Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen Volume 2

This Endgame Virtuoso: Magnus Carlsen, Volume 2 is an English-language chess book that studies Magnus Carlsen’s endgames from 2018 to 2022, with a clear focus on practical technique, defence and converting small advantages.

What this book covers

Written by Tibor Karolyi, this second volume continues the story after the first book, which covered Carlsen’s endgames from 1999 to 2017. Here, Karolyi selects and explains the strongest examples from the later period, showing how Carlsen kept his exceptional endgame level and developed it even further.

The book brings together the qualities that make Carlsen so effective in this phase of the game: deep ideas, technical precision, a strong feel for both strategic and tactical endgames, and the patience to keep pressing until the position demands a concrete decision. That approach often leaves his opponents with fewer good choices and eventually leads them into decisive mistakes.

How Karolyi presents the material

Karolyi does more than list variations. He explains the ideas behind Carlsen’s moves, so the book works not only as an analytical collection but also as a training resource. Step by step, the reader can see how Magnus increases pressure, uses every available resource in the position, and turns apparently equal endings into wins.

Karolyi also argues that the game selection in this volume is even more instructive than in the first part. That makes it especially useful for readers who want to study endgames not just as theory, but as practical tournament play.

Why it is worth reading

This is a focused study of top-level endgame play, built around one of the strongest endgame players in modern chess. It offers a clear way to understand Carlsen’s technique more deeply and gives readers concrete examples they can study in their own games.

Edition details

• Author: Tibor Karolyi
• Title: Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen Volume 2
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Page count: 256 pages
• Subject: Magnus Carlsen’s endgames from 2018–2022
• Series relation: Second volume following the first book covering 1999–2017