Sivertsen: Magnus Carlsen - das unerwartete Schachgenie grundlagen Chapter 3: Counterplay

Chapter 3: Counterplay

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Sivertsen: Magnus Carlsen - das unerwartete Schachgenie grundlagen Chapter 3: CounterplayHow is it possible that the current world chess champion comes from Norway, a country without a great chess tradition? Aage G. Sivertsen traces Magnus Carlsen's path to the top of the world chess elite, which at first glance looks like a coincidence, but on closer inspection can be understood as the logical consequence of clever support for a genius who was recognized early on. Carlsen, born in 1990, became a chess grandmaster at just 13 years of age