Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov#chess

Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov_Reykjavik (Iceland) 2004

The thirteen year old prodigy Magnus Carlsen of Norway caused another sensation on Thursday night when he came close to defeating the world number Garry Kasparov and drew his first game, perhaps the first of many against the world number one.

The pair met in the opening round of the Reykjavik Rapid at Reykjavik City Hall. The arbiters struggled to keep an excited crowd silent as the youngster demolished Kasparov's position after about twenty minutes play. The former world champion appeared to miss a couple of tactical shots from the child half his height and a third of his age.

After a desperate struggle Kasparov managed to avoid immediate disaster and found refuge in an endgame with opposite coloured bishops. Although Carlsen held an extra outside passed pawn, the game was a draw.