Magnus Carlsen

It's time for me to get into the action! I take on Jon Ludvig Hammer, also known as "The Head Of Streaming." Will I be able to take down the "California-Junior-OTB-Bullet-Champion? Improving your tactic skills is a great way to get better at bullet! You can do so with our app, Tactics Frenzy! Web: https://www.playmagnus.com/tactics-frenzy iOS: … [Read more...] about World Champion Magnus Carlsen Plays Bullet Vs. “The Hammer” | Office Jam

The Magnus Touch: Free Strategy Lesson is a fascinating journey into the mind of the world's greatest chess player AND a taster of what's to come in his upcoming landmark, The Magnus Touch course. ➡️ Try it for free here: https://bit.ly/2Low7Yx … [Read more...] about FREE Strategy Lesson from GM Magnus Carlsen and Chessable!

Today I wanted to talk about my first classical game as World Champion. The game was played in the Zürich Chess Challenge 2014, against GM Boris Gelfand. The full game: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1744962 Check out my app, Magnus Trainer, for more instructive examples of strategic play, dynamic play, candidate moves and calculation! Web: … [Read more...] about My First Classical Game As World Champion

Magnus Carlsen has won the tournament with his name on it after winning a thrilling final match against Hikaru Nakamura 2.5:1.5. It was vintage Magnus in Game 1 as the World Chess Champion ground down Nakamura in a drawish endgame, while Game 3 was a positional masterpiece. Sandwiched between, however, was an equally impressive technical win by Hikaru Nakamura. The US star … [Read more...] about Magnus wins the MCI

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura began with five decisive games on Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational and they’re going to meet again in the final match on Day 16 after Magnus won an epic semi-final against Ding Liren. The World Champion blundered horribly in Game 2 and was in huge trouble in Game 3 until Ding returned the favour by stumbling into checkmate. Both … [Read more...] about MCI Semi-final 2: Carlsen vs. Ding Liren | Carlsen sets up Nakamura final