Magnus vs Gukesh headlines India's record-breaking Chess World Cup quarters. - Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) "If I had to tell future generations who Magnus Carlsen was in pop culture terms — Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 28, 2018 "We all play worse as we play faster and faster, but his ratio may be the smallest ever, perhaps only a 15 per cent drop off. A huge advantage in Ian Nepomniachtchi goes into the match against Magnus Carlsen in Dubai as the last man standing with a plus score against the World Champion: an amazing 4:1 lead in decisive classical games. They’ve played just 13 games, however — before Carlsen-Caruana, 33 classical games had been played, with Magnus winning 10 to Fabi’s 5. Sean Marsh takes a look at the decisive encounters, two of By 2012 Magnus had eclipsed the long-standing rating record set by Garry Kasparov, with Espen Agdestein commenting that Magnus was “almost too good before the Candidates”. The 2012 London Candidates saw Magnus qualify for his first World Championship match, but only after a nail-biting battle with Vladimir Kramnik. In July 1999 and January 2000 Kasparov was officially rated 2851 Elo rating, which has only ever been surpassed by one other player, Magnus Carlsen in 2013. For a period in the early 1990s, Kasparov was over 2800 and the only person over 2700 was Anatoly Karpov. Teimour Radjabov. Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; Azerbaijani: Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, pronounced [tejˈmuɾ boˈɾis oɣˈlu ɾæˈdʒæbof]; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster . A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaster in March 2001 at age 14, the second-youngest July 17 2023. Magnus Carlsen, the world No1, has been in surging form this month with an eye-catching run of success. The Norwegian, 32, notched a maximum 11/11 in chess.com’s Titled Tuesday Caruana is the third-highest-rated chess player of all time, behind Carlsen and the retired Garry Kasparov. Another American, Grandmaster Wesley So, is the remaining former champion of Tata Steel R Praggnanandhaa faces Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Chess World Cup 2023. R Praggnanandhaa impressed everyone by becoming the second Indian chess player ever in history after the legendary Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. Mondadori via Getty Images. His argument fell on deaf ears. Carlsen grossly snubbed Niemann in their next match by resigning after the first move CD9hO.