Magnus Carlsen Net Worth 2020 Career and Relationship Imo Nyong 9 January 2020 Celebrity Profile Magnus Carlsen Net Worth 2020 Career and Relationship Net Worth 2020 Interestingly Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was not really interested in the chess game at the initial stage when his father tutored. 
His only great passion in the game was to defeat his big sister and aspired to beat his dad in achieving that goal. Clearly his passion for the game didn’t stop there as it became a raging fire and today Magnus has the pride of place to accomplish such feat as a chess grandmaster and the youngest in history.Magnus is of Norwegian nationality, born in Tà ?nsberg Norway on 30 November 1990. His parents are both engineers, while his father, Henrik Albert Carlsen, is a professional IT consultant while his mother, Sigrun à à ?n, is a chemical engineer. He was brought up with three mothers, Signe Carlsen Ingrid Carlsen and Carlsen, and Ellen à ?n Carlsen. His formal education was obtained at the Norwegian College of Elite Sports but at a very tender age he was able to solve 50 piece jigsaw puzzles at age two he demonstrated an aptitude for intellectual challenges. By the time he was four Magnus Carlsen had already been solving Lego sets designed for 10 14 babies. At the age of five, his dad who is a keen amateur chess player tutored him in chess game. By playing alone for long hours, the young chess grandmaster established his skill by looking for variations by moving the pieces around and replaying all the games and positions he learned from his father.
Career
His career as a professional chess player started at the age of 8 with his debut tournament in the 1999 Norwegian Chess Championship’s youngest division where he finished with a score of 61?2/11. Around 2000 and 2002, the chess prodigy took part in more than 300 classified tournaments, including the 2002 World U12 Chess Championship, where he tied for first place. He was at the Corus Chess Tournament at the age of 13 where he earned first place in the C group and a couple of months later heared the grandmaster’s title. At age 15, he bagged the Norwegian Chess Championship and placed first joint in Corus top group at the age of 17. His feat of surpassing the 2800 mark in 2009 won him number one in the 2010 FIDE world rankings, establishing him as the youngest to accomplish such a rare feat in history. The chess prodigy has set up a company known as Play Magnus As in addition to the successful chess competitions. The company is responsible for manufacturing chess software to help beginners master the game. The app is also ideal for experienced players who want to sharpen their skills.