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.

Dec 15, 2024 · Magnus Carlsen hasn't retired from classical chess. But he has decided to step away from the World Chess Championship cycle and focus on other formats. On Saturday, December 14, Carlsen...

1 day ago · Modern World Chess Championships demand endless memorisation of computer-generated opening lines, reducing the sport’s artistry to rote learning.

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 the final 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.

Dec 27, 2024 · GM Magnus Carlsen will no longer participate in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship or the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship after a dress-code disagreement with FIDE.

Jan 23, 2025 · Magnus Carlsen (born November 30, 1990, Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian chess player who in 2013 at age 22 became the second youngest world chess champion. (Read Garry Kasparov’s Britannica essay on chess & Deep Blue.) Carlsen’s father first taught him how to play chess when he was five years old.

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.

Dec 30, 2024 · World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.

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).