I don't think enough can be said about Magnus Carlsen. He even has a neat name. He can name his first child Summa.
I have to wonder how some people stuff so much chess knowledge and finally understanding into the same life-years, called childhood, that I spent doing basically nothing and then, as an adult, when I spend an equal number of years on the game, I end up only 5% as knowledgeable as that child when he became a GM.
ok, I exaggerated.... 3%
Lots of young players are labeled "the next World Champion", but in Magnus' case it could very well be true, if he continues his phenomenal development. I used to think Hikaru Nakamura was going to be a contender for the title, but his development has leveled off. Hopefully he can get back on track and break the 2700 mark.
But back to Magnus, I root for him because he seems like such a nice kid along with being a great chessplayer. His match against Aronian earlier this year proved that he will be a force to be reckoned with in future Candidates Matches. I still can't believe he's only 16!
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Here is my favorite quote:
"Before a tournament I will sleep a lot. I rarely dream about chess and then they are very often bad dreams; like that my opponent cheats."
*snip*We do not allow dreams like that on chess.com. please lock his dreams.
Also couldn't follow that URL. Perhaps this is the same content?
https://amp.smh.com.au/world/norways-chess-prodigy-young-grandmaster-who-wants-to-be-king-20070915-z38.html
Fell for a scarlet bumpernickel 😕
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/the-scarlet-bumpernickel
Here is a interesting article about GM Magnus Carlsen with some little known facts about him:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i1MIqTcrsO3rA7pBGuIM8McKfeEA
Here is my favorite quote:
"Before a tournament I will sleep a lot. I rarely dream about chess and then they are very often bad dreams; like that my opponent cheats."
haha, nightmares about your opponent cheats. I can't say I have ever had one of those thankfully.