Sasikiran beats Donchenko to clinch Fagernes Open

4/18/2022 – Krishnan Sasikiran was one of three players who entered the final round of the Fagernes Open a half point behind sole leader Aryan Chopra. Sasikiran beat Alexander Donchenko with black to catch up with Aryan, who drew Frode Urkedal on top board. Out of the two Indians, it was Sasikiran who claimed the title, as he had the better tiebreak score at the end of the event. | Photo: Anna Shtourman

Fagernes Open: Crowded at the top

4/14/2022 – A strong open tournament is taking place at the small Norwegian city of Fagernes. Six players rated 2600 or above made their way to the touristic destination located three hours north of Oslo. After five rounds (out of nine), eight players are sharing the lead on 4 points, including top seed Arjun Erigaisi. | Photo: Tom Eriksen

60m English A solid scandinavian surprise

On this 60 mins video we are going to concentrate on a simple, very solid idea in the main line Scandinavian, which even Magnus Carlsen has used to win games. Black focusses on making his life easy in the opening and forces White to work very hard to get advantage – but it is doubtful if White can get an advantage. Club players are always on the lookout for effective, time-saving solutions and here we have just that. Accompany FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin on this 60 mins video. You can learn a new opening system in 60 mins and start to play it with confidence on the very same day!