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Jan 4 – World number one Magnus Carlsen married Ella Victoria Malone in a ceremony in Oslo. [1] Jan 8 – Vladimir Fedoseev won the Freestyle Chess play-in to qualify for the first event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. [2] Jan 11 – 9-year-old Roman Shogdzhiev became the youngest player to score an International Master norm. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990) For people with a similar name, see Magnus Carlsson (disambiguation), Magnus Karlsson (disambiguation), and Magnus Carlson. Magnus Carlsen Carlsen in 2024 Full name Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Country Norway Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 34 ...
This was the highest FIDE rating in history until January 2013, when it was surpassed by Magnus Carlsen. On Kasparov's retirement, the world number one ranking passed to Veselin Topalov , since Kasparov was removed from the rating list in April 2006 due to inactivity.
Carlsen is a high-profile figure in chess who has attracted some controversy in recent years. Last year, he settled a long-running legal dispute after accusing a rival of cheating in a tournament.
Carlsen was found not guilty on three charges of "reckless or manifestly unfounded accusation of chess cheating", "attempt to undermine honour", and "disparagement of FIDE's reputation and interest". Carlsen was found guilty of "withdrawal from tournaments" for his sudden withdrawal from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup after his loss to Niemann.
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No 1 ranked chess professional, has blamed his opponent wearing a watch for his defeat in the Qatar Masters.. Kazakh Grandmaster Alisher Suleymenov defeated the ...
Magnus Carlsen: 2872 2020-01 2 Fabiano Caruana: 2842 2020-02 3 Ding Liren: 2811 2022-10 4 Alireza Firouzja: 2804 2021-12 5 Hikaru Nakamura: 2802 2024-07 6 Arjun Erigaisi: 2801 2024-12 7 Ian Nepomniachtchi: 2795 2023-03 8 Gukesh Dommaraju: 2794 2024-10 9 Levon Aronian: 2785 2022-03 10 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: 2784 2020-10 11 Nodirbek Abdusattorov ...
It turns out Pep Guardiola and Magnus Carlsen, two of the biggest names from the worlds of soccer and chess, may have more in common than you think.. Guardiola and Carlsen were recently brought ...