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Forpeoplewithasimilarname,seeMagnusCarlsson(disambiguation)andMagnusKarlsson
(disambiguation).
SvenMagnusenCarlsen
(Norwegian:[snmnsn
ksn
]born30November1990)
isaNorwegianchessgrandmaster,
No.1rankedplayerintheworld
andreigningWorldChess
Championinclassicalandrapid.
Hispeakratingis2882,thehighest
inhistory.
Achessprodigy,Carlsenbecamea
Grandmasterin2004,attheageof
13years,148days,makinghimat
thattimethesecondyoungest
grandmasterinhistory,althoughhe
hassincebecomethethird
youngest.On1January2010,at
theageof19years,32days,he
becametheyoungestchessplayer
inhistorytoberankedworldNo.
1.InNovember2013,Carlsen
defeatedViswanathanAnandin
theWorldChessChampionship
2013,thusbecomingthenew
worldchesschampion.OntheMay
2014FIDEratinglist,Carlsen
reachedhistopEloratingof
2882,[1]thehighestinhistory.He
successfullydefendedhistitlein
November2014,onceagain
defeatingViswanathanAnand.

MagnusCarlsen

Carlsenin2012
Fullname

SvenMagnusenCarlsen

Country

Norway

Born

30November1990
Tnsberg,Vestfold,Norway

Title

Grandmaster(2004)

WorldChampion

2013,2014

FIDErating

2876
(http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?
event=1503014)(October2015)

Peakrating

2882(May2014)

Ranking
No.1(September2015)
(http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml)

Carlsenwasknownforhis
Peakranking
No.1(January2010)
attackingstyleasateenagerand
laterdevelopedintoamore
universalplayer.Hedoesnotfocusonopeningpreparationasmuchasothertopplayersandplaysavariety
ofopenings,makingitharderforopponentstoprepareagainsthim.Hispositionalmasteryandendgame
prowesshavedrawncomparisonstothoseofformerworldchampionsJosRalCapablanca,Vasily
Smyslov,andAnatolyKarpov.

Contents

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Contents
1Childhood
2Chesscareer
2.12004
2.22005
2.32006
2.42007
2.52008
2.62009
2.72010
2.82011
2.92012
2.102013
2.10.1WorldChessChampionship2013
2.112014
2.11.1WorldChessChampionship2014
2.122015
3Honours
4Playingstyle
5Rating
5.1Ratingachievements
6Headtoheadrecordversusselectedgrandmasters
7Notablegames
8Beyondchess
9Booksandfilms
10Seealso
11References
11.1Sources
12Externallinks

Childhood
CarlsenwasborninTnsberg,Norway,on30November1990,toSigrunenandHenrikAlbertCarlsen,
bothengineers(sivilingenir)byprofession.[2]ThefamilyspentoneyearinEspoo,Finland,andthenin
Brussels,Belgium,andin1998returnedtoNorwayandsettledinLommedalen,Brum.Theylatermoved
toHaslum.[3]Carlsenshowedanaptitudeforintellectualchallengesatayoungage:attwoyears,hecould
solve50piecejigsawpuzzlesatfour,heenjoyedassemblingLegosetswithinstructionsintendedfor
childrenaged1014.[4]Hisfathertaughthimtoplaychessattheageof5,althoughheinitiallyshowed
littleinterestinthegame.[5]
ThefirstchessbookCarlsenreadwasFindthePlanbyBentLarsen,[6]andhisfirstbookonopeningswas
EduardGufeld'sTheCompleteDragon.[7]Carlsendevelopedhisearlychessskillsbyplayingalonefor
hoursatatimemovingthepiecesaroundthechessboard,searchingforcombinations,andreplaying
gamesandpositionsshowntohimbyhisfather.SimenAgdesteinemphasisesCarlsen'sextremememory,
claimingthathewasabletorecalltheareas,populationnumbers,flagsandcapitalsofallthecountriesin
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theworldbytheageoffive.Later,Carlsenhadmemorizedthe
areas,populationnumbers,coatofarmsandadministrativecentres
of"virtuallyall"Norwegianmunicipalities.[8]Carlsenparticipated
inhisfirsttournamenttheyoungestdivisionofthe1999
NorwegianChessChampionshipattheageof8yearsand7
months,scoring6/11.[9]
CarlsenwaslatercoachedattheNorwegianCollegeofEliteSport
bythecountry'stopplayer,Grandmaster(GM)SimenAgdestein,[10]
whointurncitesNorwegianfootballmanagerEgil"Drillo"Olsenas
akeyinspirationforhiscoachingstrategy.[2]In2000,Agdestein
introducedCarlsentoTorbjrnRingdalHansen,anInternational
Master(IM)andformerNorwegianjuniorchampion,asRingdal
servedaoneyearsiviltjeneste(analternativecivilianservice
Carlsengivingasimultaneous
programme)atthecollege.Overthecourseofthisyear,Carlsen's
exhibitioninMoldeinJuly2004
ratingrosefrom904inJune2000,to1907.Carlsen'sbreakthrough
occurredintheNorwegianjuniorteamschampionshipinSeptember
2000,whereCarlsenscored3/5againstthetopjuniorplayersofthecountry,andaperformancerating
(PR)ofabout2000.[11]Apartfromchess,whichCarlsenstudiedaboutthreetofourhoursaday,his
favouritepastimesincludedfootball,skiing,andreadingDonaldDuckcomics.[12]Carlsenalsopracticedski
jumpinguntiltheageoften.Hispersonalbestis21metres.[13]
Fromautumn2000totheendof2002,Carlsenplayedalmost300ratedtournamentgames,aswellas
severalblitztournaments,andparticipatedinotherminorevents.[14]InOctober2002,heplacedsixthinthe
EuropeanUnder12ChampionshipinPeiscola.[15]Inthefollowingmonth,hetiedforfirstplaceinthe
WorldUnder12ChampionshipinHeraklio,placingsecondtoIanNepomniachtchiontiebreak.[16]After
this,heobtainedthreeIMnormsinrelativelyquicksuccessionhisfirstwasattheJanuary2003Gausdal
TrollMasters(score7/10,2345PR),thesecondwasattheJune2003SalongernasIMtournamentin
Stockholm(6/9,2470PR),andthethirdandfinalIMnormwasobtainedattheJuly2003PolitikenCupin
Copenhagen(8/11,2503PR).HewasofficiallyawardedtheIMtitleon20August2003.[17]Afterfinishing
primaryschool,CarlsentookayearofftoparticipateininternationalchesstournamentsheldinEurope
duringthefallseasonof2003,returningtocompletesecondaryeducationatasportsschool.[18][19]During
theyearawayfromschool,hefinishedinatieforthirdintheEuropeanUnder14Championship[20]and
placedninthintheWorldUnder14Championship.[21]

