Thursday 21 November 2013

New World Chess Champion is only 22yrs old

Magnus Carlsen

Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen has become the world champion, beating Indian title holder Viswanathan Anand.
Carlsen, 22, secured a draw to win the World Chess Championship in 10 games, with two left to play.Carlsen won the match in Chennai, India, with a score of 6.5-3.5. He has now achieved the highest rating of all time.But he misses out on being the youngest player to win the title. That honour goes to the Russian Garry Kasparov.He was younger by just a few weeks.
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