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Description: In this preview of the 2021 World Chess Championship match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen, IM Robert Ris goes over a fantastic game between both players in which Carlsen chooses to play the Alekhine Defense and Nepo replies with a strong line and dynamic play. Any opening choice for White that defeats Magnus Carlsen is worth looking at very closely. Ian Nepomniachtchi used a modern approach to beat Carlsen’s Alekhine Defense. Learning from somebody challenging for the 2021 World Chess Championship is undoubtedly an excellent approach to improving your chess. The Alekhine’s Defense is a counter-attacking, hypermodern defense employed by Black, who hopes to lure White into over-extending his central control. Black meets 1.e4 with 1…Nf6 intending to provoke the move 2.e5. Despite the lost time from moving the knight twice or often three times, the Alekhine Defense has yet to be refuted. Since Black is hoping White will over-extend himself, the more modest approach chosen by Nepomniachtchi is a wise way to meet the Alekhine’s Defense played by Magnus Carlsen. Apart from presenting a smaller target for Black to aim at in the center, the Modern Variation has the advantage of being a lot safer to play than the Four Pawns Attack. There is less must-know theory, and a misstep is unlikely to be as dangerous in the Modern Variation. Besides, an excellent developing move like 4.Nf3 will be playable many more times than not! ► Corresponding article from this video with extra goodies: ichs.co/Carlsen-Nepo-Alekhine ► Join the iChess Club, an exclusive community for our top chess fans: ichs.co/ytclub ► Come check out the iChess.net shop, we have the world’s largest collection of chess videos and chess courses: ichs.co/iChessShop ********** Other Videos from iChess ********** ► Subscribe to our main Youtube Channel: ichs.co/iChSubscribe ► Check out our Master Method video series: ichs.co/MasterMethod ********** FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: *********** Facebook: ichs.co/iChessFB Twitter: ichs.co/iChessTwitter YouTube: ichs.co/iChSubscribe ********** Our Other YouTube Channels *********** iChess Ch 2: ichs.co/iChess2 iChess en español: ichs.co/iChessESP