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🎬 About this video lesson:
Magnus Carlsen almost never loses to lower-rated players—but in this shocking game, 23-year-old GM Alisher Suleymenov (rated 2512) defeated the former World Champion (rated 2839). In this lesson, GM Igor Smirnov breaks down the 10 tactical motifs Suleymenov used to outplay one of the greatest players in history.
You’ll learn how these tactical motifs created unstoppable threats, forced weaknesses, and turned small imbalances into a decisive attack. This is a rare and instructive Carlsen defeat—packed with lessons.
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📚 Games & Other Resources:
Find the complete chess game between Alisher Suleymenov and Magnus Carlsen (with analysis) shown in the video in this blog-post – https://chess-teacher.com/alisher-suleymenov-magnus-carlsen/
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Alisher Suleymenov vs Magnus Carlsen, Qatar Masters 2023
00:08 10 Chess Tactics to Defeat Magnus Carlsen
01:15 Carlsen’s opening preperation finished here?
02:39 Shocking Stats about Magnus Carlsen
03:48 Carlsen’s pieces stuck in the back-rank
04:59 Tactic-1
06:33 Tactic-2
08:14 Tactic-3
08:49 Tactic-4
09:09 Mikhail Tal vs Magnus Carlsen?
09:32 Tactic-5
10:01 Tactic-6
11:27 Tactic-7
11:42 Tactic-8
12:05 Tactic-9
12:20 Tactic-10
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ℹ️ About GM Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov is a Chess Grandmaster, leading online educator, and the founder of Remote Chess Academy.
* 1.2M+ learners across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok
* Founder of Remote Chess Academy (2009) — a global online chess school with 75,000+ students across structured training programs
* Author of A Promoted Pawn and creator of the RCA “system of thinking,” helping players break plateaus and reach 2000+ ELO
* Winner of Kasparov’s Cup (2009) and Ukrainian U16 Champion, with deep tournament and coaching experience
* A mentor who has conducted seminars and simul exhibitions in India, featured in The Hindu, and published 1,700+ instructional chess videos
Having earned the GM title through years of disciplined training, he blends classical chess strategy with psychology-based decision-making to help players think clearer, avoid blunders, and take control of their chess growth.
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