Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

by Andrew Soltis

Overview

Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today's blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen.

Magnus Carlsen has been the world's number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He is the only player to repeatedly win the world championships in classical, speed and blitz chess formats. This book details his remarkable rise and how he acquired the crucial skills of 21st-century grandmaster chess

He will defend his world championship title this autumn and if he wins, it will set a record of five championship match victories. This book take you through how he wins by analysing 60 of the games that made him who he is, describing the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849946933
Publisher:	Batsford, B.T. Ltd.
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	922,007
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

Andrew Soltis is an International Grandmaster, a chess correspondent for the New York Post and a highly popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including 500 Chess Questions Answered, The Chessmaster Checklist and How to Swindle in Chess - snatch victory from a losing position. He lives in New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Made Magnus 7

1 Carlsen - Harestad, Copenhagen 2003 23

2 Zimmerman - Carlsen, Schwarzacher Open 2003 27

3 Carlsen - Laqua, Schwarzacher Open 2003 31

4 Carlsen - Diamant, Halkidiki 2003 37

5 Carlsen - Stefansson, Aeroflot Festival, Moscow 2004 42

6 Djurhuus - Carlsen, Norwegian Championship 2005 47

7 Carlsen - Predrag Nikolic, Wijk aan Zee 2005 52

8 Brynell - Carlsen, Gausdal Bygger'n Masters 2005 57

9 Jobava - Carlsen, Skanderborg 2005 64

10 Carlsen-Vescovi, Wijk aan Zee 2006 68

11 Agdestein - Carlsen, Norwegian Championship 2006 74

12 Carlsen - Nunn, Youth vs. Experience, Amsterdam 2006 78

13 Carlsen - Ivanchuk, Morelia-Linares 2007 84

14 Carlsen - Aronian, Candidates match, Elista 2007 90

15 Mamedyarov - Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2008 97

16 Topalov - Carlsen, Morelia-Linares 2008 103

17 Kramnik - Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2008 110

18 Carlsen - Grischuk, Linares 2009 115

19 Anand - Carlsen, Melody Amber (blindfold), Nice 2009 120

20 Carlsen - Topalov, Sofia 2009 125

21 Carlsen - Leko, Nanjing 2009 131

22 Aronian - Carlsen, Melody Amber (blindfold), Nice 2010 137

23 Carlsen - Bacrot, Nanjing 2010 142

24 Smeets - Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2011 147

25 Carlsen - Nakamura, Medias 2011 153

26 Carlsen - Gelfand, Tal Memorial, Moscow 2011 160

27 Carlsen-Nakamura, Wijk aan Zee 2011 166

28 Radjabov - Carlsen, Moscow 2012 171

29 Carlsen - Caruana, Sao Paulo 2012 178

30 Carlsen - Anand, Sao Paolo 2012 184

31 Carlsen - Judith Polgar, London 2012 189

32 Carlsen-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2013 195

33 Anand - Carlsen, World Championship, Chennai 2013 203

34 Carlsen - Caruana, Shamkir 2014 210

35 Carlsen - Anand, World Championship, Sochi 2014 216

36 Nakamura - Carlsen, Zürich 2014 222

37 Carlsen - Wojtaszek, Olympiad, Tromsø 2014 228

38 Carlsen - So, Sinquefield Cup, St. Louis 2015 233

39 Carlsen - Naiditsch, Baden Baden 2015 240

40 Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Shamkir 2015 245

41 Carlsen - Nakamura, London 2015 251

42 Carlsen - Li Chao, Qatar Masters, Doha 2015 257

43 Anand - Carlsen, Baden - Baden 2015 262

44 Caruana - Carlsen, Sinquefield Cup, St. Louis 2015 269

45 Carlsen - So, Bilbao 2016 276

46 Carlsen - Karjakin, World Championship, New York 2016 282

47 Karjakin - Carlsen, World Championship, New York 2016 289

48 Carlsen - Aronian, Paris Blitz 2016 296

49 Eljanov - Carlsen, Isle of Man Masters, Douglas 2017 300

50 Carlsen - Ding Liren, St. Louis 2017 305

51 Dreev - Carlsen, World Cup, Tbilisi 2017 310

52 Carlsen - Wojtaszek, Shamkir 2018 315

53 Adhiban - Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2018 321

54 Carlsen - Jones, Wijk aan Zee 2018 327

55 Van Foreest - Carlsen, Wiojk aan Zee 2019 334

56 Carlsen - Rapport, Wijk aan Zee 2019 340

57 Svidler - Carlsen, Baden - Baden 2019 345

58 Vachier-Legrave - Carlsen, Sinquefield Cup, 2019 351

59 Giri - Carlsen, Zagreb 2019 357

60 Firouzja - Carlsen, Wijk aan Zeen 2020 362

Index of Opponents 368

Index of Openings 371

ECO Openings Index 373

Index of Middlegame Themes 375

Index of Endgames 376

Editorial Reviews

‘For those readers interested in familiarizing themselves with the games of Magnus Carlsen, this book’s chronological presentation of many of his best games will definitely be worth a read’

—American Chess Magazine

‘Soltis has reached new heights with these two new books … the notes provided are pithy, enlightening and accurate’

—Raymond Keene, The Article

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