Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games
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Following on the success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games , renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis analyzes the strategies of today's blockbuster player Magnus Carlsen. At 28 Magnus Carlsen is already considered by many chess fans to be the greatest player of all time. He will defend his world championship title this autumn and, if he wins, it will set a record of five championship match victories. Renowned chess writer and grandmaster Andrew Soltis leads you through Carlsen’s success by analyzing 60 of the games that defined his play. Soltis describes the intricacies behind Carlsen’s and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves, and the psychological battle in each one. You'll find beautifully simple positional play next to out-of-this-world combinations, making this book essential for chess enthusiasts, competitors, and professionals of all skill sets. Review: Nice book - Love playing the games from this book, educational and could improve your games! Review: Exceptional. One of Soltis's best. - This book is simply outstanding, and its one of the best annotated game-collections ever. Soltis's reporter instincts are on full display. He does a great job unpacking Magnus's personality and decision-making, and how these both changed over time as he matured as a player. The games included are carefully chosen either to illustrate the dimensions of Magnus's playing style and the stages of his career, or to cover important events. What really sets this book apart form others, however, is Soltis's analysis of the games and style of annotation. In some game-collection books, the analysis focuses mostly on tactics, at the expense of positional strategy. In others the annotation is either too brief or too extensive. Here, Soltis provides the perfect balance. His analysis covers the tactical as well as positional motives (and consequences) of moves (e.g., "White spent two tempi to provoke e5. Appreciating why this is worthwhile—and in this case, more than worthwhile—is difficult even for strong masters"). And although Soltis provides in-depth analysis when needed, he avoids it when a simple comment on the point of a move (played or overlooked) will suffice (e.g., "Control of the open a-file is enough for a small White plus after 14. ...Rb8, 15. axb5, axb5, 16. b4"). I've been reading Soltis's books since his days writing "Winning with the [insert opening]" books for Chess Digest. This is one of his absolute best.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 203 Reviews |
N**3
Nice book
Love playing the games from this book, educational and could improve your games!
J**N
Exceptional. One of Soltis's best.
This book is simply outstanding, and its one of the best annotated game-collections ever. Soltis's reporter instincts are on full display. He does a great job unpacking Magnus's personality and decision-making, and how these both changed over time as he matured as a player. The games included are carefully chosen either to illustrate the dimensions of Magnus's playing style and the stages of his career, or to cover important events. What really sets this book apart form others, however, is Soltis's analysis of the games and style of annotation. In some game-collection books, the analysis focuses mostly on tactics, at the expense of positional strategy. In others the annotation is either too brief or too extensive. Here, Soltis provides the perfect balance. His analysis covers the tactical as well as positional motives (and consequences) of moves (e.g., "White spent two tempi to provoke e5. Appreciating why this is worthwhile—and in this case, more than worthwhile—is difficult even for strong masters"). And although Soltis provides in-depth analysis when needed, he avoids it when a simple comment on the point of a move (played or overlooked) will suffice (e.g., "Control of the open a-file is enough for a small White plus after 14. ...Rb8, 15. axb5, axb5, 16. b4"). I've been reading Soltis's books since his days writing "Winning with the [insert opening]" books for Chess Digest. This is one of his absolute best.
C**N
Great Book, Solid clear annotation
Excellent!! Andy Soltis is a great author. A minor nitpick. It gratuitously copies the name of Bobby Fischer classic of 60 games. But author and quality of games is outstanding
S**C
Superb!
Much more than a collection of the best player's best games. More than a career retrospective. More than a history of modern grandmaster chess filled with valuable anecdotes and quotes. More than the best possible analysis. More than excellent writing by the best of all chess writers. It's probably one of the top five chess books ever written. Yeah...it's that good!
P**E
Top notch chess book!
Great quality book in every way. I've been playing chess for over 50+ years and this book has so many gems in it for improving your game strength and becoming a professional chess master.
F**O
Simply GREAT.
What a GREAT book. Lots and lots of food for thought and extremely well written. A delight to read and play over the games !
J**8
ENDGAME
Excellent book. Dare, I say his endgame is better than Capablanca's endgame. He finds gems among the rubble of battle with such clarity. It's almost scary.
T**M
Great book
Great book. Patiently playing the games learning must occur. I find it amazing that he can give up so many back-row pieces and still win.
C**.
Idee.
Oltre ad analizzare a fondo ogni partita cerca di evidenziare le idee che potrebbero stare dietro le mosse più geniali del campione. Ci riesce abbastanza e ne risulta un libro istruttivo ma soprattutto piacevole.
Y**Y
Excellent Work
Very well written
R**N
Carlsen is a great Master of the Black side of the Ruy Lopez
Calrsen is one of the greatest chess player of all time because he has mastered the endgames like no tohers and has mastered the Black side of some openings especially the Ruy Lopez. A study of his games will certainly improve anyone's games. Andy Soltis has done another great job. This is a companion book to his Caruana's 'Sixty Memorable Games' No chess lovers should be without them and they represent a good analysis of the best palyers of the 21st Century. By the way, the following World Chess Champions did not write well about their 'best games': Lasker, Capablanca and Botvinnik. The following never wrote one: Petrosian and Spassky.This is a companion book to t
L**Z
Carlsen dominante desde a mais tenra idade
Livro repleto de comentários e variantes, com capítulos muito bem divididos. A lamentar, apenas seu precoce afastamento dos grandes torneios. Entrega rápida e em perfeitas condições.
W**N
Carlson at his best.
Fantastic book about Carlsons games over the years. Get a chess board and enjoy playing and learning from a World Chess Champion.
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