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  1. Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning five-time World Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, and the reigning Chess World Cup Champion.

    • Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
    • Norway
    • Youth and Early Chess Career
    • The second-youngest GM in History
    • The Youngest 2800 in History
    • The 16th Undisputed World Champion
    • Achieving 2882 and World Titles in All Time Controls
    • Post World Championship
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    Carlsen learned how to play chess when he was five years old. However, he didn’t show much interest at first. He instead amazed other people by completing activities that demonstrated his general intellectual aptitude at an early age. At two years of age, Carlsen could solve 50-piece jigsaw puzzles. He also played with Lego sets intended for childr...

    The Norwegian phenom became well-known on the world stage after his successful year in 2004. Carlsen began by winning the C group at the elite Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee. He went 10.5/13 and had a tournament performance rating of 2702. It was good enough for his first GM norm, and his performance made headlines and led to a Microsoft sponsors...

    In September and October 2009, Carlsen had one of his best performances at the Pearl Spring Chess Tournament. The annual tournament, held from 2008 to 2010, was a double round-robin event that featured six super grandmasters. Carlsen won the 2009 tournament with 8/10 points, finishing 2.5 points ahead of the top-rated player in the world at the tim...

    Carlsen started 2013 with another win in Wijk aan Zee. With 10/13 points, equaling Kasparov’s record score in the 1999 tournament, Carlsen finished 1.5 points ahead of second-place Aronian. The number-one player in the world also had a couple of second-place finishes at the inaugural Norway Chess 2013 tournament and the Tal Memorial. In September, ...

    After achieving the most recognizable and important accomplishment in chess, Carlsen somehow upped the ante the following year in 2014. He started by winning the Zurich Chess Challenge 2014, which at the time was the highest-rated tournament in history. With an average rating of 2801, the event qualified for the first-ever category-23 tournament (2...

    Carlsen officially gave up the world champion title once Ding Liren defeated Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 FIDE World Championship. Carlsen wonhis first event after doing so, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland tournament in the Grand Chess Tour. In December, he won his third consecutive Champions Chess Tour, the first one held by Chess.com. Carlsen def...

    Learn about the life and achievements of Magnus Carlsen, the world's top chess player and the 16th undisputed world champion. Find out how he became a GM at 13, broke the 2800-rating barrier, won multiple world titles and set world records.

  2. www.youtube.com › user › themagnuscarlsenMagnus Carlsen - YouTube

    Here you will see Blitz games and more! This is the Official YouTube home of the World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen. Find videos from chess tournaments, personal updates, chess tutorials, and...

  3. Dec 10, 2021 · Dec. 10, 2021. Magnus Carlsen of Norway retained his world championship on Friday in Dubai after his challenger, the Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, committed the last of a series of...

  4. Dec 31, 2022 · CNN —. Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest landmark of his glittering career. The 32-year-old Norwegian is now the holder...

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  6. Aug 24, 2023 · CNN — Magnus Carlsen defeated Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to become Chess World Cup champion on Thursday. After the two had drawn the opening two games of the final, Carlsen won the...

  7. Nov 22, 2021 · Magnus has exceeded that relatively modest goal. Carlsen, the reigning world champion, will turn 31 at the end of the month, only days after he opens his defense of the title on Nov. 24 in...

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