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Magnus Carlsen Have you always wanted to play chess like a World Champion? This tactics training book gives you the opportunity to make the same winning moves as Carlsen did in his games. One hundred training exercises are offered here. You only have to find the move that Carlsen played! The puzzles start at a moderate level and gradually get more difficult. Can you be as sharp as the current World #1? Magnus Carlsen (1990) became World Chess Champion in 2013 by defeating Viswanathan Anand in a match with 6½-3½. In 2014 Carlsen defended his title by beating the Indian again: 6½-4½. In the same year the Norwegian claimed both the World Blitz and the World Rapid titles, which made him the first player in history simultaneously holding the world title in three different disciplines. However, this was certainly not the first milestone in Carlsen's career. On January 2010 Carlsen became the youngest ever chess player to claim the first spot in the World Rankings and in January 2013 he broke Garry Kasparov's rating record. Furthermore, the G-Star Raw model has won 23 super-tournaments already. His latest victories were in the Tata Steel Chess and the Grenke Chess Classic tournaments in 2015. Garry Kasparov, who coached Carlsen in the past and was his advisor for the match with Anand in 2014, said in 2013 that 'Carlsen is a combination of Karpov and Fischer. He gets his positions, then never lets go of that bulldog bite. Exhausting for opponents'. Another ex-World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik, praised Carlsen for his 'excellent physical shape', which enables him to play long games. Carlsen's fabulous endgame technique and his ability to maximize his opponents' chances to commit inaccuracies are without doubt key reasons for his success. Or, as he puts it: 'I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style'.
Excercise 1
White to move
Solution 1
Magnus Carlsen (2868) - Peter Svidler (2769) Stavanger Norway Masters blitz 2013
46.♖c6+!
Excercise 2
White to move
Solution 2
Magnus Carlsen (2646) - Loek van Wely (2655) Schagen blitz 2006
64.♘f8+
Excercise 3
White to move
Solution 3
Magnus Carlsen (2881) - Fabiano Caruana (2791) Flor & Fjaere Norway Blitz 2014
11.♗xa6!
Excercise 4
White to move
Solution 4
Magnus Carlsen (2881) - S. Mamedyarov (2743) Dubai FIDE World Blitz 2014
27.♕xe6!
Excercise 5
White to move
Solution 5
Magnus Carlsen (2714) - Judit Polgar (2708) Bilbao World Cup blindfold 2007
26.♕f6+! ♔h7 27.♘f5 27.♘f5 ♖g8 28.♕xh6#
Excercise 6
White to move
Solution 6
Magnus Carlsen (2385) - Hans Krogh Harestad (2249) Copenhagen Politiken Cup 2003
36.♕xg5+! fxg5 37. ♖f7+ ♔xh6 37...♔h8 38.♖xh7#
38.♖xh7#
Excercise 7
White to move
Solution 7
Magnus Carlsen (2872) - Viswanathan Anand (2773) Zurich blitz 2014
21.♘e8+! 21.♘e8+ ♔g8 22.♕h8+ ♔xh8 23.♖xf8#
Excercise 8
White to move
Solution 8
Magnus Carlsen (2863) - Viswanathan Anand (2792) Sochi world championship 2014
35.♕b7!
Excercise 9
White to move
Solution 9
Magnus Carlsen - Goran Fant (2062) Gausdal Troll Masters 2011
23.♘xe6+! ♕xe6 24.♗h6+! ♔f7 25.♖xe6 and White won.
Excercise 10
White to move
Solution 10
Magnus Carlsen (2881) - Gilberto Milos (2583) Caxias do Sul 2014
39.♘e4! 39.♘e4 ♖xc2 (39...♖e8 40.♘xg5 White wins ) 40. ♘xf6+ ♗xf6 41.e8=♕+ White wins
Excercise 11
White to move
Solution 11
Magnus Carlsen (2821) - Yannick Pelletier (2590) Biel Accentus 2011
41.♖f7+! ♔h6 42.♖c7 42.♖c7 ♗b1 43.♖c1 White wins
Excercise 12
White to move
Solution 12
Magnus Carlsen (2570) - Gata Kamsky (2690) Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE World Cup 2005
37.c5+! ♔xc5 38.♖e7 ♗d4 38...♗c3 39.♖c7+ ♔b6 (39...♔d4 40.♖d1+ ) (39...♔b4 40.♖b1+ ) 40.♖xc3
39.♖xb7 and White won.
Excercise 13
White to move
Solution 13
Magnus Carlsen (2698) - Zbynek Hracek (2614) Germany Bundesliga 2007
62.♖g8! ♖b6+ 62...♖xb7 63.e5#
63.♔c7 ♖xb7+ 64.♔xb7 and White won.