Chesscareer
2004
CarlsenmadeheadlinesafterhisvictoryintheCgroupattheCoruschesstournamentinWijkaanZee.
Carlsenobtainedascoreof10/13,losingjustonegame(againstthehighestratedplayeroftheCgroup,
DukoPavasovi).[22]Asaresultofthevictory,heearnedhisfirstGMnorm,andachievedaPRof2702.
ParticularlynotablewashiswinoverSipkeErnstinthepenultimateround,whenCarlsensacrificed
materialtogivemateinjust29moves.[23]Thefirst23movesinthatgamehadalreadybeenplayedin
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anothergameAlmagroLlanasGustafsson,Madrid2003
(whichendedinadraw)butCarlsen'sovertheboardnovelty
immediatelyledtoawinningposition.Carlsen'svictoryintheC
groupqualifiedhimtoplayintheBgroupin2005,anditled
LubomirKavalek,writingfortheWashingtonPost,togivehim
thetitle"Mozartofchess".AgdesteinsaidthatCarlsenhadan
excellentmemoryandplayedanunusuallywiderangeof
openings.[24]Carlsen'sprowesscaughttheattentionof
Microsoft,whichbecamehissponsor.[25]
CarlsenobtainedhissecondGMnormattheMoscowAeroflot
OpeninFebruary.On17March,inablitzchesstournamentin
Reykjavk,Iceland,CarlsendefeatedformerWorldChampion
AnatolyKarpov.Theblitztournamentwasapreliminaryevent
leadinguptoarapidknockouttournamentbeginningthenext
day.Inthatevent,CarlsenwaspairedwithGarryKasparov,then
thetopratedplayerintheworld.Carlsenachievedadrawin
theirfirstgameandlostthesecondone,andwasthusknocked
outofthetournament.[26]

Carlsenvs.Ernst,2004
a

1
a

Positionafter17...c5.Thegame
continued18.Ng6fxg619.Qxe6+Kh8
20.hxg6Ng821.Bxh6gxh622.Rxh6+
Nxh623.Qxe7Nf724.gxf7Kg725.Rd3
Rd626.Rg3+Rg627.Qe5+Kxf7
28.Qf5+Rf629.Qd7#

InthesixthDubaiOpenChessChampionship,held1828April,
CarlsenobtainedhisthirdandfinalGMnorm.Thiscausedhim
tobecometheworld'syoungestGMatthetime,aswellasthe
thirdyoungestGMinhistory(afterSergeyKarjakin,whoearnedthetitleattheageof12yearsand7
months[27]andParimarjanNegi).[28]CarlsenplayedintheFIDEWorldChessChampionship,thus
becomingtheyoungestplayerevertoparticipateinone,butwasknockedoutinthefirstroundbyLevon
Aronian.[29]
InJuly,CarlsenandBergestenstad(thenthereigningNorwegianchampion)tiedforfirstinthe
NorwegianChessChampionship,eachscoring7/9.Atwogamematchbetweenthemwasarrangedto
decidethetitle.Bothgamesweredrawn,whichleftstenstadthechampionbecausehehadsuperior
tiebreaksinthetournament.[30]

2005
IntheSmartfishChessMasterseventattheDrammenInternationalChessFestival200405,Carlsen
defeatedAlexeiShirov,thenrankedNo.10[31]intheworld,aswellasthecowinnerofthetournament.[32]
InthesemifinalsoftheCiudaddeLenrapidchesstournamentinJune,Carlsenplayedafourgamematch
againstViswanathanAnand,whowasrankedNo.2intheworldatthetimeandhadwonthe2003World
RapidChessChampionship.[33]Anandwon31.[34]
IntheNorwegianChessChampionship,Carlsenagainfinishedinsharedfirstplace,thistimewithhis
mentorSimenAgdestein.Aplayoffbetweenthemwasplayedbetween7and10November.Thistime,
Carlsenhadthebettertiebreaks,buttherulegivingthetitletotheplayerwithbettertiebreakscoresinthe
eventofa11drawhadbeenrevokedpreviously.ThematchwascloselyfoughtAgdesteinwonthefirst

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game,Carlsenthesecondsothematchwentintoaseriesoftwogamerapidmatchesuntiltherewasa
winner.Carlsenwonthefirstrapidgame,Agdesteinthesecond.ThenfollowedthreedrawsuntilAgdestein
wonthechampionshiptitlewithavictoryinthesixthrapidgame.[35]
Attheendof2005,CarlsenparticipatedattheChessWorldCupin
KhantyMansiysk,Russia.Intheknockouttournament,heupsetthe
44thrankedZurabAzmaiparashviliinroundone,andproceededto
defeatFarrukhAmonatovandIvanCheparinovtoreachtheround
of16.There,CarlsenlosttoEvgenyBareev,[36]butthenwon
againstJolLautierandVladimirMalakhovbeforelosingagainto
GataKamsky.Thus,Carlsenfinishedintenthplaceandbecamethe
youngestplayertobeanofficialWorldChampionship
Candidate.[37]InOctober,hetookfirstplaceattheArnoldEikrem
MemorialinGausdalwithascore8/9andaPRof2792.[38]

2006

CarlseninWarsaw,2005

CarlsenqualifiedforaplaceintheCorusBgroupduetohisfirstplacefinishinCorusgroupCin2004.His
sharedfirstplacewithAlexanderMotylevwith9/13(+61=6)qualifiedhimtoplayintheCorusgroupA
in2007.[39]
Atthetraditionalinternational'Bosna'tournamentinSarajevo2006,CarlsensharedfirstplacewithLiviu
DieterNisipeanu(whowonontiebreakevaluation)andVladimirMalakhovthiscouldberegardedas
Carlsen'sfirstAelitetournamentwin,althoughitwasnotaclearfirst.[40]
Carlsenwasclosetowinningthe2006NorwegianChessChampionshipoutright,butalastroundlossto
BergestenstaddroppedhimintoanothertieforfirstplacewithAgdestein.ItalsopreventedCarlsenfrom
beatingAgdestein'srecordastheyoungestNorwegianchampionever.[41]Nonetheless,intheplayoffheld
from1921September,Carlsenwon31.Aftertwodrawsatstandardtimecontrols,Carlsenwonboth
rapidgamesinroundtwo,securinghisfirstNorwegianchampionshipwin.[42]
CarlsenwontheGlitnirBlitzTournament[43]inIceland.Heachieveda20winoverViswanathanAnand
inthesemifinalsandachievedthesamescoreinthefinals.[44]Hescored6/8inthe37thChessOlympiad
andachievedaPRof2820.[45]
IntheMidnightSunChessTournamentinTroms,CarlsenfinishedsecondbehindSergeiShipov.[46]Inthe
BielGrandmasterTournament,heplacedsecond,beatingthetournamentwinnerAlexanderMorozevich
twice.[47]
IntheNHChessTournamentheldinAmsterdaminAugust,Carlsenparticipatedinan"Experience"vs.
"RisingStars"Scheveningenteammatch.The"RisingStars"wonthematch2822,withCarlsenachieving
thebestindividualscorefortheRisingStarsteam(6/10)anda2700PR,thuswinningtherightto
participateinthe2007MelodyAmbertournament.[48]

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Withascoreof7/15,Carlsenplaced8thoutof16participantsattheWorldBlitzChampionshipinRishon
LeZion,Israel.[49]IntherapidchesstournamentRencontresnationalesetinternationalesd'checsinCap
d'Agde,France,hereachedthesemifinal,losingtheretoSergeyKarjakin.[50]InNovember,Carlsen
achievedashared8thplaceof10participantsintheMikhailTalMemorialinMoscowwithtwolossesand
sevendraws.Hefinishedninthinagroupof18participantsintheassociatedblitztournament,whichwas
wonbyAnand.[51]

2007
PlayinginthetopgroupoftheCoruschesstournamentforthefirst
time,Carlsenplacedlastwithninedrawsandfourlosses,scoring
4/13.[52]IntheprestigiousLinareschesstournament,Carlsen
playedagainstthefollowingtopratedplayers:VeselinTopalov,
ViswanathanAnand,PeterSvidler,AlexanderMorozevich,Levon
Aronian,PeterLeko,andVassilyIvanchuk.Despitebeingrated
significantlylowerthananyofthem,hefinishedinsecondplaceon
tiebreakswith7/14,havingscoredfourwins,sevendrawsand
threelosses,andachievingaPRof2778.[53]

