Magnus Carlsen Becomes the World's Youngest Grandmaster (at the time)

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13 year old chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen achieves the tremendous feat of becoming the youngest grandmaster in the world.
• Magnus Carlsen Becomes...

[@xIxAmxKh2xI]

With a name like Magnus you have 2 options, chess grandmaster or wizard

[@donatobaonguis4315]

...or an XMen Mutant with omega level powers.

[@factorial1059]

or rock climber

[@luiscastro6619]

LOOOOOOOL

[@magnusr201]

I’ll try my best then

[@ryder5562]

@@magnusr201 lol go for it

[@Steevvee]

Carlsons one of the rare specimens in sports where a hyped prodigy actually lived up and more to the hype.

[@dinglemccringleberry6258]

like Lebron

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

@@dinglemccringleberry6258 he wasn't a prodigy bruh....

[@missiongoran2]

Messi

[@ConstantEntity]

@@missiongoran2 Messi is a prodigy, but he didn't have a lot of hype in the beginning. His own high school team benched him or kicked him off due to his height.

[@adaelasm6467]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n Lebron wasn’t a prodigy? People were calling him the potential best player since Jordan when he was 14

[@tommyranger9228]

This kid has the potential to become a world champion.

[@yogeshparab7852]

Haha ur so smart and quirky..haha

[@datraier8542]

I agree may be in the future he will achieve it, I wish him the best luck

[@bastiangutierrez4115]

This kid have the potencial to become the best in history of chess

[@datraier8542]

@@bastiangutierrez4115 I agree with that, he is very strong

[@datraier8542]

@@faresbebar9752 for that I will give you 1 Cheeky

[@ashliski]

That is one hell of a thing to have on your resume if you are a chess coach. To have trained Magnus Carlsen when he was young.

[@andreasvedeler80]

He's a former player on the Norwegian national soccer team, and seven time national chess champion, it's a pretty good resume

[@snailmailmagic1133]

@@andreasvedeler80 If he were to be a chess player - yeah sure but all chess players arent good coach.

[@flipina]

​@@andreasvedeler80 This is interesting information after what Judit mentioned was Magnus's physical prep for chess championships. He truly was surrounded by the right people, including his father and his coach.

[@Howdonei]

"Are ya winning son?"

[@yusufg01]

😆

[@akashgudigar807]

Magnus: not anymore (RIP meltwater semis)

[@muhammadaljafar251]

Yes dad

[@Peterscraps]

0:30 TIL I'm a stupid player.

[@meaniepoopoo]

same

[@jfsport3275]

Fancy seeing you here

[@G3nUWU]

lmao if there's anything lower than stupid player then it's me.

[@jfsport3275]

@@G3nUWU try me bro I’m rated -50 on chess.com a toddler with no brain could beat me

[@G3nUWU]

@@jfsport3275 I don't know where I can find my rating but I'm pretty sure I'm lower than -50. You want to play a couple games?

[@YesIAmThatCoolBitch]

"What happens when you're winning, do you get excited?" Wow you really have to work for the Sunday Telegraph to come up with a genius question like that.

[@yourclassmatefn7643]

When I was 13 I found out what 1:53 was

[@Clementmarshall]

More upvote pls

[@harshtak791]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@seradtt]

LMAO

[@ProPilotKo]

Bro

[@naylisyazwina6836]

? Simon?

[@pitthepig]

0:44 What the hell is this map?

[@NationalPK]

+pitthepig bullshit, thats what it is

[@YaNoAwantoMas]

+pitthepig Uranus.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

+Patrioten 74 BEST COMMENT EVA.

[@jasonhasnobrain1421]

but maybe cleverer than their turnip-for-brains neighbours, the Swedes?

[@erlend3142]

Oh shit, im norwegian

[@xmaxfactorx]

0:32 that scale though.... "stupid player" hahahaha.

[@gagaggahsg4258]

Lol...

[@Rayidla]

Lmao

[@unjust7156]

or calling israel dubai .. lol

[@bugoobiga]

what does it say for the one above grand master?

