Carlsen is a magician
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2008  (A28) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Shirov, 2008  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 1-0
12 year old Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Anand's comeback game, he can win one too
Anand vs Carlsen, 2014  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
"Joba the Hurt"-great game, great kibitzing
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Carlsen and the Stonewall Dutch
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2015  (A90) Dutch, 52 moves, 0-1
The more I see of Carlsen, the more I like him.
Carlsen vs So, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Some kind of tactics, champ
Duda vs Carlsen, 2015  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
The Forgotten Variation made easy
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0
Making it look easy
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2015  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
Know this R&P ending, or else
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2004  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 82 moves, 0-1
Beating the Berlin
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2015  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Ruining the Ragozin
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2015  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Another unusual mate by 14 y.o. Carlsen
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
So falls into the trap
So vs Carlsen, 2016  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1
Wish I'd played it!
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2017  (C22) Center Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Welcome to my world, Champ
Giri vs Carlsen, 2017  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Who says Carlsen doesn't prepare his openings?
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017  (A20) English, 48 moves, 1-0
This kid is going to be good someday!
Carlsen vs L'Ami, 2006  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
The Canal Attack
Carlsen vs Dreev, 2017  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Having fun with Dreev
Dreev vs Carlsen, 2017  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
The Neo-Lisitsyn
Carlsen vs Dolmatov, 2004  (A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
The Champ is GOOD!
Carlsen vs V S Gujrathi, 2016  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 46 moves, 1-0
Not that champ
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Instructive from beginning to end
Carlsen vs So, 2018  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Dreev, 2018  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
...and I thought Fischer was good
E Hansen vs Carlsen, 2018  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1
i should get "lucky" like this!
Carlsen vs Navara, 2018  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0
Carlsen toys with a 2500+ GM
Carlsen vs S Grover, 2018  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
"Child's Play"
Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 48 moves, 1-0
Rapport vs Carlsen, 2017  (A06) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
14 yr old Keymer a future challenger?
Keymer vs Carlsen, 2019  (A56) Benoni Defense, 81 moves, 0-1
F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2019  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 73 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Anand, 2019  (A21) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Another fine, probing endgame
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012  (C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
Anand vs Carlsen, 2020  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Patience pays off!
Carlsen vs V Burmakin, 2005  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
Beautiful;some consolation
Carlsen vs V Fedoseev, 2021  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
What a squeeze!
V Fedoseev vs Carlsen, 2021  (E61) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Creative, original, unique; the Champ
Carlsen vs Keymer, 2022  (A06) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 1-0
Taking candy from a baby
Carlsen vs Le Quang Liem, 2022  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Carlsen, the patient trickster
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 70 moves, 0-1
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