I have followed the young Mozart of Chees, Magnus Carlsen, since he entered the world of chess 10 years ago. Magnus is now 22 and he is currently the world number in chess. In january 2013 the young Chess Grandmaster received a staggering 2861 in rating. This is an all time rating record. Beating Garry Kasparov long time old record of 2851. There is more than 50 points between number one and two on the FIDE rating list! To put this perspective there is only a handful of players who has been above 2800 in chess history. The the current world champion in Chess, Viswanathan Anand, has mere 2772 as in rating as number 7 on the list.
In 2012 in Bilbao Masters Magnus Carlsen demolished Viswanathan Anand in the following game:
Update:
Magnus Carlsen further clear in February FIDE Ratings theweekinchess.com
Links:
Homepage of Magnus Carlsen magnuscarlsen.com
Magnus Carlsen wikipedia.org
FIDE Rating list january 2013 fide.com
Magnus Carlsen is going to play 5 of the top 10 players of the world in The 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 11 – 27 January 2013 in Wijk aan Zee
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Winning the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January 2013 Magnus Carlsen added an 11 points to his FIDE score. Carlsens rating is now an astonishing 2872 with 62 points separating number one and two in the world. Its simply unheard!
http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/fide-rating-lists/magnus-carlsen-further-clear-in-february-fide-ratings