Selected Annotated Games

  1. Carlsen, Magnus - Hammer, Jon Ludvig, Nordic-chT (Norway) 2001
  2. Carlsen, Magnus (2127) - Royset, Paal Nikolaj (2280), Gausdal Classics GM (Gausdal) 2002 Round 6
  3. Carlsen, Magnus (2710) - Onischuk, Alexander (2650), Biel GM (Biel) 2007 Round 5
  4. Carlsen, Magnus (2710) - Radjabov, Teimour (2746), Biel GM (Biel) 2007 Round 9
  5. Carlsen, Magnus (2710) - De Firmian, Nick E (2540), Arctic Chess Challenge (Tromsoe) 2007 Round 2
  6. Carlsen, Magnus (2710) - Carlsen, Henrik (2089), Arctic Chess Challenge (Tromsoe) 2007 Round 6
  7. Carlsen, Magnus (2710) - Epishin, Vladimir (2587), Arctic Chess Challenge (Tromsoe) 2007 Round 9
  8. Carlsen, Magnus (2714) - Pruijssers, Roeland (2408), EU-Cup 23rd (Kemer) 2007 Round 1
  9. Carlsen, Magnus (2163) - Trygstad, Kristian (2313), NOR-chT fin (Oslo) 2002 Round 4
  10. Carlsen, Magnus (2163) - Nyysti, Sampsa (2242), Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th (Helsinki) 2002 Round 2
  11. Carlsen, Magnus (2163) - Hansen, Victor (2143), Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th (Helsinki) 2002 Round 10
  12. Carlsen, Magnus (2214) - Maeder, Torsten, Kiel op 15th (Kiel) 2002 Round 2
  13. Carlsen, Magnus (2214) - Orujov, Adnan, EU-ch U12 (Peniscola) 2002 Round 2
  14. Carlsen, Magnus (2214) - Spoelman, Wouter, EU-ch U12 (Peniscola) 2002 Round 6
  15. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Abusdal, Ivar A, NOR-ch U20 op 13th (Oslo) 2003 Round 1
  16. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Mohammadi, Amir (2172), NOR-ch U20 op 13th (Oslo) 2003 Round 3
  17. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Vea, Odin Blikra (2017), NOR-ch U20 op 13th (Oslo) 2003 Round 5
  18. Carlsen, Magnus - Fant, Goran (2062), Troll Masters (Gausdal) 2001 Round 3
  19. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Wallin, Denis (2101), NOR-ch U20 op 13th (Oslo) 2003 Round 5
  20. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Daly, Colm (2353), Gausdal Classics GM (Gausdal) 2003 Round 1
  21. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Snarheim, Dagfinn (2216), NOR-chT (Asker) 2003 Round 1
  22. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Andersen, Alf Roger (2165), Barents Region-chA (Alta) 2003 Round 4
  23. Carlsen, Magnus (2315) - Sjkadiuk, Aleksander, Barents Region-chA (Alta) 2003 Round 5
  24. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Skjoldan, Benjamin (2092), Politiken Cup 25th (Copenhagen) 2003 Round 3
  25. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Ward, Christopher (2531), Politiken Cup 25th (Copenhagen) 2003 Round 5
  26. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Harestad, Hans Krogh (2249), Politiken Cup 25th (Copenhagen) 2003 Round 9
  27. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Koneru, Humpy (2468), Politiken Cup 25th (Copenhagen) 2003 Round 11
  28. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Perman, Evgeniy (2081), EU-ch U14 (Budva) 2003 Round 1
  29. Carlsen, Magnus - Johansen, Kai Roger (2097), Troll Masters (Gausdal) 2001 Round 7
  30. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Krivoborodov, Egor (2298), EU-ch U14 (Budva) 2003 Round 5
  31. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Kiik, Kalle (2439), EU-Cup 19th (Rethymnon) 2003 Round 2
  32. Carlsen, Magnus (2385) - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass (2513), EU-Cup 19th (Rethymnon) 2003 Round 7
  33. Carlsen, Magnus (2450) - Diamant, Andre (2149), Wch U14 (Chalkidiki) 2003 Round 2
  34. Carlsen, Magnus (2450) - Coleman, Teddy (2275), Wch U14 (Chalkidiki) 2003 Round 4
  35. Carlsen, Magnus (2450) - Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z (2316), Claude Pecaut mem (Taormina) 2003 Round 5
  36. Carlsen, Magnus (2450) - Calzetta Ruiz, Monica (2274), Claude Pecaut mem (Taormina) 2003 Round 8
