Master Class Vol. 8 NEW: Magnus Carlsen

ChessBase sin oppdaterte DVD-presentasjon av Magnus Carlsen, nå med over 11 timers innhold! Her er videoer, oppgaver, alle partiene hans, biografi, krysstabeller, Carlsens åpningsrepertoar og taktisk trening.

ChessBase sin egen omtale:

Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate both chess lovers and the general public to the extent Magnus Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian arrived on the scene as if from nowhere, without having been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or more recently, China. Rather, his development had taken place in an almost totally private setting. Upon recognizing his son’s unbelievable talent, his father took him out of school, bought a camper van and, together with the whole family, set about traveling from tournament to tournament.

The rough diamond from Norway was gradually polished in countless tournament games, and was soon receiving invitations to top tournaments, where he proved his incredibly deep understanding of chess against even the world’s top players. Thanks to Carlsen’s style, computersupported opening preparation has faded somewhat into the background, with a greater importance being placed on the sporting side of chess - deep strategy, extensive endgame knowledge, energy and endurance are the trump cards of the new chess megastar. By 2010, Carlsen was already number one in the world ranking list; in 2013 he also claimed the title of World Champion, a title he has now successfully defended several times.

On this DVD, experts including Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller, Oliver Reeh and Niclas Huschenbeth examine the games of the 16th World Champion. Let them show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame, and bear witness to how the Norwegian always managed to find a way to pose his opponents serious problems, even in apparently level endings.

This 2nd edition features additional new recordings by all the authors and an extra chapter with a special look at Carlsen by Daniel King.

• Video running time: more than 11 hours (English)

• Interactive tactics test with video feedback

• Featuring a database of all Carlsen’s games, tournament crosstables, and a short biography

• “Carlsen Powerbooks”: 16th World Champion’s opening repertoire as a variation tree

• Tactical training with 103 games: 218 training questions

• Extra video chapter by Daniel King

Minimum:

Pentium III 1 GHz

2 GB RAM

Windows 7

DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM

DVD-ROM drive

Windows Media Player 9

internet connection for program activation.

Innholdet i partier og hovedpunkter:

Introduction
Short biography
Magnus Carlsen Spotlight
Carlsen-Rapport, Tata Steel 2019
Karjakin-Carlsen, Shamkir 2019
Carlsen-Tari, Norway Chess 2020
Giri-Carlsen, Skilling Open 2020
Carlsen-So, FTX Crypto Cup 2021
Opening
Carlsen with White – rarely played replies
Carlsen with Black – playing for a win
Carlsen with White in the WCh matches
Carlsen with Black in the WCh matches
Strategy
Introduction
Carlsen-Eljanov, Norway Chess 2016
Eljanov-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2016
Anand-Carlsen, Baden-Baden 2015
Carlsen-Kramnik, Norway Chess 2016
Carlsen-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2013
Nakamura-Carlsen, Zürich 2014
Carlsen - Wojtaszek, Sochi 2021
Carlsen - Tari, Stavanger 2020
Vachier-Lagrave - Carlsen, St.Louis 2019
Tactics 1-10
Carlsen-Orujov 2002
Carlsen-Danner 2003
Carlsen-Gretarsson 2003
Carlsen-Harestad 2003
Carlsen-Snarheim 2003
Hammer-Carlsen 2003
Carlsen-Elsness 2004
Carlsen-Ernst 2004
Carlsen-Nielsen 2004
Carlsen-Hole 2005
Tactics 11-20
Carlsen-Nikolic 2005
Carlsen-Morozevich 2006
Smeets-Carlsen 2006
Carlsen-Ivanchuk 2007
Stefansson-Carlsen 2007
Carlsen-McShane 2009
Carlsen-Howell 2011
Carlsen-Wang Hao 2012
Karjakin-Carlsen 2013
Carlsen-Caruana 2014
Tactics 21-32
Carlsen-Aronian 2015
Carlsen-Kramnik 2015
Carlsen-Li Chao 2015
Carlsen-Radjabov 2015
Carlsen-Karjakin 2016
Carlsen-Aronian 2015
Carlsen-Yuffa 2015
Carlsen-Granda Zuniga 2017
Carlsen-Tari 2020
Carlsen-Rapport 2019
Karjakin-Carlsen 2016
Fedoseev-Carlsen 2021
Endgames
Introduction
Small army, great attack
The eternal pin
The Carlsen endgame
In Capablanca's footsteps
Do not rush
Carlsen endgame with knights
h- and f-pawn can win in the Carlsen case
From the opening into the endgame
Rook endings are not always drawn
Knight on the rim is dim
Attack with opposite coloured bishops
Magnus’ mighty knight
The mighty doubled pawn
The hesitation check
Carlsens duo beats the rook
Opposite colored bishops favor the attacker