How To Beat Magnus Carlsen

Introduction

You may be wondering...how it is possible for the greatest chess player of all time to lose?

While most people do not realistically have a chance to defeat Magnus Carlsen, we can nonetheless learn a lot from watching how other strong players have managed to do so in individual games.

Better still, I've broken down their process into seven simple steps, which you can use to defeat higher-rated players in some of your next games :)

Let's dive in!

The Training Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl3Z6LEk1bA

The Game Score

The 7 Steps

Step 1: Play with the White pieces;

Step 2: Play something you are the world's leading expert in;

Step 3: Be brave and take the fight to him;

Step 4: Do the simple stuff well (simple chess);

Step 5: Find effective ways to ignore his threats;

Step 6: Attack him with your pieces;

Step 7: Stay alert - convert your huge advantage into a win.

Next Steps

What part of this training did you find the most valuable?

Let us know in the comment thread :)

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