CarlsenplayingLevonAronianat
Linares2007

CarlsenplayedforthefirsttimeintheMelodyAmberblindand
rapidchesstournamentinMonteCarloinMarch.Inthe11rounds,
heachievedeightdrawsandthreelossesintheblindfoldgames,aswellasthreewins,sevendrawsandone
lossintherapidgames.Thisresultedinasharedninthplaceintheblindfold,sharedsecondplaceinthe
rapid(behindAnand),andasharedeighthplaceintheoveralltournament.[54]
InMayandJune,heparticipatedintheCandidatesTournamentfortheFIDEWorldChessChampionship
2007,facingLevonAronianinasixgamematchatstandardtimecontrols,whichCarlsendrew(+22=2)
bycomingfrombehindtwice.Thefourgamerapidplayoffwasdrawnaswell(+11=2),withCarlsen
winningthelastgametostayinthematch.Eventually,AronianeliminatedCarlsenfromthetournament
afterwinningbothtiebreakblitzgames.[55]
InJulyandAugust,CarlsenwontheBielGrandmasterTournamentwitha6/10recordandaPRof2753.
HisscorewasmatchedbyAlexanderOnischukandtheyplayedamatchtobreakthetie.Afterdrawingtwo
rapidandtwoblitzgames,Carlsenwonthearmageddongame.[56]ImmediatelyaftertheBieltournament,
CarlsenenteredtheopenArcticChessChallengeinTroms,buthisfourthplaceresultwith+5=4wasa
slightunderperformanceintermsofrating.Inthefirstround,Carlsen,surprisingly,concededadrawtohis
classmateBredeHagen(rated2034)[57]afterhavingalostpositionatonepoint.[58]Agamewhichattracted
someattentionwashissixthroundwinoverhisfather,HenrikCarlsen.[59]
CarlsenreachedthesemifinalroundoftheWorldChessCupinDecember,afterdefeatingMichaelAdams
intheroundof16andIvanCheparinovinthequarterfinals.Inthesemifinal,hewaseliminatedbythe
eventualwinner,GataKamsky,scoring1.[60]

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InthetopgroupAoftheCoruschesstournament,Carlsenscored
8/13,achievingaPRof2830.Carlsenwonfivegames,losttwoand
drewsix,sharingfirstplacewithLevonAronian.[61]AttheLinares
chesstournament,Carlsenhadanother2800+PR,scoring8/14.He
finishedinsolesecondplace,pointbehindthewinnerWorld
ChampionViswanathanAnand.[62]
InMarch,CarlsenplayedforthesecondtimeintheMelodyAmber
blindandrapidchesstournament,heldinNiceforthefirsttime.In
the11roundsheachievedfourwins,fourdrawsandtwolossesin
theblindfold,andthreewins,twolosses,andsixdrawsintherapid.
Thisresultedinasharedfifthplaceintheblindfold,sharedthird
placeintherapidandasharedsecondplaceintheoverall
tournament.[63]
Carlsenin2008
Carlsenwasoneof21playersinthesixtournamentFIDEGrand
Prix20082009,aqualifierfortheWorldChessChampionship
2012.Inthefirsttournament,inBaku,Azerbaijan,hefinishedinathreewaytieforfirstplace,withanother
2800PR.CarlsenlaterwithdrewfromtheGrandPrixcycledespitehisinitialsuccess,criticizinghowFIDE
was"changingtherulesdramaticallyinthemiddleofa[WorldChampionship]cycle".[64]

CarlsenwonarapidmatchagainstPeterLekoheldinMiskolc,Hungary,scoring53.[65]InJune,Carlsen
wontheannualAerosvitchesstournament,[66]finishingundefeatedwith8/11inacategory19fieldand
achievingaPRof2877,hisbestPRatthatpointinhiscareer.[67]Playinginthecategory18Biel
GrandmasterTournament,Carlsenfinishedthirdwith6/10,withaPRof2740.[68]
IntheMainzWorldRapidChessChampionship,Carlsenfinishedinsecondplaceafterlosingthefinalto
defendingchampionAnand31.[69]InthequalificationroundCarlsenscoring1againstJuditPolgr,
11againstAnandand11againstAlexanderMorozevich.[70]Inthecategory22BilbaoMasters,Carlsen
tiedforsecondwitha2768PR.[71]

2009
PlayinginGroupAoftheCoruschesstournament,Carlsentiedforfifthwitha2739PR.[72]IntheLinares
chesstournament,Carlsenfinishedthirdwitha2777PR.[73]CarlsentiedforsecondplacewithVeselin
TopalovattheMTelMasters(category21)tournamentinSofia,Bulgaria.Helosttoeventualwinner
AlexeiShirovintheirfinalgame,droppinghimfromfirst.[74]
Carlsenwonthecategory21NanjingPearlSpringtournament,2pointsaheadofsecondplacefinisher
Topalov,theworld'shighestratedplayeratthetime.Hescoredanundefeated8/10,winningeverygameas
white(againstTopalov,WangYue,Leko,TeimourRadjabov,andDmitryJakovenko),andalsowinningas
blackagainstJakovenko.Byratingperformance,thiswasoneofthegreatestresultsinhistory,withaPRof
3002.[75]ChessstatisticianJeffSonashasdeclareditoneofthe20besttournamentperformancesofall
time,andthebestchessperformanceofalltimebyateenager.[76]
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IntheTalMemorial,playedfrom5to14November,Carlsenstartedwithsevenstraightdraws,butfinished
withwinsoverformerFIDEWorldChampionRuslanPonomariovandPeterLeko.ThisresultputCarlsen
insharedsecondplacebehindformerWorldChampionVladimirKramnikandequalwithIvanchuk.[77][78]
AftertheTalMemorial,CarlsenwontheWorldBlitzChampionship,playedfrom16to18Novemberin
Moscow,Russia.Hisscoreof28wins,6drawsand8losseslefthimthreepointsaheadofAnand,who
finishedinsecondplace.[79]
CarlsenenteredtheLondonChessClassicasthetopseedinafield
includingKramnik,HikaruNakamura,MichaelAdams,NigelShort,
NiHua,LukeMcShaneandDavidHowell.HedefeatedKramnikin
roundoneandwentontowinthetournamentwith13/21(three
pointswereawardedforawin,andoneforadrawusingclassical
scoringhefinishedwith5/7)andaPRof2844,onepointaheadof
Kramnik.ThisvictorypropelledhimtothetopoftheFIDErating
list,surpassingVeselinTopalov.[80]
BasedonhisaveragerankingfromtheJuly2009andJanuary2010
FIDElists,CarlsenqualifiedfortheCandidatesTournamentthat
woulddeterminethechallengertoWorldChampionViswanathan
AnandintheWorldChessChampionship2012.InNovember2010,
CarlsenattheWorldBlitz
however,Carlsenannouncedhewaswithdrawingfromthe
Championship2009
CandidatesTournament.Carlsendescribedthe200812cycleas"
[not]sufficientlymodernandfair",andwrotethat"Reigning
championprivileges,thelong(fiveyear)spanofthecycle,changesmadeduringthecycleresultingina
newformat(Candidates)thatnoWorldChampionhashadtogothroughsinceKasparov,puzzlingranking
criteriaaswellastheshallowceaselessmatchaftermatchconceptarealllessthansatisfactoryinmy
opinion."[81]
Inearly2009CarlsenengagedformerWorldChampionGarryKasparovasapersonaltrainer.[82]In
SeptembertheirpartnershipwasrevealedtothepublicbyNorwegiannewspapers.[83][84]
RespondingtoaquestioninaninterviewwithTimemagazineinDecember2009regardingwhetherheused
computerswhenstudyingchess,Carlsenexplainedthathedoesnotuseachesssetwhenstudyingonhis
own.[85]

