World Chess Championship 2013 – Round 6, Carlsen vs Anand
World Chess Championship 2013 – Round 6, Carlsen vs Anand
Posted on November 16,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, Tournament Updates, All Articles w/ Videos. The 2013 World Chess Championship began with 4 fighting draws but challenger Magnus Carlsen has gained serious momentum in rounds 5 and 6 with impressive wins against the defending World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. In the below chess video, we will take a look at just how Carlsen was able to break down Anand’s defenses 67 moves. By move 37, the position had looked very equal with a slight edge for black, but Anand tried to force matters to […]
Round 5 – FIDE World Chess Championship – Anand vs Carlsen
Posted on November 15,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in All Articles w/ Videos. In this video Grand Master Damian Lemos analyzes round 5 of the World Chess Championship between Carlsen (White) and Anand ( Black). Magnus opens the game with the English opening ( his previous White games he played the Reti opening, not getting much ). After a couple of moves we get a triangle variation of the Semi-Slav defense. The resulting position is quite unexplored and we get a pre endgame soon where Black seems to have the edge due to hi[…]
Rook Endgames for Beginners – Susan Polgar Chess Video
Posted on November 14,2013 By William in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. Rook endgames are considered one of the most difficult topics to study in chess because the difference between winning and drawing is extremely subtle. Frequently in rook endgames you can have a small advantage that is enough to win in the hands of an experienced Grandmaster, however a beginner or intermediate chess player is likely to play inaccurate moves that allow the opponent chances to escape. In the following chess video excerpt from ¨Lear[…]
Game 4 – FIDE World Chess Championship – Anand vs Carlsen
Posted on November 13,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in Strategy & Game Review, Tournament Updates, All Articles w/ Videos. In this video Grand Master Damian Lemos analyzes the 4th round of the World chess championship match between Anand (White pieces) against Carlsen (Black pieces). Magnus plays the Berlin wall defense, which is supposed to be a solid weapon to face 1.e4, getting a middlegame without queens at move 8-9, something we usually don’t see. After some accurate play by Magnus and a brave move ( Bxa2) he takes the lead and an endgame with an extra pawn. We […]
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