Susan Polgar: What it takes to reach the worldwide pinnacle of chess masteryThe question of the week is what makes the difference between a good grandmaster and a world champion/world No. 1 player? It is extremely difficult to become...
Carlsen’s Meteoric Rise To The Top
A period of phenomenal successOctober 31, 2013Updated: October 31, 2013 01:46 IST RAKESH RAO The penultimate part of the Carlsen series plots his ascent to World No.1 as a teenager It’s said that appetite improves during the meal, and...
Cross over appeal
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway May 6, 2013 (AP) He does fashion shoots with Liv Tyler, enjoys soccer-style sponsorships deals and was recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people. Who is this superstar? The...
Special chess statistics
I am trying to compile some very special statistics: World Champions, who also ranked #1 in the world, as well as winning Olympiad Gold. Please feel free to add more names if you can think of any, or correct...
Sexiest man alive in 2013? Title: Check this hottie out!
Check this hottie out! The famous women’s magazine Cosmopolitan composed a list of “The sexiest men of 2013″ for its UK edition. The fifth name among the 23 is Magnus Carlsen.Cosmopolitan says: “Chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen might just have...
Carlsen’s rating soars to unmatched heights
By Shelby LymanSaturday December 22, 2012 7:59 AM Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated player in the world at 22, continues his spellbinding climb. The latest addition to his chess crown is a victory in the 2012 London Classic. Among his...
Magnus: I need to recharge my batteries and get some sun
This was the full-page ad placed in Norwegian business daily “Dagens Næringsliv (DN)” on Monday, after chess star Magnus Carlsen confirmed his spot as the best chess player in history. The ad was placed by his Norwegian sponsor, Arctic...
It is like climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen
Searching for … Magnus Carlsen? This 22-year-old is now the world’s highest-rated chess player of all time Rick Chandler Dec 7, 2012, 12:21 PM EST I’ll be honest — I prefer chess boxing to actual chess. But it’s kind of exciting to...
An unstoppable force
Chess prodigy, 22, beats Gary Kasparov’s 12-year record to become game’s highest-rated player of all time – Norwegian sensation took up chess at the age of five and became world number one by the time he was 19 – Became...
It’s a God’s gift
Norwegian chess prodigy, 22, becomes game’s highest-rated player of all time Thursday 6 Dec 2012 9:07 pm It’s no wonder he is known as ‘the Mozart of chess’, as Magnus Carlsen can play up to ten games at once with...