Kasparov Escapes Vs Carlsen In 1st Clash In 16 Years. GM Magnus Carlsen failed to take revenge for his loss in 2004 vs. GM Garry Kasparov. When they played for the first time in 16 years, Carlsen spoiled a winning endgame and let his legendary opponent off the hook in the second round of the online Chess9LX tournament. The overall score in the €2m ($2.26m) showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi is 6½-3½ to Carlsen after the Norwegian’s breakthrough wins in Game 6, Game 8 and Game 9. Magnus Carlsen is just 30 years old, but for 17 of those years he’s been a grandmaster, for 10, the world no. 1, and for the last 8, the World Chess Champion. A 7-part documentary that aired during the Magnus Carlsen Invitational gave a glimpse behind the scenes, including interviews with his father Henrik, older sister Ellen, manager Espen Agdestein and second Jon Ludvig Hammer. Magnus GM Magnus Carlsen is the current world chess champion. To many people, he’s the best to ever play the game, although GMs Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer remain in the conversation. At any rate, the clear and remarkable point is that before turning 30 years old, Carlsen has already earned a spot at the top. Here are the Highlights of R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen, Straight from Baku, Azerbaijan Get alerts for live updates Turn on notifications to receive alerts as stories develop in real-time. The 2022 Champions Showdown 9LX (Fischer Random) in St Louis proved a horror show for Garry Kasparov, who in his prime as world champion from 1985 to 2000 won 15 consecutive tournaments.The 60 Carlsen, the world No. 1, won four games and never lost. He emerged victorious in a marathon battle in Game 6 , an instant classic and the longest world championship game ever played. Though Kasparov would win the overall match by a score of 4-2, it was a notable event because Deep Blue became the first computer to ever successfully win a chess game within a match while facing off against a reigning chess world champion and a respected Chess Grandmaster in the form of Garry Kasparov. Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue 2nd Match 1997 Only four players in the history of chess have won 30 or more super-tournaments in their career: Anatoly Karpov (48), Garry Kasparov (43), Magnus Carlsen (37), and Viswanathan Anand (30). As more and more super-tournaments crop up each year, expect this list to expand. Impressed with the teen sensation's win over world No.3 Fabiano Caruana here on Monday, the former world champion Kasparov took to Twitter, formerly X, to laud the 18-year-old's feats and his mother's efforts. "Congrats to @rpragchess — and to his mother. As someone whose proud mama accompanied me to every event, it's a special kind of support! K1VSrD8.