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When Garry retired, Yury switched to coaching a pair of sisters, Nadezhda and Tatiana Kosintseva, who would go on to become the driving force behind the success of the Russian women’s chess team. They were also from the periphery the far north city of Arkhangelsk and paid tribute to their coach after his untimely death. We began working with Yuri in 2005, when he arrived for a training session with us in snow-covered Arkhangelsk in winter, not fearing the -30 degrees cold. From that moment on, our perception of chess began to change drastically. Yuri opened up a whole new fascinating world for us, one whose existence we didn’t even suspect. ....
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The ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess and it also provides arsenal for the tournament player. This issue offers games from two major events, the Magnus Carlsen Invitational and the Opera Euro Rapid, 547 games, 3 opening videos, 12 opening surveys, demo, lectures and exercises for training. It also includes games annotated by Anish Giri, Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda to mention a few. Prof. Nagesh Havanur takes a look. ....
€29.90 Undefeated Now that we know that Ian Nepomniachtchi will be Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger for the world title, much has been talked about who might pose the biggest threat to the Norwegian in a match for the world crown. Carlsen himself was asked that question and, as he has mentioned multiple times in the past, he admitted that Fabiano Caruana might be the biggest threat, although he also considers Nepo, Ding Liren, Anish Giri and an in-form Wesley So to be strong contenders. Note that Carlsen mentioned So’s form. The world champion, as anybody who has been following chess closely in the last decade or so, know what the Filipino-born star is capable of doing when he is at top form. This assessment, of course, also implies that there are periods of time in which So seems to struggle with motivation and has a tough time fighting for the top spots in elite tournaments. Nonetheless, the ever-humble grandmaster is a force to be reckoned w ....
The young Magnus Carlsen Ditching the double fianchetto! Patrick Zelbel‘s aggressive recipe 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0–0 0–0 5.d4 d6 6.b3 e5! The bishops‘ squeeze! White killer queen on h5 Dangerous living for Black - 33 x tactics Carlsen - So 0-1! Endgame special rook and bishop vs. rook Thorsten Cmiel explains all you need to know in practice Italian à la Dubov Play like the 15-year-old Magnus! Along with Simon Williams go through the game Carlsen-Gronn “Move by Move“ Gambit à la Kasparov Evgeny Postny presents the super sound 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 ....