[@uckkla7546]

bugoobiga Kasparov

[@dhruvilpurani4806]

Magnus as a kid was so adorable.

[@Narcan885]

And so blonde!

[@anomalyp8584]

AND NOW HE ISN'T?!!

[@Idk-wg9gl]

@@anomalyp8584 no, now he's hot.

[@thesisillyian]

@@Idk-wg9gl real

[@ZaWarudo69]

@@Idk-wg9gl and a savage ahh

[@bailinnumberguy]

At the :40 second mark, we either see a 4 year olds' drawing of a world map or a vomit stained placemat.

[@LambeauLeeeper]

Randy Bailin lmao

[@dready529]

thatd be very good for a 4 year old

[@dweebguy4832]

And now he is the world champion "Not a coincidence is it"

[@moda8509]

You are 7 years late my friend

[@benschmitt7035]

he's held that position for 10 years lol

[@Felix-wo2ge]

@@benschmitt7035 hes lying a white lie my guy😂...hes EXAGGERATIN...just speaking some basic words and that too while mispronouncing them doesn't mean he know a language...

[@thomasa.1551]

Everyone’s talking about that horrendous “map” but no ones talking about how he’s pointing with a plastic spoon 😂

[@juststoic3809]

Gotta do whatcha gotta do homie. On crip- on chess.

[@ranz0u]

That's not a spoon - it's a chess pointer.

[@dready529]

and holding it by the spoon part

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

Everyone's talking about those stuff but no one is talking about the two dumb phrases that appear in the video.

[@SM-wl4ko]

I thought that was a Stylus for a sec

[@oneohtricks8244]

That map is seriously the most disgusting thing I've ever seen.

[@dl0.0lb]

You mean Africa isn't its own island? And Sweden and Finland aren't directly connected to Poland? And that Dubai isn't in Syria?

[@THEGUYWHOSHOOTSPPL]

David Bradbury but isn't dubai in Europe? :)

[@blake3474]

What's wrong with it

[@kirstencunanan4824]

Milk Man nope not europe west i think

[@adjunctentobtuse721]

Apple Car what isn’t wrong with it

[@DexterHaven]

He could become world champ one day; mark my words.

[@paulert23]

He is the world champion LOL xD

[@DexterHaven]

***** Too bad Fischer can't return from 1972 to beat him today.

[@Maddolis]

Dexter Haven I'd love to see Fischer return and get his ass handed to him through 8 wins and 15 draws.

[@DexterHaven]

Maddolis All you can ask of any chess champ is that he be dominant in his era. That's all. Was Fischer dominant in his era? Yes, as was Morphy, Capa, Lasker, Alekhine. As for comparing across generations, I look for hunger for and devotion to chess. I rate Fischer higher on those than Carlsen, who was border line autistic looking for a mental distraction, basically, I sense.

[@Maddolis]

Perhaps for now, but only because Carlsen will have to remain dominant for another few years to prove to others he can stay up at that level. Fischer wasn't around for ages anyway (like Morphy). No doubt one of the greatest, but I think Fischer has a lot of of nationalist supporters, and wouldn't be quite as highly regarded if he wasn't American. Still one of the very greatest, but people would be less vocal about it.

[@faffofratello]

I never noticed Africa is actually an island while UK is a Peninsula! wait a minute... where the f** is Italy gone??!

[@SadiqueSheik]

?????????????

[@faffofratello]

you must watch the video to understand ;)

[@TomMKW]

Fabio Stefanini yes and england got attached to france recently. Also the netherlands seem to be completely flooded which is odd since i don't see any water outside.

[@Trulsbk]

It is scary to see the black sea disappearing so fast...

[@ienjoyapples]

And Dubai is on the Mediterranean coast!

