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.

6 days ago · Modern World Chess Championships demand endless memorisation of computer-generated opening lines, reducing the sport’s artistry to rote learning. ... Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is ...

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 1, 2021 · GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in a record 136 moves in game six to score the first win of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship. The world champion's victory came after five draws in the championship that has a €2 million prize fund.

Dec 31, 2024 · GMs Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have agreed to share the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship title after Carlsen's suggestion seven games into their final.. After sensationally U-turning on his decision to withdraw from the event, Carlsen won his eighth world blitz title, while Nepomniachtchi deservedly picked up his first. This is the first individual chess world championship ...

The World Chess Championship 2013 was a match between reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen, to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held from 7 to 25 November 2013 in Chennai, India, under the auspices of FIDE (the World Chess Federation).

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 …

Dec 15, 2024 · Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D, hailing from Chennai, is the current world champion after defeating Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren. The World Chess Championship 2024 took place in November and...

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 ...