  37. Carlsen, Magnus (2450) - Taylor, Timothy (2385), Budapest FS12 GM (Budapest) 2003 Round 9
  38. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Peng, Zhaoqin (2419), Corus-C (Wijk aan Zee) 2004 Round 2
  39. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Popov, Valerij (2580), Corus-C (Wijk aan Zee) 2004 Round 4
  40. Carlsen, Magnus (2064) - Johansen, Svein Age (2159), NOR-ch op (Oslo) 2001 Round 8
  41. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Werle, Jan (2407), Corus-C (Wijk aan Zee) 2004 Round 8
  42. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Etmans, Maarten D (2225), Corus-C (Wijk aan Zee) 2004 Round 10
  43. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Ernst, Sipke (2474), Corus-C (Wijk aan Zee) 2004 Round 12
  44. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Shaposhnikov, Evgeny (2573), Moscow Aeroflot op-A (Moscow) 2004 Round 4
  45. Carlsen, Magnus (2484) - Yakovich, Yuri (2591), Moscow Aeroflot op-A (Moscow) 2004 Round 6
  46. Carlsen, Magnus (2552) - Vladimirov, Evgeny (2621), Dubai op 6th (Dubai) 2004 Round 4
  47. Carlsen, Magnus (2552) - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2582), Dubai op 6th (Dubai) 2004 Round 7
  48. Carlsen, Magnus (2552) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2628), Sigeman & Co 12th (Malmo/Copenhagen) 2004 Round 6
  49. Carlsen, Magnus (2552) - Madsen, Dag (2287), NOR-chTA final (Trondheim) 2004
  50. Carlsen, Magnus (2567) - Willumsen, Niels Henrik, Politiken Cup 26th (Copenhagen) 2004 Round 2
  51. Carlsen, Magnus (2084) - Flaata, Alexander R (2097), Nordic-ch (Bergen) 2001 Round 9
  52. Carlsen, Magnus (2567) - Dannevig, Oystein (2363), Politiken Cup 26th (Copenhagen) 2004 Round 4
  53. Carlsen, Magnus (2567) - Lahno, Kateryna (2472), Lausanne YM 5th (Lausanne) 2004
  54. Carlsen, Magnus (2581) - Shirov, Alexei (2726), Drammen Smartfish Masters (Drammen) 2005 Round 7
  55. Carlsen, Magnus (2553) - Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2490), Corus-B (Wijk aan Zee) 2005 Round 2
  56. Carlsen, Magnus (2548) - Vidoniak, Roman (2417), Gausdal GM-A (Gausdal) 2005 Round 5
  57. Carlsen, Magnus (2543) - Ostenstad, Berge (2488), NOR-chT (Moss) 2005 Round 5
  58. Carlsen, Magnus (2548) - Praszak, Michal (2261), EU-ch 6th (Warsaw) 2005 Round 1
  59. Carlsen, Magnus (2528) - Tallaksen, Geir Sune (2349), NOR-ch (Sandnes) 2005 Round 5
  60. Carlsen, Magnus (2528) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2527), Lausanne YM 6th (Lausanne) 2005
  61. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Hole, Oystein (2336), Gausdal Byggern Masters (Gausdal) 2005 Round 2
  62. Carlsen, Magnus (2084) - Indrebo, Kyrre, EU-Cup 17th (Panormo) 2001 Round 5
  63. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Tallaksen, Geir Sune (2350), Gausdal Byggern Masters (Gausdal) 2005 Round 8
  64. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Agdestein, Simen (2582), NOR-ch playoff (Oslo) 2005 Round 2
  65. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2658), FIDE World Cup (Khanty Mansiysk) 2005
  66. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Amonatov, Farrukh (2572), FIDE World Cup (Khanty Mansiysk) 2005
  67. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Cheparinov, Ivan (2618), FIDE World Cup (Khanty Mansiysk) 2005
  68. Carlsen, Magnus (2570) - Malakhov, Vladimir (2670), FIDE World Cup 9-12 (Khanty Mansiysk) 2005
  69. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - L'Ami, Erwin (2550), Corus-B (Wijk aan Zee) 2006 Round 1
  70. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Vescovi, Giovanni P (2633), Corus-B (Wijk aan Zee) 2006 Round 7
  71. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Schandorff, Lars (2521), Aalborg Fibertex Cup blindfold (Aalborg) 2006 Round 2
  72. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Weeks, Manuel William (2273), Reykjavik op 22nd (Reykjavik) 2006 Round 1