[@KravMagoo]

Reporter: "What does it feel like when you're winning? Do you get excited?" Magnus: "Usually I think, 'Damn! Now I'll probably have to end up answering some dumbass reporter's questions about how it feels when I win.' "

[@Eorzat]

That's not at all what he asked. It was actually a legit question. Some players can start to get overwhelmed, anxious, and more cautious when they realize that they have a winning position while others can become more excited, aggressive, and impatient.

[@dequasont1063]

@@Eorzat its a joke bro, whoooooosh

[@imaginebreakerr]

@@dequasont1063 stfu

[@AbhikAbhi]

Young magnus: I play to become gramdmaster Years later: He became the one who grandmasters wish to be

[@kieran1990able]

The only youngest GM to maintain the no 1 position till date. Just amazing!!!

[@jonathanbergeron1719]

He still plays with his hair the same way when playing lol

[@IMOMENTOI]

0:42 ive never seen a map of Europe that looked like that..legit ever.

[@apoc3037]

its supposed to be all of Asia too

[@imaginebreakerr]

Worst part is they got the americas right even though they are from europe 💀💀💀

[@Ahmed_1981]

@@imaginebreakerr dubai in israel, its like a plan not a map

[@MoisesMosiala]

no seas😭

[@luisochoa576]

"It's hard to predict a move because chess is such a complicated game. I'm a Grand Master myself and I'm often surprised by moves I didn't see coming" That was reassuring. I thought I was just dumb for not understanding or seeing moves coming.

[@Lentsku]

1:51 Semen

[@gustavhestholm6027]

Lentsku he said simen which is a norwegian word not what you thought haha

[@iijagr32]

Lentsku I

[@nlq7844]

I’m sad I laughed at that

[@mtery100]

What kind of map is these 0:44 ?!!!

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

+abdullah Alhgelh Wirld map

[@aitorjara100]

+abdullah Alhgelh Krypton

[@AkshayAradhya]

The Map of Westeros

[@lovekarlqvist525]

dust 2

[@wn6694]

Tamriel

[@mmje3237]

1:34 hikaru- “hold my bear”

[@user-ng7yv8uh3l]

Hikaru has a bear?

[@ahmad_zx123]

0:44, ahhh yes Dubai, my favorite Jordanian city

[@subtle0savage]

Good for him! His oblique approach to the philosophy and psychological pressure of the game are his greatest attributes. With these he shall go far.

[@ritikanand1695]

You were right

[@cyan6579]

Still.

[@subtle0savage]

@@cyan6579 Even Covid couldn't bring him down for long, lol. What a character.

[@tsunaofficial6611]

@@subtle0savage ah damn you still alive

[@Foolbound282]

And go far he did

[@michaelvan1009]

Mark my word, 2050+ there will be a movie about Magnus

[@thathighguy8624]

What will the movie plot be

[@Jupi446]

That High Guy about carlsen’s life, not all movies are action-packed, some are documentaries

[@jashan3847]

I think it's gonna be coming in 2040

[@donsmith3857]

yea probably, if the stupidity of world leaders doesnt lead us all down the path of annihilation----mine isnt a dystopic view, but a rather cogent glance into future realities........

[@amateresu6708]

@@donsmith3857 i fear the same.....

[@kianafsah]

This guy seems to have a talent for chess. He should definitely keep on playing!

[@luc1d356]

I definitely didn't see this joke a thousand of time already. so original wow

[@pageturner72]

@@luc1d356 ok

[@frigiiiiid2536]

@@luc1d356 cool

[@NotGilmore]

He looks like he could beat the GOAT Cagnus Marlsen

[@checkmarkdatter1785]

So annoying

[@Alex-kn2km]

POV: you came here in 2020 because you’re watching The Queens Gambit and you’re now weirdly interested in chess

[@BrodyMcBain]

About to start watching it for the first time.

[@brennenn7828]

Yep! hahaha

[@SomeAHole]

I've been here since 2018 and if I had to give you some advice, it's strap in cause the world of chess can get really silly at times.

[@leonitawijaya6314]

ya got me

[@DodderingOldMan]

Basically true. More accurate to say the show reignited my interest in chess, having not played for 15 years or so. Of course, now I'm much worse than I used to be, and I was always pretty terrible.

