num_pages: 304
description: In 2013 chess returned to world headlines. The energetic Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen was front page news and his fans were not the World Number 1 won the World Championship. Carlsens Assault on the Throne gives an inside view of Carlsens dramatic from one of eight challengers in the London Candidates tournament with the near disaster in the final rounds ending with triumph in Chennai. With behind-the-scenes stories and top-level analysis of the games Kotronias &amp; Logothetis have written the ultimate book on how Carlsen became the 16th undisputed World Chess Champion. This hardcover edition includes over a hundred color photographs.
language: English
title: Carlsen's Assault on the Throne
publisher: Quality Chess