A 13-year-old boy of modest upbringing decides that he will become the world chess champion. When the just-turned teen defeated former world champion Anatoly Karpov at the Reykjavik Rapid in 2004, the legendary grandmaster described the encounter succinctly and appreciatively: ‘’He plays like an adult; he produces ideas that are very strange for a boy of his age.’’ On the day after his win against Karpov, he was paired with Garry Kasparov, then the top-rated player in the world. The game ended in a unique draw, although the teenager laid claim to an outside passed a-rook pawn which Kasparov
