Magnus Carlsen - Chess.com Chess.com 4.089 keer gelezen 0 Opmerkingen Magnus Øen Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen on 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy. On 26 April 2004 Carlsen became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 27 days, making him the third youngest Grandmaster in history. Carlsen has since become one of the world's leading players. His performance at the September-October 2009 Nanjing Pear Spring tournament was described as one of the greatest in history, and lifted him to an Elo rating of 2801, second in the world. He is the fifth player, and at age 18 is by far the youngest, to achieve a rating over 2800. He is also the 2009 World Blitz chess champion, the youngest in history. In 2004 The Washington Post dubbed him the "Mozart of chess".

2009 Playing in Group A of the Corus chess tournament, Carlsen tied for fourth with a 2739 performance (two wins, one loss, ten draws). In the Linares chess tournament, Carlsen finished third with a 2777 performance (three wins, two losses, nine draws). In this tournament, he defeated World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the eventual winner Alexander Grischuk for the first time under classical time controls. Carlsen tied for second place with Veselin Topalov at the M-Tel Masters (category 21) tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He lost to eventual winner Alexei Shirov in their final game, dropping him from first. Carlsen won the category 21 Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament, 2.5 points ahead of second-place finisher Topalov, the world's highest-rated player. He scored 8/10 (6 wins, 4 draws, no losses), winning every game as white (against Topalov, Wang Yue, Leko, Radjabov, and Jakovenko), and also winning as black against Jakovenko. This was described as one of the greatest tournament results in history.

Jeff Sonas considers Carlsen's result the best performance ever by a teenager, and tied for the 13th best tournament result in history. His performance rating for the tournament was 3002. In the Tal Memorial 2009, played from 5 November to 14 November, Carlsen started with seven straight draws, but finished with wins over Ruslan Ponomariov and Peter Leko. This result put Carlsen in shared second place behind Kramnik and equal with Ivanchuk. After the Tal Memorial, Carlsen won the 2009 World Blitz Championship, played from 16 November to 18 November in Moscow, Russia. His score of 28 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses left him three points ahead of Anand, who finished in second place. Magnus Carlsen started cooperating with former world champion Garry Kasparov in early 2009. In September 2009 their cooperation was confirmed in Norwegian newspapers. Rating In the October 2006 FIDE Elo ratings, Carlsen advanced to world number 22 with a rating of 2698.

In the January 2007 ratings he dropped to 2690 and rank 24. In the July 2007 ratings, after a series of strong results, Carlsen advanced to become world number 17 with a rating of 2710. On the January 2008 FIDE rating list he was rated at 2733, and on October 2008 he reached 2786 Elo rating. He was placed sixth in the July 2008 list, but if his Aerosvit result had been included he would have been ranked second. The omission of the Aerosvit result, which finished after the cut-off date for the July 2008 list, caused some controversy. On 5 September 2008, after winning round 4 in the Bilbao Grand Slam chess championship, Magnus Carlsen, still under 18, briefly became #1 on the unofficial Live ratings list. Carlsen's September-October 2009 victory in the Nanjing Pearl tournament raised his official rating to 2801, making him at age 18 the youngest player ever to break 2800.

The youngest before him was Vladimir Kramnik at age 25. Besides Carlsen, only Kasparov, Topalov, Kramnik, and Anand have achieved a 2800 rating, and it has been pointed out that these four were all world champions. Carlsen said that he hoped his victory would mark the "beginning of a new era”. After the Tal Memorial (November 2009) he became number one in the unofficial live chess rating list with his new peak rating of 2805.7, 0.6 point over the number two, Veselin Topalov. The Youngest Grandmaster In The World - Chess.com Chess.com Jun 30, 2011, 5:12 AM 21,346 Reads 4 Comments The age of becoming a chess master is geting younger and younger. We now have 10 year old masters and a 12 year old grandmaster. Here are some of the chess prodigies over the years. Alexander Alekhine learned chess at the age of 7 and was playing grandmaster strength at the age of 18.

