He uses a variety of openings to make it harder for opponents to prepare against him and reduce the utility of pre-game computer analysis. Known for his attacking style as a teen, Carlsen has since developed into a universal player. Carlsen does not intend to defend his title against Nepomniachtchi in 2023. He defended his classical world title against Sergey Karjakin in 2016, against Fabiano Caruana in 2018, and against Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2021.
He retained his title against Anand the following year and won both the 2014 World Rapid Championship and World Blitz Championship, becoming the first player to hold all three titles simultaneously, a feat which he repeated in 2019. In 2010, at 19, he reached No. 1 in the FIDE world rankings, the youngest person ever to do so.Ĭarlsen became World Chess Champion in 2013 by defeating Viswanathan Anand. He surpassed a rating of 2800 at 18, the youngest at the time to do so. At 15, he won the Norwegian Chess Championship, and at 17 he finished joint first in the top group of Corus. Ī chess prodigy, Carlsen finished first in the C group of the Corus chess tournament shortly after he turned 13 and earned the title of grandmaster a few months later. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess.
His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since 1 July 2011 and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion.
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion.
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