Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, five-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and the reigning eight-time World Blitz Chess Champion. He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE rankings since 1 July 2011, the longest consecutive streak, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. His 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle Chess Grand Slam | 2025 | Paris (France) |
| Grenke Freestyle Chess Open | 2025 | Karlsruhe (Germany) |
| Norway Chess | 2025 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| 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) |
| Chess World Cup 2023 | 2023 | Baku (Azerbaijan) |
| World Rapid Chess Championship | 2023 | Samarkand (Uzbekistan) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2023 | Samarkand (Uzbekistan) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Photo:
Lennart Ootes
Born: Friday, November 30, 1990