Exploiting imbalances in chess – Carlsen vs Caruana

September 16, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Today we’re going to talk about a very interesting topic: exploiting imbalances (weaknesses). Most often, we don’t know how to think or handle such situations during a chess game. Our guest coach, IM Valeri Lilov, will teach exactly that, by showing a game between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.

In this game, you will learn how Magnus neutralized his opponent’s play power, making sure to gradually build the position by regrouping his pieces, gaining more space and, most importantly, transforming the advantage when there is an opportunity to increase the pressure and there is a good follow-up.

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