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Carlsen's Beautiful Central Sacrifice vs Firouzja - Chess Analysis

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Overview

Analyze a captivating chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja from the 2021 Tata Steel Masters. Explore Carlsen's strategic central pawn majority and his decision to reject a position repetition in favor of a thematic pawn sacrifice. Examine the game-changing second pawn sacrifice that secures an excellent knight position on e5 while weakening Firouzja's king. Observe Firouzja's plan to advance his passed a-pawn and Carlsen's timely attack on the black king. Study the full game notation and gain insights into high-level chess strategy and tactics employed by two of the world's top players.

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Carlsen's beautiful central sacrifice vs Firouzja

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