Magnus Carlsens Mighty Sicilian Sveshnikov

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Magnus Carlsen was known for his attacking style as a teenager, but has since developed into a universal player. He uses a variety of openings to make it harder for opponents to prepare against him. The move 5...e5 seems anti-positional as it leaves Black with a backwards d-pawn and a weakness on d5. However, with the Sicilian Sveshnikov, Black immediately claims space in the centre, and is often able to create strong attacks especially on the kingside.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Game 1
07:34 Game 2
14:04 Game 3
19:58 Game 4
25:44 Game 5

Game 1: Veselin Topalov (2740) vs Magnus Carlsen (2861), Côte d’Ivoire Blitz, May 11 2019
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O e4 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19. Nfd5 Kh8 20. f4 exf3 21. Qxf3 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qh4 23. g3 Rg8 24. Nf4 Qh6 25. Bxf5 Raf8 26. Ne6 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Rxg3+ 0-1

Game 2: Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2690) vs Magnus Carlsen (2714), World Blitz, November 22 2007
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f3 Bg5 15. Bf2 Bh4 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Qd2 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 a5 19. f4 Re8 20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Bc2 Bd7 22. Kh1 Qf6 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. Rad1 g6 26. h3 Kg7 27. Qf4 g5 28. Qf2 f4 29. Bb1 a4 30. b4 axb3 31. axb3 Re3 32. b4 Qxc3 33. bxc5 Bxh3 34. cxd6 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Re2 36. d7 Rxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Qh3+ 39. Rg2 Qf3+ 0-1

Game 3: Alireza Firouzja (3221) vs Magnus Carlsen (3146), Speed Chess Championship Final, September 8 2024
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Qf3 Be7 10. Qa3 O-O 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Be2 Nc5 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 Nd7 15. c4 a6 16. O-O f5 17. f4 Bb7 18. Nc3 Bf6 19. Rae1 a5 20. bxa5 Nc5 21. Qb4 Rxa5 22. Rb1 Ba6 23. Kh1 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxa2 26. Bf3 Ra4 27. Rb4 Rxb4 28. Qxb4 Nd3 29. Qxd6 Bxc4 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Bd6 Re8 32. Qf7 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Bxf1 34. Kxf2 Bb5 35. Bg3 Rf8 36. Qa7 f4 0-1

Game 4: Fabiano Caruana (2832) vs Magnus Carlsen (2835), World Championship Rapid Tiebreak, November 28 2018
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 12. h4 h5 13. Be3 a6 14. Nc3 a5 15. Qb3 a4 16. Qd1 Be7 17. g3 Qc8 18. Be2 Bg4 19. Rc1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qf5 21. c5 O-O 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Rfc8 24. Qc4 Bd8 25. Nd5 e4 26. c7 Bxc7 27. Nxc7 Ne5 28. Nd5 Kh7 0-1

Game 5: Arkadij Naiditsch (2657) vs Magnus Carlsen (2625), Wijk aan Zee, January 20 2006
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f6 15. Be3 d5 16. Bc5 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qe2 Bb7 19. f3 Ng6 20. Rfd1 Nf4 21. Qf1 Qe6 22. c4 Kf7 23. Rd6 Qf5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Kg6 26. Rd2 Rhd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nd6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qg5 30. Kh1 h5 31. Bc5 e4 32. Be3 exf3 33. gxf3 Qg4 0-1

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