At age 16, he won the All russian Amateur Tournament and became Russia's youngest master. In 1997, Etienne Bacrot became the youngest grandmaster in the world at the age of 14 years, 2 months. He started playing chess at the age of 4. He won the Junior Championship of France when he was 10. Bacrot was also the youngest FIDE master at the age of 10. Magnus Carlsen (born in 1990) of Norway learned chess at the age of 8. He became an International Master at the age of 13. In 2004, he became the second-youngest grandmaster in chess history (13 years, 3 months), behind Sergey Karjakin. In 2005, he became the yongest player ever to qualify for the Candidates. The Chinese plaer Bu Xiangzhi, born in 1985, became the youngest grandmaster in the world (age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days) in 1999. He was also the World-Under 14 Champion.

He is now the second highest rated chess player in China. Jose Capablanca leaned the game at the age of 4 by watching his father, an Army officer, play. By the age of 5, he was defeating his father. His father later took him to the Havana Chess Club to meet stronger players. Capablana eventualy defeated them all. Capablanca never had any chess lessons and learned the game on his own. By the age of 12, he defeated the Cuban national chess champion in an informal match, winning 4 games, drawing 6 games, and losing 3 games. Bobby Fischer became a Grandmaster at the age of 15years, 6 months. He learned the game at the age of 6. He played in hist first rated tournament when he was 12. He started out with a USCF rating of 1625. At the age of 13, he won the US Junior championship and became America's youngest master. At the age of 14, he won the US Open and the US Championship. His rating was now 2722. At 14, he qualified for the Interzonal.and became an International Master.

In 2002, Koneru Humpy became a grandmaster at the age of 15 years, 2 months. She became the youngest female to become an international grandmaster. She started playing chess at the age of 5. She has won four World Championships, including the World Girls Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, and the World Girls Junior championships. Sergey Karjakin became a Grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 7 months, the youngest ever. He won the World Under-12 Championship. He is now one of the top 100 players in the world. Anatoly Karpov learned chess at the age of 4. By the age of 15, he was a Russian chess master. He won the World Junior Championship at age 18 and became the world's youngest grandmaster in 1970 at the age of 19. In 1994, Peter Leko became the youngest Grandmaster in the world at the age of 14 years and 4 months. He was an International Master at the age of 12.

In 1996, he was the World Under-16 Champion. He is currently ranked number 7 in the world. In 1998, Hikaru Nakamura (born in 1987) became the youngest master in the United States at the age of 10 years, 79 days. He became America's youngest International Master at the age of 13. In 2003, he became America's youngest-ever grandmaster (15 years, 2 months). In 2004, he won the US Championship, the youngest since Fischer. The Polgar sisters (Susan, Sofia, and Judit) were all chess prodigies. Judit Polgar became a men's Grandmaster at the age of 15 years, 4 months. She was an International Master at age 11, younger than Fischer and Kasparov. At the age of 13, she was World Under-14 Champion and the world's highest rated female. In 1988, she became the first woman in history to win the US Open. In 2003, she was one of the top 10 chess players in the world.

Ruslan Ponomariov became a Grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 14 days. At the age of 10, hewon the World Under-12 Championship. At the age of 12, he won the European Under-18 Championship. In 2002, he became the youngest FIDE champion ever at the age of 18. Samuel Reshevsky, born in Poland, learned the game at the age of 4. By the age of 6, he was giving simultaneous chess exhibitions. By the age of 8, he was defeating some of the country's most prominant chess players. He came to the United States at the age of 9. His first simultaneous exhibition was with 20 officers and cadets at the Army Military Academy at West Point. He won 19 games and drew one. His family then took him on tour of the United States. The 9-year-old played over 1,500 games and only lost 8 games. In 2001, Teimour Radjabov, became the world's youngest Grandmaster at the age of 14 years and 14 days.

