Carlsen to take part in ‘Magnus vs The World’ showdown: All you must learn about one-of-a-kind recreation of chess

After Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, it’s Magnus Carlsen’s flip to face off towards the world in what may find yourself change into the most important recreation ever in chess historical past. Carlsen has been reigning supreme in all three codecs of the sport for years now, having occupied the highest spot within the FIDE Classical Rankings since 2011, and it stays to be seen if an unlimited military of chess gamers can cease him subsequent month.

The upcoming showdown, titled ‘Magnus vs The World’, can be a Vote Chess match between the Norwegian chess legend and members of the Chess.com group and can get underway on 4 April. And whereas Kasparov and Anand triumphed within the conventional Classical format, Carlsen can be dealing with the world within the Freestyle Chess format – the place the items apart from the pawns begin in a semi-random place.

‘Magnus vs The World’ format defined

On this distinctive recreation of chess, Carlsen can be enjoying with white items. As for his opponents, members of the Chess.com group can be voting for his or her subsequent transfer with the black items. The transfer that will get the very best variety of votes in the course of the polling interval will in the end get chosen.

Me vs the World🤝

I hope as many as doable be a part of the match.

However keep in mind, the typical IQ will all the time be 100😁 https://t.co/OfjspFG5L4

— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) March 15, 2025

All sides could have a complete of 24 hours to make a transfer, so this isn’t precisely your common recreation of chess with time controls and increments.

Chess.com group members will moreover have a staff of well-known coaches guiding them by the sport, from analysing their present place on the board to explains the professionals and cons of assorted doable choices. The coaches, who’re but to be introduced by the web site can be guiding the group within the remark part under the chessboard.

How Kasparov and Anand had fared towards the world

Russian legend Kasparov, who continues to carry the file for probably the most time spent because the world No 1 (over 20 years), had confronted greater than 50,000 gamers on the MSN Gaming Zone in 1999, which on the time was celebrated as the most important match within the historical past of chess. Kasparov, who turned 36 in the course of the course of the sport, ended up successful what he would describe as “the best recreation within the historical past of chess.”

Anand, India’s first Grandmaster who had additionally spent 21 months because the world’s top-ranked participant, would take issues a notch increased when he confronted off towards almost 70,000 gamers on the twenty fifth anniversary of Kasparov’s recreation. The five-time world champion ended up successful the battle dubbed ‘Vishy vs. The World’ in simply 24 strikes – lower than half of what the Russian had wanted for victory.

Given Carlsen’s recognition, the upcoming match may find yourself surpassing the variety of contributors who took on Anand. The 34-year-old may find yourself getting the bragging rights for the most important recreation of chess within the sport’s historical past by the point this recreation is finished and dusted.