Aronian's Candidates Preparation
We begin by linking to an article that is interesting, but could have been even more interesting - and valuable - had they supplied some detail. The gist of the article, which is in Spanish (Google Translate does an adequate but not fantastic job with it), is that Levon Aronian's preparation for the Candidates includes work with the doctors and nutritionists of the Spanish soccer team Real Sociedad*. This is an excellent idea, and hopefully he started working with them soon enough for it to make a difference in the Candidates.
HT: Pedro Espinosa
*Google Translate renders this "Royal Society" in English, giving the misleading impression that Aronian is working with the Spanish analogue to the British scientific society whose most famous past member was Isaac Newton. It's not; it's a soccer team.
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Translation for all non-US subscribers
"Soccer Team" = "Football Team"
Translation for all US subscribers
"Football" = a game played with a spherical ball and your feet not an oval ball and your hands. :-)
"Rugby" = a game played with an oval ball and your hands but without the padding.
We won't get into the correct pronunciation of "Notre Dame"
:-)
Anyway, Dennis, who is your pick to go up against Carlsen. I would love to see Aronian in there. He is always so well prepared and is probably someone Carlsen would prefer not to face in a match.
[DM: Of course I'm bound to do my patriotic duty to root for Caruana and So, but after them Aronian's my favorite both by preference and expectation. And while anyone who has followed this blog for very long knows that I'm a Kramnik fan, I'm not rooting for him in the Candidates for two reasons. First, because I think he was an unworthy recipient of the organizer's pick; second, because he seemed to be in poor physical condition during the Tal Memorial. If he's having health problems, that's one thing - and if so, please disregard this! If however it's up to him, and he can't be bothered to get in shape for this fantastic opportunity, then why should fans be bothered to root for him? I'm going to root for those who are trying to make the most of their chances, as Aronian seems to be doing.]