Caro-Kann, Exchange Variation: Magnus Carlsen's Masterclass

What is the point behind the Caro-Kan: Exchange Variation?
How to play with the Carlsbad pawn structure?
What Magnus Carlsen plays against the Caro-Kann?

In this video you'll find the following topics:
move by move understanding of the Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation,
Carlsbad pawn structure and how to create a good middlegame plan,
how to attack and what are the conditions that should be met.

Video is consisted of the following chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 Caro-Kann, Exchange variation - briefly explained
2:07 Carlsbad pawn structure planning (for both sides)
6:53 Starting the attack on the kingside
8:20 Guess the (calm) move to strengthen the attack of White
11:03 Guess the move (mate in 1 for White)
11:46 Guess the move (for White)
12:20 Guess the move (finishing the game)
12:47 Outro

Magnus Carlsen (2835) - Wesley So (2815)
ChessCom 2017.
Caro-Kann, Exchange variation

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O Bh5 11. Rae1 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 a6 14. a4 Nd7 15. Re3 O-O 16. h4 Nf6 17. Qd1 b5 18. Ne5 b4 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Rh3 Qc7 21. Ndf3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Rac8 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Ne5 Qc7 25. Qf3 Bd8 26. h5 Nxh5 27. Bxd8 Rexd8 28. g4 Nf6 29. Kg2 g5 30. Qe3 Ne4 31. f3 Nf6 32. Rfh1 Kf8 33. Qxg5 Qxc3 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Qxg7 Qc2+ 37. Kg3 Rf8 38. Rh6 Ne8 39. Qg5+ f6 40. Qg6 Qxa4 41. Rh7+ Kd8 42. Qb1 Qb5 43. Nc6+ Qxc6 44. Qb8+ Qc8 45. Qb6+ 1-0

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