Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, five-time World Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning (shared with Ian Nepomniachtchi) eight time World Blitz Chess Champion and the reigning Chess World Cup Champion.

Sep 22, 2021 · GM Magnus Carlsen (2013-23) Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Some already consider Carlsen the best player in chess history. His strength at faster time controls has allowed him to win multiple rapid tiebreaks to keep his title. On July 19, 2022, Carlsen announced that he would not defend his title in the 2023 World Championship.

Jan 23, 2025 · Magnus Carlsen (b. 1990) Norwegian chess player who in 2013 at age 22 became the second youngest world chess champion at that time. In 2019 Carlsen won the rapid and blitz titles in Moscow, thereby becoming the first person to …

Dec 8, 2021 · GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on Friday after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi with the black pieces. The challenger made another big blunder and lost his fourth game in the match.

Apr 27, 2023 · GM Magnus Carlsen won't be the official world champion of classical chess for much longer, but he has proven again and again in events outside of the FIDE-managed classical world championship that he is the best player in the world.

The World Chess Championship 2021 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held under the auspices of FIDE and played during Expo 2020 at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between …

On 3 December 2021, in the sixth game of the World Chess Championship 2021, the defending world champion Magnus Carlsen (as White) defeated the challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in 136 moves, which made it the longest game in the history of the World Chess Championship. [1]

The reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen is arguably the best chess player in the history of chess. His peak classical rating of 2882 is the highest ever achieved by a human being, and the Norwegian also holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in classical chess: between July 2018 and October 2020, he didn’t suffer a single defeat in ...

Dec 10, 2021 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship on Friday in Dubai. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, securing the one point he needed to cross the seven point threshold to win the global tournament held at Dubai’s Expo 2020 this month in ...

Dec 30, 2024 · The world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has said he will return to a major chess competition after the sport's governing body agreed to relax its dress code.