He comes from Baku, the same home town of Gary Kasparov. At the age of 12, he was the world-uner 18 chess champion. At the age of 15, he was ranked as one of the top 100 chess players in the world. In 2004, he took 3rd place at the FIDE World Championship in Tripoli. He also learned the game at the age of 4. Boris Spassky learned the game of chess at age 5. By age 18 he had won the World Junior Championship, took 3rd place in the USSR Championship, and qualified as a Candidate for the World Championship Mikhail Tal learned chess at the age of 8. He won the Latvian championship at the age of 17. Players who have become grandmasters before age 15 include Karjakin, Negi, Carlsen, Bu Xiangzhi, Radjabov, Ponomariov, Bacrot, Vachier-Lagrave, Leko, Kuzubov, and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son.

About - Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen – The King of Chess Childhood and Upbringing Magnus was born in Tønsberg, Norway on November 30, 1990. During his early years, he moved between Finland and Belgium with his family before returning to Norway in 1998, growing up in the suburban area of Haslum. From a young age, it was clear that he was a very gifted child with an impressive intellectual ability. At 2 years old, Magnus could solve 50-piece jigsaw puzzles and at 4, he skilfully made constructions out of Lego pieces intended for 10-14 year olds. By the age of 5, his father (Henrik Carlsen) introduced him to chess, though he showed little interest at the time. Instead he chose to apply himself to memorizing the areas, population, flags and capital cities of all the countries in the world. However, at the age of 7, sibling rivalry struck when he saw his older sister and father playing. It was then he started to pick up the pieces to play. In 1999 Magnus played his first chess tournament, the Norwegian Chess Championship.

Magnus started studying under Simen Agdestein and over the next 2 years, he would go on to play almost 300 rated tournament games, several blitz tournaments, and various other events. The Teenage Years After finishing primary school, Magnus took a year off to travel around Europe playing chess. During this time, Magnus was awarded the International Master title and the Grandmaster title. At the age of 13 years and 4 months, Magnus became the youngest Grandmaster at the time. Magnus was ranked at the top of the FIDE rating list in January 2010. His Twenties to Present Day In 2011, Magnus’ FIDE rating closed in on Kasparovs’ historical record of 2851 (year 1999). In 2012, Magnus won the London Chess Championship for the 3rd time. His rating increased from 2848 to 2861 and surpassed Kasparov’s “unbeatable” record. In 2013 Magnus won the Candidates Tournament and qualified for a World Championship Match vs. Viswhanathan Anand.

The Match took place in Anand’s hometown, Chennai in November 2013. Magnus became World Champion by beating Anand 6,5 – 3,5. In May of 2014, Magnus reached a peak rating of 2881. Later the same year he won the both the Rapid and the Bitz World Championships. In 2014, Magnus defended his World Champion title, and became the first player to simultaneously hold the title in all three FIDE rated time controls (Standard, Rapid and Blitz). BEYOND CHESS… Model, Ambassador, Celebrity Through his success in the world of chess, Magnus has become synonymous “cool intellect.” In 2004, he gained his first sponsor: Microsoft. In 2010, Magnus modelled for G-Star Raw’s Autumn/Winter collection with actress Liv Tyler and has since been featured by media all over the world and appeared in TV shows such as 60 minutes, Colbert Show and Charlie Rose. He was voted by Cosmopolitan magazine as one of the “sexiest men of 2013” and that same year, was also on TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential people in the world.

Magnus has also appeared in several ad-campaigns for brands including: Omega Watches, and Porsche. In 2016 a film documentary about Magnus’ life, MAGNUS, was launched at the Tribeca Film Festival and was sold to 56 countries . Magnus Carlsen – The Entrepreneur During 2013, Magnus also set up his own majority-owned company, Play Magnus AS, with the aim of using this as a platform to use chess as a tool to make the world a smarter place. The company’s first product was a slick mobile app allowing users to play a Magnus Carlsen-tuned chess engine at different ages (from ages 5 and up). The chess engine was created using a database of thousands of Carlsen’s recorded games from the age of 10. His company also focuses on partnerships, sponsorships, events and physical products. Magnus Carlsen – The Philanthropist As Honorary Chairman of America’s Foundation for Chess, Magnus has helped raise over one million dollars to bring chess, and critical thinking skills, to children across the United States.

Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen (born November 30, 1990) is a Norwegian Chess Grandmaster, and the current #1 World Chess Champion. Company How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster | New in Chess | Raindropchess Media Shop How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster Vorige Artikel 46 van 155 Volgende € 19,95 Overzicht How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World. At the age of 13 years, 4 months and 26 days, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest chess grandmaster in the world. The international press raved about the Norwegian prodigy. 'The Washington Post' even called him ‘the Mozart of chess’. Ten years on Magnus Carlsen is the number one in the world rankings and a household name far beyond chess circles. 'Time Magazine' listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013.

The fairy-tale-like story of Magnus Carlsen’s rise is told by Simen Agdestein, who trained Magnus in the years leading up to his grandmaster title, repeatedly pinching himself in amazement at his pupil’s lightning progress. Agdestein explains the secrets of Magnus’ play in clear and instructive comments and tells about the Carlsen family life. The story of Magnus’ fabulous journey will fascinate parents and help gifted children to realize their full potential. Simen Agdestein is a most remarkable double talent. Not only did he win the Norwegian national chess championship six times, but he also used to be a highly gifted football player. He played for Lyn FC in Oslo and represented the Norwegian national soccer team on eight occasions.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS 'WONDERBOY' Jeremy Silman, author of 'How to Reassess Your Chess': "A wonderful instructive treatise on how to improve your game, step by step, by following Magnus' journey to the highest title." Matthew Sadler, former British Champion: "Agdestein writes with great honesty, affection and modesty about his experience (..) It provides so many insights into Magnus'chess personality." Heinz Brunthaler, Rochade Europa Magazine: "From beginners’ errors to better and better achievements, the reader learns how a real chess prodigy develops, temporary setbacks and disappointments included ...

One has to give great praise to the author for his honesty and empathy and for the unselfish way he tells the story.” Herman Grooten, author of ‘Chess Strategy for Club Players’: "A splendid book, accessible for a big audience." John Watson, The Week In Chess: "The most interesting and original book if you're looking for the story of Carlsen's early days, his family, training, travels, and years as a Junior(..) The book is a well-written and entertaining, and the only one that covers this biographical material." Magnus Carlsen - Best Of Chess Best of chess Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen. He is a Norwegian born on 30th November 1990 Tonsberg. His parent Sigrun and Henrik Albert who are engineers by profession have moved in different places over the years but later settled in Haslum. He has three sisters. At a tender age he could solve puzzles and assembled Lego sets many of which had instructions intended for children of a greater age than him. His father also introduced him to chess in early age of five years. His skills were acquired from reading ‘find the plan’ by Bent Larsen and also playing the games.

He took time practicing and replaying moves shown by his father. After school he went to Europe for the international chess champions for under fourteen. His first chest tournament was at the age of eight years and later at the Norwegian high school for athletes he was coached by Grandmaster Simen Agdestein. He is a cool guy who likes junky food attention from the media. His stubbornness nature led him to forgo university. When not playing he spends his time playing football or at the gym. At the age of thirteen he became a grandmaster after playing a hundred and forty eight days, this made him the second youngest grandmaster. Former champion Garry Kasparov became his personal trainer from the year 2009. Magnus Carlsen became a universal gamer known for his attack styles from his teenage life. His success began early, from the time he became a grandmaster he continued succeeding in his games and challenges. His victories started in primary school playing against his school mates. On September 2000 he took the championship for Norwegian junior teams which was against country’s top junior players.

After the junior championship he went for elementary school in participation in the international chess tournaments in the year 2003.he first won his first Gausdal masters in that same year He acquired his grandmaster norm after a victory in Wijk aan Zee. This victory was in the C group at the Corus chess tournament. The media Washington Post note him after his win and of the strategy used. Moscow is where he got his second grand master norm in 2004, where he was able to defeat Anatoly Karpov. In the same year Garry Kasparov who was rated as top player won the second after drawing the first against Magnus Carlsen making only 32 moves. In April 2006 he obtained his third norm which made him a grandmaster after winning in Dubai. In 2006 he struggled to win in Norwegian championship with Agdestein. In the play-offs he took the title but was not crowned the youngest Norwegian champion. 2007 Wimbledon of chess which is prestigious linare chess tournament he came in second position. The same year he won a grandmaster in the international festival Biel. After the 18 tournament he was became the youngest person to win that stage.

