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so dangerous to Magnus Carlsen?
Wesley So is probably the man who poses the most formidable threat to Magnus Carlsen s throne in the world of chess today. Yet, surprisingly, one hardly suspects that to be the case, when one listens to this 27-year-old Filipino-American champion speak. From his refreshingly unassuming mannerisms and happy demeanor, there s no way one can guess that he is the current World Champion of Fischer Random Chess, a two-time US Champion, and above all, the man who rattles Magnus s domineering presence at the top on a consistent basis.
Who can ever forget his massive 13.5-2.5 victory over Carlsen at the first official World Fischer Random Chess Championship in 2019? Not long ago he also beat the Norwegian at the finals of the Skilling Open, and yet again here he is, taming the best chess player on the planet - this time at the Opera Euro Online Rapid. Does Wesley have Magnus s number? Sagar and Amruta try to find out!
The Opera Euro Rapid tournament is the third event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Sixteen strong grandmasters will play a preliminary round lasting three days to find out who moves on to the quarterfinals. In the knockout stage, each encounter will be decided over two days. Read the full report <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/opera-euro-rapid-2021-qf-2">on Day 2 of the quarterfinals</a>. The action kicks off at 17.00 CET. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Leon will be playing against Premium members of the ChessBase Account. The time control will be 3 min + 2 sec increment. The games will be commentated by IM Sagar Shah, who will be analyzing them with Leon after they are over! This is a perfect way to match your wits against a great chess talent, and at the same time learn from the commentary and post-game analysis.
If you do not have a ChessBase Account already you can get one here - Premium membership costs just €49.90 per year or €4.99 per month (Starter account 34.90/year). You can compare what each account has to offer here. You can watch the Blitz Challenge without an account.
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A brilliant chief mentor
What is Vishy Anand up to these days? Well, a lot of things, really! After the recent announcement of a biopic being made about him in Bollywood, the news came out that he has teamed up with Westbridge Capital to start a Chess Academy that will train the most talented youngsters in Indian chess.
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, consequently how to keep your opponent permanently under press