4/1/2021 – Magnus Carlsen was born on 30 November 1990 and played his first tournament when he was eight and a half years old. At the age of 13 he became a Grandmaster, and since July 2011 he has been the world's number one. In 2013 Carlsen became World Champion. His successes have made him a star, his way of playing and presenting chess has changed the chess world. Now, "The Magnus Carlsen Story" was published on YouTube, seven short videos that review Carlsen's amazing career. | Photo: Screenshot from the video series
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In this course, IM Nico Zwirs presents the Reversed Sicilian as a powerful and practical weapon for White
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The Magnus Carlsen Story
The videos were produced by Chess24 and feature first of all interview's with Carlsen's father Henrik, Carlsen's sister Ellen, Carlsen's former second Jon Ludvig Hammer, Carlsen's manager Espen Agdestein and of course Carlsen himself. They provide interesting insights into Carlsen's career and the enormous pressure he is under as a public figure and world champion.
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 1: Childhood
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 2: Euro Road Trip
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 3: 13-year-old Grandmaster
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 4: Superstar
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 5: MC Hammer
The Magnus Carlsen Story, Part 6: World Chess Champion
In this course, you’ll learn how to take the initiative against the London and prevent White from comfortably playing their usual system by playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 Nh5.
London System Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains in all 11 285 games from Mega 2026 and the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 282 are annotated.
The London System Powerbook 2026 is based on more than 410 000 games or game fragments from different opening moves and ECO codes; what they all have in common is that White plays d4 and Bf4 but does not play c4.
In this course, Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz presents the London System, a structured and ambitious approach based on the immediate Bf4, leading to rich and dynamic positions.
Opening videos: Open Spanish (Sipke Ernst) and Classical Sicilian (Nico Zwirs). Endgame Special by Igor Stohl: ‘Short or long side’ – where should the defending king be placed in rook endgames? ‘Lucky bag’ with 35 master analyses.
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The Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation with 5.Bf4 has a great balance between positional play and sharp pawn pushes; and will be a surprise for your opponents while being easy to learn for you, as the key patterns are familiar.
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