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Carlsen 
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Magnus Carlsen
Number of games in database: 1,083
Years covered: 2000 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2801
Overall record: +401 -202 =384 (60.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      96 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (114) 
    B90 B30 B43 B46 B40
 Ruy Lopez (68) 
    C78 C84 C67 C88 C80
 Slav (39) 
    D15 D17 D11 D10 D16
 Nimzo Indian (34) 
    E32 E20 E36 E54 E37
 Semi-Slav (30) 
    D43 D45 D47 D44
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (27) 
    C84 C88 C95 C91 C92
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (139) 
    B33 B30 B22 B31 B78
 Queen's Indian (53) 
    E15 E12 E17 E13 E18
 Ruy Lopez (48) 
    C69 C80 C67 C95 C88
 Nimzo Indian (29) 
    E34 E21 E55 E37 E32
 Slav (29) 
    D12 D15 D17 D10 D14
 Sicilian Dragon (28) 
    B78 B35 B76 B77 B70
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 1-0
   Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008 0-1
   Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 1-0
   J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003 0-1
   Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008 1-0
   Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005 1-0
   Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003 1-0
   Carlsen vs G Tallaksen, 2005 1-0
   D Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007 0-1
   Aronian vs Carlsen, 2008 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Wonderboy - Magnus Carlsen, 2000-2004 by Resignation Trap
   Match Carlsen! by amadeus
   Magnus Carlsen Best Games by notyetagm
   The Carlsen Chronicles by MoonlitKnight
   Carlsen Favorites by chocobonbon
   Carlsen in world championships:2005-07 by alexmagnus
   Carlsen's winning miniatures by alexmagnus
   Mozart of chess by zarg
   Magnus- the teenager collection by hardliner
   Magnus Carlsen vs World Top Players by AuDo
   V times V - carlsen is Victorious by frogbert
   Favorite Games #9.5 (2009) by wanabe2000
   paul grandi's favorite games by paul grandi
   Know-nothing snot-noses decide by ughaibu

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MAGNUS CARLSEN
(born Nov-30-1990) Norway

[what is this?]
Magnus Carlsen was born November 30, 1990. He learned chess at the age of eight and received the title of International Master in 2003. In 2004, after having gained over 300 rating points in little over a year, he became the second-youngest grandmaster in chess history, behind only Sergey Karjakin. Carlsen's hopes to become a contender for the World Championship in the future took a big step forward by placing tenth at the FIDE World Cup (2005), becoming the youngest player ever to qualify for the Candidates.

He continued to mark his improvement in 2006, tying Alexander Motylev for first place in Corus Wijk aan Zee Group B (2006) and scoring 6 points from 8 games in the 37th Chess Olympiad (2006). He also won his first Norwegian Championship in 2006, after defeating his trainer Simen Agdestein in a tie-break match. After several more strong performances in the spring and summer, including a joint second-place finish at Linares-Morelia (2007), he crossed the 2700-mark, the youngest player ever to do so. In his first Candidates match in Elista in May, he drew Levon Aronian 3-3 in the six normal-length games before losing in quick-play tie-breaks and being eliminated from the 2007 World Championship cycle. He reached the final four in the FIDE World Chess Cup (2007) before being defeated in the semifinals by the eventual winner, Gata Kamsky. Carlsen's placement in the World Cup qualified him for participation in the FIDE Grand Prix for 2008-09.

