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#11 · Checkmate in 13

Checkmate in 13 moves #11

Magnus Carlsen, age 10 — Asker 2001 · Scandinavian Defense (B01)

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Carlsen

Checkmate in thirteen moves — episode eleven. Magnus Carlsen again, one year later: ten years old, at his local club in Asker, Norway. Watch the knight on e5.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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