2010
CarlsenwontheCoruschesstournamentplayed1631Januarywith8points.Hisninthroundlossto
Kramnikendedastreakof36ratedgamesundefeated.[86]Carlsenappearedtostruggleinthelastround
againstFabianoCaruana,butsavedadraw,leavinghimhalfapointaheadofKramnikandShirov.[87]
InMarchitwasannouncedthatCarlsenhadsplitfromKasparovandwouldnolongerusehimasa
trainer,[88]althoughthiswasputintodifferentcontextbyCarlsenhimselfinaninterviewwiththeGerman
magazineDerSpiegel,inwhichhestatedthattheywouldremainincontactandhewouldcontinuetoattend
trainingsessionswithKasparov.[89]In2011,Carlsensaid:"Thanksto[Kasparov]Ibegantounderstanda
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wholeclassofpositionsbetter....Kasparovgavemeagreatdealofpracticalhelp."[90]In2012,whenasked
whathelearntfromworkingwithKasparov,Carlsenanswered:"Complexpositions.Thatwasthemost
importantthing."[91]
CarlsensharedfirstplacealongsideIvanchukintheAmberblindfoldandrapidtournament.Scoring6/11
intheblindfoldand8/11intherapid,Carlsenaccumulated14fromapossible22points.[92]InMayitwas
revealedthatCarlsenhadhelpedAnandpreparefortheWorldChessChampionship2010against
challengerVeselinTopalov,whichAnandwon65toretainthetitle.CarlsenhadalsohelpedAnand
preparefortheWorldChessChampionshipsin2007and2008.[93]
CarlsenplayedintheBaznaKingsTournamentinRomaniaon1425June.Thetournamentwasadouble
roundrobininvolvingWangYue,BorisGelfand,RuslanPonomariov,TeimourRadjabov,andLiviuDieter
Nisipeanu.Hefinishedwith7/10anda2918PR,winningthetournamentbytwopointsaheadof
RadjabovandGelfand.[94]Carlsenthenplayedinarapidtournament2830AugustattheArcticSecurities
ChessStarstournamentinKristiansund,Norway.ThefieldfeaturedWorldChampionViswanathanAnand,
femaleworldNo.1JuditPolgr,andJonLudvigHammer.Inthepreliminaryroundrobin,Carlsenscored
3/6toqualifyforthefinal,secondbehindAnand.[95]Inthefinal,CarlsendefeatedAnand1towin
thechampionship.[96]Followingthisevent,Carlsensufferedsetbacksinhisnexttwotournaments.Inthe
39thChessOlympiadfrom19Septemberto4October,hescored4/8,losingthreegames,toBaadur
Jobava,MichaelAdams,andSananSjugirovthesewerehisfirstlosseswiththeblackpiecesinmorethan
ayear.[97]Histeam,Norway,finished51stoutof149teams.[98]
Carlsen'snexttournamentwastheGrandSlamMastersFinalon915October,whichhehadqualifiedfor
automaticallybywinningthreeofthepreviousyear'sfourGrandSlamchessevents(2009NanjingPearl
Spring,2010Corus,2010BaznaKings).AlongwithCarlsen,thefinalsconsistedofWorldChampion
AnandandthehighesttwoscorersfromthepreliminarystageheldinShanghaiinSeptember:Kramnikand
Shirov.[99][100]TheaverageElooftheparticipantsatthetimewas2789,makingtheGrandSlamFinalthe
strongestchesstournamentinhistory.Inthefirstround,CarlsenlostwithblacktoKramnikthiswas
Carlsen'ssecondconsecutivelosstoKramnik,andplacedhisholdontheworldNo.1rankinginserious
jeopardy.Inhissecondround,CarlsenlostwiththewhitepiecestoAnandthiswashisfirstlossasWhite
sinceJanuary2010.Carlsenrecoveredsomewhatinthelatterpartofthetournament,achievingawinover
Shirov,andfinishingwith2/6.ThetournamentwaswonbyKramnikwith4/6.[101]Carlsenfinishedthis
tournamentwitharatingof2802,twopointsbehindAnandat2804whotemporarilyendedCarlsen'sreign
atworldNo.1.ThesesetbackscalledintoquestionfromsomewhetherCarlsen'sactivitiesoutsidechess,
suchasmodellingforGStarRaw,weredistractinghimfromperformingwellatthechessboard.[102]
Carlsensaidhedidnotbelievetherewasadirectconnection.[103]
Carlsen'snexttournamentwasthePearlSpringchesstournamenton1930OctoberinNanjing,China,
againstAnand,Topalov,VugarGashimov,WangYue,andtienneBacrot.[104]Thiswastheonly
tournamentin2010tofeatureAnand,CarlsenandTopalov,atthetimethetopthreeplayersintheworld,
andwasthefirsttournamentinhistorytofeaturethreeplayersratedatleast2800.Withearlywinsover
Bacrot,WangYue,andTopalovwithwhite,Carlsentooktheearlylead,extendinghiswinningstreakwith
whiteinNanjingtoeight.ThisstreakwashaltedbyadrawtoAnandinroundseven,butinthepenultimate

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roundCarlsensecuredfirstplacebydefeatingTopalovwithblack.Thiswashissecondvictoryinthe
tournamentovertheformerworldNo.1hisfinalscoreof7/10(withaPRof2903)wasafullpointahead
ofrunnerupAnand.[105]
IntheWorldBlitzChampionship,heldinMoscowon1618
November,Carlsenattemptedtodefendhis2009title.Withascore
of23/38,hefinishedinthirdplacebehindRadjabovandwinner
LevonAronian.[106]Afterthetournament,Carlsenplayedaprivate
40gameblitzmatchagainstHikaruNakamura,[107]winningwitha
scoreof2316.[108]
CarlsenwontheLondonChessClassicon815Decemberinafield
comprisingWorldChampionAnand,VladimirKramnik,Nakamura,
andBritishplayersAdams,NigelShort,DavidHowell,andLuke
McShane.Carlsenhadarockystart,losinghisgamestoMcShane
andAnandinrounds1and3,butwinningwithwhiteagainstAdams
andNakamurainrounds2and4.Hejoinedtheleadwithawinover
Carlsenatthe2010LondonChess
Howellinround5,andmanagedtostayintheleadfollowinga
Classic
harrowingdrawagainstKramnikinround6,beforedefeatingShort
inthelastround.Sincethetournamentwasplayedwiththreepoints
forawin,Carlsen's+42=1scoreputhimaheadofAnandandMcShanewhoscored+2=5(amore
traditionaltwopointsforawinsystemwouldhaveyieldedathreewaytie,withCarlsenstillontop,
havingthebettertiebreakerduetofourgameswithblackAnandandMcShaneplayedonlythreetimes
withblack).[109]

