Magnus Force: How Carlsen beat Kasparov's record - Colin CrouchMagnus Force by Colin Crouch How Carlsen beat Kasparov's record Paperback, 272 pages In December 2012 Magnus Carlsen won the prestigious London Chess Classic and in doing so he became the highest rated chess player in the history of the game, beating Garry Kasparov's 13 year old record. Carlsen followed up this performance with another phenomenal tournament win at Wijk aan Zee, pushing his peak rating to an astronomical 2872. He didn't lose a single