Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen: His Extraordinary Skills Uncovered and Explained

Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen: His Extraordinary Skills Uncovered and Explained

The secrets of Magnus Carlsens endgame techniqueMagnus Carlsens brilliant endgame play has been one of the key reasons for his success. At the age of 13 the Norwegian became the youngest grandmaster in the world, at 19 the youngest number one in the FIDE world rankings, and at 22 the second youngest World Champion in history.With his fine technique, great inventiveness and iron determination Magnus has won countless endgame positions in which almost everyone else would have settled for a draw. He also has saved endgames that seemed impossible to hold.International Master Tibor Karolyi has studied Carlsens career and has selected more than 90 of his best endgames for this book. He reviews them in chronological order to show how Magnus developed his skills. His technique and his choices are explained in a manner that is easy to understand for club players.Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen is a highly instructive, inspiring and entertaining book. It will help you to appreciate Magnus endgame magic and shows you how to become a better endgame player yourself.

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Endgame Strategy - M. Shereshevsky

Endgame Strategy - M. Shereshevsky

Książka w języku angielskim. Wydanie w miękkiej oprawie. In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the big ideas that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame.Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically instead of trying to calculate every move. To maximize your winning chances

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Strike like Judit!: The Winning Tactics of Chess Legend Judit Polgar

Strike like Judit!: The Winning Tactics of Chess Legend Judit Polgar

Judit Polgar is the strongest female chess player of all time. From an early age on the Hungarian prodigy baffled the world with her sensational triumphs. At the age of 15 she beat Bobby Fischers record to become the youngest grandmaster in history. During her glorious career, which she ended in 2014, she defeated World Champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen.To reach the 8th spot in the FIDE World Rankings (for men) and belong to the very best for many year

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Carlsen's Assault on the Throne by Vassilios Kotronias Sotiris Logothetis (twarda okładka)

Carlsen's Assault on the Throne by Vassilios Kotronias Sotiris Logothetis (twarda okładka)

Książka w języku angielskim.In 2013 chess returned to world headlines. The energetic Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen was front page news and his fans were not disappointed: the World Number 1 won the World Championship.Carlsens Assault on the Throne gives an inside view of Carlsens dramatic journey: from one of eight challengers in the London Candidates tournament, with the near disaster in the final rounds, ending with triumph in Chennai.With behind-the-scenes stories and top-level analysis of the games

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GM Preparation - Endgame Play by J. Aagaard (miękka okładka)

GM Preparation - Endgame Play by J. Aagaard (miękka okładka)

Jacob Aagaard presents the reader with a few key concepts in the endgame and invites him to test his skills with a lot of examples from recent tournament practice. Where many endgame books are theoretical and emphasize memorization, Endgame Play is based entirely in the real world, where the ability to react precisely in technical positions is a life skill."Solve your endgame problems with Endgame Play! I strongly believe in training by solving exercises and Jacob Aagaard is a real master here. I often tr

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Magnus Carlsen's Middlegame Evolution by Ivan Sokolov

Magnus Carlsen's Middlegame Evolution by Ivan Sokolov

Wersja w twardej okładce. Książka w języku angielskim.Magnus Carlsens mastery of the middlegame is astonishing, even by the standards of World Champions. But how did this power develop, and what can the rest of us learn from it? To explain the mysteries requires another elite grandmaster, and Ivan Sokolov is perfectly qualified for this role.Magnus Carlsens Middlegame Evolution allows the reader to celebrate the brilliance of the highest-rated chess player in history while learning from his example. With

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Grandmaster Preparation - Endgame Play by Jacob Aagaard (twarda okładka)

Grandmaster Preparation - Endgame Play by Jacob Aagaard (twarda okładka)

Książka w języku angielskim. Jacob Aagaard presents the reader with a few key concepts in the endgame and invites him to test his skills with a lot of examples from recent tournament practice. Where many endgame books are theoretical and emphasize memorization, Endgame Play is based entirely in the real world, where the ability to react precisely in technical positions is a life skill."Solve your endgame problems with Endgame Play!I strongly believe in training by solving exercises and Jacob Aagaard is a

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Learn from the Legends 3rd edition by Mihail Marin (twarda okładka)

