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Attack like a Super Grandmaster
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM†with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
The European Club Cup was held in Albania this year and was won by Offerspill Sjakklubb, the Norwegian club of Magnus Carlsen. The world number one was in fine form and in the fifth round there was a very interesting clash of generations with Vincent Keymer. As so often, Carlsen came up with an unexpected, seemingly innocent opening choice. Keymer lost his way surprisingly quickly, but the way in which Carlsen converted was very instructive.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?
In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game.
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