Open Arctic chess challenge which resulted in a fourth place. In this game there where six rounds, and his opponents included his classmate and father Henrik. In 2008 he had great improvements compared with the previous year. Out of 13 rounds his score was 8 in the corus tournament. The najing tournament of 2009, he attained 2.5 points behind the highest rated player Topalov at the time. In Moscow November 2009 he went on to win the worlds blitz championship. The same year in London he defeated world champion Vladimir Kramnik. In the year 2010 he won two championships from different tournaments. This included the amber 2010 and the Bazna Kings tournaments. In December 8th to 15th field world championship held in London Vladimir Kramnik former champion lost to Carlsen. The FIDE rated him with 2813 a figure attained by Kasparov. In 2011 he attained a rating of 2826, at an age of20 years. One of the most intreasting games Carlson played was on this year which was against Israel best player Boris.

He also won against hikaru Nakamura in the London chess classic. The year 2012 he had 9 marches, one of them he played with Viswanatha Anand in the Bilbao Masters which he won. The year ended with a rating of 2861. Still being the world champion 2013 was tough with major tournaments. In April he had two draws and a win. He won the Anand-Carlsen championship stet at Chennai. At the age of 23 he started the year 2014 with draws but still he maintained his title. His first game as the world champion was the Zurich chess challenge whereas he won ranking at 2883 The game has made him famous and has traveled a lot in many countries. The more he plays the game better he becomes and the more championships he attained. Other than chess he has engaged himself in different things including acting. He was to be featured in star trek into darkness but he declined, he was seen in 60 minutes. This man is the ambassador for Nordic Semiconductor Company which specializes in ultra low power wireless and connectivity devices.

From 2012 with his manager Espen Agdestein brother to simen they actively worked on full time professional chess. In the year 2012 Magnus Carlsen earned approximately $1 million, which mainly came from the sponsors. He performs stunts on contract for the sponsors, where he seems to enjoy the spot light. He started his own company thou was majority-owned. It is based in Oslo, Norway. Their first product service is an I phone operating system application that allows users to play chess provided with different stages that are age difference. It has 19 different levels from the age of 5. Almost all the games are his own recorded games from when he was 10 years of age. He ranked world’s best player since 2010 by FIBE. He is found on the social media such as facebook and tweeter where he updates hi status regularly. Magnus Carlsen next game will be on November 2014 where he will be defending his title. His opponent will be the winner of the candidates’ tournament. Who is Magnus Carlsen??? - YouTube Who is Magnus Carlsen??? Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video?

Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 1, 2013 Who is Magnus Carlsen? The Mozart of chess. According to Wikipedia : "Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (Norwegian: [sʋɛn mɑgnʉs øːn kɑɾlsɛn]; born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and former chess prodigy who is the No. 1 ranked player in the world. His peak rating is 2872, the highest in history. Carlsen was the 2009 World Blitz chess champion. On 26 April 2004, Carlsen became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 148 days, making him at that time the second youngest Grandmaster in history, though he has since become the third youngest. On the November 2009 FIDE rating list, Carlsen had an Elo rating of 2801, becoming the fifth player to achieve a rating over 2800.

Aged 18 years, 336 days at the time, he was by far the youngest to do so. On 1 January 2010, at the age of 19 years, 32 days, he became the youngest chess player in history to be ranked world No. 1, breaking the record held by Vladimir Kramnik. On the January 2013 FIDE rating list, Carlsen reached an Elo rating of 2861, thus surpassing Garry Kasparov's rating record of 2851 (set in July 1999). Based on several of his FIDE rankings, Carlsen qualified for the Candidates Tournament that will determine the challenger to World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2013. He previously qualified for the 2011 Candidates Tournament, but withdrew. Known for his attacking style as a teenager, Carlsen later developed into a more universal player. He does not focus on opening preparation as much as other top players, and plays a variety of openings, which makes it harder for his opponents to prepare for him.

