Carlsen Plays The Fianchetto Against The Sicilian! | Shamkir Chess 2018

Get my tactics eBook for beginners here (free): http://bit.ly/tactics-ebook World Champion Magnus Carlsen took on the Polish No.1 Radoslaw Wojtaszek in the fifth round of the Shamkir Chess Tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov. Carlsen sprung an early opening surprise by playing a rare line against the Sicilian Wojtaszek played. Unusual for the Sicilian, Carlsen played a queenside fianchetto and soon the players were on completely new ground. As Carlsen pushed his kingside pawns forward, Wojtaszek tried to rattle up counterplay on the queenside... Enjoy watching! Here you can play through the game with engine evaluations: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/shamkir-chess-gashimov-memorial-2018/5/1/3 Remarkable Games Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgtWsdyLNS02Pu-3WKm_p7_b7vg5ndUaR To be notified when I publish new videos, you can subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nichus2012?sub_confirmation=1 Thanks to Lennart Ootes for letting me allow his fabulous pictures! Also thanks to Przemysław Jahr from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31918850 ! If you find my videos entertaining and (more importantly) useful, you can show your appreciation with a small donation via PayPal. Thank you :) Link to PayPal donation: https://www.paypal.me/GMHuschenbeth People often ask me which chess books to read. Here is my comprehensive list of recommended chess resources: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gmhuschenbeth Let's stay in touch :) ▶Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/nichus2012?sub_confirmation=1 ▶Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1M9PnQX ▶Website: http://www.niclas-huschenbeth.de ▶Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/gm_huschenbeth ▶Twitter: https://twitter.com/GM_Huschenbeth ▶Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/GMHuschenbeth --------------------------------------------------------- Niclas Huschenbeth (born February 29, 1992 in Hann. Muenden) is a German Chess Grandmaster. Huschenbeth learned how to play chess at the age of five and participated in youth chess tournaments. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2008 and the Grandmaster title in 2012. At age 18, he achieved his most notable success, becoming the youngest German Champion in history. He has played 52 times for the German national team and participated in two chess olympiads. Currently, Huschenbeth studies industrial/organizational psychology at the Free University of Berlin.