Master Class vol 8: Magnus Carlsen "VENDOR Duna-Design Kft." Perhaps it's the very nature

Perhaps it's the very nature of blocked central positions which puts people off

Gary Lane looks back though chess history and at modern times to create a list of his own favorite tricks and traps

once a trainer of Vassily Smyslov

he also was to live in Europe for many years

Master Class vol 8: Magnus Carlsen "VENDOR Duna-Design Kft." Perhaps it's the very natureScarcely 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