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Carlsen’s Candidates Campaigns in 2007 & 2013 | Endgame Exclam!! – GM Denes Boros

December 29, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubFri, December 29, 2017 6:00pmURL:
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Grandmaster Denes Boros tours the endgame magic of Magnus Carlsen from before he was world champion. His pair of games with Boris Gelfand from the 2013 Candidates and games from his Levon Aronian 2007 Candidates tournaments are featured.

2017.12.19
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, World Championship Candidates (2013): B30 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without …d6)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1713491
Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen, World Championship Candidates (2013): D52 Queen’s Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs defence, Yugoslav variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1712944
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, Candidates Match: Aronian – Carlsen (2007): A30 English, symmetrical, hedgehog system
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462082
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen, Candidates Match: Aronian – Carlsen (2007)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462281
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, Candidates Match: Aronian – Carlsen (2007)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1462261

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