His positional mastery and endgame prowess have drawn comparisons to those of former world champions Anatoly Karpov, José Capablanca and Vasily Smyslov.

Beyond chess, Carlsen has modeled for G-Star Raw's Autumn/Winter 2010 advertising campaign." Category World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC (1st Update) | chessaccount World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC (1st Update) World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC (1st Update) by: joeyj : 12 May 2013 chessaccount.wordpress.com Over a year had passed, on 1 May 2012 chessaccount had published the World’s Youngest To Attain GM, 2600, 2700, 2800 and WC and since then there were new comers and some incomplete and/or incorrect data that needed to be fixed and rectified , hence, our 1st major update. 1.

Youngest Grandmasters (GMs) in history As we account the youngest International Grandmasters (GMs) records and to be relevant with times, three(3) distinct age brackets were formed i.e. GMs @ 13-years-old and under, GMs @ 14-years-old and GMs @ 15 to 15½ years old. Using Bobby Fischer’s age at 15yrs-6mos-1day as the benchmark when he attained his GM title, to date, there are now 35 GMs (including Fischer) who held the record for the youngest chess grandmasters (GMs) in history. The age listed (Yrs, Mos & Days) was the age reckoned on the actual date a player had qualified as a GM (not FIDE ’s official rating dates) and the year they had gained the title.

1.1 GMs @ 13-years-old and under Karjakin(UKR), Negi(IND), Carlsen(NOR), Wei Yi(CHN), Bu Xiangzhi(CHN) and Rapport(HUN) Sergey Karjakin @ 12 years old Sergey Karjakin (born January 12, 1990) formerly of Ukraine Federation (now with Russia) topped the list of the youngest to attain the GM status at the age of 12yrs & 7mos. He achieved his 3rd and final GM norm on August 12, 2002 at the international chess tournament that was held in the town of Sudak, the Crimea Peninsula, Ukraine, from 2nd to 12th August 2002. His official FIDE rating then was 2523 ( July 2002 ). So far, Karjakin is the only player in the world who attained the GM title under 13-years-old.

GMs @ 13-years-old Parimarjan Negi (IND) at age 13yrs-4mos-22days is the youngest among the five 13-years-old, followed by Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Wei Yi (CHN) , Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) and Richard Rapport(HUN). The five are listed 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th youngest GMs in history. Wei, Yi @ 13 yrs -old The latest youngest GM who came in and qualify was China’s Wei, Yi. Born on 2 June 1999, he completed his 3rd and final GM norm in the 9th round of a 10 rounder Reykjavik Open on 26 February 2013 at age 13yrs-8mos-24days.

He is now listed as the 4th Youngest Grandmaster in history 1.2 GMs @ 14-years-old Radjabov (AZE), Ponomariov (UKR) and Wesley So (PHI) Teimour Radjabov (AZE) at age 14yrs & 14 days was the youngest among the 14-years-old, followed closely by Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) at age 14yrs & 17days and Wesley So (PHI) at age 14yrs-1mo-28days. They are listed as the 7th, 8th & 9th youngest GMs in history. Daniil Dubov @ 14 yrs-old On 01 April 2011 Daniil Dubov of Russia barged in the 14-years-old bracket as the 20th youngest GM at the age of 14yrs-11mos-14days.

Hou Yifan: The winner and finalist at the Women’s World Championship 2008 Vs Humpy Kunero (12 Sep 2008) Hou Yifan (born 27 Feb 1994) of China @ 14yrs-6mos-16days is the youngest female grandmaster in history. She achieved her 3rd and final GM norm on 12 Sep 2008 when she qualified as ‘Finalist’ of the Women’s World Chess Championship 2008 after winning against Humpy Koneru in the semi-finals via tiebreaks. FIDE Title Regulations automatically awards a GM norm to a “Finalist in the Women’s World Championship”. She is listed as the 15th youngest GM in history.

