Kravtsiv: Magnus Carlsen's most instructive games improvers Acknowledgements 157

Acknowledgements 157

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a Ukrainian grandmaster from the same generation as Carlsen (in fact

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Kravtsiv: Magnus Carlsen's most instructive games improvers Acknowledgements 157Magnus Carlsen is the greatest chess player of the 21st century. His tactical wizardry, strategic inventiveness, technical expertise and legendary fighting spirit put him head and shoulders above all other players. They also make his games tremendously instructive. To extract the best lessons from this amazing source material, Gambit has commissioned Martyn Kravtsiv, a Ukrainian grandmaster from the same generation as Carlsen (in fact, they were born