{"id":6646,"date":"2023-02-20T14:36:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6646"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:26:44","slug":"norwegian-defense-secret-weapon-with-fm-yuriy-krykun","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/norwegian-defense-secret-weapon-with-fm-yuriy-krykun\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon with FM Yuriy Krykun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Norwegian Defense\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/741911369?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Learn the Norwegian Defense (1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FM Yuriy Krykun<\/strong>\u00a0reveals the\u00a0<strong>Norwegian Defense (1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!)<\/strong>, an unorthodox chess opening for Black to surprise your opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that World Champion\u00a0<strong>Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>\u00a0has been quietly crushing strong GMs with this system for a good time now?<\/p>\n<p>Magnus Carlsen plays\u00a0<em>a lot<\/em>\u00a0of openings, but this one was\u00a0<em>literally<\/em>\u00a0named after him.<\/p>\n<p>And this super rare opening, which many think is totally unsound, has brought him\u00a0<strong>crushing wins<\/strong>\u00a0against \u201cbooked up\u201d giants like Caruana and Anand\u2026 much to their shock!<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian Defense makes it seem like you\u2019ve played a Pirc Defense, but \u201c<strong>forgotten<\/strong>\u201d to play \u2026<strong>d6!<\/strong>\u00a0and many players will try to \u201cpunish\u201d this mistake\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026but\u00a0<em>you\u00a0<\/em>will be the only one who\u00a0<em>actually\u00a0<\/em>knows how to continue in that position!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one sample line for you with\u00a0<strong>Carlsen\u2019s sneaky pawn sacrifice idea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6! 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6 5. Bxh5 gxh5 6. Qxh5 dxe5 7. Qxe5 Rg8<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image3-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image3-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image3-300x300-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image3-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image3-300x300-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0422his opening isn\u2019t for you if you just want to play solid, positional chess with no risk.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2026 If you want to get positions where there\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Very little theory<\/strong>\u00a0(or known knowledge).<\/li>\n<li><strong>1001 ways<\/strong>\u00a0for your opponent to go wrong.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The opportunity for your tactical skills to shine<\/strong>\u00a0in messy, unbalanced positions\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026then this is the\u00a0<strong><em>perfect<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0opening for you. Especially at the non-master level, it\u2019ll be\u00a0<em>deadly<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/db283153-7002-4cbe-8548-5ee4060f17d3.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1661199991&amp;Signature=c452ff5ecc52f1bc90b77e1efee8ec2c317e26ac\" width=\"449\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re ready to learn this opening and start crushing the poor souls who try to \u201crefute\u201d it, FM Yuriy Krykun has a brand new course for you.<\/p>\n<p>In The Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon, it\u2019ll take just\u00a0<strong>3 hours of HD video lessons<\/strong>\u00a0to show you exactly how to play Magnus\u2019 secret opening\u2026\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0you get a\u00a0<strong>complete PGN file<\/strong>\u00a0of all the theory.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like\u00a0<em>your<\/em>\u00a0new secret weapon too, huh? Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1317377\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1317377\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1317377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/yuriy-krykun-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FM Yuriy Krykun<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ukrainian FIDE Master and member of the National Team. He has one IM norm. He has played in many National and International tournaments, winning over 10 medals. Bronze medal winner in European U18 Championship. Full-time chess player, coach, and author of multiple publications.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Included:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon \u2013 Video Course [3 hours 5 minutes]<\/strong><br \/>\nPlay and win with Carlsen secret weapon: the Norwegian Defense! Learn the plans, tricks, and main strategies and tactics with FM Yuriy Krykun.<br \/>\n<strong>365Chess Coach &amp; Repertoire Trainer<\/strong><br \/>\nGo from theory to practice, step-by-step, guided by the Chess Coach. Study, analyze or drill the repertoire in the course. Play one side while the computer replies with the moves on the theory.<br \/>\n<strong>Games Database<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course includes a database of chess games played by masters to see the theory &#8220;in action&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon, it&#8217;ll take just 3 hours of HD video lessons to show you exactly how to play Magnus&#8217; secret opening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon with FM Yuriy Krykun - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/norwegian-defense-secret-weapon-with-fm-yuriy-krykun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon with FM Yuriy Krykun - 365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In The Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon, it&#039;ll take just 3 hours of HD video lessons to show you exactly how to play Magnus&#039; 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