I London Chess Classic
The tournamente was played from the 8th to 15th of December of 2009. Its highest rated players being Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik. Chance had it they’ll battle each other on first round.
I have been following Magnus from some time since he appeared ocasionally as tournament winner as a child, being from Norway he was blond, pale and “cute” making the victory look like an impossible acomplishment.
As tournament winner he will be the first ever highest rated player on his teens. He will probably not lose the spot frequently from now on. Off course things would been different if he were born in Indonesia or Bolivia but petrol rich Norway nourished him. I for once am grateful for it.
Carlsen is not a very attacking player, he’s not Shirov or Morozevich. That does not mean he’s a pushover, once doesn’t get to win tournaments letting chances pass by. In my opinion he rather builds preassure slowly and playes a very balanced game. The game below was not about sacrifices and mate threads, as most chess game aren’t, it’s about accurate defence. Off course I do not understand in depth the implications and variants of half the moves over the board, nor do you or the person doing comments for this matter, however we all like it, as we can glimpse from time to time some of the tactics and strategy going inside their brilliant heads. Please enjoy, the bloke was born in the 90′s so we could have many more to come.
VIDEO: I London Chess Torunament. Carlsen vs Kramnik. 1st Round
Groucho Marx en comics
Leyendo hace poco a Dylan Dog, pensé sobre las apariciones de personajes basados en Groucho Marx en comics. Groucho es uno de los grandes genios del siglo XX, el rey del absurdo, y toda la cultura de los últimos cincuenta años está repleta de apariciones suyas, imitadores en cine y televisión, en obras de teatro, en publicidad, novelas… El comic no podía ser ajeno a esto, a esta presencia de Groucho como personificación del humor absurdo en que tanto brilló.
Conozco tres personajes basados en él (hasta el punto de ser prácticamente él), y seguramente se me escapen muchos más:
Groucho, de Dylan Dog (Tiziano Sclavi)
Groucho es el ayudante de Dylan Dog, un imitador de Groucho Marx tan metido en su papel que ha llegado a olvidar su verdadera personalidad.
Julius, de Grouñidos en el Desierto (Enrique Ventura y Miguel Ángel Nieto)
El protagonista del comic publicado en El Jueves desde 1979. Otro alter-ego de Groucho Marx (¿o él mismo?).
Y mi favorito: Lord Julius, de Cerebus (Dave Sim)
El maquiávelico señor de Palnu, que en High Society contrata a Cerebus como “jefe de personal de cocina” (el encargado del espionaje de Palnu), y que seguirá apareciendo periódicamente durante casi toda la serie. Es el tío de Jaka, el gran (e imposible) amor de Cerebus.