26 October 2010
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Oh dad!
Former World Champion Gary Kasparov,
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and father Henrik Carlsen
Photo courtesy: www.nrksport.no
Hello Everyone,
Before you’ve got over our previous post on the romantic chess couple Pattinson-Stewart, we thought we’d tell you about Carlsen’s romantic life too (wink) – thanks to a quote from his dad!
Carlsen’s Father has said: I don’t care about Carlsen winning the World Championship as much as him enjoying his happy life and finding love.
Carlsen’s father—Henrik Magnus – speaking about the Carlsen’s performance at the Pearl Spring Nanjing Super Chess Tournament said Carlsen is doing a good job until now and he only wants his son to live a happy life and enjoy his romance in the future.
When Carlsen was five years old, his father tried to teach him to play chess. However, Carlsen didn’t show great interest in it, as a result, his father thought he had no gift for playing chess.
However, when Carlsen beat his elder sister as an eight-year-old, things changed a bit. Carlsen’s father says parents must be very patient with their children and see what they are interested in.
Carlsen is also very interested in geography, history, news and political issues. He likes to read books regarding American’s presidents particularly. However, he spends much more time in playing chess and as a result; he can’t keep the balance between his study and chess-playing.
Carlsen’s father will show respect to his son’s choice if Carlsen decides not to play chess any more. And his father said, “It is his own life and he has the right to determine his own fate.”
When asked the question whether it will affect Carlsen’s romance with girls since he accompanies Carlsen, he said, “As a father, I am always looking forward to his happy life and want him to fall in love with girl who he really likes as other youngsters. After all, it is one of the important parts in his life.”
You can read more about what Carlsen’s father said at the official website here.
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