Magnus Carlsen: The Wonder Boy

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Carlsen went achieved a step closer towards mastery.

He had become a grandmaster when he was just thirteen but he had set his goals for something bigger and better. He climbed the rankings quite consistently from 2004 (the year he became a Grandmaster) onwards.

His best was in a tournament held in Nanjing in 2009 where he had a performance rating of more than 3000 elo. He consistently started defeating the super GM’s and came closer and closer to his goal of becoming the world no.1.

Carlsen trained with the best in chess and even had Garry Kasparov on his side for a few months. Despite his young age he proved to be the most difficult opponents in the world. He won numerous grandmaster events with such ease that the World title was now inching closer.

However, he concentrated only on becoming the world no.1 first, and became one of the most dedicated players on tour. He has such a complicated style of play that most players cannot even come close to winning.

The Norwegian is also regarded for his behaviour and attitude towards the game. He has a lot of respect for his fellow opponents. It was finally in 2010 when Magnus reached the summit. He had climbed the rankings steadily over the years and had finally climbed the peak.

Though Anand took over for a few months in 2010, it was finally Carlsen who has maintained his spot on the list ever since. Even now, despite having ruled the roost for years, he has not stopped thinking about his future, setting even higher goals for himself.