Monsters Blitz in Norway

[Vlad Dobrich]

Looks like four players with a current matchup Nakamura 0 - 1 Carlsen. These guys are Monsters

Live games>>>>http://livechess.chessdom.com/site/

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

The event is sponsored by BNBank (Bank of Norway?) The Bank recently awarded Magnus Carlsen 4 million Norwegian Krone (about 750,000$Cdn) as a sponsorship to do well!:)

[Ken MacDonald]

Monsters Blitz in Norway

The result shows Carlsen 0 Nakamura 1 on that website.

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

Different game! I assume this is a quad round-robin.
Sometimes you eat the bear.
Sometimes the bear eats you.

[Dan Scoones]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

BN Blitz Oslo
World Blitz Champion Carlsen 1 ICC Monster Nakamura 3
At the Bullet Chess book launch in Vancouver, Nakamura said he was looking forward to playing Carlsen in London. The Oslo result adds to the tension!

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

As I understood there were live video of games. Any source for non-live of these videos?

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

The event is sponsored by BNBank (Bank of Norway?) The Bank recently awarded Magnus Carlsen 4 million Norwegian Krone (about 750,000$Cdn) as a sponsorship to do well!:)

Norway found oil and lots of it. From what I see, they manage it well. Norway has the second highest per capita income behind Luxembourg, unless that has now changed since 2007. Norway has some interests in our oil sands but the project was put on hold after the drop in the price of oil.

Here's an interesting 2 year old article from the Seattle Times. It's a contrast to how most other nations handle their oil wealth.

In my view, Canada is not a "nation" in the strictest sense and spirit of the term. We're a federation of provinces, where each province looks after it's own interests. The "Notwithstanding" clause quite clearly underlines their right to do it.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._norway20.html

[Hikaru Nakamura]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

Thanks everyone! I was not particularly thrilled with my play in the final compared to the other 12 games I played before then. Nevertheless, it was good enough once I calmed down in the final 2 games.

[Bob Armstrong]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

Next year, the World Blitz Championship !!

Bob

[David McTavish]

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Thanks everyone! I was not particularly thrilled with my play in the final compared to the other 12 games I played before then. Nevertheless, it was good enough once I calmed down in the final 2 games.

Congrats GM Nakamura! Hope u didn't spend all ur winnings last nite in celebration of your great victory over world's #1! Even Rybka was impressed at the level of play in those final two games, incredibly befitting regular or classical time control echelons; at what point did you conceptualize 27. d7!!!.
Must have knocked Magnus out of his chair! I don't think he'll ever play Grunfeld as black again!You were lucky in second game, or managed your time better, and Nimzo results were ok, but Magnus seems to have been eating everyone for breakfast with white Classical nimzo once he unwinds with 2B's, endgame or not.Mickey plays that as black religiously, well at least he is predictable, makes everyone's prep for London a little less arduouos. Best wishes for London tourney, could be festive anyways, .. oh and don't listen to any canuck patzers... Your Bullet Sudoku Master

[Hikaru Nakamura]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

I am but a simple person. Also, it is rather hard to party in Norway as the culture tends to be a bit more conservative than in the US or Canada. As such, no worries. Just in London now enjoying my tea and crumpets while I wait for the real tournament to begin. Cheers everyone!

[Rob Love]

Re: Monsters Blitz in Norway

I am but a simple person. Also, it is rather hard to party in Norway as the culture tends to be a bit more conservative than in the US or Canada. As such, no worries. Just in London now enjoying my tea and crumpets while I wait for the real tournament to begin. Cheers everyone!

If there is someone to keep watch of next year, its gonna be you, Hikaru!!!

Impressive performance all year round, tournaments after tournaments! Very consistent !!!

Way to go Super GM Hikaru Nakamura!!! My challenge for you is to be one of the top 10 in the world and I believe you can do it!!! Cheers!!!