Tag Archive | "Magnus Carlsen"
[video] Chess News #37: Carlsen - Topalov
During the recent Super GM Tournament in Sofia - Bulgaria, Magnus Carlsen was on the verge of winning it. In the last round however he played to sharply against Alexei Shirov who beat him after tremendous complications in a Sveshnikov. This meant that Shirov won the tournament and that Magnus came second. Below Carlsen’s game from [...]
Continue reading...[video] Chess News #34: Carlsen - Anand, Linares 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Yesterday Carlsen beat Anand for the first time in his life. It was an interesting game with ups and downs. In the end it was Anand who made the last mistake in an endgame where he had been under pressure for most of the time. Enjoy the video! Download PGN-file
Continue reading...[video] Chess News #32:
Topalov - Carlsen, Bilbao 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Hi all, apologies for being away a bit longer. I have accepted a new position as a student coach and that has taken up some of my time. But don’t worry I will also remain chess coach! Back to chess now. Bilbao has provided us with a number of interesting games and this time I’m [...]
Continue reading...[video] Chess News #11: Big Mag is on a roll!
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Continue reading...[video] Chess News #10: Magnus Magnificant Endgame
Saturday, June 14, 2008
During the fourth round of the Aerosvit tournament in Foros Magnus Carlsen played a very interesting endgame against Pavel Eljanov. The two white knights should probably have held the blockade but in the end the wrong one jumped into a5 leaving the other one in too much danger. That gave Carlsen the opportunity to clinch [...]
Continue reading...[video] Chess News #9: Carlsen - Ivanchuk, Foros 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
During the first round of the Aerosvit Tournament in Foros, by the Ukrainian Black Sea coast, Magnus Carlsen played a very mature game against Vassily Ivanchuk. It was a King’s Indian game where Ivanchuk sacrificed the exchange and reached a more or less balanced position. However at a certain point Carlsen avoided a repetition of [...]
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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