10/25/2021 – On 26 November Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi will play the first game of their World Championship match in Dubai. A good opportunity to ask Daniel King about his work for the updated ChessBase Master Class about Carlsen, about Carlsen as a person, King's favourite Carlsen game, and of course, King's predictions for the match. As part of the interview King shows two games of the current World Champion - one against Sergey Karjakin, and one against Anish Giri, which is one of King's favourite endgames by Carlsen.
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Daniel King on Magnus Carlsen
"After the 2018 Championship, Carlsen's playing style became far more adventurous."
0:22 - Did you ever meet Magnus Carlsen, and what is your relationship to him?
2:00 - Which of the games you analysed is your favourite, and for what reason?
3:58 - Daniel King takes a look at Karjakin vs. Carlsen
6:32 - Daniel King takes a look at Giri vs. Carlsen
11:56 - Where is Carlsen on a list of the "greatest chess players ever"?
15:22 - What is your prediction for the World Championship?
19:01 - When is a new Power Play Fritztrainer coming up, and what will it be about?
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.
If you have any suggestions for a topic for Daniel King's next "Power Play Fritztrainer", please send an email to feedback@chessbase.com.
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