Excercise 14
White to move
Solution 14
Magnus Carlsen (2801) - Luke McShane (2615) London Classic 2009
58.♗d5! and White won. 58.♗d5! ♔f5 (58...♖d3 59.d7 White wins ) 59. ♔h2 ♖e5 60.♗f3 ♔f6 61.d7 was played in the game.
Excercise 15
White to move
Solution 15
Magnus Carlsen (2814) - Erwin l'Ami (2628) Wijk aan Zee Tata Steel-A 2011
94.♘h4+! 94.♘h4+ ♔e3 95.♖g3+ ♔d2 96.♖g2+ ♔c3 97.♖xa2 White wins
Excercise 16
White to move
Solution 16
Magnus Carlsen (2765) - David Anton Guijarro (1988) Madrid sim 2008
38.♖xc5! bxc5 39.♗b7! 39.♗b7 ♔e7 40.b6 White wins
Excercise 17
White to move
Solution 17
Magnus Carlsen (2690) - Vassily Ivanchuk (2750) Morelia/Linares 2007
25.d5! exd5 26. ♘d4 and White won.
Excercise 18
White to move
Solution 18
Magnus Carlsen (2072) - Gustav Gulbrandsen Norway teams championship 2002
20.♕xa7! ♖b8 20...♖xa7 21.♖xc8+ ♕d8 22.♖xd8+ ♔xd8 23.♘xf7+ ♔e7 24.♘xh8 White wins
21.♕xb8 ♘xb8 22.♖xc8+ ♔d7 23.♖xh8 and White won.
Excercise 19
White to move
Solution 19
Magnus Carlsen (2581) - Nurlan Ibrayev (2476) Calvia Olympiad 2004
17.♖xf6! 17.♖xf6 ♕xf6 (17...gxf6 18.♕h7+ ♔f8 19.♕xf7# ) (17...hxg5 18.hxg5 gxf6 19.gxf6 White wins ) 18. ♕h7+ ♔f8 19.♘e4 ♕g6 20.♗a3+ ♘e7 21.♕h8#
Excercise 20
White to move
Solution 20
Magnus Carlsen (2826) - Veselin Topalov (2803) Nanjing Pearl Spring 2010
32.dxe6! 32.dxe6 ♘xd3 33.exf7+ ♔f8 34.♗xh6+ ♔e7 35.fxe8=♕+ ♔xe8 36.♗xd3 White wins
Excercise 21
White to move
Solution 21
Magnus Carlsen (2826) - Michael Adams (2734) London Classic 2011
36.♖xd5! ♘xe5 36...exd5 37.♗xd5+ ♔e7 38.♗xc4 White wins
37.♖xe5 and White won.
Excercise 22
White to move
Solution 22
Magnus Carlsen (2698) - Laurent Fressinet (2640) Cap d'Agde rapid 2006
27.♕f5! 27.♕f5! ♕xf5 (27...♕c7 28.♖xb8+ ♕xb8 29.♕xe6 White wins ) 28.♖xb8+ White wins
Excercise 23
White to move
Solution 23
Magnus Carlsen (2385) - Helgi Ass Gretarsson (2513) Rethymnon EU-Cup 2003
32.♗g6+! 32.♗g6+! ♔xg6 (32...♖xg6 33.♕e7# ) 33.♕h5#
Excercise 24
White to move
Solution 24
Magnus Carlsen (2673) - Kjetil Lie (2536) Moss Championship 2006
24.♖xf7! ♖xc2 24...♘xf7 25.♘f6+ ♔f8 26.♘xe8 White wins
25.♘e7+ White wins 25.♘e7+ ♔h8 26.♗e5# was played in the game. (26. ♕d4# ) (26.♕f6# )
Excercise 25
White to move
Solution 25
Magnus Carlsen (2843) - Fabiano Caruana (2772) Bilbao blitz 2012
10.e5! ♗xg2 11.exf6 ♗h3 12.♕h5! ♕xf6 13.♕xh3 and White won.
Excercise 26
White to move
Solution 26
Magnus Carlsen (2835) - Levon Aronian (2805) Wijk aan Zee 2012
30.♘xc6! ♖xc6 31.♘xd5 ♕xd4+ 31...♖c2 was played in the game.
