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 Kasparovs 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 didnt lose a single game in either tournament. What is Carlsens secret? How did an already world-class player succeed in reaching this unprecedented level