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CARLSEN SAYS ARONIAN MOST DANGEROUS OPPONENT IN LONDON
March 12, 2013 - 11:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Norway's Magnus Carlsen sees the Armenian world No 3,
Levon Aronian, as his most dangerous opponent at London-hosted Chess
Candidates Tournament, The Guardian reported.
"He has supreme confidence and belief in himself, is very well
prepared, can evaluate non-standard positions very well and never
backs down," says Carlsen in a tribute to a fellow chess optimist.
Asked if Carlsen would be disappointed if he failed to make it
through to the world championship match, the chess player said,
"It would depend on the performance. If I score plus four and Aronian
scores plus six, I will probably have had a quite good tournament and
there's not much I can do. If I feel I haven't been able to show my
best, then I will be disappointed. But life goes on, and whether I
win or lose I will still be 22 with most of my career ahead of me."
Aronian will face off against Carlsen in the first round, due March
15. The tournament will run from March 15 to April 1.
March 12, 2013 - 11:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Norway's Magnus Carlsen sees the Armenian world No 3,
Levon Aronian, as his most dangerous opponent at London-hosted Chess
Candidates Tournament, The Guardian reported.
"He has supreme confidence and belief in himself, is very well
prepared, can evaluate non-standard positions very well and never
backs down," says Carlsen in a tribute to a fellow chess optimist.
Asked if Carlsen would be disappointed if he failed to make it
through to the world championship match, the chess player said,
"It would depend on the performance. If I score plus four and Aronian
scores plus six, I will probably have had a quite good tournament and
there's not much I can do. If I feel I haven't been able to show my
best, then I will be disappointed. But life goes on, and whether I
win or lose I will still be 22 with most of my career ahead of me."
Aronian will face off against Carlsen in the first round, due March
15. The tournament will run from March 15 to April 1.