1.3 GMs @ 15 to 15½ years old Volokitin(UKR), Yu Yangyi(CHN) and Koneru(IND) In the 15 to 15 ½ years old bracket, Andrei Volokitin(UKR) at age 15yrs & 22days came in the youngest followed by Yu Yangyi(CHN) at age 15yrs & 23days and Koneru Humpy(IND) at age 15yrs-1mo-27days (2nd youngest female GM). The three are listed as the 24th, 25th & 26th youngest GMs in history. Vaibhav, Suri @ 15 yrs-old Suri Vaibhav (born 8 Feb 1997) of India was the latest 15-years-old Grand Master when he won the Luc Open in Lille, France on April 29, 2012. [25] [26] He was 15yrs-2mos-21days at that time and.currently the 29th Youngest Grandmaster.

Top: Fischer Vs Gligorić, R21 @ 1958 Interzonal (10 Sep 1958) Bottom: Judit Polgar Vs Tibor Tolnai at 1991 Hungarian Championship (final game post mortem analysis) Also worth mentioning is Hungary’s Judit Polgar, who in Dec 1991 after winning the Hungarian National Championship @ age 15yrs-4mos-28days was the first person to break USA’s Robert ‘Bobby’ Fischer long standing record for over 32 years as the youngest grandmaster in history which he established in Sep 10, 1958 at age 15yrs-6-mos-1day. Currently, Judit Polgar is the 32nd (3rd youngest female GM) and Bobby Fischer the 35th youngest GM in history. In the 3-Age-Group or bracket listed above, 6-GMs are @ 13-years-old and under, 17-GMs (No. 7-23) are @ 14-years-old and 12-GMs (No.

24-35) are at 15 to 15½ years old for a total of of 35 GMs. Reference: World’s Youngest To Attain Chess Grandmaster Status 2. Youngest to breached the 2600 mark (Super-GMs) The next milestone for a GM to achieve is the Super-GM (SGM) status. Super-GM is an unofficial title used to refer to those GMs with a 2600+ rating. Wesley So, Teimour Radjabov & Magnus Carlsen Wesley So from the Philippines who registered 2610 officially in October 2008 FIDE rating at age 14yrs-11mos-22days is the youngest in the Top List of 7 youngest GMs who had breached the 2600+ mark. Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov at age 15yrs & 20 days came in 2nd youngest and closely followed by the 3rd youngest – Norway’s Magnus Carlsen who at age 15yrs & 32 days was just 12 days older than Radjabov.

(Note: Data used in age computations were based on published and official FIDE ratings @ fide.com) Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine’s Ruslan Ponomariov who was not listed in the previous May 2012 publication is now included as the 5th youngest to breached the 2600 level at age 15yrs-2mos-21days. FIDE January 1999 Rating list as reported by The Week In Chess 218 had listed Ponomariov’s rating at 2609. Illya Nyzhnyk @ 15 yrs-old The latest 15-year-old who made it among the youngest Super-GM in the May 2012 FIDE rating list was Ukraine’s Illya Nyzhnyk who breached with a 2610 rating. He attained the rating at the 2012 European Individual Chess Championship and currently now the 6th youngest at age 15yrs-7mos-4days. 3.

Youngest to breached the 2700 mark (Hydra or Hyper GMs) The ensuing landmark for a Super-GM to level up is the 2700+ rating fondly called unofficially as the Hydra-GM or Hyper-GM (HGM). Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri @ Maxine Vachier-Lagrave The ‘Top List’ of 11 youngest GMs who had breached the HGM mark is lead by Magnus Carlsen as the youngest at age 16yrs-7mos-1day when he registered 2710 officially in July 2007 FIDE Rating list. Netherland’s Anish Giri came in 2nd youngest officially in July 2011 rating at age 17yrs & 3days. Frenchman Maxine Vachier-Lagrave is the 3rd youngest at age 17yrs-11mos-10days. Vladimir Kramnik of Russia who was not listed in the previous May 2012 publication is now included as the 5th youngest to breached the 2700 mark at age 18yrs & 6days.

