Master Class Vol.8: Magnus Carlsen
Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate chess lovers to the extent Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian hasn't been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or China.
Forbes fifth annual European list of 30 people under 30 years, covers young visionary leaders and impact makers in 13 different categories, such as Art & Culture, Finance, Entertainment or Sports & Games.
Some names might ring a bell:
However, Carlsen barely made it on the list – after all, he is is already 29 years old.
But for more than a decade Carlsen's constant power demonstration in chess has left a small dent in the universe. Back in 2013, when Carlsen became World Champion (and worked as a model G-Star Raw) TIME magazine already considered him to be one of the most influential people in the world.
There are plenty of reasons to have Carlsen on this list and there are hundreds of pages on the internet which confirm his impact.
