Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen at the age of 13 playing against Kasparov!!

Magnus Carlsen one of the world youngest players, was born on 30 of November (now aged 19) in Tonsberg in Norway. He played his first tournament at the age of eight and was later coached by one of the greatest player in Norway, GM Simen Agdestein. He came third in the European Championship (under 12 boys). He was recognized after he won the Corus chess tournament in the year 2004 at Wijk aan Zee [ʋɛik aːn zeː] . He became a Grandmaster at the age of 13, making him the third youngest grandmaster. At the age of 19, he became the YOUNGEST player ever in history to be ranked number 1!! His highest FIDE rating is 2862.
He recently defeated Viswanathan Anand in a Rapid tournament (20min +15s) each.