Go to todayilearned by • TIL that Magnus Carlsen intentionally plays non-book "inaccuracies" during opening (moves he knows aren't the best), in order to force the game into a non-book position, so his opponents will have to think for themselves instead of going by memorized opening theory. #ifttt #reddit #til

Reddit - Dive into anything Go to todayilearned by • TIL that Magnus Carlsen intentionally plays non-book "inaccuracies" during opening (moves he knows aren't the best), in order to force the game into a non-book position, so his opponents will have to think for themselves instead of going by memorized opening theory. Tags: ifttt, reddit, til via Pocket https://ift.tt/OluohA9 May 08, 2023 at 07:25PM