  73. Carlsen, Magnus (2072) - Vaculik, Martin (2192), Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 5th (Bad Wiessee) 2001 Round 7
  74. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Galego, Luis (2538), Reykjavik op 22nd (Reykjavik) 2006 Round 3
  75. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor (2421), Glitnir blitz Prelim (Reykjavik) 2006
  76. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Todorovic, Goran M (2480), Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th (Internet ICC) 2006
  77. Carlsen, Magnus (2625) - Todorovic, Goran M (2480), Dos Hermanas Internet f 7th (Internet ICC) 2006
  78. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Van Wely, Loek (2655), Schagen m (Schagen) 2006 Round 2
  79. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Van Wely, Loek (2655), Schagen m g/5´ (Schagen) 2006 Round 8
  80. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Prasca Sosa, Raphael (2448), Turin ol (Men) 37th (Turin) 2006 Round 6
  81. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Leer Salvesen, Bjarte (2372), NOR-chT2 (Oslo) 2006 Round 3
  82. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Hobber, Anders (1926), Tromsoe Midnight Sun (Tromsoe) 2006 Round 1
  83. Carlsen, Magnus (2646) - Dworakowska, Joanna (2364), Tromsoe Midnight Sun (Tromsoe) 2006 Round 3
  84. Carlsen, Magnus (2072) - Gulbrandsen, Gustav, NOR-chT qualifier (Norway) 2002 Round 6
  85. Carlsen, Magnus (2673) - Stokke, Kjetil (2303), NOR-ch (Moss) 2006 Round 1
  86. Carlsen, Magnus (2673) - Lie, Kjetil A (2536), NOR-ch (Moss) 2006 Round 3
  87. Carlsen, Magnus (2673) - Agdestein, Simen (2575), NOR-ch (Moss) 2006 Round 7
  88. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Morozevich, Alexander (2731), Biel GM (Biel) 2006 Round 2
  89. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Nunn, John DM (2617), Amsterdam NH Hotels (Amsterdam) 2006 Round 7
  90. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Gurevich, Dmitry (2507), Wch Blitz (Rishon Le Ziyyon) 2006 Round 5
  91. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Polgar, Judit (2710), Wch Blitz (Rishon Le Ziyyon) 2006 Round 8
  92. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Livshits, Gaby (2406), Wch Blitz (Rishon Le Ziyyon) 2006 Round 14
  93. Carlsen, Magnus (2675) - Agdestein, Simen (2575), NOR-ch playoff (Oslo) 2006 Round 4
  94. Carlsen, Magnus (2698) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2579), Cap d'Agde-B (Cap d'Agde) 2006 Round 4
  95. Carlsen, Magnus (2072) - Runde, Hans Arild, NOR-chT qualifier (Norway) 2002 Round 7
  96. Carlsen, Magnus (2698) - Fressinet, Laurent (2640), Cap d'Agde KO (Cap d'Agde) 2006
  97. Carlsen, Magnus (2690) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2651), Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup (Faaborg) 2007 Round 1
  98. Carlsen, Magnus (2690) - Pedersen, Steffen (2439), Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup (Faaborg) 2007 Round 4
  99. Carlsen, Magnus (2690) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2651), Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup Final (Faaborg) 2007 Round 2
  100. Carlsen, Magnus (2690) - Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750), Morelia/Linares 24th (Morelia/Linares) 2007 Round 11
  101. Carlsen, Magnus (2690) - Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750), Amber-rapid 16th (Monte Carlo) 2007 Round 8
  102. Carlsen, Magnus (2693) - Moskow, Eric (2260), Gausdal Classics GM (Gausdal) 2007 Round 3
  103. Carlsen, Magnus (2693) - Portisch, Lajos (2512), Gausdal Classics GM (Gausdal) 2007 Round 7
  104. Carlsen, Magnus (2693) - Krasenkow, Michal (2661), Gausdal Classics GM (Gausdal) 2007 Round 9
  105. Carlsen, Magnus (2693) - Aronian, Levon (2759), Wch Candidates sf (Elista) 2007

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