FIDE July 1993 Rating list as reported by olimpbase.org had listed Kramnik’s rating at 2710. Wesley So @ 19 : Reykjavik 2013 The newest youngest Hyper GM to join the group was GM Wesley So , who officially registered a 2701 rating in the March 2013 FIDE rating list and became the 10th youngest to breached the 2700 mark at age 19yrs-4mos-20days. This he achieved at the Reykjavik Open on 27 February 2013 where he tied for first place, a 3-way tie, with GMs Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) and Bassem Amin (Egypt). Reference: Wesley So Officially Breach the 2700 mark 4. Youngest to breached the 2800 mark (Elite Grandmasters) The pinnacle rating and dream of every HGM is to breach the 2800+ barrier. To-date there are only 6 GMs in history officially who breached to what we may call eventually as the Elite Grandmaster (EGM) level.

Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik & Garry Kasparov Magnus Carlsen as the youngest EGM in history at age 18yrs-11mos-2days when he registered 2801 in Nov 2009 FIDE rating list. Vladimir Kramnik of Russia is the 2nd Youngest EGM at age 26 years & 6 days when he registered 2802 in July 2001 FIDE rating list. USSR’s Garry Kasparov was the first ever player to breached the 2800 when he submitted a 2800 in Jan 1990 official rating list at age 26yrs-8mos-19days old. Kasparov now listed as the 3rd Youngest EGM in history. Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov & Viswanathan Anand Armenia’s Levon Aronian was the latest to breached the 2800 barrier when he nailed 2801 in Nov 2010 FIDE rating list and is listed 4th youngest EGM at age 28yrs & 26days.

Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria made it 5th youngest EGM at age 30yrs-9mos-17days in Jan 2006 FIDE rating list with 2801 rating. The 6th youngest EGM is India’s Viswanathan Anand at age 36yrs-3mos-21days with 2803 in April 2006 FIDE rating list. 5. Youngest World Chess Champions (Official and Undisputed) The zenith and ultimate aspiration of every GM is to become a World Champion. Zukertort (left) and Steinitz : Wilhelm Steinitz WCC in U.S.A. 1886 The official World Chess Championship (WCC) begun in 1886 with Wilhelm Steinitz at age 49yrs-10mos-12days became the 1st official World Chess Champion [3] . Anand-Morozevich-Rnd11-WCC-2007 Since then there were 15 World Chess Champions recorded as Official and/or Undisputed World Chess Champions with Viswanathan Anand as the reigning 15th World Champion.

Anand made his first as the Undisputed World Champion at age 37yrs-9mos-19days in 2007 [4] although he also won the FIDE World Championship 7-years earlier in 2000 but this was during that period 1993 until 2006 when there were still two world chess champions reigning at the same time, the champion of the Professional Chess Association (PCA) & the FIDE’s champion. WCC-1985: Anatoly Karpov Vs Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov was The youngest to capture the official & undisputed World Chess Championship who at age 22yrs-6mos-27days on November 9, 1985 became the 13th World Champion. Michael Tal vs Botvinnik 1960 Mikhail Tal of USSR was the 2nd youngest World Champion who on 7 May 1960 became the 8th World Champion at age 23yrs-5mos-28days.

Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov of USSR, who in 1975 became the 12th official and undisputed World Champion by default, is the 3rd youngest World Champion at age 23yrs-10mos-11days. Listed below are the rest of the official/undisputed World Chess Champions arranged in the order of the youngest to the oldest when they achieved the title: Youngest World Chess Champions (Official and Undisputed) Legend: SEQ – nth as World Champion Year/Date of WCC – Year & Date (Start-End date) the WCC was held AGE as WC – Age as World Champion (WC) or age when the player gain the title as WC Ref – references

Question: Magnus Carlsen, at the age of 18, became the world's youngest what?
Answer: Chess champion