Is Carlsen the "Chosen One"?

This is the question some people have been asking after his tie for 1st (with Lev Aronian) at the Corus tournament this week. Of course young prodigies abound these days (and draw the inevitable comparisons to Fischer), but the fact that he finished ahead of Anand, Kramnik and Topalov (amongst others), indicates to me that he should become the dominant player of the new generation. What impressed me most was not that he finished first, but that he did so in a straight 14 player Round Robin. None of this 7 or 8 player Double RR stuff, where players simply draw with Black so that they can then draw with White during the rematch. Big Round Robins (like in the old days) are a much better test (and gauge) of a players strength.
And on the subject of Corus, former Canberran Anthony Peck managed to get across for the final two rounds of the tournament. Anthony used to teach at Radford College in Canberra, and was instrumental in setting up a lot of chess activities at the school, activities that continue to this day. These days he is teaching in England and was able to sneak over to Wijk An Zee for the weekend. His report is here, including video from the tournament.