32.♗e3! ♕xe5 33.♘e7+ ♕xe7 34.♖xd8+ ♕xd8 35.♕xc6 White wins
Excercise 27
White to move
Solution 27
Magnus Carlsen (2881) - Le Quang Liem (2712) Dubai FIDE World Blitz 2014
102.♗b7! ♗c4 103.♗a6 103.♗a6 ♔g6 104.a4 White wins
Excercise 28
White to move
Solution 28
Magnus Carlsen (2881) - Simen Agdestein (2628) Stavanger Norway Chess 2014
53.♕c8+! ♔b6 54.♕b8+ 54.♕b8+ ♔c5 55.♕b4+ ♔d5 56.♕d2+ ♔c5 57.♕a5+ White wins
Excercise 29
White to move
Solution 29
Magnus Carlsen (2872) - Fabiano Caruana (2782) Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
42.♕a4! ♖e3 43.♕a8+ ♔d7 44.♕b7+ ♔e8 45.d7+ ♔d8 46.♗h4+ ♖e7 47.♕c8+
Excercise 30
White to move
Solution 30
Magnus Carlsen (2823) - Francisco Vallejo (2716) Sao Paulo/Bilbao Grand Slam Final 2011
33.♖d2! ♖xd2 34.♘xd2 b5 35.b4 and White won.
Excercise 31
White to move
Solution 31
Magnus Carlsen (2802) - Peter Svidler (2722) Moscow world championship blitz 2010
98.♗e5! ♖a7 99.♖g1 99.♖g1 ♔h7 100.♖h1+ ♔g8 101.♖h8+ ♔f7 102.♖h7+ White wins
Excercise 32
White to move
Solution 32
Magnus Carlsen (2776) - Viswanathan Anand (2791) Linares 2009
59.h7! ♘xf5 60.♖b8 ♘d4 61.♔b2! ♔d6 62.h8=♕ ♖xh8 63.♖xh8 and White won.
Excercise 33
White to move
Solution 33
Magnus Carlsen (2765) - Alexey Shirov (2740) Foros 2008
62.♔g3! ♖a5 63.♗g6+ ♔g5 63...♔g5 64.h4+ (64.f4+ gxf3 65.h4# ) 64...gxh3 65.f4#
Excercise 34
White to move
Solution 34
Magnus Carlsen (2710) - Vladimir Epishin (2587) Tromso Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
41.♖g6+! ♔f8 42.♖b8+ 42.♖b8+ ♔e7 43.♖g7+ ♔d6 44.♖b6+ ♖c6 45.♖g6+ White wins
Excercise 35
White to move
Solution 35
Magnus Carlsen (2823) - Vassily Ivanchuk (2765) Sao Paulo/Bilbao Grand Slam Final 2011
33.♕g4+! ♔h8 33...♘g7 34.♕xc8 was played in the game.
34.♗d2!
Excercise 36
White to move
Solution 36
Magnus Carlsen (2810) - Jan Smeets (2657) Wijk aan Zee 2010
39.♖f5+! ♔b4 40.♕xb5+ ♔c3 41.♖f3+! 41.♖f3+ ♔d2 42.♕d5+ ♔c1 43.♕xc4+ ♕c2 44.♖c3 White wins
Excercise 37
White to move
Solution 37
Magnus Carlsen (2815) - Hikaru Nakamura (2774) Medias/Bazna 2011
36.♖g7+! ♔h8 36...♖xg7 37.hxg7+ ♔xg7 38.♗h6+ White wins
37.♖hg1 ♖fe8 38.♘h4 ♖xg7 38...♖xg7 39.♖xg7 White wins
Excercise 38
White to move
Solution 38
Magnus Carlsen (2733) - Veselin Topalov (2780) Morelia/Linares 2008
35.♕f6+! ♔g8 36.♕e6+ ♔f8 36...♔g7 37.♗f6+ ♔f8 38.♗g5 ♔g7 39.♕f6+ ♔g8 40.♗h6 ♕c5 41.♕g7#
37.♗g5
Excercise 39
White to move
Solution 39
Magnus Carlsen (2770) - Veselin Topalov (2812) Sofia MTel Masters 2009
33.♕d3! ♕xc7 33...♕xe7 was played in the game. 34. ♖xd7 (34.♘f6+! was also good. ) 34...♕h4+ 35.♔f3 ♕h5+ (35...♔h8 36.♖xg7! ♔xg7 37.♘f6 ♖a7 38.♕d8 White wins ) 36. ♔g3 and Black resigned.