2011
CarlsencompetedintheGMAgroupoftheTataSteelChessTournament(formerlycalledCorusChess
Tournament)on1430JanuaryinWijkaanZeeinanattempttodefendhistitlethefieldincludedWorld
ChampionViswanathanAnand,LevonAronian,formerWorldChampionVladimirKramnik,Alexander
Grischuk,HikaruNakamura,RuslanPonomariov,amongothers.Despitelosinggameswithwhiteagainst
AnishGiriandreigningRussianchampionIanNepomniachtchi,Carlsenfinishedwith8/13,including
victoriesoverKramnikandtournamentwinnerNakamura.[110]AlthoughCarlsen'sperformanceraisedhis
ratingfrom2814to2815,Anand's8/13scoreelevatedhisratingto2817,makinghimtheworldNo.1for
theMarch2011FIDEratinglist.[111]
ThefirsttournamentvictoryoftheyearcameintheBaznaKingstournament,adoubleroundrobinplayed
inMedia,Romaniaon1121June.Carlsenfinishedwith6/10,equalwithSergeyKarjakinbutwitha
bettertiebreakscore.CarlsenwonhisWhitegamesagainstNakamura,Nisipeanu,andIvanchukanddrew
therestofthegames.[112]
TheGrandSlamChessFinalwasheldasadoubleroundrobinwithsixplayers,inSoPaulo(25
September1October)andBilbao(511October).AlthoughCarlsenhadaslowstart,includingaloss
againstbottomrankedFranciscoVallejoPons,hefinished+31=6,equalwithIvanchuk(whose+43=3
finishwasequalduetothreepointsforawin).CarlsenthenwontheblitztiebreakagainstIvanchuk.The
otherplayerswereAnand,Aronian,Nakamura,andVallejoPons.[113]
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AnothertournamentvictorywasachievedintheTalMemorialinMoscow1625Novemberasaround
robinwithtenplayers.Carlsenwontwogames,againstGelfandandNakamura,anddrewtherest.
AlthoughhefinishedequalonpointswithAronian,heplacedaheadsincethetiebreakwasdeterminedby
thenumberofblackgamesCarlsenhadfiveblackgames,whileAronianonlyhadfour.[114]
IntheLondonChessClassic,played312December,Carlsen'sstreakoftournamentvictoriesendedwhen
hefinishedthird,behindKramnikandNakamura.Carlsenwonthreegamesanddrewfive.Althoughhedid
notwinthetournament,Carlsengainedratingpoints,risingtoanewpersonalrecordof2835.[115]

2012
AttheTataSteelChessTournamentheldon1429JanuaryinWijk
aanZee,Carlsenfinishedinasharedsecondplacewith8/13,behind
Aronian,andequalwithRadjabovandCaruana.Carlsendefeated
Gashimov,Aronian,Gelfand,andTopalov,butlostagainst
Karjakin.[116]AttheblitzchesstournamentatTalMemorial,heldin
Moscowon7June,CarlsensharedfirstplacewithMorozevich.In
themainevent(acategory22tenplayerroundrobin),hewontwo
gamesanddrewseven.Hefinishedinfirstplace,aheadofRadjabov
andCaruana.[117]
CarlsenthenwentontofinishsecondintheBielGrandmaster
Tournament,with18points,justonepointbehindWangHaousing
the310scoringsystem.AsintheTalMemorialearlierin2012,
CarlsenattheTataSteelChess
Carlsenmanagedtofinishthetournamentwithoutanylosses
Tournamentin2012
(+40=6).HealsodefeatedthewinnerWanginbothoftheir
individualgames.IntheexhibitionblitztournamentatBielbefore
theGMtournament,Carlsenwaseliminated(+12=0)inthefirstroundbytienneBacrot.Bacrotdeprived
Carlsenofawinintheclassicaltournamentbyholdinghimtoadrawinthefinalround.Carlsenwould
havewontheclassicaltournamentonthetraditional10scoringsystem,with7/10.[118]
TheGrandSlamChessFinalwasagainheldasadoubleroundrobinwithsixplayers,inSoPauloand
Bilbao.CarlsenstartedwithalossagainstCaruana,butafterthreewinsinthesecond(Bilbao)round,
finished+41=5,equalfirstwithCaruana,andaheadofAronian,KarjakinandAnand.Carlsenwonthe
tournamentbywinningbothtiebreakgamesagainstCaruana.[119]
From24to25November,Carlsentookpartinthechessfestival"SegundaGranFiestaInternacionalde
Ajedrez"inMexicoCity.Aspartofit,Carlsentookonanonlineaudience(dubbedas"TheWorld")with
thewhitepiecesandwon.Hethentookpartintheknockoutexhibitionevent"CuadrangularUNAM".
CarlsenfirstbeatLzaroBruzn1,thusqualifyingforafinalagainstJuditPolgr(whohadinturn
beatManuelLenHoyos1).Carlsenlostthefirstgame,butwonthesecondone,andinthetiebreak
defeatedPolgr20.[120][121]
CarlsenwontheLondonChessClassicinDecemberwithfivewins(overMcShane,Aronian,Gawain
Jones,AdamsandJuditPolgr)andthreedraws(againstKramnik,NakamuraandAnand).[122]Thiswin,
thethirdtimeCarlsenhadwonthetournamentinthepastfouryears,increasedhisratingfrom2848toa
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newrecordof2861,breakingKasparov's13yearrecordof2851.[122][123]Byratingperformance,thiswas
oneofthebestresultsinhistory,withaPRof2994.[124]

2013
Carlsenplayedinthe75thTataSteelChessTournamentfrom11to
27JanuaryinWijkaanZee.Inthe13roundtournament,hescored
10points(+70=6),winningclearfirst1pointsaheadofsecond
placefinisherAronian.[125]On1February,DanishGMPeterHeine
NielsenjoinedtheteamofassistantswhohelpedCarlsenpreparefor
theCandidatesTournamentinMarch.Beforethis,Nielsenwason
ViswanathanAnand'steam.[126]
Carlsenplayedinthe2013CandidatesTournament,whichtook
placeinLondon,from15Marchto1April.Hefinishedwith
+52=7,andwonthetournamentontiebreakoverVladimir
Kramnik.Asaresult,heearnedtherighttochallengeAnandforthe
WorldChampiontitle.[127]

Carlseninplayduringroundsevenat
TataSteelinWijkaanZee,2013

InMay,CarlsenplayedinthefirsteditionofNorwayChesstournament.Hefinishedsecond,scoring5/9
(+31=5),halfapointbehindSergeyKarjakin.[128]
CarlsenplayedintheTalMemorialfromJune12toJune23.Hefinishedsecond,with5/9,halfapoint
behindBorisGelfand.Carlsenendedthetournamentwith+31=5,losingtoCaruanabutbeatingAnand,
KramnikandNakamura.[129]Laterthatmonth,Carlsenplayedafourgamefriendlyrapidmatchagainst
BorkiPredojevi,whichhewon21.[130]
IntheSinquefieldCup,heldinSeptember,Carlsenfinishedfirst,scoring+30=3,apointaheadof
Nakamura.[131]
WorldChessChampionship2013
Mainarticle:WorldChessChampionship2013
CarlsenfacedAnandintheWorldChessChampionship2013inChennai,India,from9to22November.
Carlsenwonthematch63bywinninggamesfive,sixandnineanddrawingtheremainder.Thus,
Carlsenbecamethenewworldchesschampion.[132]

2014
From29Januaryto4February,CarlsenplayedintheZurichChessChallenge,winningthepreliminary
blitzevent(+21=2)andtheclassicalevent(+30=2).Heperformedlesswellintherapidevent(+12=2),
whichcountedtowardstheoverallstandings,butretainedenoughofaleadtowinthetournament.The
otherplayersintheeventwereAronian,Nakamura,Caruana,GelfandandAnand.[133]

