Statistics for Magnus Carlsen Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What country is he from?	Norway	100%
When did he first win the World Chess Championship?	2013	84%
What billionaire did he checkmate in 9 moves on live TV?	Bill Gates	84%
In what phase of the game is he known to be most dominant?	Endgame	74%
What top player did he famously draw with at the age of 13?	Gary Kasparov	74%
What almost impossible FIDE rating barrier is he trying to break?	2900	58%
What player cheated against him?	Hans Niemann	58%
What two pieces are rearranged in the "Magnus Carlsen" gambit?	King and Queen	53%
What is his favourite football club?	Real Madrid FC	47%
What other strategy game is he actively pursuing?	Poker	42%
How many chess games is he purported to have memorized?	10,000	37%
He claimed that he would only participate in the 2023 World Chess Championship if this player was his opponent...	Alireza Firouzja	37%
What diet does he mainly follow?	Vegetarianism	37%
At Tata Steel Chess India in 2019, Magnus played the shortest game of his chess career (3 moves) against Vidit Gujrathi. For what reason did he propose a draw?	Bad Stomach	32%
He is commonly referred to as the ______ of chess	Mozart	32%