it is with a group of talented students. Agdestein has always wanted to create the environment in which he aspired himself from an early age.
"Those who are growing up today definitely have better conditions for success than me," said Agdestein.
Five of the 16 Norwegians who have earned the Grand Master title through history have arrived since 2016. Four of them took place in Norway's high-level gymnasium.
"I think NTG is very important, it has been of great importance to me who went there.It is a unique opportunity because few countries have such a line of failures," he said. Aryan Tari, winner of the World Junior Cup last year.
Atle Green perceives Agdestein's approach to chess as a "game". The philosophy is distinctly different from the famous Soviet chess school.
"I'm not very eager to learn from their mistakes, I would also like students to learn from what they do well," says Agdestein himself.
– It's a lot more laid back. Simen has a relaxed relationship with training and results. It does not tighten so much. Russia is much harder, says Aryan Tari.
Do we have a new Norwegian world champion?
However, it happens that Simen Agdestein is nervous before starting a new school year. In recent years, the line of chess has just had enough students.
"It is important to continue so that we are ready when the super talents appear.
Until now, Jon Ludvig Hammer has reached the second place of most students of Agdestein. Hammer remarks that Norway now has a lot of good players in the late teens, but also adds:
"I think of the children who started around 2013, those who started while the interest in chess has flourished in Norway, they are very exciting to follow," said Hammer.
So Magnus Carlsen is not a blaff? Can we have a new Norwegian world champion in the future?
"There is a bit more chance now, for Atle Grønn we have an environment that is conducive to the best chess games and has shown that it is possible
"But all in all, we only have five million inhabitants, and in ten or fifteen years, it's very likely that the world champion will be Chinese or Indian." The chance that he will do it a Norwegian is close to zero.
However, on Wednesday, Magnus Carlsen will still be able to win the World Cup title. The Nordmann will be responsible for Fabiano Caruana at 4 pm Norwegian.
SOURCES: Norsk Sjakkblad, Sjakken or life
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