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CarlsenplayedagameforhisclubStavangerinthefinalteammatchforpromotiontotheNorwegian
PremierLeagueon22March.HiswinoverVladimirGeorgievhelpedhisteamtoa32winover
Nordstrand.[134]
CarlsenwontheVugarGashimovMemorialinmkir,Azerbaijan,playedfrom2030April.Heplayedin
theAgroupalongwithCaruana,Nakamura,Karjakin,ShakhriyarMamedyarovandRadjabov.Carlsen
startedthetournamentwith2/2,beatingMamedyarovandNakamura.HethendrewKarjakin,onlytolose
twogamesinarowforthefirsttimeinfouryears,losingtoCaruanawithblackandthenwithwhiteto
Radjabov.Inthesecondhalfofthetournament,Carlsenscored4/5,beatingMamedyarovandNakamura
again,andsecuringthetournamentvictorybybeatingCaruanainthefinalround,finishingwith
+52=3.[135]
On8MayCarlsenplayedanexhibitiongameatOsloCityagainstthepeopleofNorway,assistedbya
grandmasterpanelconsistingofSimenAgdestein,LeifErlendJohannessen,andJonLudvigHammer.Each
ofthepanelmembersproposedamoveandthepubliccouldthenvoteovertheproposedmoves.Eachpanel
memberwasallowedthreechancestoletchessengineHoudiniproposeamoveduringthegame.Norway's
moveswereexecutedbyOddvarBrwhowasdisguisedinaredspandexsuitfortheoccasion.Thegame
wasdrawnwhenCarlsenforcedaperpetualcheck.[136]
Carlsenplacedsecond(toSergeyKarjakin)inthesecondeditionofNorwayChess,atenplayerround
robin,from2Juneto13June.OtherplayersintheeventwereAronian,Caruana,Topalov,Svidler,
Kramnik,Grischuk,GiriandAgdestein.[137]
CarlsenwonFIDEWorldRapidChampionshipsheldinDubaifrom16Juneto19June.[138]Hewentonto
claimtheWorldBlitzChampionshipstwodayslater,[139]becomingthefirstplayertosimultaneouslyhold
thetitleinallthreeFIDEratedtimecontrols.
CarlsenplayedninegamesforNorwayinthe41stChessOlympiad,scoringfivewins,twodraws,andtwo
losses(againstArkadijNaiditschandIvanari).[140]
CarlsenplacedsecondtoFabianoCaruanaintheSinquefieldCup,asixplayerdoubleroundrobininSaint
Louis,Missourifrom27Augustto7September.Billedasthestrongestchesstournamenteverheld,the
remainingplayersintheeventwereAronian,Nakamura,Topalov,andMaximeVachierLagrave.[141]
WorldChessChampionship2014
Mainarticle:WorldChessChampionship2014
CarlsenfacedAnandinamatchforthetitleofWorldChessChampioninNovember2014,asAnand
qualifiedbywinningthe2014CandidatesTournament.TherematchwasheldfromNovember7to23in
Sochi,Russia.After11of12games,Carlsenled6.54.5,therebydefendinghisWorldChampiontitle.[142]

2015
InJanuary,CarlsenwontheTataSteelChessTournament,whichwasplayedmainlyinWijkaanZeeon9
25January.Carlsenhadapoorstarttothetournamentwithtwodrawsandalossinthethirdroundto
RadosawWojtaszek,whichlefthimintenthplaceamongthefourteenplayers.However,astringofsix
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winsinarowthrustCarlsenintoclearfirstplace.Drawingthefinalfourgameswassufficienttowinthe
tournamentwith9pointsoutof13,halfapointaheadofAnishGiri,MaximeVachierLagrave,WesleySo
andDingLiren.[143][144]
InFebruary,Carlsenwonthe3rdGrenkeChessClassicinBaden
BadenafterafivegametiebreakwithArkadijNaiditsch.[145]
CarlsenfinishedequalfirstwithNaiditschon4.5/7,beatingMichael
Adams,Anand,andDavidBaramidze,andlosingtoNaiditschin
theirclassicalencounter.Thistournamentvictorymeantthat
Carlsenbegan2015bywinningtwooutoftwotournaments.
WorldChampionshipBlitzrapid2015
CarlsencontinuedhisstreakinApril,winningShamkirChesswitha
scoreof7/9,beatingMamedyarov,Caruana,VachierLagrave,
Kramnik,andRaufMamedov,going+50=4.Withaperformance
ratingof2981,thiswasCarlsen'sthirdbesttournamentresultever.Hisperformancewasonlybestedin
Nanjing2009(3002TPR)andLondon2012(2993TPR).

CarlsenhadapoorresultintheNorwayChesseventof1526June.Inthefirstroundheobtainedawinning
positionagainstTopalovafterpressinginalongendgame,onlytoloseontimewhenhemistakenlythought
thathewouldreceive15minutesofextratimeatmove60.[146]HewasthenoutplayedbyCaruanainthe
secondround,missedawinagainstAnishGiriinround3,andlosttoAnandinround4.[147]Hewon
againstGrischukinround5,drewagainstNakamuraandVachierLagraveinrounds6and7,anddefeated
Aronianinround8,buthelostthelastroundagainstJonLudvigHammer,leavinghimtiedforseventhand
eighthplace.[148]
Carlsenfinished2ndplaceatthe2015SinquefieldCupwith5points,onepointbelowtournamentwinner
LevonAronian.
InOctober,CarlsensuccessfullydefendedhistitleintheFIDEWorldRapidChampionshipsheldinBerlin,
asthefirstworldrapidchampiontodosoinhistory,going+80=7.[149]Hereachedthehighestliverapid
ratinginhistoryafterthetournament,andwasatthatpointranked#1inallthreedisciplines
simultaneously.[150]However,MagnusCarlsenquicklylosthis#1blitzspotafterhehadaweaksecondday
intheWorldBlitzChampionship,causinghimtolosehistitletoAlexanderGrischuk.

