Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 07:45:14 04/27/04
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On April 27, 2004 at 10:20:17, Jonas Bylund wrote: >On April 27, 2004 at 10:03:21, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>Well, that's the story here in the papers, anyone have more information on >>that? >> >>Looks like FIDE and Google aren't up to speed on this, if it's true that is. >> >>-S. > >Here is a link to the Danish chess federation with the story: (in Danish) >http://www.dsu.dk/nyhed04/04/n04-091.htm > >For those who don't speak Danish this is what is says, roughly translated: > >With 6 point in 8 of 9 rounds, in the international open of Dubai the 13 year >old Magnus Carlsen Achieved his last GM-Norm to become the second youngest GM >ever (this article does not say by how much he missed the first spot for >youngest GM) > >More about Carlsen: >http://home.online.no/~eirikgu/bs.htm > >Jonas Yes you are right, apparently the youngest was Sergej Karjakin who did it at 12 in 2002. Still "pretty good" result, especially if it is true that he first began playing at the relative old age of 8! -S.
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