My idol: Magnus Carlsen vs. Ky Anh 2G1 NGS Newton Prepared for speech contest at Newton Grammar School

1. My idol: Magnus Carlsen
Nguyen Vu Ky Anh
2G1 Newton

2. Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen was
born in 1990

3. Gifted child

At 2 years old: Magnus Carlsen could solve 50-
piece jigsaw puzzle
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At 4 years old: played Lego intended for 10-14
years old
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At 5 years old: started to play chess
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At 9 years old: played first chess tournament,
Norwegian Chess Championship

9-11 years old: attended 300 rated tournament
games

4. Achievements

In 2003: became the youngest Grandmaster at
the time
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In 2011: Magnus’ FIDE rating closed to
Kasparov's best record of 2,851.

In 2012: Magnus won the London Chess
Championship for the third time with rating
2,861. He has beaten Kasparov’s “unbeatable”
record.

In 2013: Magnus won World Championship
Match versus Anand.

In 2015, 2016: Magnus became the KING OF
CHESS

5. Magnus Carlsen vs Ky Anh

Quick comparison
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Funny statistics

6. 2 years old

50-piece jigsaw 
4-piece jigsaw

7. 4 years old

Lego for 10-14 years 
Lego for 3-7 years

8. Started to play chess...

At 5 years old 
At 4 years old

9. Chess Oscars Cups!
Cups
5 5 Chess Cups!

10. Earnings (2016)
1.5 Million
USD
3.0 Million
VND

11. Rating

2,881 (FIDE ELO) 
1,794 (lichess.org)

12. MAGNUS IS MY IDOL!!!
I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM!!!