Understanding Opposition in pawn endgame with Carlsen and Firouzja

The Namaste greeting has been doing wonders for Magnus at the Norway Chess 2020. He has managed to win the title with one round to spare. But it also happened because of his unrelenting endgame play in the 9th round against Alireza Firouzja. What looked like a sure shot draw, ended up in Magnus' favour. What exactly went wrong? How did Alireza Firouzja not understand the basic concept of opposition? In this video IM Sagar Shah explains to you all the little intricacies that you need to know related to pawn endgames and opposition as well as the slightly advanced concept of distant opposition.

Video: Sagar Shah

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