In 2008 Carlsen was the joint winner of Corus (2008) A-Group together with Levon Aronian, and placed second in Morelia-Linares (2008) behind World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Following his strong results in the first half of 2008, Carlsen improved his world ranking to 6th place on FIDE's July 2008 list behind Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexander Morozevich with a rating of 2775. Shortly afterward he tied for first place in the Baku Grand Prix (2008), the first round of FIDE's inaugural Grand Prix series, and then won clear first place at Aerosvit (2008) with a dominant 8/11 score. His "disappointing" third placement at 41st Biel International Chess Festival (2008) with 6/10, a half point behind joint winners Leinier Dominguez-Perez and Evgeny Alekseev , was nevertheless still a 2740 performance, whilst his equal second in the Bilbao Grand Slam Chess Final (2008) with 5.0/10 was a 2768 performance. 2009 has seen Carlsen score equal first in the Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2009) with 7/11 alongside Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian, and equal second with Veselin Topalov at M-Tel Masters (2009) behind Alexey Shirov with a 2822 performance. He also won the XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon (2009), a rapid knockout tournament, ahead of Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Wang Yue, and was equal second behind Vladimir Kramnik at Dortmund (2009) with a 2773 performance.

The advent of Garry Kasparov in 2009 as his coach ushered in Carlsen's finest tournament performance to date, and one of the best tournament results in the history of chess. Carlsen eclipsed a powerful and star studded field consisting of Veselin Topalov, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko, Teimour Radjabov and Wang Yue to win clear first prize with 8/10 at the category XXI Pearl Spring Chess Tournament (2009) ahead of Veselin Topalov who was outright second on 5.5/10 with a performance rating for the tournament of "only" 2789. Carlsen's performance was so dominant that no other participant besides Topalov scored 50% or more. Carlsen's performance rating for the tournament was a record 3002 and lifted his FIDE rating in the November 2009 list to 2801, which makes him only the fifth player to surpass 2800, and easily the youngest. After a slow start, and sporting a throat infection for most of the tournament, Carlsen placed equal second with Vassily Ivanchuk behind Vladimir Kramnik in the Category XXI Tal Memorial (2009), which fielded ten of the world's top thirteen rated players. His 2838 performance in this tournament moved him to the top of the live ratings (http://chess.liverating.org/) to 2806, a point ahead of Veselin Topalov.


 page 1 of 44; games 1-25 of 1,083  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Carlsen vs J Svindahl 0-142 2000 Det åpne NMA36 English
2. M Svendsen vs Carlsen  1-039 2000 Det åpne NMC02 French, Advance
3. Carlsen vs P Brantzeg 0-152 2000 ASKOs Pinseturnering, Gruppe BC18 French, Winawer
4. T Christenson vs Carlsen 0-146 2000 Det åpne NMB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
5. Carlsen vs T Nielsen 0-145 2000 Det åpne NMA10 English
6. G Kaiser vs Carlsen 0-136 2000 Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 4thB08 Pirc, Classical
7. Carlsen vs T Solstad ½-½21 2000 Det åpne NME04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
8. K Ovesen vs Carlsen 1-038 2000 Det åpne NMA46 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Thanh Pham Toan vs Carlsen 1-032 2000 Det åpne NMB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
10. Carlsen vs H Sannes 1-060 2000 Det åpne NMA27 English, Three Knights System
11. Carlsen vs S A Johansen  1-033 2001 Open NOR-chB02 Alekhine's Defense
12. D Hersvik vs Carlsen  ½-½66 2001 Nordic ChampionshipsA07 King's Indian Attack
13. Carlsen vs H Lahlum  ½-½42 2001 Classics IMAC02 French, Advance
14. Carlsen vs J A Nilssen  0-122 2001 Troll MastersB32 Sicilian
15. S Clements vs Carlsen 0-162 2001 ECCB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
16. Carlsen vs T Hall  1-044 2001 HostturneringB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
17. R Flores vs Carlsen  0-137 2001 Open NOR-chB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
18. Carlsen vs J L Hammer 1-045 2001 Nordic-chTD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. D Hersvik vs Carlsen  ½-½51 2001 Classics IMAA38 English, Symmetrical
20. J Banas vs Carlsen  1-070 2001 ECCA35 English, Symmetrical
21. Carlsen vs K R Johansen 1-030 2001 Troll MastersB06 Robatsch
22. C Aarefjord vs Carlsen 0-153 2001 Open NOR-chC46 Three Knights
23. Carlsen vs Y Miellet Bensan  0-151 2001 Nordic ChampionshipsB33 Sicilian
24. M Petrov vs Carlsen ½-½44 2001 Classics IMAB22 Sicilian, Alapin
25. G Tallaksen vs Carlsen  ½-½30 2001 Troll MastersD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
 page 1 of 44; games 1-25 of 1,083  PGN Download
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How Carlsen Became the Youngest GM in the World