34.♘g5+ hxg5 34...♔h8 35.♘f7+ ♔h7 36.♕xg6#
35.♕xg6+ ♔h8 36.♕h5+ ♗h6 37.♕xh6#
Excercise 40
White to move
Solution 40
Magnus Carlsen (2553) - Predrag Nikolic (2676) Wijk aan Zee 2005
20.♘g5+! fxg5 21.♕f3+ ♔g8 22.♖xe6! 22.♖xe6! ♕f7 (22...♖xe6 23.♕f8# ) 23.♗f5! h6 24.♖xe8+ ♕xe8 25.♕xd5+ ♕f7 26.♗e6 White wins
Excercise 41
White to move
Solution 41
Magnus Carlsen (2548) - Michal Praszak (2261) Warsaw EU Championship 2005
21.♖xd8+! ♖xd8 22.♗xe6! ♖d1+ 23.♕xd1 ♘xd1 24.♗b3! ♘xb2 25.♔xb2 and White won.
Excercise 42
White to move
Solution 42
Magnus Carlsen (2776) - Alexander Grischuk (2733) Linares 2009
33.♗a6!! ♗f6 34.♗xb7 ♖xb7 35.c6 ♖xb6 36.♖c1! ♗xb2 37.d7
Excercise 43
White to move
Solution 43
Magnus Carlsen (2826) - Luis Galego (2500) Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad 2010
33.♘g5+! ♔h8 34.♕e4! g6 34...♕g8 35.♕f5! g6 36.♕f6+ ♕g7 37.♘f7+ (37.♕d8+ ♕g8 38.♕d4+ White wins ) 37...♔g8 38.♘h6+! ♕xh6 39.♗g4 White wins
35.♕d4+ ♔g8 35...♕g7 36.♕xb4 and White won. (36.♕d8+! is even better. 36... ♕g8 37.♕f6+ ♕g7 38.♘f7+ ♔g8 39.♘h6+! ♕xh6 40.♗g4 White wins )
36.♗g4!禆
Excercise 44
White to move
Solution 44
Magnus Carlsen (2484) - Sipke Ernst (2474) Wijk aan Zee 2004
21.♗xh6! gxh6 21...♘xh6 22.♖xh6+ gxh6 23.♕xe7 White wins
22.♖xh6+ ♘xh6 23.♕xe7 ♘f7 24.gxf7 and White won. 24.gxf7 ♔g7 (24...♕b6 25.♕e5+ ♔h7 26.♖h1+ ♔g6 27.♖h3 White wins ) 25.♖d3 (25.♕e5+ is even better. 25... ♔xf7 26.♖d3 ♕b6 27.♖f3+ ♔g6 28.♖g3+ ♔h6 29.♕g5+ ♔h7 30.♕g7# ) 25...♖d6 (25...♕b6 26.♖g3+ ♕g6 27.♖xg6+ ♔xg6 28.d5 White wins ) 26. ♖g3+ ♖g6 27.♕e5+ ♔xf7 28.♕f5+ ♖f6 29.♕d7# was played in the game.
Excercise 45
White to move
Solution 45
Magnus Carlsen (2861) - Ivan Sokolov (2663) Wijk aan Zee 2013
47.♗f5+! ♔e8 48.♕c8! 48.♕c8 ♘c4 49.♗d7+! ♕xd7 50.♘f6+ White wins
Excercise 46
White to move
Solution 46
Magnus Carlsen (2862) - Levon Aronian (2813) St Louis Sinquefield Cup 2013
51.♘c4 ♘xc4+ 52.bxc4 ♖b8 53.c5 ♖d7 54.♖xa6 ♘d4 54...b3 55.♖xc6 White wins was played in the game.
55.♖a8! ♖xa8 55...♘xc2+ 56.♔d2 ♘xa1 57.♖xb8+ ♔e7 58.♖xb4 White wins 55...♔c8 56.♘xb4 White wins
56.♖xa8+ ♔e7 57.♘xe5 ♘xc2+ 58.♔e2 White wins
Excercise 47
White to move
Solution 47
Magnus Carlsen (2775) - Ruslan Ponomariov (2718) Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 2008
28.♖xe6! ♘xe6 29.♗d5 ♖e8 30.c7! ♔f7 30...♖xc7 31.♕h8+ ♔f7 32.♕h7+ ♕g7 33.♕xg7#
31.♗xg7 and White won. 31.♗xg7! ♕g8 (31...♕xg7 32.♗xe6+ White wins ) 32. ♗f6! (32.h4 is also good. ) 32...♖c8 33.♗d8 ♔e8 34.♕h4 ♔d7 35.♕c4 White wins
Excercise 48
White to move
Solution 48
Magnus Carlsen (2814) - Wang Hao (2731) Wijk aan Zee 2011
24.♗xf7+! ♔xf7 25.♕f3+ ♔g8 25...♔g6 26.♗f6!禆
26.♖xh8+ ♔xh8 27.♖h1+ ♔g8 28.♕h5 ♖f8 28...♘e7 29.♗xe7 ♕xe7 30.♕h8+ ♔f7 31.♕xc8 White wins
29.♗f6! 29.♗f6 ♕d7 30.♕g6 ♘b6 (30...♖f7 31.♕h7+ ♔f8 32.♕h8# ) 31.♖h7 ♖f7 32.♕h5 gxf6 33.♖h8+ ♔g7 34.♕h6#
Excercise 49
White to move
Solution 49
Magnus Carlsen (2843) - Viswanathan Anand (2780) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012
28.♖e5! ♖d8 28...♔h8 was played in the game. 29. ♖d1 ♕a6 30.a4 and Black resigned.
