There were many famous chess collaborations between the student and teacher. Arturo Pomar and Alekhine, Karpov and Semyon Furman,Kasparov and Botvinnik, finally Magnus Carlsen and Kasparov, Carlsen and Simen Agdestein. Some worked, some didn't. For those who did work, the chief success factor was on the personality of the student and his view of the trainer. Chemistry. If we studied the influence of Furman on his pupil Karpov, both men had similar styles, positional wizards to be exact. However, Furman was able to impart his wide body of chess middlegame knowledge to his student. Botvinnik managed to convince Kasparov on the need for chess research despite having enormous talent. He often scolded Kasparov for his impulsiveness in churning out variations without careful study of the requirements of the position. "You'll never be a good player if you let the variations control you instead of you controlling the variations!" I believe Kasparov learnt his lesson unde...