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Nov-01-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: if you stop trolling in naka page and stop causing trouble in carlsen page that would do alot in making peace at cg frogbert, look how much one can do much trouble in the world.
Nov-01-09   frogbert: <all your personal attacks to nakamura>

mention one. qoute it.

<all the character assasination you doin to nakamura>

mention one character attack. quote it.

<im actually giving you favor in presenting you realities since you deviating from it.>

exactly. when i've got you here, tim, please tell me one thing: where's the gateway to your parallel universe? when i get old and bored, i might consider paying it a visit.

Nov-01-09   Ghost of Merlin: BTW, how old are you now <frogbert>?
Nov-01-09   Ghost of Merlin: The Doctor is as gentleman as one gets.
No need for an Avada Kedavra Curse.

No need to lambast <frogbert>. All he needs is a kiss to tranform him back to the real world. :o)

Nov-01-09   Blunderdome: It is interesting how people who step in to join the attack on frogbert often have <10 posts, all made on the present day. I don't mean to accuse any kibitzer in particular, but it seems unlikely that they are all unique persons.
Nov-02-09   PizzaRap: anyways, who's counting? are you?
Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  zarg: <rogge: Moro will be a disaster with the black pieces, a tailender along with Pono.>

Could be, but Moro can also beat anyone in this field. So can last year winner Chuky..

<It will be between Kramnik and Carlsen, both well rested and full of confidence.>

Anand should be well rested too, when was his last classical game, Linares??

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bradah: <alexmagnus: Nobody trolls at the Naka page. You troll her. Frogbert's arguments are totally rasonable. Unlike yours, with your numerous attacks ad personam.>

Her? Come on, man, that's really low. If it's a typo, I apologize.:o)

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bradah: <achieve: <Slo> Your games do not belong here, and if you had the decency to just buy a premium, you'd have a nice channel to show off your gems. Or at the kib cafe; but not here.>

Where is the fairness here, I didn't see you blasted someone posting Timhorton's ICC game here without Tim's permission? Gee, Slo game resembles Carlsen game anyway, so what's the beef?

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  rogge: <zarg...Anand should be well rested too, when was his last classical game, Linares??>

Yes, but MY prediction is, he's saving it for the Topalov-match.

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  zarg: <hardliner: Is Carlsen going to live up to Nanjing and the sky high expectations after breaking 2800 and officialy having Kasparov as coach?>

Not if those expectations is another 3002 TPR. :)

<Can he deal with the pressure?>

Yes

<He's definitely the one to beat at Tal.>

This field is filled with strong players. Not a double robin, so more importantly than optimising your score against <one> player, is to optimise your own score.

Kramnik will not win this, by "just" scoring a full point against Carlsen..

<Maybe Adnan will save some of his prep for the WC against Topa, but except for that everyone will go for his scalp.>

Anand's main problem, should rather be that he hasn't been very active lately.

<Then again how do you prepare for Carlsen? What kind of openings has he and Kasparov cooked together?>

You can survive the openings. The challenge, is taking on the full Carlsen "package"! :)

Yup, his opposition will need to handle Carlsen in all the phases of the game. His middle game stand out to my mind, and his endgame is very good too. If Carlsen get an advantage from the opening, he will deploy constant pressure util ...

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Bradah: <Ghost of Merlin: The Doctor is as gentleman as one gets. No need for an Avada Kedavra Curse.

