Topic: Magnus Carlsen

Chess star Magnus Carlsen, the youngest player to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, has ventured into modelling. Norway's public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday posted snapshots and a video on its website of the brown haired teen at a fashion ...

Magnus Carlsen, the prince of chess turned king

He recently completed high school without huge success, but 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen is now already at the top of the chess world, following the footsteps of his mentor, legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov. On New Year's Day, the mop-haired, sulky-looking Norwegian teen ...
Norwegian teen Magnus Carlsen youngest ever to top chess world rankingNorway's Magnus Carlsen has become the youngest person ever to top the world ranking in chess. The 19-year-old was listed as number one in the World Chess Federation's January statistics with a ...
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 19, became the youngest player ever to top the world rankings Friday. The list of top players published by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) put Carlsen in the lead with 2,810 points, five points ahead of Bulgaria's ...
Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov on Saturday won the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters in Spain, beating 17-year-old Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen who had hoped to become the youngest ever world number one. With four wins, five draws and one loss, Topalov collected 17 ...