[@Aho_o]

Every time I come back and watch this, I get a stroke from the map.

[@amezcuaist]

The brains of a chess champion and the looks of a Boxer . Nobody messes with this guy .

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

Great achievement at such a young age! This boy can go all the way and even become world champion in future.

[@iloveallah5960]

0:41 The map is perfect, no question

[@technowey]

At that age, he was one of the top few hundred players in the world, and he spoke at least two languages. That's so impressive.

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

Bruh. Visit India by the age of 7 we speak 3 languages

[@taylorwelch9209]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n but are you in the top few hundred players in the world?

[@yujirohanma203]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n no one cares

[@lynx2244]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n i am Indian, stop lying my friend

[@strawhatkirbae6717]

@@lynx2244 Yes as a fellow Indian I agree with you. We speak 4 languages. English, Hindi, our local language and Indian English

[@hashemlafi]

This kid may become a real world champion in the near future

[@xavlionheart]

"No matter who I win against" this guy haha

[@sick_raiden_891]

* second youngest.... karjakin became GM in 2003 when he was 12years and 7 months old, while Carlsen in 2004 when he was 13years and 4 months old.

[@lilnap9588]

at that time, not of all time, meaning when magnus became a GM, all other grandmasters were older than him

[@sick_raiden_891]

@@lilnap9588 i understood "at that time" as "at that time nobody younger then him became GM"

[@ericruss6228]

@@sick_raiden_891 same

[@Malikin]

When magnus was born computers had to update their software

[@TheSamuelWells]

0:43 That is not where Dubai is, and wtf is this map?!

[@mortezaalizadeh2590]

0:41 wtf kinda map is that is that even from earth?

[@hellknightf1]

that map is from Magnus home planet

[@GreenTacoHat]

@@hellknightf1 lmao

[@stopmdot]

@ItSaGoodGoOdDay well he is 13 in this video, but currently he is 20 years old.

[@ItachiXSanjii]

I laughed so damn hard when he picked up his phone and said - Semen ! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@midnightcoolcat2890]

I’m sure this king even as a rook was getting so much pawn tang pie from the queen’s every knight in his castle.

[@stefan4159]

0:31 isn't it 2500 ?

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

+1337manz No need for "and 6 = 5".

[@ppeppe2]

+Stefan isn't it 2400 ?

[@Wtahc]

Smelly But the reporter wasn't Norwegian...

[@m_vwd]

It was 2500 until some years ago when too many people where becoming GM's so they changed it.

[@zmonkey111]

I am starting chess at 40-years old. Maybe I can become the oldest to start and become grand master? hue hue hue.

[@lawlietriver8869]

It is about chess, and all people talk about is the map. This is why it is so easy for him to be the best. Humanity is not exactly all that hard to outshine.

[@blacktuxwidow4318]

i feel so good being able to understand what they are saying cus im norwegian:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@mr.eggdog707]

“It’s hard to predict a chess move” Hikaru Nakamura:

[@TheStupidLama]

child prodigy or not, I gotta pay compliments to the Norwegian education system for allowing a 13 year old to speak English so well already. Something that the US can't usually achieve with teenagers of any age ;D nah, sorry I mean of course to learn a second language that^^

[@arghydoodles1921]

Awkward Alan Mad stuff, right? In Sweden, they start learning English at about age 5 or so.

[@steelyspielbergo]

Awkward Alan American kids should be forced to learn Norwegian right?

[@zwz.zdenek]

mike spence Of course not, they should be allowed a drug of choice as is fit for the most free country in the world. And they should carry a gun for self-defense. For good measure.

[@meslet]

افازوىئىىؤؤر

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

+Awkward Alan He probably didn't learn English from the Norwegian education system..

[@updateculturechannel8479]

I heard that a few years after this he disappeared backpacking through Asia looking for a “secret” beach in Thailand. I hope he found it.