29.♘xh7 ♘xh7 30.♕xg6+ ♔h8 31.♖h5 White wins
Excercise 50
White to move
Solution 50
Magnus Carlsen (2772) - Wang Yue (2736) Nanjing Pearl Spring 2009
61.♘d5+! ♔a7 62.♖a1+ ♔b8 63.♔c2! ♖h3 64.♖b1+ ♔a7 64...♔a8 65.♘c7+ ♔a7 66.♖b7#
65.♖b7+ ♔a6 66.♖b6+ ♔a5 66...♔a7 67.♘b5+ ♔a8 68.♘dc7#
67.♖b5+ ♔a4 67...♔a6 68.♘c7+ ♔a7 69.♖b7#
68.♘b6+ ♔a3 69.♖xe5
Excercise 51
Black to move
Solution 51
Vugar Gashimov (2746) - Magnus Carlsen (2815) Monte Carlo Amber rapid 2011
46...♗d2+! 47.♔f3 ♗xh6 Black wins 47...♗xh6 48.♔xg2 a5 49.♘b2 ♔b5 and White resigned.
Excercise 52
Black to move
Solution 52
Vladimir Kramnik (2772) - Magnus Carlsen (2801) Moscow world championship blitz 2009
29...♗a5! 30.♖xe8 ♗xc3
Excercise 53
Black to move
Solution 53
Jon Ludvig Hammer (2074) - Magnus Carlsen (2450) Chalkidiki world championship U14 2003
17...♕h5+! 17...♕h5+! 18.gxh5 ♖h4#
Excercise 54
Black to move
Solution 54
Rinat Jumabayev (2525) - Magnus Carlsen (2837) Astana world championship blitz 2012
26...♘e5+! 27.♘xe5 ♖xc2
Excercise 55
Black to move
Solution 55
Sergey Erenburg (2573) - Magnus Carlsen (2625) Reykjavik Glitnir blitz 2006
34...♖e1+! 35.♖xe1 ♖xe1+ 36.♖xe1 ♕xd3 and Black won.
Excercise 56
Black to move
Solution 56
Geir Sune Tallaksen (2350) - Magnus Carlsen (2567) Gausdal Classic 2004
28...♗xd3! 29.♕xd3 ♕f2!
Excercise 57
Black to move
Solution 57
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2527) - Magnus Carlsen (2528) Lausanne YM 2005
19...♖xc4! 20.♗xg7 ♖xc2 21.♕xc2 ♔xg7 and Black won.
Excercise 58
Black to move
Solution 58
Hannes Stefansson (2585) - Magnus Carlsen (2625) Reykjavik Glitnir blitz 2006
24...♖xc3! 24...♖xc3 25.♖xc3 ♖xc3 26.♕xc3 ♕xd1 Black wins
Excercise 59
Black to move
Solution 59
Levon Aronian (2801) - Magnus Carlsen (2802) Moscow world championship blitz 2010
25...♗xg2+! 26.♕xg2 ♕xe3 27.♗xh7+ ♔xh7
Excercise 60
Black to move
Solution 60
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2760) - Magnus Carlsen (2881) Shamkir Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014
27...♗xe4! 27...♗xe4 28.♗xe4 ♖xd1 29.♕xd1 ♘xe4 Black wins
Excercise 61
Black to move
Solution 61
Sergey Karjakin (2723) - Magnus Carlsen (2801) Moscow world championship blitz 2009
23...b5! 23...b5 24.♖b4 a5 25.♗xf5 axb4 Black wins
Excercise 62
Black to move
Solution 62
Veselin Topalov (2772) - Magnus Carlsen (2881) Flor & Fjaere Blitz 2014
32...dxc3! 33.bxc3 ♘xe4 and Black won.
