5/19/2024 – Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand and Bassem Amin are testing the Casablanca Chess Variant in Morocco, as they play rapid games (15+10) starting from carefully selected positions derived from historical games. Rounds 1-3 take place on Saturday, while rounds 4-6 take place on Sunday. | Follow the games live starting from 20.15 CEST (14.15 ET, 23.45 IST)
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Rounds 4-6
Four top grandmasters — Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand and Bassem Amin — test the new Casablanca Chess Variant, as they will start their rapid games from carefully selected positions derived from historical games.
Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.
Each round will be preceded by a 15-minute segment dedicated to the selection of the position, either with a guest or via online polls. At the beginning of each round, the players will receive the scoresheets of the chosen position. They will have two minutes to play through the historical game on the board up to the position from which their game will commence. Subsequently, the arbiter will initiate the clocks.
The time control will be 15 minutes with a 10-second increment. No draw offers will be permitted.
Saturday, May 18
Round 1 at 4:15 pm / Carlsen vs Anand & Nakamura vs Amin Round 2 at 5:30 pm / Amin vs Carlsen & Anand vs Nakamura Round 3 at 6:45 pm / Nakamura vs Carlsen & Amin vs Anand
Sunday, May 19
Round 4 at 7:15 pm / Anand vs Carlsen & Amin vs Nakamura Round 5 at 8:30 pm / Carlsen vs Amin & Nakamura vs Anand Round 6 at 9:45 pm / Carlsen vs Nakamura & Anand vs Amin
Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.
Commentary by GMs Jan Gustafsson and Daniel Naroditsky
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The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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