Magnus Carlsen winning the FIDE championship earmarks a key structural change in the pecking order of World Chess. It all boiled down to a fight of experience and nonchalant genius. The Infographic explains all:
A singular pattern emerges. All leading game-changers were very young (24-Karpov, 22-Kasparov, 25-Kramnik and Carlsen-22) with an exception of Anand who first entered the arena with a bang at 31. He was a hesitant champion and had an Elo Rating lesser than most other greats. Still, it is his perseverance stole all the European shine. With another Grandmaster having the highest Elo Rating ever, Carlsen seems to go a long way.
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