Learn from the Legends 3rd edition by Mihail Marin (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielskaLearn from the Legends is a modern classic. ChessCafe chose it as their Book of the Year and IM Jeremy Silman went even further when he wrote: I cant recall having seen a better book in the last two decades. Ten years after the original publication, Quality Chess is proud to offer a revised hardback edition with a new chapter on the latest chess legend, Magnus Carlsen.Mihail Marin examines and explains the ideas of the legends who shaped modern chess. The chapters in thi

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New In Chess 2018/4: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018/4: The Club Player's Magazine

Issue 2018#4 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess  Sam Shankland: The tallest king In St. LouisCaruana, So or Nakamura, who would be the new US Champion? Well, none of them, as Sam Shankland claimed the title, pocketed $ 50,000 and finally crossed the 2700 ELO mark.Magnus Carlsen: Hat-trick in ShamkirMediocre play proved good enough for Magnus Carlsen to win the Vugar Gashimov Memorial for the third time (with a 2884 performance).Fabiano Caruana continuedOnly four days after the Candidates in Berlin,

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Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar - A. Toth, J. Polgar

Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar - A. Toth, J. Polgar

Książka w języku angielskim. Wydanie w twardej oprawie.The story of the Polgar sisters is extraordinary. The idea that Laszlo Polgar, a mediocre chess player, could decide to turn his children into chess geniuses, and then succeed beyond his wildest dreams, is incredible.It suggests that, with the right training, anythings possible.In this book, Judit Polgar - the strongest of the three sisters and a former world top-10 player – reveals some of the secrets of her success. Together with the prize-winning c

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Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych - nieobciążane

Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych - nieobciążane

Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych, wersja nieobciążana. Figury są w rozmiarze 3,75''.Jest to klasyczny zestaw jaki znamy z licznych turniejów szachowych, również tych najważniejszych, w których udział biorą takie sławy jak Magnus Carlsen oraz wielu innych.W skład zestawu wchodzą dodatkowe hetmany.Figury pasują do wszystkich desek elektronicznych DGT np. CHCA13 

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Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych - obciążane

Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych - obciążane

Figury szachowe DGT Timeless do desek elektronicznych, wersja obciążana. Jest to klasyczny zestaw jaki znamy z licznych turniejów szachowych, również tych najważniejszych, w których udział biorą takie sławy jak Magnus Carlsen, Sergiej Kariakin oraz wielu innych. W skład zestawu wchodzą dodatkowe hetmany.Figury pasują do wszystkich desek elektronicznych DGT np. CHCA13 

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New In Chess 2018/1: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018/1: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018#1 covers Peter Svidlers 8th Russian title, the London Classic and everything you want to know about AlphaZero. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world. Issue 2018#1 brings you 106 pages of the best in chess:Monkey BusinessA chess-playing 'Champion Chimp' turned into London urban street art.NIC's CaféA chess club in Moscow with an upscale bar. And Hou Yifan goes to Oxford.Your MoveDing Lirens Game of the Year inspired a tribu

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The Russian Endgame Handbook

The Russian Endgame Handbook

An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Soviet-trained players would fearlessly steer the game toward the final phase, confident of their superior endgame skill. Ilya Rabinovichs Russian Endgame Manual is a major reason for this.Rabinovich raises the beginners understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling com

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Fabiano Caruana: His Amazing Story and His Most Instructive Chess Games

Fabiano Caruana: His Amazing Story and His Most Instructive Chess Games

THE FIRST AMERICAN SINCE BOBBY FISCHER TO PLAY FOR THE WORLD TITLE!I started working with Fabiano when he was only five, remembers legendary New York City chess trainer Bruce Pandolfini. It was obvious that he had a rare intuition, was brave in attack and was one of the most talented players of his age that I had seen.Pandolfini had seen right. At 14 years, 11 months and 20 days, Fabiano Caruana became the youngest Grandmaster in the history of the United States and embarked on a glorious career.Among his

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How Ulf Beats Black

How Ulf Beats Black

In his prime, in the 1970-s and 80-s, legendary Swedish chess grandmaster Ulf Andersson was a Top 10 player with a distinct, immediately recognizable style. He almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. Quiet positons? Acclaimed chess author Cyrus Lakdawala has played Anderssons lines for decades and explains that those positions only LOOK quiet. Ulf Andersson, who understood the subtleties of strategic chess better than almost anyone else, always detected and exploited hidden op

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