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Magnus Carlsen became Norway’s seventh grandmaster when he ensured the third and the crucial game in Dubai Open Monday.

«He has had the grandmaster title as his main goal for almost a year,» said his father, Henrik Carlsen, to TV 2 Nettavisen. «Now it’s about time to get the adrenalin level lowered.»

But the 13-year-old has already decided to become a so-called super GM. There are a total of 110 players world wide at that level today, but no one from Norway.

«In the longer term, he will probably concretize this when this becomes likely to achieve,» Henrik Carlsen said.

This may be soon as the chess wizard from Lommedalen in Bærum has played as an establish star in Dubai. His achievements, if viewed isolated, has been among the 20 best in the world, regardless of age.

Financially important
Magnus’ game Monday, which his coach Simen Agdestein compares with a 13-year-old winning the Nobel prize in chemistry, also means a lot financially. As a grandmaster, it is possible to make a living of playing chess, and it is possible to demand things from the organizers. As the world’s youngest grandmaster Magnus will be able to pick and chose offers.

Kasparov deserves a beating
In a new interview at Bergen's chess club’s homepage, Magnus states that he considers himself to be the second best chess player in Norway for the time being. He places only his coach, Simen Agdestein, before himself, but he has made it a goal to beat his teacher.

«In Norway it is definitely Simen Agdestein I most of all want to beat,» Magnus said in the interview. «I have taken him in speed chess, but never played him on full time. In the world, it’s definitely Kasparov, he really deserves it!»

He said he thought the world champion behaved poorly when they met in Reykjavik in March.

«Kasparov acted very arrogant, and I was rather provoked,» Magnus explained. «I had to wait for half an hour because he had misunderstood the time.

Magnus played to remise against Garry Kasparov, but was not at all pleased.

«With white I should have won the position, and with black I played like a child!»