(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 Period Position Title Rating Games Top 100 Players February 2014 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players January 2014 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players December 2013 1 g 2872 10 Top 100 Players November 2013 1 g 2870 0 Top 100 Players October 2013 1 g 2870 6 Top 100 Players September 2013 1 g 2862 0 Top 100 Players August 2013 1 g 2862 0 Top 100 Players July 2013 1 g 2862 9 Top 100 Players June 2013 1 g 2864 9 Top 100 Players May 2013 1 g 2868 14 Top 100 Players April 2013 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players March 2013 1 g 2872 0 Top 100 Players February 2013 1 g 2872 13 Top 100 Players January 2013 1 g 2861 8 Top 100 Players December 2012 1 g 2848 0 Top 100 Players November 2012 1 g 2848 10 Top 100 Players October 2012 1 g 2843 0 Top 100 Players September 2012 1 g 2843 10 Top 100 Players August 2012 1 g 2837 0 Top 100 Players July 2012 1 g 2837 9 Top 100 Players May 2012 1 g 2835 0 Top 100 Players March 2012 1 g 2835 13 Top 100 Players January 2012 1 g 2835 17 Top 100 Players November 2011 1 g 2826 10 Top 100 Players September 2011 1 g 2823 10 Top 100 Players July 2011 1 g 2821 10 Top 100 Players May 2011 2 g 2815 0 Top 100 Players March 2011 2 g 2815 13 Top 100 Players January 2011 1 g 2814 17 Top 100 Players November 2010 2 g 2802 14 Top 20 Juniors November 2010 1 g 2802 14 Top 100 Players September 2010 1 g 2826 0 Top 20 Juniors September 2010 1 g 2826 0 Top 100 Players July 2010 1 g 2826 10 Top 20 Juniors July 2010 1 g 2826 10 Top 100 Players May 2010 1 g 2813 0 Top 20 Juniors May 2010 1 g 2813 0 Top 100 Players March 2010 1 g 2813 13 Top 20 Juniors March 2010 1 g 2813 13 Top 100 Players January 2010 1 g 2810 16 Top 20 Juniors January 2010 1 g 2810 16 Top 100 Players November 2009 2 g 2801 10 Top 20 Juniors November 2009 1 g 2801 10 Top 100 Players September 2009 4 g 2772 10 Top 20 Juniors September 2009 1 g 2772 10 Top 100 Players July 2009 3 g 2772 12 Top 20 Juniors July 2009 1 g 2772 12 Top 100 Players April 2009 3 g 2770 27 Top 20 Juniors April 2009 1 g 2770 27 Top 100 Players January 2009 4 g 2776 17 Top 20 Juniors January 2009 1 g 2776 17 Top 100 Players October 2008 4 g 2786 31 Top 20 Juniors October 2008 1 g 2786 31 Top 100 Players July 2008 6 g 2775 16 Top 20 Juniors July 2008 1 g 2775 16 Top 20 Juniors April 2008 1 g 2765 27 Top 100 Players April 2008 5 g 2765 27 Top 100 Players January 2008 13 g 2733 37 Top 20 Juniors January 2008 1 g 2733 37 Top 100 Players October 2007 16 g 2714 25 Top 20 Juniors October 2007 2 g 2714 25 Top 100 Players July 2007 17 g 2710 19 Top 20 Juniors July 2007 2 g 2710 19 Top 100 Players April 2007 22 g 2693 27 Top 20 Juniors April 2007 2 g 2693 27 Top 100 Players January 2007 24 g 2690 11 Top 20 Juniors January 2007 2 g 2690 11 Top 100 Players October 2006 21 g 2698 46 Top 20 Juniors October 2006 2 g 2698 46 Top 100 Players July 2006 31 g 2675 27 Top 20 Juniors July 2006 4 g 2675 27 Top 100 Players April 2006 63 g 2646 13 Top 20 Juniors April 2006 8 g 2646 13 Top 100 Players January 2006 89 g 2625 40 Top 20 Juniors January 2006 7 g 2625 40 Top 20 Juniors October 2004 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
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