No need to lambast <frogbert>. All he needs is a kiss to tranform him back to the real world. :o)>

On the lips? Those who want to burn calories, give him a one minute kiss and surely 26 calories be gone. :o)

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  zarg: <rogge: Yes, but MY prediction is, he's saving it for the Topalov-match.>

Don't think so, long time off classical chess now for Anand, and he need to get into good OTB classical form before the match.

To do that, there is no holding back at this point.

I don't expect Anand to win either. It's just that the reason for that to my mind, will not be that he is "saving" himself for Topalov.

Nov-02-09   blueofnoon: In how many Nanjing games was Carlsen clearly better right after the opening?

I suppose not that many.

Whenever Carlsen wins in style people scream Kasparov, but now it's high time to admit that this kid is simply a better player than his rivals.

Nov-02-09   ycbaywtb: should Topalov survive the Anand match, it would be neat to forecast the first match of 2 players rated over 2800 for the first time in history, a Topalov-Carlsen match/ of course Carlsen is very good, but Topalov would garner new respect if he dethrones Vishy, let the chess reveal the truth
Nov-02-09   ycbaywtb: actually i don't know the history that well, if Carlsen had a match with Topalov while both of them were rated 2800+, maybe that wouldn't be the first time 2 2800+ players did that, how about Kasparov/Kramnik or Anand/Kramnik, i just don't know the ratings at the time they played
Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  zarg: <blueofnoon: In how many Nanjing games was Carlsen clearly better right after the opening?>

Only the Leko game comes to mind.

However, it was clear that Carlsen had worked hard with his trainer on his weakest phase of the game, which was the openings. Rather impressive by Carlsen, to adopt a new opening repertoire in so short time.

In addition, and perhaps the most important point, Carlsen managed for the first time to find a good formula against the super solid players like Leko and Wang Yue, by deploying a more aggressive pressure strategy. The question remain, if he can take the next step and successfully use that strategy against Anand and Kramnik, who are tougher nuts to crack.

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: <If it's a typo, I apologize.:o)>

Of course it was:)

<how about Kasparov/Kramnik or Anand/Kramnik, i just don't know the ratings at the time they played>

Kasparov-Kramnik was 2849 vs. 2772.

Anand-Kramnik was 2783 vs. 2772 (it's funny how Kramnik had the same rating in both matches).

Nov-02-09   Shadowmancer: I just bet $300 for Magnus to win in the Tal Memorial, hoping against hope that the formula at Nanjing was still intact.
Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fincher:

<blueofnoon: In how many Nanjing games was Carlsen clearly better right after the opening?

I suppose not that many.

Whenever Carlsen wins in style people scream Kasparov, but now it's high time to admit that this kid is simply a better player than his rivals.>

+

<rogge: zarg...Anand should be well rested too, when was his last classical game, Linares??

Yes, but MY prediction is, he's saving it for the Topalov-match.>

Of course he will!

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OFF TOPIC AGAIN ;)
_______________________

I just played 3+0 blitz. Both of us had only few sec left on the clock anyway, but this kind of ending is always funny

Fincher - Almas


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29.... - Qxc3
30.Nf5 - Ree8?
31.Nd6 - Red8??
32.Nf7 Kg8
33.Nh6 Kh8
34.Qg8 RxQ
35.Nf7#


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Nov-02-09
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  SugarDom: Why not this guy just put up the game link to his forum his beyond me....

And he's got the nerve to label it off-topic...

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  rogge: well, your whistle is famous by now, <SugarDom> :)
Nov-02-09
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  Fincher: <achieve: Slo Your games do not belong here, and if you had the decency to just buy a premium, you'd have a nice channel to show off your gems. Or at the kib cafe; but not here.>

ohh.. com on achieve! Why so serious?

Nov-02-09
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  SugarDom: some people can buy the premium, but not the decency...
Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fincher: right on the target!!
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