Excercise 63
Black to move
Solution 63
Veselin Topalov (2803) - Magnus Carlsen (2826) Nanjing Pearl Spring 2010
32...♘xf2! 33.♖c7 33.♔xf2 ♘e4+ Black wins
33...♘2e4
Excercise 64
Black to move
Solution 64
Teimour Radjabov (2728) - Magnus Carlsen (2675) Rishon-Le-Ziyyon world championship blitz 2006
50...♖xe7! 51.♖xe7 ♖xc1+ Black wins 51...♖xc1+ 52.♔f2 ♖a1 and White resigned.
Excercise 65
Black to move
Solution 65
Vassily Ivanchuk (2739) - Magnus Carlsen (2801) Moscow world championship blitz 2009
49...♖f5! 50.♖f4 ♖xe5 51.♖xf2 ♖h5#
Excercise 66
Black to move
Solution 66
Boris Gelfand (2761) - Magnus Carlsen (2872) Zurich Chess Challenge rapid 2014
18...♕c4! 19.♗b2 ♕xe4 and Black won.
Excercise 67
Black to move
Solution 67
Viswanathan Anand (2775) - Magnus Carlsen (2870) Chennai world championship 2013
28...♕e1! 28...♕e1 29.♖h4 ♕xh4 30.♕xh4 Black wins
Excercise 68
Black to move
Solution 68
Igor Kurnosov (2663) - Magnus Carlsen (2837) Astana 2012
62...♔d7! 63.♔d3 ♔c6 64.♘a7+ ♔b7 64...♔b7 65.♘b5 ♔b6 Black wins
Excercise 69
Black to move
Solution 69
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2672) - Magnus Carlsen (2813) Medias/Bazna Kings 2010
31...♖d1+! 31...♖d1+ 32.♖xd1 ♕xd1+ 33.♔a2 ♖e1 34.♕c4 ♕a1+ 35.♔b3 ♖b1 Black wins
Excercise 70
Black to move
Solution 70
Andres Rodriguez Vila (2437) - Magnus Carlsen (2881) Caxias do Sul 2014
17...c4! 18.bxc4 dxc4 19. ♕b1 c3 20.♗xc3 ♘xc3 21.♖xc3 ♖xc3
Excercise 71
Black to move
Solution 71
Glenn Gaasland - Magnus Carlsen (2072) Norway team championship 2001
23...♘e3! 24.♖xd8+ ♖xd8 25.♕e2 25.♕xe6 ♖d1#
25...♕c4+! 25...♕c4+ 26.♕xc4 (26.♔b1 ♖d1+ Black wins ) 26... ♖d1#
Excercise 72
Black to move
Solution 72
Anatoly Karpov (2619) - Magnus Carlsen (2801) Moscow world championship blitz 2009
31...♕c7! 32.♖a8 ♕c2
Excercise 73
Black to move
Solution 73
Anatoly Karpov (2651) - Magnus Carlsen (2775) Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 2008
46...e3! 47.♖d3 e2 48.♖xc3 ♖xc2+!
Excercise 74
Black to move
Solution 74
Alexander Onischuk (2650) - Magnus Carlsen (2710) Biel GM playoff blitz 2007
40...♕xg1+! 41.♔xg1 d2 42.♕h5 ♗c2
Excercise 75
Black to move
Solution 75
John Nunn (2617) - Magnus Carlsen (2675) Amsterdam NH Hoteles 2006
77...♖g2+! 78.♔h1 ♗f2
Excercise 76
Black to move
Solution 76
Borki Predojevic (2566) - Magnus Carlsen (2646) Sarajevo Bosnia 2006
40...♗xb2+! 40...♗xb2+! 41.♔xb2 c1=♕+ 42.♖xc1 ♕xd2+ 43.♔a3 ♖a8#
Excercise 77
Black to move
Solution 77
Mohamed Tissir (2444) - Magnus Carlsen (2625) Reykjavik 2006
56...♘e1! 57.♖xe1 ♖g1 58.♘xe5+ ♔g7 59.♖e2 h1=♕
Excercise 78
Black to move
Solution 78
Jon Ludvig Hammer (2608) - Magnus Carlsen (2868) Stavanger SupremeMasters blitz 2013
26...♕xf3! 27.exf3 ♘xf3+ 28.♔h1 28.♔f2 ♘xd2+ Black wins
28...♘xd2+ 29.♗g2 ♗xg2+ 30.♔xg2 ♖e2+
Excercise 79
Black to move
Solution 79
Arkadij Naiditsch (2657) - Magnus Carlsen (2625) Wijk aan Zee 2006
32...exf3! 33.gxf3 ♕g4!
