1.Biography of Magnus Carlsen

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen was born on 30 November 1990 in Norway. He is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and is currently the World Fast Chess Champion and the World Blitz Chess Champion. His father is Henrik Albert Carlsen, an IT consultant while his mother is Sigrun Øen, a chemical engineer. So he inherited his super intelligence from both his parents from an early age.
Perhaps Carlsen was born for chess, because his genius was revealed very early. At the age of 2, Carlsen learned to play a 50-piece jigsaw puzzle. He mastered the use of Legos for children aged 10 and up when he was only 4 years old. That is why Carlsen's parents oriented him to chess, even though he was not really interested in the sport at first.
When he was 5 years old, Carlsen was taught to play chess by his father. Although he did not like this game, he wanted to beat his sister, since then he has been practicing every day. Carlsen's childhood was filled with contests and admiring rankings.

2.What is the IQ of Magnus Carlsen?

Though being honoured to be a student of famous chess player, Garry Kasparov, failure is the greatest teacher to help Carlsen dominate the sport. Because of his risky attack strategy at the beginning of his career, Carlsen had a hard time meeting experienced players. The defeat in the rematch against Kasparov in 2004 was proof of the flaw in Carlsen's thinking. Later, Carlsen perfected himself to become a player with almost no weaknesses. The only thing Carlsen retained was the practice of chess to put the opponent in a difficult position before winning. Perhaps the best game of Carlsen's career was defeating Viswanathan Anand from India at the Bilbao Masters in 2012. Carlsen decided to sacrifice, causing Anand's black piece to be in a difficult position and forced to lose on the 30th move of the match. At the 2013 World Standard Chess Championship, Anand continued to be defeated by Carlsen and brought this young player to the top of the world.
Instead of using attack tactics at lightning speed, Carlsen gradually leaned towards the endgame with the ability to improvise. What all the world's talented players appreciate most about the Norwegian champion is his ability to grasp the game and always make sure he has the upper hand on the chessboard. Kasparov himself must admit that his student has the ability to clearly see the opponent's intentions, which only chess player Anatoly Karpov dares to boast.
The strange thing is that Carlsen is very passionate about reading comic books about Donald Duck, not about testing his own IQ, even though many people predict Carlsen's IQ is very high, at 180-190 like his teacher, Kasparov. Normally, Carlsen only practices chess with the computer or assistants or plays soccer and skiing in his spare time. This special person can clone emotions to play chess without being influenced by outside factors.
Carlsen's chess skills are like the perfect combination of the styles of the greatest chess players in the world, especially the ability to end the game turns Carlsen into the absolute champion. Carlsen possesses tireless "steel" stamina and nerves, making him almost undefeated while the opponents are tired. At the 2014 World Blitz and Fast Chess Championships, through 15 rapid and 21 blitz chess, Carlsen only lost twice to Anand in the 12th game of rapid chess and Shangley Lu in the 6th game of blitz chess.
Well-known chess analyst, Jon Speelman, detailed Carlsen's chess strategy in a long article titled Carlsen Endgame's Magic in 2013 as: "through the combined force of his skill and no less important his reputation, he drives his opponents into errors...He plays on for ever, calmly, methodically and, perhaps most importantly of all, without fear: calculating superbly, with very few outright mistakes and a good proportion of the 'very best' moves. This makes him a monster and makes many opponents wilt.”
This situation continues to recur in the 2014 World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship, which ended in Dubai (UAE). The feat of unifying the three titles of standard chess, rapid chess, and blitz chess that Carlsen won in 2014 is something such monuments as Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer, Raul Capablanca, Anatoly Karpov, Viswanathan Anand, etc., never been able to do.
Having owned many records since he was very young, Carlsen shows no sign of wanting to stop. This absolute champion has an ELO coefficient of 2881 – the highest in the history of world chess. And for a long time, many people have been debating whether Carlsen can be the first to hit the ELO 2900. So far that has not ended. However, if he continues on the path he is going, maybe this Norwegian player will do what seems impossible.

