Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, reigning six-time World Rapid Chess Champion, reigning nine-time World Blitz Chess Champion and the reigning FIDE Freestyle Chess World Champion. Carlsen has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE rankings since 1 July 2011, the longest consecutive period, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. Carlsen's peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess at 125 games.
Tournaments won by Magnus Carlsen
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship | 2026 | Weissenhaus (Germany) |
| Freestyle Chess Grand Slam | 2025 | Paris (France) |
| Grenke Freestyle Chess Open | 2025 | Karlsruhe (Germany) |
| Norway Chess | 2025 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| 2025 Esports World Cup – Chess | 2025 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2025 | Doha (Qatar) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2025 | Doha (Qatar) |
| Speed Chess Championship | 2025 | Online |
| Norway Chess | 2024 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2024 | New York (USA) |
| Freestyle Chess Goat Challenge | 2024 | Weissenhaus (Germany) |
| Grenke Chess Classic | 2024 | Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden (Germany) |
| Speed Chess Championship | 2024 | Online |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | 2023 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2023 | Samarkand (Uzbekistan) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2023 | Samarkand (Uzbekistan) |
| Speed Chess Championship | 2023 | Online |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2022 | Almaty (Kazakhstan) |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2022 | Almaty (Kazakhstan) |
| Norway Chess | 2022 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2022 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| World Chess Championship 2021 | 2021 | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) |
| Norway Chess | 2021 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Norway Chess | 2020 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX | 2020 | Saint Louis (USA) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2019 | Moscow (Russia) |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2019 | Moscow (Russia) |
| Grenke Chess Classic | 2019 | Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden (Germany) |
| Norway Chess | 2019 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Gashimov Memorial | 2019 | Shamkir (Azerbaijan) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2019 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Zagreb (Grand Chess Tour) | 2019 | Zagreb |
| World Chess Championship 2018 | 2018 | London (United Kingdom) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2018 | Saint Petersburg (Russia) |
| Sinquefield Cup | 2018 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Gashimov Memorial | 2018 | Shamkir (Azerbaijan) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2018 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2017 | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) |
| Isle of Man | 2017 | Isle of Man |
| Speed Chess Championship | 2017 | Online |
| World Chess Championship 2016 | 2016 | New York City (United States) |
| Norway Chess | 2016 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Bilbao Chess Masters Final | 2016 | Bilbao (Spain) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2016 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Speed Chess Championship | 2016 | Online |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2015 | Berlin (Germany) |
| Grenke Chess Classic | 2015 | Baden-Baden (Germany) |
| London Chess Classic | 2015 | London (United Kingdom) |
| Qatar Masters 2015 | 2015 | Doha (Qatar) |
| Gashimov Memorial | 2015 | Shamkir (Azerbaijan) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2015 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| World Chess Championship 2014 | 2014 | Sochi (Russia) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2014 | Dubai (UAE) |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2014 | Dubai (UAE) |
| Zurich Chess Challenge | 2014 | Zurich (Switzerland) |
| Gashimov Memorial | 2014 | Shamkir (Azerbaijan) |
| World Chess Championship 2013 | 2013 | Chennai (India) |
| Candidates Tournament 2013 | 2013 | London (England) |
| Sinquefield Cup | 2013 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2013 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| London Chess Classic | 2012 | London (United Kingdom) |
| Bilbao Chess Masters Final | 2012 | Bilbao (Spain) |
| Tal Memorial | 2012 | Moscow (Russia) |
| São Paulo/Bilbao | 2012 | São Paulo/Bilbao |
| Bilbao Chess Masters Final | 2011 | Bilbao (Spain) |
| Tal Memorial | 2011 | Moscow (Russia) |
| Biel | 2011 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Mediaș | 2011 | Mediaș |
| São Paulo/Bilbao | 2011 | São Paulo/Bilbao |
| London Chess Classic | 2010 | London (United Kingdom) |
| Amber chess tournament | 2010 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Pearl Spring Chess Tournament | 2010 | Nanjing (China) |
| Corus tournament | 2010 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Mediaș | 2010 | Mediaș |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2009 | Moscow (Russia) |
| London Chess Classic | 2009 | London (United Kingdom) |
| Pearl Spring Chess Tournament | 2009 | Nanjing (China) |
| Aerosvit chess tournament | 2008 | Foros (Ukraine) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2008 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
| Corus tournament | 2008 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Biel | 2007 | Biel (Switzerland) |
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Lennart Ootes
Born: Friday, November 30, 1990