"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world", wrote the poet, cantor of the voyage, Pierre Mac Orlan. In this time of forced isolation, coronavirus forces, the practice of chess, online of course, can become an excellent remedy for boredom. The classic confrontation prohibited during a period of confinement naturally promotes online jousting, which for a few weeks has been favored by followers of the 64 boxes.
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At the forefront, the Chess24 site offers to challenge no less than the reigning world chess champion, the great Norwegian master Magnus Carlsen. And other renowned platforms, the French-speaking Europe-chess, the English-speaking Chessbase or even Chessgames also allow via a fun interface to play games against opponents connected to the four corners of the world.
Carlsen, king of the flash game
The multilingual application Chess 24 - the great master Laurent Fressinet opened the site in French in May 2019 -, offers a multitude of services to ephemiles. High level chess lessons are given by Iossif Dorfman, former coach of Kasparov. All the major tournaments on the circuit are commented live by the best masters.
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Magnus Carlsen himself and Peter Svidler (eight times Russian champion!) Do not disdain to interfere via Skype in the analyzes, live and without computer of the experts, which thus make the intensity of the fight much better.
In a tone often amused, analyzes of Carlsen and Svidler thrown on the fly, often shed decisive light on the players' thinking. A small combination, a strategic angle, an opinion on the psychological course of the fight ... the two super-champions have the art of making simple what seems complicated.
To register for the Carlsen chess show, Chess24, during the promotion period, makes a very advantageous premium offer of -40%. Once registered, you will be able to challenge the prodigious Norwegian in ultra-fast cadences. For your information, know that super-Magnus is also the world champion of blitz, the undisputed king of the flash game. But who would refuse to play a few points against the Federer or the Nadal of chess?
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