[@christian3145]

I’ll surely teach my children chess just like the Polgar sisters, heck ill let them play engines as soon as we get out of that hospital

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

1:50 that's a fossil of a phone right there

[@ricknica]

LOL "Stupid Player" --- 0 ... Love that! (0:37)

[@dhruvilpurani4806]

Magnus looks very cute in his childhood.

[@mdabir1598]

he is so cute!!!!

[@kreftan]

lol the world map at 0:42 is so bad

[@jimmytweedale2191]

That ringtone brought me right back lol

[@amethystgamer852]

"Magnus is in Dubai" *highlights Lebanon*

[@ChessNoir]

@UnderDog988 i heard FIDE finally complied to Magnus's protest so yes, it should still happen

[@isylium1110]

GG Magnus :) several years later !!!!!!

[@robertlembo]

He was so adorable!!

[@TrotisApple]

is

[@manfredhuber5101]

Bambi robbi wiliams schoeneberger

[@patwang5995]

Manfred Huber z

[@raststattewoman.6178]

^^

[@Sarah-tj1tq]

I wish I had his ambition and determination.

[@ninj493]

Movies : You are a Wizard harry ...... Real Life : You are a Grandmaster magnus ......

[@Nearthy]

Anyone watching in 2023? Baby Magnus is so cute ❤.

[@halgibs]

0:43 Dubaï at the mediterranean ?? That secret was hidden to me all that time...

[@coolguysdoesexicts]

This kid have the potencial to become the best in history of chess

[@habidtenly]

true tho

[@rylie5190]

0:41 GREENLAND AND AUSTRALIA NSJDNEJDN LMAOOO

[@uwerlmi6120]

0:41 that map messed up the middle east bro

[@atulendra]

It recommend me 9 years later

[@dookdawg214]

Do Norwegians usually speak English that well at 13? In France, kids start taking English classes around 10 or so, but they can't carry on a conversation until well into high school.

[@Brukernavnn]

dookdawg214 Yeah, my nephew is 10 and he already speaks okay basic conversational English. The internet probably helps a lot because we're exposed to English all the time here.

[@kimaboe]

dookdawg214 Yes, it is perfectly normal. In Norway kids start learning English in the second or third grade (age 7-8) and have a *lot* of classes for the first few years, and while gradually you have fewer dedicated English classes they do continue throughout upper secondary-school (until the age of 18 or 19). And since we don't dub television show besides those for toddlers, kids these days develop a very solid vocabulary early on. Magnus had an extra advantage since his family lived abroad for a while when he was a kid and also travelled a lot when he was working toward his grandmaster title. Still, I'd say that in spite of his international lifestyle and social circle, today he has a heavier accent than most Norwegians his age.

[@zeni2432]

@@Brukernavnn eXPoSeD tO eNgLIsH

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

@@kimaboe In my country kids are taught English exhaustively since kindergarden and throughout the whole of their scholar trajectory but almost no one seem to be good at it xd.

[@kimaboe]

​@@JavierGarcia-sd9tj It is very important to actually use the language, not just "learn" it. In Norway, we have German classes (some also offer French or Spanish) in school from grade 8 through 10, but almost no one could carry on a basic conversation a few years later. Basically, unless you get to use it regularly, it disappears quickly again, and there is almost no reason for the average 15-16 year old to speak German in Norway, so it is lost completely within a couple of years.

[@ChessNoir]

@rezomegrelidze but not at the time of this filming. Magnus was the youngest then

[@user-kg4bh1di8i]

You know it’s more impressive when Magnus didn’t have the tool we had today

[@JanCRefsgaard]

Garry hasn't been world chanpion since 2000... Anand has been champion from 2007 until now, but Magnus has a higher rating than Anand, so it will be interesting to see when Magnus becomes world champion.

[@ronnel169batista]

the Netflix “the queens gambit” brought me here 😅

[@joeybulford5266]

I wonder what happened to him after this video. Looks like he had some potential. Hope he kept playing.

