Master Class Vol.8: Magnus Carlsen
Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate chess lovers to the extent Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian hasn't been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or China.
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Caruana: "I think the last few months I've generally won tournaments in which Magnus is playing".
Carlsen: "I didn't mean to trash talk. I meant to just state something factual".
Opening package: 1.b3 and Black Secrets in the Modern Italian
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So: "In blitz and rapid after a tough loss it's much easier to come back."
Confessional visit from Anand, and interviews with House of Staunton and the Houston Rockets.
Viswanathan Anand discusses moves 14-21
Move the pieces on the live diagram!
14...Rc8 15.Rc1 h6 16.b4 Re8 17.Bd3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Ne5 19.Qe2 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 d4
The Count’s Corner with GM Cristian Chirila discussing the game Mamedyarov vs So
Grischuk discusses his games against Caruana and Mamedyarov
Wesley So revealed he wasn't feeling well in the first two rounds, but righted the ship in the third round.
Carlsen had difficulty sleeping after his marathon second-round game. The players of the only decisive game on the day, Grischuk and Nakamura, did not make an appearance after their game went over six and a half hours.
Continued in part 2...
