Magnus Carlsen’s instructive endgame vs Nihal Sarin

Featured is an instructive endgame by Magnus Carlsen against Nihal Sarin from June 8th, 2023. This 3-minute blitz game, played on , draws our attention to thinking beyond producing a flight square when we make a pawn advance in front of our own king. In what other ways might that pawn be able to influence our opponent negatively, and in what environments might this idea to extract the maximum out of the pawn’s advance be considered acceptable? Image of Magnus Carlsen courtesy of Lennart Ootes I’m a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ @/Chess-Network ★ (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH ★ TWITTER ★ FACEBOOK ★ PATREON ★ DONATE