Saturday, September 12, 2015

(1060) THE CAREER OF MAGNUS CARLSEN AT THE TOP (2004-2014) TBN-Sept. 07, 2015



CARLSEN IN ROUND 8 OF 2014 WCO IN NORWAY
                     World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway played at Board 1 for his country in the 2014 World Chess Olympiad (Aug. 01-14) in Tromso, Norway. In the background is one of the Chinese players wearing their ‘lucky’ yellow and black-striped shirt, on their way to winning their first WCO. 


   THE CAREER OF MAGNUS CARLSEN
           AT THE TOP (2004-2014) 
 
CANDIDATE Master (CM) Joselito Marcos of Papua New Guinea predicted in 2010 that GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway would no doubt become World Chess Champion. And that the only question is WHEN? It happened in 2013 when Carlsen, at the age of 22, defeated 5-time defending champion Viswanathan Anand of India in Chennai, India.

                Here is Magnus Carlsen’s Top List Records from being No. 19 in October 2004 and in the Top 20 Junior Players in the world to being No. 1 in January, April, July, October 2008; January, April, July, September and November 2009; all year-round in 2010.
                In the 100 Top Players in the world, he’s No. 89 in January 2006; No. 63 in April 2006; No. 31 in July 2006; No. 21 in Oct. 2006; No. 24 in Jan. 2007; No. 22 in April 2007; No. 17 in July 2007; No. 17 in Oct. 2007; No. 5 in April 2008; No. 6 in July 2008; No. 4 in Oct. 2008; No. April and July 2009; No. 4 in Sept. and No. 2 in November 2009; from Jan. to Sept. of 2010, he’s already No. 1; became No. 2 in Nov. 2010, March and May of 2011.
                From July 2011 to Feb. 2014, he stays at the top and defended his title against Anand, who else?  This time in Sochi, Russia.
                HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST:


Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) g
See Personal info
See Personal info
http://ratings.fide.com/imga/chart_pie.gif

Period
Position
Title
Rating
Games


1
g
2872
0


1
g
2872
0


1
g
2872
10


1
g
2870
0


1
g
2870
6


1
g
2862
0


1
g
2862
0


1
g
2862
9


1
g
2864
9


1
g
2868
14


1
g
2872
0


1
g
2872
0


1
g
2872
13


1
g
2861
8


1
g
2848
0


1
g
2848
10


1
g
2843
0


1
g
2843
10


1
g
2837
0


1
g
2837
9


1
g
2835
0


1
g
2835
13


1
g
2835
17


1
g
2826
10


1
g
2823
10


1
g
2821
10


2
g
2815
0


2
g
2815
13


1
g
2814
17


2
g
2802
14


1
g
2802
14


1
g
2826
0


1
g
2826
0


1
g
2826
10


1
g
2826
10


1
g
2813
0


1
g
2813
0


1
g
2813
13


1
g
2813
13


1
g
2810
16


1
g
2810
16


2
g
2801
10


1
g
2801
10


4
g
2772
10


1
g
2772
10


3
g
2772
12


1
g
2772
12


3
g
2770
27


1
g
2770
27


4
g
2776
17


1
g
2776
17


4
g
2786
31


1
g
2786
31


6
g
2775
16


1
g
2775
16


1
g
2765
27


5
g
2765
27


13
g
2733
37


1
g
2733
37


16
g
2714
25


2
g
2714
25


17
g
2710
19


2
g
2710
19


22
g
2693
27


2
g
2693
27


24
g
2690
11


2
g
2690
11


21
g
2698
46


2
g
2698
46


31
g
2675
27


4
g
2675
27


63
g
2646
13


8
g
2646
13


89
g
2625
40


7
g
2625
40


19
g
2581
23


Solution to last week’s puzzle No. 3784: 1. Qc7+ Ka6 2. Qxc8+! Kxb5 3. Qc4 mate.

This week’s puzzle No. 3785: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)


Source: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                Tia Belau Newspaper
                Pages 9-10
                Volume 24
                Issue 72
               September 07, 2015

No comments:

Post a Comment