Magnus Carlsen wins Chess Oscar for Fourth Time

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Hi everyone, 

Right after the pairings blitz at the Eighth Tal Chess Memorial opening ceremony on Wednesday, a short ceremony was held to award the Chess Oscar to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Mark Glukhovsky, the editor-in-chief of "64" magazine, went to the stage to announce that actually nothing extraordinary has happened: the traditional prize Chess Oscar, established by the magazine, is again awarded to Magnus Carlsen! The Norwegian has been voted as the best player of 2012 by journalists and other chess players.

Carlsen has been awarded the Chess Oscar for the 4th time in a row. Carlsen remarked, "I think it's well-deserved."

Magnus Carlsen is now the challenger to reigning World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The title match is scheduled to be held in Chennai in November. Carlsen has last year, among other events, won the 7th Tal Chess Memorial, surpassed Garry Kasparov's highest-ever rating, won the London Chess Classic and the Candidates.

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Chess Oscar 2009 goes to Magnus Carlsen

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Hi Everyone,

As you know the World Blitz Chess Championship started in Moscow today. Just before the beginning of the Championship, the Chess Oscar for 2009 was presented to World No. 1 (live ratings) Magnus Carlsen by the chief editor of '64-Chess Review'.

This is Magnus Carlsen's first Chess Oscar. The first Chess Oscar had gone to Bent Larsen and Gary Kasparov has the maximum statuettes - 11!

Chess Oscar is an international award given to the best chess player every year. The winner is selected by a poll of chess experts across the world, including Grandmasters. The award comprises a bronze statuette titled 'The Fascinated Wanderer'.

The award had its genesis in 1967 with journalists accredited at chess events voting for the best grandmaster. The awards were given away uninterrupted until the year 1988. The award resumed in 1995. Since then, it has been coordinated by the Russian chess magazine 64. The Chess Oscar is highly regarded in the chess community, as it indicates a premier degree of peer recognition. You can find more details here.

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