How Magnus Carlsen Plans His Chess Moves

I analyze my own thought process and how Magnus Carlsen comes up with simple but highly effective plans to easily beat 2600+ grandmasters. It really is a sight to behold!

In this miniature game we see a clear and effective plan starting from right out of the opening. The subtle ideas and understanding in this game will put you on the path to thinking strategically and getting a grip on how to form a plan in chess.

GAME SCORE:

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. f3 Bb7 12. Rf2
Qc7 13. Bf1 Rfb8 14. Nc1 Nc5 15. Rd2 Ne6 16. N1a2 Nd4 17. Nb4
Rd8 18. Kh1 a5 19. Nd3 Ne6 20. Nf2 Nd7 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Nxd6
1-0

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