When Super-GMs Were ChessKids!

The world's super-grandmasters were all once ChessKids, too. Yes, there was a time that GM Magnus Carlsen couldn't castle. At one point, GM Hikaru Nakamura didn't know about opposition in the endgame. GM Viswanathan Anand couldn't tie his own shoes 

It's a good reminder that every chess player starts from the same place. We will all have our pieces trapped, hang checkmate, and get caught in an unknown opening. It's part of the process!

How many of these super-GMs can you name? Hint: Many of them have videos about them below!

Through dedicated, practice, and focus, the world's top players learned all these ideas more quickly than most, allowing them to quickly rise up through the ranks.

Here's a collection of players who've all reached 2800, and a video of their best games played while they were ChessKids!

• When They Were ChessKids: Magnus Carlsen
• When They Were ChessKids: Hikaru Nakamura
• When They Were ChessKids: Viswanathan Anand
• When They Were ChessKids: Levon Aronian
• When They Were ChessKids: Fabiano Caruana
• When They Were ChessKids: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
• When They Were ChessKids: Vladimir Kramnik
• When They Were ChessKids: Anish Giri
• When They Were ChessKids: Veselin Topalov

 

Will ChessKid.com be making a video about you someday?