In less than a week from now, Magnus Carlsen will be 23, having been born on November 30, 1990. In being crowned as the new world chess champion, after the conclusion of the 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship, held in Chennai during November 7-22, 2013, Carlsen couldn’t have dreamed of a better birthday gift to come his way. He dominated the tournament from the very start and easily beat Vishwanathan Anand 6.5-3.5, as the originally scheduled 12-match duel did not have to go beyond game 10.