Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat - Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala (K-6227)

K-6227

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A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4? In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain.

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Language versionsEnglish
SeriesOpening Hacker Files
Author / AuthorsCarsten Hansen
PublisherCarstenChess
Year of Publication1st edition 2022
Pages213
ISBN9788793812673
HardcoverNo
PaperbackYes
DownloadableNo
Width15 cm / 5.90 inch
Height23 cm / 9.05 inch

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The authors are pulling games from many resources, including their own experiments with the opening to illustrate how it is possible to beat titled players right out of the opening by shocking White's system and beliefs.

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Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat - Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala (K-6227)

Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat - Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala (K-6227)

A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4? In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain.

Content

003 Introduction: The Norwegian Rat: Magnus Carlsen's Ambush Weapon
007 Part 1: Everything is “Normal&rdquo
008 Chapter 1: The Un-Pirc Default Variation 3.Nc3
033 Chapter 2: The 5.Nxe4 Exchange Variation
046 Chapter 3: The Norwegian Winawer: 5.Bd3
067 Chapter 4: The Grünfeld Rat: 4.exd5
086 Part 2: The Hunt
087 Chapter 5: White plays 3.e5 but doesn’t capture on h5
142 Chapter 6: White captures on h5
196 Part 3: White wants to do his own thing
197 Chapter 7: 3.f3, 3.Bd3, and other minor lines
206 Quick Repertoire
207 Index of Complete Games

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