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In the first round of the Croatia leg of the Grand Chess Tour current World Champion Magnus Carlsen continued to show great form by defeating Anish Giri with the black pieces. Since his match against Fabiano Caruana in London 2018 he used the move 3...g6 in answer to the Sicilian Rossolimo, but for this occasion he switched to another dynamical setup with 3...e6. Tonight we will discuss the current theoretical state of this line and show that Black has a lot of dynamic resources to compensate for the structural weaknesses. Some great attacking games have been played by Black in this line and once Magnus himself almost suffered a crucial defeat with White in the Candidates Tournament of 2013.
The live show is free to watch and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium accounts.
This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made a selection of training material which he uses in lessons with students ranging from 1400 to 2400.
Here's the denouement of yesterday's Giri vs Carlsen game:
Move the pieces on the live diagram
The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.1 and The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.2
The attention will be paid to the castled king and in particular on ways of exploiting the weakened kingside. Several well-known themes, pawnformations and other attacking weapons are covered in 8 chapters.
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Robert is live at 19:00 CEST
Special attention will be paid to Intermediate Moves, Quiet Moves, Sacrifices on Empty Squares, Mating Patterns, Ignoring Opponents Threat, Calculation in Defence and Method of Comparison. Plus 50 interactive examples to test your knowledge.
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