Honours
CarlsenwontheChessOscarsfor2009,2010,2011,2012and2013.TheChessOscar,conductedbythe
Russianchessmagazine64,isawardedtotheyear'sbestplayeraccordingtoaworldwidepollofleading
chesscritics,writers,andjournalists.[151][152]TheNorwegiantabloidVerdensGang(VG)hasawardedhim
"NameoftheYear"(retsnavn)twice,in2009[153]and2013.[154]VGalsonamedhim"Sportsmanofthe
year"in2009[155]andinthesameyearhewontheFolketsIdrettspris,apeople'schoiceawardfromthe
newspaperDagbladet.[156]In2011,hewasgiventhePeerGyntPrize,aNorwegianhonourprizeawarded
annuallyto"apersonorinstitutionthathasachieveddistinctioninsociety"[157]thefollowingyear,he
repeatedaswinnerofFolketsIdrettspris.[158]In2013,TimemagazinenamedCarlsenoneofthe100most
influentialpeopleintheworld.[159]
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Playingstyle
Carlsenhadanaggressivestyleofplayasayouth,[160][161]and,accordingtoAgdestein,hisplaywas
characterisedby"afearlessreadinesstooffermaterialforactivity".[162]Carlsenfoundashematuredthat
thisriskyplayingstylewasnotaswellsuitedagainsttheworldelite.Whenhestartedplayingintop
tournamentshewasstrugglingagainsttopplayers,andhadtroublegettingmuchoutoftheopening.To
progress,Carlsen'sstylebecamemoreuniversal,capableofhandlingallsortsofpositionswell.Carlsen
openswithboth1.d4and1.e4,aswellas1.c4,and,onoccasion,1.Nf3,thusmakingitharderforopponents
toprepareagainsthim.[163][164]EvgenySveshnikovhascriticisedCarlsen'sopeningplay,claimingina
2013interviewthatwithoutamore"scientific"approachtopreparation,his"futuredoesn'tlookso
promising".[165]
GarryKasparov,whocoachedCarlsenfrom
2009to2010,saidthatCarlsenhasapositional
[Carlsen]hasbeenknowntosaythatheisn'tallthat
stylesimilartothatofpastworldchampions
interestedinopeningpreparationhismainforteisthe
suchasAnatolyKarpov,JosRalCapablanca,
middlegame,inwhichhemanagestooutplaymanyofhis
opponentswithpositionalmeans....Carlsen'srepertoireis
andVasilySmyslov,ratherthanthetactical
aimedatavoidinganearlycrisisinthegame.Heinvariably
styleofAlexanderAlekhine,MikhailTal,and
aimsformiddlegamesthatlendthemselvestoastrategic
Kasparovhimself.[167]AccordingtoCarlsen,
approach.
however,hedoesnothaveanypreferencesin
JanTimman,2012[166]
playingstyle.[90]Kasparovsaidin2013that
"CarlsenisacombinationofKarpov[and]
Fischer.Hegetshispositions[and]thenneverletsgoofthatbulldogbite.Exhaustingforopponents."[168]
CarlsenhasalsostatedthathefollowsinthetraditionsofKarpovandFischer,butalsomentionsReuben
Fineasaplayerwho"wasdoinginchesssimilartowhatIamdoing."[169]AnandhassaidofCarlsen:"The
majorityofideasoccurtohimabsolutelynaturally.He'salsoveryflexible,heknowsallthestructuresand
hecanplayalmostanyposition....Magnuscanliterallydoalmosteverything."[170]Kasparovexpressed
similarsentiments:"[Carlsen]hastheabilitytocorrectlyevaluateanyposition,whichonlyKarpovcould
boastofbeforehim."[171]Ina2012interview,VladimirKramnikattributedmuchofCarlsen'ssuccess
againstothertopplayerstohis"excellentphysicalshape"andhisabilitytoavoid"psychologicallapses",
whichenableshimtomaintainahighstandardofplayoverlonggamesandattheendoftournaments,
whentheenergylevelsofothershavedropped.[172]TylerCowengaveapointofviewonCarlsen'splaying
style:"Carlsenisdemonstratingoneofhismostfearedqualities,namelyhisnettlesomeness,touseaterm
coinedforthispurposebyKenRegan.Usingcomputeranalysis,youcanmeasurewhichplayersdothe
mosttocausetheiropponentstomakemistakes.Carlsenhasthehighestnettlesomenessscorebythis
metric,becausehiscreativemovespressuretheotherplayerandopenupalotofroomformistakes.In
contrast,aplayersuchasKramnikplaysahighpercentageofveryaccuratemoves,andofcourseheisvery
strong,butthosemovesareinsomewaycalmerandtheyarelesslikelytoinducemistakesin
response."[173]
Carlsen'sendgameprowesshasbeendescribedasamongthegreatestinhistory.[174][175][176][177]Jon
Speelman,analysingseveralofCarlsen'sendgamesfromthe2012LondonClassic(inparticular,hiswins
againstMcShane,Aronian,andAdams),describedwhathecallsthe"Carlseneffect":

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...throughthecombinedforceofhisskillandnolessimportanthisreputation,hedriveshis
opponentsintoerrors....Heplaysonforever,calmly,methodicallyand,perhapsmost
importantlyofall,withoutfear:calculatingsuperbly,withveryfewoutrightmistakesanda
goodproportionofthe"verybest"moves.Thismakeshimamonsterandmakesmany
opponentswilt.[178]

Rating
Ratingachievements
IntheJanuary2006FIDElist,attheageof15years,32days,heattaineda2625Elorating,whichmade
Carlsentheyoungestpersontosurpass2600Elo(therecordhassincebeenbrokenbyWeiYiattheageof
14years,fourmonths,and30days).[179]IntheJuly2007FIDElist,attheageof16years,213days,
Carlsenattaineda2710Elorating,whichmadehimtheyoungestpersontosurpass2700Elo(therecord
hassincebeenbrokenbyWeiYiattheageof15years,9months).[180]On5September2008,afterwinning
round4intheBilbaoGrandSlamchesschampionship,Carlsen,just17years,280daysold,brieflybecame
No.1ontheunofficialliveratingslist.[181][182]Carlsen'sSeptemberOctober2009victoryintheNanjing
PearltournamentraisedhisFIDEratingto2801,makinghimatage18years,336days,theyoungestplayer
evertobreak2800.[75]TheyoungestbeforehimwasVladimirKramnikatage25.[183]BeforeCarlsen,only
Kasparov,Topalov,Kramnik,andAnandhadachieveda2800+rating.[184]AftertheTalMemorial
(November2009)hebecameNo.1ontheunofficiallivechessratinglistwithhisnewpeakratingof
2805.7,0.6pointovertheNo.2rankedplayer,VeselinTopalov.[185]
TheFIDErankingsfromJanuary2010,whichtookintoaccountthe16gamesplayedattheTalMemorial
andtheLondonChessClassic,wereenoughtoraiseCarlsen'sratingto2810.[186]ThismeantthatCarlsen
started2010bybeing,attheageof19years,32days,theyoungesteverworldNo.1,andalsothefirst
playerfromaWesternnationtoreachthetopoftheFIDEratinglistsinceBobbyFischerin1971.[187][188]
ThepresscoverageofthisfeatincludedaninterviewandarticleinTimemagazine.[85][189]
TheMarch2010FIDEratinglistshowedCarlsenwithanewpeakratingof2813,afigurethatonly
Kasparovhadbetteredatthattime.[88]OntheJanuary2013FIDEratinglist,Carlsenreached2861,thus
surpassingGarryKasparov's2851recordfromJuly1999.[122][123]OnlistfromMay2014,Carlsenachieved
analltimehighrecordof2882.[190]

Headtoheadrecordversusselectedgrandmasters
(Rapid,blitzandblindfoldgamesnotincludedlistedas+winslosses=drawsasof29Jun2015.)[191]
PlayerswhohavebeenWorldChampioninboldface

MichaelAdams+81=5
EvgenyAlekseev+02=7
ViswanathanAnand+108=37
LevonAronian+124=29
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tienneBacrot+30=8
FabianoCaruana+85=8
LeinierDomnguez+50=5
BorisGelfand+51=9
AnishGiri+01=8
AlexanderGrischuk+31=8
WangHao+32=1
PentalaHarikrishna+11=2
VassilyIvanchuk+83=15
DmitryJakovenko+40=2
BaadurJobava+22=2
GataKamsky+32=6
SergeyKarjakin+31=14
VladimirKramnik+54=13
PeterLeko+23=10
ShakhriyarMamedyarov+41=6
LukeMcShane+31=3
AlexanderMorozevich+30=8
ArkadijNaiditsch+32=7
HikaruNakamura+110=17
DavidNavara+11=3
IanNepomniachtchi+03=1
JuditPolgr+20=1
RuslanPonomariov+21=3
TeimourRadjabov+92=18
KrishnanSasikiran+00=3
AlexeiShirov+62=8
NigelShort+20=3
SananSjugirov+01=0
WesleySo+10=2
PeterSvidler+12=10
EvgenyTomashevsky+00=1
VeselinTopalov+85=8
MaximeVachierLagrave+41=6
AndreiVolokitin+04=2
LoekvanWely+62=5
RadosawWojtaszek+11=0

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Sortablerecordlist
Name

Wins

Losses

Draws

Overallscoringpercentage(%)

MichaelAdams

75

ViswanathanAnand

10

35

52.88

LevonAronian

10

28

57.14

tienneBacrot

65

FerencBerkes

LzaroBruzn

50

FabianoCaruana

53.13

LeinierDomnguez

75

BorisGelfand

63.33

AnishGiri

41.67

AlexanderGrischuk

60

WangHao

58.33

PentalaHarikrishna

50

VassilyIvanchuk

14

60

DmitryJakovenko

83.33

BaadurJobava

40

GataKamsky

54.55

SergeyKarjakin

14

55.56

VladimirKramnik

13

52.27

PeterLeko

10

46.67

ShakhriyarMamedyarov 3

60

LukeMcShane

64.29

AlexanderMorozevich

63.64

ArkadijNaiditsch

59.09

HikaruNakamura

11

16

70.37

DavidNavara

50

IanNepomniachtchi

12.5

JuditPolgr

83.33

RuslanPonomariov

58.33

TeimourRadjabov

18

62.07

KrishnanSasikiran

50

AlexeiShirov

62.5

NigelShort

70

WesleySo

50

PeterSvidler

10

46.15

EvgenyTomashevsky

50

VeselinTopalov

63.16

MaximeVachierLagrave 2

57.14

LoekvanWely

62.5

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Notablegames
Alllinksinthissectionleadtoanexternalsite.

