Magnus Carlsen

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Born: 1990-11-30
From: Tønsberg, Norway
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen

Biography

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, often considered the greatest chess player of all time. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Magnus Carlsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 0 nominated

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People sport prize

2014
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People sport prize

2013
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Aftenposten Gold Medal

2013
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Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year

2013
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Chess Oscar

2013
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People sport prize

2012
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Chess Oscar

2012
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Peer Gynt Literary Award

2011
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Chess Oscar

2011
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Chess Oscar

2010
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Chess Oscar

2009
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People sport prize

2009
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world chess champion