Yangyi Yu vs Magnus Carlsen – Round 13 – 2014 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship

June 20, 2014 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a review of World Champion Magnus Carlsen’s Round 13 game from the 2014 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship held in United Arab Emirates, Dubai. Carlsen was black against Yangyi Yu. The opening played was the Scotch Game. Carlsen, along with all other participants, played 5 rounds each day from June 16 thru June 18th. Time controls were set at 15 minutes with a 10 second increment.

Here’s the playlist of all 15 games Magnus Carlsen played to become the 2014 FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsLDm9Rq9bF2xhln-SIMRVg_a_cygdve

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