5. Piling on the Pressure. Playing against the world champion is obviously difficult. However, Magnus Carlsen in particular is an expert at pressurizing his opponent to make a mistake using threats, outposts, and precise play. It is very easy for your opponent to make a mistake in a dangerous position. Carlsen had already won the tournament after winning Game 3 of their clash. This was because even if Praggnanandhaa made a comeback in the remaining games, Carlsen would have won a point on the basis of making it to the tiebreaker. With a second-place position, Praggnanandhaa takes home $37,000 in prize money. Second on the list and very close to Magnus is Wesley So who brought in just over $540,000 worth of prize money in 2022 after getting the first prize at Chesscom Global Championship worth of $200,000. Third but for sure not least is the professional streamer and superstar Hikaru Nakamura, who ended the year with a bit more than $515k. Against Carlsen, his accuracy rate was in the mid-nineties against the No 1’s in the mid-eighties, a similar statistic to Carlsen v Niemann. Carlsen has since recovered to 3.5/5 with four rounds CNN —. Magnus Carlsen enjoyed an undefeated victory over reigning US blitz champion Fabiano Caruana, winning by an 18-point margin. The two were squaring off at the 2022 Speed Chess Championship In the run-up to the championship match, Caruana won the 5th Grenke Chess Classic, the 6th Norway Chess, and the 6th Sinquefield Cup. He finally lost to Magnus Carlsen in the rapid tiebreaks after drawing 6–6 in the classical games. His FIDE rating as of 2023 January is 2823 and as of February 2020 was ranked number 2 in the world. Birthplace: Tønsberg Municipality, Norway. Article continues below advertisement. In 2022, Carlsen's net worth is estimated at $50 million, thanks to his career earnings and the success of his Magnus Carlsen on his chess career. 3/15/2010 – The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel is the largest and most influential in Europe. At irregular intervals it turns its spotlight on chess. Today's edition has an unprecedented three-page interview with the world's number one player, with questions regarding general intelligence, chess 0LUnQ.