[@thevaldis1167]

This is obviously supposed to be a joke. If only someone wouldn't know about him.

[@LeeTanaka]

@@thevaldis1167 it is and you ruined it bruv

[@baldrbraa]

I think there’s a «Where are they now?» on here somewhere.

[@matthewtopping6834]

can we talk about the world map they showed and where they said Dubai is?????

[@m3528i]

His English has improved tremendously! Can't improve on his game a whole lot..

[@h2rChirag]

His father was feared and calm him down to become a gm but guess what he is the OFFICIAL WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

[@tobiichi9443]

What a prodigy. I can see him being a Grandmaster in the future

[@MrTVx99]

Shame to see this guy not in the chess scene anymore. He would have done really well you would have thought

[@pumpkin9916]

bUt MaGnUs Is StIlL pLaYiNg HeS tHe #1 iN tHe WoRlD

[@dsamurai4725]

Magnus developed as good as technology did

[@nikhilgupta6062]

one day this kid will be world champion

[@hanzgliana3580]

whe carlsen is kid he look pawn and when is 25 he look rook hehehe peace.

[@zepeterinma]

When Carlsen is a kid, he looks like a pawn, and once he turns 25, he looks like a rook... hehehe PEACE!!!

[@tejpatel5320]

zepeterinma thanks for that translation lol

[@eksno]

*Actually what he says:* "Yeah I expect that I... That I play something I am contempt with all the time." *Translation:* "I always expect to play the best of my ability."

[@vseanvien]

1:53 Free *"Simen"* for y'all

[@si-ssi]

I love Magnus, he is amazing.

[@charlie3k]

1:08 "The genes set the limits." fuck.

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

That and the starting phrase are dumb. Kind of skews what the video is all about being such a great kid.

[@loremipsum7513]

That statement is provably false. thank god.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

@@loremipsum7513 It is definitely not false. I can find you plenty of people with bad genes who could never in a million years reach 1000 elo.

[@loremipsum7513]

@@FortWhenTeaThyme that's an anecdote..

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

@@loremipsum7513 Sure? The common understanding is that there are people mentally retarded enough who could not even grasp the rules of chess. You are claiming genes don't limit chess skill, so find me a study.

[@ChristianYangat]

It's 2023 already and he still number 1.

[@grayphite0]

he is world no 1 now with a FIDE rating of over 2800

[@larshusbyberger1794]

I won against him when he was 7 y/o

[@HipSpirit]

Sorry, he played his first tournament at 8yo. 1999 Miniputt championship.

[@davidlizarazo526]

​@@HipSpirit I think what his trying to say is that he defeat him using the "Play Magnus" App" that alows you to play against Magnus at those ages

[@XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXK]

Sergey Karjakin is the world's youngest grandmaster

[@Hunedpcl7]

I thought this was Home Alone

[@NipseyRussell304]

Maybe he'll invent his very own opening....

[@rezomegrelidze]

i would break the spoon if someone did that in front of my screen :D

[@andrewjohnson9014]

Wtf! I read world's youngest grandmother in the title.

[@jigglywiggly6479]

You need Jesus

[@momofifaisawesome8749]

😂😂😂😂

[@marke6533]

0:37 i like how they included the “stupid player” category in the meter there

[@dutoitar]

Wow, first time I've seen Magnus smile... even showing teeth while smiling (The beginning of the video)

[@stonerolling5341]

Wasn't Karjakin the youngest? He was 12, I believe

[@Xx3p17MW3Pl4Y3rxX]

not at the time

[@p1lotRomeo]

Karjakin is elder. So it is not true at all.

[@Xx3p17MW3Pl4Y3rxX]

p1lotRomeo when karjakin was 14 carlsen was 13

[@p1lotRomeo]

christian hjelle Ok, I caught your idea. But title of the video sounds so pretentious. :) I think it's marketing move. :)

[@Xx3p17MW3Pl4Y3rxX]

p1lotRomeo yeah, because to norwegians (me) hes considered one of the greatest persons in the history of our nation