21 - Bc8-f5!, 22 - Ra8-d8!, 23 - b7-b5 all attacks defenders Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2009  (B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1 17 .. Qd8xd4! Black f4-knight checks White g1-king on e2-square Tkachiev vs Carlsen, 2009  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1 30 ... Re8xe3! lateral pin, 32 ... g4-g3!!, 33 ... g3xf2+ RTG Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1 38 ... Bb7xd5?? 39 Rd3-c3 pins d5-bishop to undefended d6-rook Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1-0 Carlsen misses a mate in 2! Leko vs Carlsen, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 39 ... g6-g5?? Carlsen exposes king along 6th rank, 40 Rc8xNf8! Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0 28 Rd4-d5!, 29 c4-c5! Carlsen combines pins, line opening ideas Carlsen vs Cmilyte, 2009  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 31 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Polgar, 2006  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Kuzubov, 2002  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0 Carlsen misses 21 Bf3-g4+!, forcing self-block of the d7-square Carlsen vs Bareev, 2009  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 12 ... Bg7-d4! is based on the knight fork 14 ... Nb4-c2 Karpov vs Carlsen, 2009  (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 32 moves, 0-1 Carlsen saw 32 Rd6xf6? gives Black c5-knight tempo for a fork Carlsen vs Eljanov, 2008  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 54 moves, 1-0 39 Ng3-f5! attacks the Black h6-knight defender of f7 Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2010  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 14 Bc1-h6!? brilliant but better is 14 Bg2xNd5! then 15 Bc1-h6! Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2009  (B40) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2007  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Anand, 2008  (A20) English, 48 moves, 1-0 42 Rf7-c7 1-0 Black c2-bishop is trapped on edge of the board Carlsen vs Pelletier, 2011  (C10) French, 42 moves, 1-0 27 Re1-e4 1-0 traps the Black c4-knight which has NO RETREAT! Carlsen vs Caruana, 2011  (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0 Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 33 Rc7-c8!, 34 Bb3-e6! attack Black d8- then d7-rook defender Carlsen vs D Howell, 2011  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 20 games