Norwegian teen tops chess world ranking
OSLO (AP) — Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has become the youngest person ever to top the world ranking in chess.
The 19-year-old was listed as number one in the World Chess Federation’s January statistics with a rating of 2,810.
The Norwegian Chess Federation Monday said Carlsen is the youngest person to hold the title since ratings were introduced in 1971.
General Secretary Dag Danielsen said the previous youngest was chess legend Garry Kasparov, who first reached number one aged 20.
Carlsen has competed in chess since childhood and became a grandmaster at 13. He tops the rankings ahead of Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India.
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen will break 2900 in 2 years.
Carlsen’s achievement is great and all, but I believe this is the tenth post that says the very same thing. Even the polar bears in Antarctica must know this by now.
“Even the polar bears in Antarctica must know this by now.”
Now we do.
The Polar Bears
The penguins in Antarctica have nothing to fear from polar bears, who only live in the Northern hemisphere ,:)
elo has increased alot since the 1970’s so its not fair to compare elo today with players from the past. just like currency inflates so does chess elo. there should be an elo inflation chart like they have with currency to accuratly compare elo from different era’s.
There are no polar bears in Antarctica, only in the Arctic. With regards, Bi Polar Bear, leader of
The Polar Bear Anti Global Warming Association.