After beating Wesley So in round 5, Magnus (his Dad and Peter Heine Nielsen) came to Webster University to play basketball with our SPICE students. After basketball, they visited the SPICE office and checked out our world class chess...
World Championship Closing Ceremony in Sochi
Special photos from the World Championship Closing Ceremony in Sochi by Karlovich www.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Henrik Carlsen and Sigrun Øen
Magnus’ parents: Henrik Carlsen and Sigrun Øen Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Venue for Carlsen – Anand in Sochi
Henrik Carlsen in Sochi (photo by Ilya Merenzon)The organizing committee of the FIDE World Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand has chosen Sochi Media Center in Adler as the playing venue for the event. Sochi Media Center...
Raising the World’s Best Player
CHECK MATES | Magnus, at his office in Oslo, with his mother, Sigrun, and father, Henrik, a keen chess player himself who developed his son’s skills at an early age by not playing down to his level.Photography by Colin...
Magnus is optimistic
Carlsen fully prepared for surprisesBy S Rajesh | ENS – CHENNAI Published: 11th November 2013 01:14 AM Last Updated: 11th November 2013 01:14 AM In boxing matches, the two would size each other up before going for the kill....
Webster U President and Provost welcome Magnus Carlsen and his father
On his last day in St. Louis, Magnus Carlsen, who just won the Sinquefield Cup, came back to Webster University for the 3rd time to play soccer and basketball with members of the National Division I #1 ranked SPICE...
First love was soccer
Soccer was Magnus’ first love, not chess: FatherSusan Ninan, TNN | Aug 20, 2013, 05.51 AM IST CHENNAI: A prodigy is not born in every household who goes on to take the world by a storm and redefine sporting...