Excercise 80
Black to move
Solution 80
Vladimir Malakhov (2670) - Magnus Carlsen (2570) Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE World Cup 2005
41...♖xc3! 42.♖xc3 ♗xb4 and Black won. 42...♗xb4 43.♘xe6 ♕e5+ 44.♔h1 ♕xe6 Black wins was played in the game.
Excercise 81
Black to move
Solution 81
Hatim Al Hadarani (2356) - Magnus Carlsen (2552) Dubai 2004
28...♗c3! 29.♖a3 29.♖b1 ♗a2 Black wins
29...♖xc1 30.♖xc1 ♗xd2
Excercise 82
Black to move
Solution 82
Linus Olsson (2244) - Magnus Carlsen (2385) Copenhagen Politiken Cup 2003
22...♖d3! 22...♖d3 23.♕c1 ♕h5+ 24.♔g1 ♖d1+ Black wins
Excercise 83
Black to move
Solution 83
Laurent Fressinet (2640) - Magnus Carlsen (2698) Cap d'Agde rapid 2006
34...♕e5! 35.g3 35.♖d1 ♕h2+ 36.♔f2 ♖f4 Black wins
35...♖e3
Excercise 84
Black to move
Solution 84
Yu Yangyi (2675) - Magnus Carlsen (2881) Dubai FIDE World Rapid 2014
56...♗e8! 57.♘h5+ ♔xf5 58.♖xg7 ♖e4+! 59.♔c5 ♖c4+
Excercise 85
Black to move
Solution 85
Peter Svidler (2747) - Magnus Carlsen (2872) London 2013
34...♖d5! 35.♖e2 ♕b1+ 36.♔h2 f6!
Excercise 86
Black to move
Solution 86
Hikaru Nakamura (2789) - Magnus Carlsen (2872) Zurich 2014
32...♕a2! 33.♖g1 ♘h3! 34.♘d3 ♘xg1 and Black won.
Excercise 87
Black to move
Solution 87
Vassily Ivanchuk (2765) - Magnus Carlsen (2823) Sao Paulo/Bilbao Grand Slam rapid 2011
38...♕h4! 39.♔h2 39.♖ff1 ♖fg5 40.♕f2 ♖g3 41.♘e2 ♘xh3 Black wins
39...♕g3+ 39...♕g3+ 40.♔h1 ♘xh3 Black wins
Excercise 88
Black to move
Solution 88
Yannick Pelletier (2569) - Magnus Carlsen (2775) Biel 2008
37...♕h3+! 38.♔g1 38.♔f2 ♖de8 39.♕xd5 ♕xh2+ 40.♕g2 ♕h4! 41.♖c4 ♖xe2+ Black wins
38...♖xg3+ 39.hxg3 ♕xg3+ 40.♔h1 40.♔f1 ♗h3#
40...♗f5! 40...♗f5 41.♖ed1 ♕g5 42.♖c3 ♗e4+ Black wins
Excercise 89
Black to move
Solution 89
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2559) - Magnus Carlsen (2646) Tromso Midnight Sun 2006
35...♖e3! 36.♕f1 36.♖ed1 ♕e4+ 37.♔g1 ♖ee2 Black wins
36...♕d2 36...♕d2 37.♕g1 ♕d5+ 38.♕g2 ♕xg2#
Excercise 90
Black to move
Solution 90
Kjetil Stokke (2302) - Magnus Carlsen (2646) Oslo team championship 2006
30...♗xe5! 31.♘xe5 31.♖xe5 ♘xf3 32.♖xd5 ♖c1+ 33.♖d1 ♖xd1#
31...♖xh3+ 32.♔g1 ♘e2+ 33.♔f1 ♘f4 34.♕b8+ ♔g7 35.♘f3 ♖h1+ 36.♘g1 ♕xg2# 36...♖xg1+ 37.♔xg1 ♕xg2# was played in the game.
Excercise 91
Black to move
Solution 91
Fabiano Caruana (2774) - Magnus Carlsen (2864) Moscow 2013
41...♖c1+! 42.♖f1 ♗f2+!! 43.♔xf2 ♖c2+! 43...♖c2+ 44.♔e1 ♕g3+ 45.♔d1 ♕d3+ 46.♔e1 ♕e2#
Excercise 92
Black to move
Solution 92
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2690) - Magnus Carlsen (2714) Moscow world championship blitz 2007
33...♗xh3! 34.cxd6 34.gxh3 ♖xh3+ 35.♔g1 (35.♔g2 ♖e2 ) 35...♖ee3 Black wins
34...♗xg2+!! 35.♔xg2 35.♕xg2 ♖h3+ 36.♔g1 ♖g3 Black wins
35...♖e2 and Black won.
