Magnus Carlsen

World Chess Champion; Highest Ranked Player in the World

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Magnus Carlsen Biography

Magnus Carlsen was born in Tønsberg, Norway, the November 20, 1990. He learned to play chess from his father at the age of 5. The game very soon became his biggest passion. Magnus first goal was to beat his sister, then his father, and it obviously didn’t stop there. Magnus became an International Grandmaster at the age of 13, the youngest at the time.

In October 2009, during the Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament, he became the fifth chess player in the history to achieve an Elo-rating over 2800 – by far the youngest to do so. That year he also became The World Blitz Chess Champion.

In January 2010, the new FIDE list was published and at the age of 19, Magnus became the youngest ever chess player to be ranked World No. 1. Since July 2011, he has been the highest-rated chess player in the world.

In January 2013, Magnus broke Garry Kasparov’s record by ten points, achieving the highest rating ever with 2,862. He increased his own record by ten points, making 2,872 the current rating record.

Magnus’ became the World Chess Champion in November 2013 defeating Viswanathan Anand 6,5-3,5 in Chennai, India. Magnus won games 5, 6 and 9 and clinched the title with a hard fought draw in game 10.

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