Here are the top juniors in the world according to FIDE. Which one will make the biggest impact in 2009? Will it be Carlsen or are there other dark horses? Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year 1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2776 17 1990 2 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2706 17 1990 3 Vachier-Lagrave, […]
Top young players in the world
Top juniors in the world 1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765 19902 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732 19903 Wang, Hao g CHN 2684 19894 Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2634 19905 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2632 19906 Rodshtein, Maxim g ISR 2626 19897 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2620 1992 (The youngest player on this list)8 Mamedov, […]
A look back at some top juniors
It is also interesting to look back nearly 10 years ago (1998) to see the progress / non-progress of some of the top juniors in the world at that time. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar