On Chess: Carlsen free-spirited in approach to game

On Chess: Carlsen free-spirited in approach to game: "Magnus Carlsen, the 20-year-old wunderkind who is ranked second in the chess world, consistently heeds his inner voice. In that way, he reminds me of Bobby Fischer - although otherwise they share little in common except that both were self-taught. Carlsen has the flexibility of an 'Internet kid' who has played thousands of chess games online. While Fischer could hunker down behind his moat of a few exquisitely prepared openings - an option not available in today's dynamic computer era - Carlsen often seems as freewheeling as a future NBA star, shaking and baking on a hardscrabble neighborhood court. 'It's no secret that the best players' opening preparation is much deeper than mine,' he recently told ..."