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Doubling rooks with Re6 or Re2 followed by premoving Rae1 is probably what most players would do here, this also stops Black from contesting the e-file. The question is what to do next, though.

There are a few other plans as well, but I was at a loss what to prefer, so I finally cheated and looked up the game to see what Magnus did. With hindsight his play looks very effective, but I would most likely not have played so myself.

Looking forward to a followup article!

Doubling rooks with Re6 or Re2 followed by premoving Rae1 is probably what most players would do here, this also stops Black from contesting the e-file. The question is what to do next, though. There are a few other plans as well, but I was at a loss what to prefer, so I finally cheated and looked up the game to see what Magnus did. With hindsight his play looks very effective, but I would most likely not have played so myself. Looking forward to a followup article!