Indyplus video: Meet Magnus Carlsen, the Justin Bieber of chess

Monday 11 November 2013 19:24 GMT

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India and Norway are going head-to-head in what could be one of the most important and exciting chess contests since Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in 1972. This time the battle is between experience and youth as 22-year old Magnus Carlsen takes on the undisputed world champion Viswanathan Anand.

Get to know more about this young chess prodigy in the video below:

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