Excercise 93
Black to move
Solution 93
Jan Smeets (2550) - Magnus Carlsen (2625) Wijk aan Zee 2006
35...♖xg3+! 36.fxg3 36.♔xg3 ♕f3+ 37.♔h2 ♔g7! 38.♔g1 ♖h8 Black wins 36.♔f1 was played in the game 36... ♕f3 and Black won. (36... ♕h7! is even better. 37.♕e4 ♕h2 38.♔e1 ♕g1+ 39.♔d2 ♗g5+ Black wins )
36...♕f1+ 37.♔h2 ♔g7! 38.♖e4 ♖h8+ 39.♖h4 ♗xh4 Black wins 39...♗xh4 40.gxh4 ♖xh4+ 41.♔g3 ♖h3+ 42.♔g4 ♕f3+ 43.♔g5 ♖h5#
Excercise 94
Black to move
Solution 94
Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen (2319) - Magnus Carlsen (2646) Oslo team championship 2006
45...♕g1+! 46.♔h4 ♔h6! 47.♗d5 47.♕d2 ♕h1+ 48.♔g3 ♕xf3+ 49.♔h2 ♕xf7 Black wins
47...♕e1+! 48.♕g3 ♕h1+
Excercise 95
Black to move
Solution 95
Merab Gagunashvili (2583) - Magnus Carlsen (2484) Wijk aan Zee 2004
36...♕g1+! 37.♔d2 ♖c8! 38.♗f1 ♕c5! 39.♘e3 ♕c1+ and Black won. 39...♕c1+ 40.♔e2 ♖c3 41.♕xc3 ♕xc3 Black wins
Excercise 96
Black to move
Solution 96
Michael Adams (2710) - Magnus Carlsen (2848) London Classic 2012
53...e4! 54.♔f4 e3! 55. ♔f3 ♔e6! 56.♔e2 ♔f6! 57.♔f3 57.♔xe3 ♔e5 58.♔f3 (58.♔d3 ♔f4 ) 58...♔d4 Black wins
57...♔g5 58.♔xe3 ♔xg4 59.♔e4 ♔xh5 60.♔d5 g5 61.♔xc5 g4 62. ♔d4 g3 63.♔e3 ♔g4 63...♔g4 64.c5 ♔h3 65.c6 g2 66.♔f2 ♔h2 Black wins
Excercise 97
Black to move
Solution 97
Loek van Wely (2681) - Magnus Carlsen (2733) Wijk aan Zee 2008
42...♗e4+! 43.♖xe4 ♕xe4+ 44.♔f1 44.♔g3 ♗d4 45.♕f1 ♘e3 Black wins
44...♕d3+ 45.♕e2 ♘d2+! 46.♔e1 46.♔f2 ♗d4+ Black wins
46...♘f3+ 47.♔f1 ♘xh2+ 48.♔e1 ♗c3+ 49.♔f2 g3+
Excercise 98
Black to move
Solution 98
Hannes Stefansson (2574) - Magnus Carlsen (2714) Heraklio EU team championship 2007
21...♗xd4! 21...♗f6 22.♖f3 ♕g4 23.♖g3
22.♖f3 ♕xf3! 23.gxf3 ♗xc3 24.♖xd8 ♖xd8 25.♕xc3 25.f4 was played in the game 25... ♖d4 and Black resigned.
25...♖d1+ 26.♔g2 ♘f4+ 27.♔g3 ♘e2+ Black wins
Excercise 99
Black to move
Solution 99
Sergey Karjakin (2694) - Magnus Carlsen (2714) Bilbao World Cup blindfold rapid 2007
17...♕f6! 18.♕xf6 18.♖xh7 ♖xh7 19.♘xh7 (19.♕xf6 ♖xh2+ 20.♔g1 ♗xf6 Black wins ) 19...♕h8 Black wins
18...♗xf6 19.♖xh7 0‑0! 20.♘a3 ♗xg5 and Black won.
Excercise 100
Black to move
Solution 100
Gergely Antal (2473) - Magnus Carlsen (2450) Budapest 2003
34...♕d1! 35.♔g2 ♖f8! 36.♗e2 ♕e1! 37.♖xe4 ♖f2+ 38.♔h3 ♕h1 and Black won. 38...♖xe2? 39.♖g4+!椂 38...♕h1! 39.♖g4+ ♔f6 40.♖f3+ ♖xf3 41.♗xf3 ♕xf3 Black wins
