Kasparov's Webinar

Hello,

I have recently found an interesting and an amazing post in GM Igor Smirnov's blog
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The post is about an event regarding " The World’s Greatest Online Seminar of Success " and you can also find the link for the original post at the bottom of this post.

Here the post is :






" How does a consultation session with Garry Kasparov sound? Unbelievable? A chance you can’t miss? Well, regardless of how you think of it, one thing is for sure: it’s going to happen soon!


Just recently, a friend of mine brought this event to my attention. Dubbed as the World’s Greatest Online Seminar of Success, this exciting event goes beyond chess. Yes, this is an off-topic BUT I’m sure it’ll be highly useful anyway.
Aside from having good chess skills, having a strong personality is EXTREMELY important for winning tense competitions.

Nowadays, every chess player has ChessBase, Fritz, Rybka, and a ton of other chess books and resources. However, there are certain players that stand out from the rest…achieving much better results than others.
So you may be wondering: ”Why does this happen?”

Everybody has the same level access to outside resources (books, videos etc). But what makes one stand out from the crowd is what makes them up WITHIN – your psychological and mental approach.
Having a winner / champion’s psychology can positively affect your chess and your life as a whole.

Take a look at V. Topalov – the Bulgarian elite GM who’s famous for his uncompromising and entertaining style of play. He’s not as talented as ‘naturals’ like Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura, and others. However, thanks to his strong psychology and character combined with effective training, he became a World Champion.

Strong character and psychology is not something you can easily learn from a book. It is best learned from PEOPLE who have faced the challenges; persevered despite the adversities; and are now on top!
In light of that, the webinar “Keynote 2012” can be very valuable for your development, not just as a chess player BUT as a person. It’s dedicated to leadership, communication, management, and other useful skills.
Here’s its web-site: LINK (after clicking the link choose English language at the top-right side of the window)

You will witness HIGHLY successful people, including Garry Kasparov, reveal their roadmaps to success. Garry Kasparov will conduct the lecture: “How To Use Your God-Given Brain”.
Perhaps, this is NOT for everyone. As I have said, it’s not exactly about chess. But if you are interested in self-improvement and financial success – this is a great event for you.

Garry Kasparov will be joined by other 17 equally famous and successful speakers including:

+ The American billionaire Donald Trump
+ Self-development coach extraordinaire, Brian Tracy
+ Richard Branson (owner of 350 companies)
+ And many MORE!

Now the event is priced at $200. But I doubt you’ll ever get another chance to communicate with such highly successful people for so low price.

Of course, it all boils down to you. But if you’d ask me, it is worth $200 for sure. When I learned about it this morning, I subscribed right away.
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Note: This is NOT my event, and I have NO relation to it. Just like you, I’m only one of the listeners. So if you are interested or have any questions, please, forward them to the event organizers: LINK (after clicking the link choose English language at the top-right side of the window)
P.S. The price will go up after June the 30th. If you are interested, it’s better to act now. "

So I hope you enjoyed reading this and also if you are interested, you can JOIN!


Original post link : HERE

Thank you!




 

Chess Puzzle - 51

White to move. How should white proceed?

Magnus Carlsen wins Tal Memorial

It's hard to call it a surprise when the world's top-ranked player wins any chess tournament. But in this case, it's a pretty apt description of what occurred in the final round of the Tal Memorial, as all the results went the way of Magnus Carlsen to vault him into clear first place.

After the 8th and penultimate round, it was Italian/American youngster Fabiano Caruana who was in the pole position, and seemed set to clinch victory today. He led Carlsen and Teimour Radjabov by a half-point, with four more players sitting a full point back. But unfortunately for Caruana, his final round opponent was Levon Aronian, and the Armenian had some serious home preparation to uncork with the white pieces. Aronian won in 54 moves, making it very unlikely that Caruana would win the tournament outright.

But he still very well could have shared first, were it not for the efforts of Carlsen. On the Black side of a Ruy Lopez, Carlsen reached a very comfortable position out of the opening, then slowly built an advantage to score an impressive win. With Radjabov only managing a draw against Hikaru Nakamura, that left Carlsen as the clear winner on 5.5/9. Caruana and Radjabov shared second on 5 points.

A full recap of the final round action can be found here. The results won't cause any major shakeups in the world rankings, though Carlsen did both extend his lead at the top of the ratings list, and gain two rating points, inching himself closer to Kasparov's record of 2851. According to the unofficial live ratings list, Carlsen's rating is currently 2837.

Original post here

Chess Puzzle - 50

White to move. How should white proceed?

Chess Puzzle - 49

Black to move. How should black proceed?