The Norwegian Grand Master conquered the only great title he lacked. At only 32 years old, he is positioned as one of the best in the history of this sport. But far from focusing solely on this, it also stands out in other areas, such as business.
Magnus Carlsen continues to write his name in history. The Chess Grandmaster won his first International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup this Thursday in Azerbaijan, the great title he was missing. The Norwegian has already won everything. He has now beaten 18-year-old Indian prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the quick duels tiebreaker, having equalized in the classic pace matches (both ended in a draw), where he was affected by serious stomach problems.
At 32, the native of Tønsberg He is on his way to becoming the best chess player in history, although for many experts he already is. And it is that he has already achieved all the great competitions that can be obtained in this sport. “Chess? Done,” the European tweeted, after claiming victory. He has won the world title five times, four Rapid Chess World Cups and six Chess World Cups. blitz and now he adds the FIDE World Cup, the one he was missing. He also won once in the Candidates Tournament; and although he is classified for the 2024 edition, he slipped that he would not participate, since the format does not seem attractive to him.
Although he learned to play at the age of five, motivated by his father, he played his first tournament as a federation when he was only eight, coached by the great teacher and former footballer Norwegian Simen Agdestein. His trainer was an outstanding athlete who combined his two passions. In fact, he represented his country in both disciplines, but a knee injury prevented him from continuing to play professionally. In chess, he continued to compete and prepare young people.
Carlsen’s success story He is closely linked to the board of directors. However, in his life he also managed to excel in other areas. Something common among their peers, who from an early age tend to show extraordinary qualities at the intellectual level. In his case, for example, at the age of five, he learned all the flags and all the capitals of the world. In addition to his chess skills, he was able to take advantage of his multiple knowledge and his IQ, which is around 190, according to specialists.
Round affairs
In 2014, Magnus Carlsen invested in the creation of the Play Magnus company. This is an application for playing chess on a mobile phone that adjusts its difficulty levels according to the user’s abilities. It offers 30 different options, at certain ages. The European’s idea was to bring chess closer to young people.
To date, more than 100 chess players, including grandmasters like Carlsen, work with the company. Moreover, he has more than 65,000 subscribers. Until the end of 2021, it recorded a profit of more than 22.65 million euros. So, in December last year, Chess.com decided to buy the company for 83 million dollars.
According to the specialized site Celebrity Net Worth, the Scandinavian genius has a fortune close to 50 million dollars. Just for winning the FIDE World Cup, he won a scholarship of US$110,000. It is estimated that he receives more than two million US dollars each year from advertising contracts alone.
meringue fanatic
Although he was born in Norway, Carlsen acknowledges that his heart in football is with him. Real Madrid. In November 2013, the chess player was honored at the Santiago Bernabéu by the merengue institution and had the honor of taking a kick from the central circle. It was during a match between the team from the Spanish capital and Real Valladolid, which received a standing ovation from the stadium. The example will be repeated a year later, during a duel against Celta de Vigo.
In addition, the viral photo between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo taken by Louis Vuitton in the middle of the Qatar 2022 World Cup was inspired, precisely, by a game by the great Norwegian master. The pieces were placed as in a game between Magnus Carlsen and American Hikaru Nakamura on his penultimate move. Of course, there were details that differentiated this moment of photography between La Pulga and CR7. For example, since they are on a briefcase, they exceed the 64 squares that a board has.
However, his connection to football is not just emotional, as he is also an avowed fan of the Fantasy Premier League game, which he ended up managing in 2019. Nothing simple, since the FPL has more than seven million participants around the world and the Norwegian has made the difference in this area. As he stated, football is his escape from thinking about the board all day.
When he reaches the top of the virtual game board, the Norwegian proudly displays it on his Twitter account. “World Chess Champion. The highest ranked chess player in the world. Current Premier League Fantasy number one,” he wrote in his profile description. His success was such that many players even offered to buy the statistics cards he had created himself to compete. There is no doubt that the chess player with the highest ELO in history is synonymous with success.
But how long will his reign last? In this regard, and after triumphing in Azerbaijan, Carlsen appreciated the new generation of chess players led by Prag. “I think this generation of players born between 1990 and 1994 really dominated for a long time and finally now with these young people born in 2003 and after, we have a generation that is worthy of succeeding us when the time comes; and it could be very soon! concluded the Norwegian genius.
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