CarlsenGarryKasparov,ReykjavkRapid(2004),Queen'sGambitDeclined:CambridgeSprings
Variation(D52),(http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1279168)Attheageofjust
13years,CarlsenhadseriouswinningchancesinarapidgameagainstGarryKasparov,[26]ranked
No.1intheworldatthattime,[192]andconsideredbymanytobethegreatestchessplayerofall
time.[193]
CarlsenVeselinTopalov,MTelMasters(2009),SemiSlavDefense:General(D43),10
(http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1544430)ThiswasCarlsen'sfirstwinagainsta
2800+player.[194]
CarlsenBorisGelfand,TalMemorial(2011),SlavDefense:QuietVariation.SchalloppDefense
(D12),10(http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1647771)TheNo.1Israeliplayerand
futureWorldChampionshipchallengercreatesaseeminglydecisiverookinvasionintoWhite'sback
rank,butCarlsenvanquisheshisthreats.Carlsencalledit"oneofthemostinterestinggamesIhave
playedinrecenttimes".[195]
CarlsenHikaruNakamura,LondonChessClassic(2011),ItalianGame:ClassicalVariation.Giuoco
Pianissimo(C53),10(http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1649097)FacingtheNo.1
Americanplayer,CarlsendemolishesBlack'spawnstructure.
CarlsenViswanathanAnand,BilbaoMasters(2012),SicilianDefense:CanalAttack.MainLine
(B52),10(http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1693032)Playingagainstthethen
WorldChampioninagameheconsidersoneofthebestinhiscareer,[196]Carlsensacrificesapawn
toleaveBlackwithacrampedposition,leadingtohisresignationatmove30.
Carlsen'scompletePGNchessgamecollectioncanbedownloadedfrom[1]
(http://www.smallchess.com/Games/Magnus%20Carlsen.pgn)

Beyondchess
CarlsenmodelledforGStarRaw'sAutumn/Winter2010advertisingcampaignwithactressLivTyler.The
campaignwasshotbyDutchfilmdirectorandphotographerAntonCorbijn.[197]Thecampaignwas
coordinatedwiththeRAWWorldChessChallengeinNewYork,aneventwhereCarlsenplayedanonline
teamofglobalchessplayerswhovotedonmovessuggestedbythreeGMs:MaximeVachierLagrave,
HikaruNakamura,andJuditPolgr.Carlsen,playingWhite,wonin43moves.[198]FilmdirectorJ.J.
AbramsofferedCarlsenaroleinthemovieStarTrekIntoDarknessas"achessplayerfromthefuture",but
hehadtodecline,unabletogetaUSworkpermitintimeforshooting.[199]In2012,Carlsenwasfeaturedin
a60Minutessegment,[200]andappearedasaguestonTheColbertReport.[201]Hewasalsointerviewedby
RainnWilsonforSoulPancake.[202]Carlsenwasselectedasoneofthe"sexiestmenof2013"by
Cosmopolitan.[203]InAugust2013,CarlsenbecameanambassadorforNordicSemiconductor.[204]
Asof2012,Carlsenistheonlyactivechessprofessionalwithafulltimemanager.EspenAgdestein,
brotherofCarlsen'sformertrainerSimen,andaFIDEMaster[205]andtwicememberoftheNorwegian
teamattheChessOlympiads,beganworkingasanagentforCarlseninlate2008.Hisworkconsisted

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initiallyoffindingsponsorsandnegotiatingmediacontacts,butsince2011,hehastakenovermanagement
tasksformerlyperformedbyCarlsen'sfatherHenrik.[206]CarlsenreportedlyearnedroughlyUS$1.2million
in2012,thebulkofwhichwasfromsponsorships.[207]
InOctober2013,Carlsenstartedhismajorityownedcompany,PlayMagnusAS.BasedinOslo,Norway,
PlayMagnus'firstproductisaniOSappthatallowsausertoplayaMagnusCarlsentunedchessengineat
20differentages(fromages5to24).Thechessenginewascreatedusingadatabaseofthousandsof
Carlsen'srecordedgamesfromtheageof10.Carlsen'sgoalistousePlayMagnusasaplatformto
encouragemorepeopletoplaychess.[208]
InDecember2013,Carlsenpubliclydeniedhavingaformofautismspectrumdisorderinaninterviewwith
NorwegiantabloidVerdensGang,amidpersistentspeculation.Hewentontoclarifyhisearlierresponsein
2008duringaQ&AsessionwithNettavisen,duringwhichhereplied,"yes,isn'titobvious?"[209]Hewent
ontosaythatheconsidershimselftohave"normalsocialskillsandtobefunctioningnormally."[210]
InFebruary2014,CarlsenappearedinGStarRaw'sSpring/Summer2014campaignalongwithactressand
modelLilyCole.[211]

Booksandfilms
Valaker,OCarlsen,M.(2004).LrsjakkmedMagnus[LearnChesswithMagnus].Gyldendal
NorskForlag.ISBN9788205339637.
ThePrinceofChess,afilmaboutMagnusCarlsen(2005).DirectedbyyvindAsbjrnsen.[212]
Opedal,Hallgeir(2011).Smartetrekk.MagnusCarlsen:Verdensbestesjakkspiller[SmartMoves.
MagnusCarlsen:TheWorld'sBestChessPlayer].Kagge.ISBN9788248910503
Mikhalchishin,AdrianStetsko,Oleg.(2012).FightingChesswithMagnusCarlsen(Progressin
Chess).EditionOlms.ISBN9783283010201.
Crouch,Colin(2013).MagnusForce:HowCarlsenBeatKasparov'sRecord.EverymanChess.
ISBN9781781941331.
Kotronias,Vassilios&Logothetis,Sotiris(2013).Carlsen'sassaultonthethrone.QualityChess.
ISBN9781906552220.

Seealso
ListofchessplayersbypeakFIDErating
Comparisonoftopchessplayersthroughouthistory
ListofFIDEchessworldnumberones

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Achievements
Precededby
ViswanathanAnand

WorldChessChampion
2013present

Incumbent

Precededby
LeinierDomnguez
LQuangLim

WorldBlitzChessChampion
2009
2014

Succeededby
LevonAronian
AlexanderGrischuk

Precededby
ShakhriyarMamedyarov

WorldRapidChessChampion
2014present

Incumbent

Precededby
VeselinTopalov
ViswanathanAnand
ViswanathanAnand

WorldNo.1
1January201031October2010
1January201128February2011
1July2011present

Succeededby
ViswanathanAnand
ViswanathanAnand
Incumbent

Precededby
ToraBerger

NorwegianSportspersonofthe
Year
2013

Succeededby
OleEinarBjrndalen

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