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FEAR in Chess | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

National Master Caleb Denby talks about being afraid of one's opponent. How does fear change one's style? See examples from the 2019 World Rapid Championship.

2020.01.08
Magnus Carlsen vs Aleksandr Shimanov, World Rapid Championship (2019) (rapid): B13 Caro-Kann, exchange variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1984841
Peter Svidler vs Alireza Firouzja, World Rapid Championship (2019) (rapid): D74 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1985163
Magnus Carlsen vs Le Quang Liem, World Rapid Championship (2019) (rapid): D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 3.e4
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1985349