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2014 is drawing to a close. Arguably, the year belonged to Fabiano Caruana. The Italian talent quietly stole a march over others and presented the most credible challenge to Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world champion. As is known, he scored a phenomenal 8.5/10 points in the 2nd Sinquefield Cup Tournament far ahead of Carlsen who […]
Today we will explore some of Magnus Carlsen’s tactical combination that brought him many victories. By going over his games and putting yourself in his shoes we will evaluate the positions carefully and learn how to apply these tricks in your own games. Here are all 10 tactical hits by Magnus Carlsen:
The standard side of the No Logo Norway 2014 chess tournament started on June 3 2014. The tournament features some of the top players in the world led by hometown hero and world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Today we publish a series of questions and answers with Magnus Carlsen conducted on Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). You will learn many interesting details about world’s number one chess player and chess champion such as online playing habits, professional opinion about the Candidates Tournament and, most importantly, what made him “the strongest man”.
Magnus Carlsen is not just any chess player. In 2004, he became a grandmaster at the age of 13. In 2010, at the age of 19, he became a youngest ever chess player to be ranked number 1 in the world. In 2013, at the age of 22, Carlsen became 16th World Chess Champion. After […]
In the current column on ChessPublishing.com Chessbibliophile draws to your attention to Carlsen’s last theoretical battles weeks before the World Championship Match. Don’t miss the videos at the end of the article-Ed.
