Boris Spassky vs Magnus Carlsen - Old Wine vs New Blood !

Boris Spassky (GM) and Magnus Carlsen (GM)

What are Carlsen's chances of matching the achievements of Boris Spassky ? Well, we'd like to hear from you. Here are the comparisons so far. Carlsen has the same kind of skills in terms of general style, which is comfort in both attacking and defending. Spassky could attack as well as play well in a simplified and boring game.

	Boris Spassky	Magnus Carlsen
Date of Birth	30 Jan 1937	30 Nov 1990
Nationality	Russia, later France	Norway
Started Chess at	Five (War time)	Five (Peace time) (Tournament at Eight
Trained by	Vladimir Zak Alexander Tolush Igor Bondarevsky	Henrik Carlsen Simen Agdestein
Grandmaster at	18	13
Significant Achievements	World Junior Champion USSR Champion World Champion Gold European Team Championships 13 Olympiad medals Winner Santa Monica Winner Linares Winner Leiden Joint Winner Bugojno	Corus Wijk and Zee Group C Winner European U-14 Bronze Norwegian Champion Winner Biel 10th Place World Cup Second at Linares