Magnus Carlsen, the 23-year-old Norwegian grandmaster and World Chess Champion who has demonstrated an extraordinary power over the finest chess players on the planet, has launched a chess playing app that allows players all around the world to challenge him. The game is built up by a computer that simulates Carlsen’s chess play at different ages from 5-23 and allows participants to collect points to try and qualify for a chance to compete against the World Champion himself live.
Carlsen blasted to prominence when he became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years and 148 days in 2004, and he has remained in the spotlight ever since. At present, Carlsen is a widely publicised fashion model and a successful businessman. Popular for his opening repertoire, Carlsen engaged ardent chess fan and Microsoft’s Chairman Bill Gates in a speed chess game following his win over Vishy Anand for the World Championship chess title last year. Regrettably, the Microsoft billionaire lost. He was featured on Time magazine’s cover and Time pronounced him one of the world’s most influential people of 2013.
Giving users the option to play against Carlsen at all levels, the app is said to accommodate players from absolute beginners to world champion contenders. The simulation of Carlsen’s way of playing at 19 different ages is based on actual games and openings he has played throughout his career. When playing the games, you also get access to training videos created by Carlsen himself. The World Champion has been quoted as saying: “I hope that they can learn from