3.Magnus Carlsen’s Chess Career and Awards

At the age of 8, Carlsen participated in chess matches of both large and small scale. Right at the first tournament, he won the national first prize Norwegian Chess Championship 1999. After that, he was trained by grandmaster, Simen Agdestein, at the Norwegian Professional Sports High School. Thanks to his training, he advanced very quickly in the fast chess world, both online and offline. From 2000 onwards, Carlsen almost consecutively won championships in tournaments. He achieved 3 International Master's standards. At the Dubai Chess Championship, Carlsen successfully became the youngest GM in the world and the second in chess history. Carlsen won the co-first prize in the 2002 World Under-12 Chess Championship when he was only 12 years old. Since then, he has competed in no less than 10 national, regional and international tournaments every year and brought home a series of great prizes.
Unlike other chess players, Carlsen has a very sharp mind. He memorized and meticulously designed his own path. Few young people could have guessed Magnus' fighting style. That is why he always wins. Shortly after turning 13, he finished first in Group C of the Corus chess tournament and won the grandmaster title a few months later. In 2003, he won bronze at the European Under-14 Championship. In 2004, he went on to win the Corus Chess Tournament.
At the age of 15, he won the Norwegian Chess Championship. At the age of 17, he finished first in the top group of the Corus chess tournament. He surpassed the ELO 2800 at the age of 18 and reached number one in the FIDE world rankings at the age of 19, becoming the youngest person ever to achieve those feats.
Magnus Carlsen was also awarded the title of Athlete of the Year by VG in 2009. In the same year, he was awarded the title of Folkets Idrettspris – a title voted by readers.
According to the January 2009 FIDE rankings, Since then, he has competed in no less than 10 national, regional and international tournaments every year and brought home a series of great prizes. became the youngest player to surpass a record ELO of 2600, in which he reached 2625, creating a great stir in the chess world. By 2010, Carlsen's ELO reached the milestone of 2810. He officially became the world's No. 1 young Grandmaster and the first No. 1 player that is not from Russia or Eastern Europe.
Carlsen topped the FIDE world rankings for the first time in 2010 and is only lost to Garry Kasparov in terms of time as the player with the highest ELO in the world (ELO 2881). His peak standard chess ELO was 2903 which was the highest in history.
In 2011, chess king Carlsen was awarded the Peer Gynt Award – an award honoring the best individual/organization of the year. In 2012, Magnus continued to be awarded the Folkets Idrettspris Prize.
In addition to his chess career, Carlsen is also a famous model for the advertising campaign of G-Star Raw. Time magazine named Carlsen one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2013, Magnus was voted "Sexual Man of the Year" by Cosmopolitan magazine. In addition, he also participated in acting in short films and a number of other programs and game shows. The Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang awarded Carlsen the title of Person of the Year twice, in 2009 and 2013. In 2014, young Carlsen achieved a record ELO level of 2881, which is his highest score to date.
Carlsen’s name is always at the top of chess-related discussion topics. A smartphone chess app called Play Magnus was launched in May 2021 so fans could try out a mock-up of Carlsen's playing style, because not everyone has the chance to go head-to-head with him in real life.

4.10 surprising facts about Magnus Carlsen you probably did not know

• As a child, Carlsen improved his chess skills by sitting alone for hours playing chess. He moves pieces all over the board and tries to combine tactics
• His memory is also remarkable. From the age of 5, he was able to memorize the region, population, geography and flags of all countries on the world map
• Before having a teacher-student relationship with Kasparov, Carlsen and Kasparov used to be rivals. Possessing a high IQ, Carlsen defeated Kasparov to the surprise of many people
• Unlike other players in the world who regularly practice to increase their EQ, Carlsen has another passion. In addition to his chess practice, he enjoys reading Donald Duck comics, playing soccer, and skiing
• Director J.J. Abrams is said to have offered Carlsen a part in his new Star Trek movie as a chess player from the future. However, Carlsen could not get a work visa to join
• Carlsen was invited to teach Mark Zuckerberg to play chess in January 2014. He also checked Bill Gates with only 9 moves in a chess game a week later. After attractive matches with the two leading billionaires of the technology industry, Magnus shared his comments about Zuckerberg and Gates' chess ability: "I think Bill Gates is a better player, but Zuckerberg had a lot of talent for it."

• The documentary about the life of Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, produced by Norway, has been purchased by 38 countries and premiered.
• The world honors Carlsen as the number one chess genius and the best player mankind has ever had. Only he does not admit it with the statement: "I'm no genius, just very good at the game", and shares that he sometimes finds himself quite lazy
• In an interview broadcast live via Facebook at the end of May 2016, when asked "Do you ever think chess will become boring for you?", Carlsen bluntly replied: "No, I don't think so. I think I'll enjoy chess to the day I die, which hopefully won't be very soon!"
• Carlsen announced he would not attend the World Chess Championship 2023 because he felt out of motivation. In early 2022, the Chess site voted Carlsen as the second best player of all time after Garry Kasparov and one level ahead of Bobby Fischer. He is one of the few top athletes to give up the world number one position while his career is at its peak.

 
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