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Who set the previous record for youngest player to surpass a FIDE rating of 2800?

  • Vladimir Kramnik

  • Viswanathan Anand

  • Anatoly Karpov

  • Magnus Carlsen

Answer

Certainly! Magnus Carlsen, the prodigious Norwegian chess prodigy, holds the accolade for being the youngest player to breach the 2800 Elo barrier, a testament to his exceptional talent and dominance in the chess world.
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