Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The seventh and current world number one is Magnus Carlsen, who first achieved this ranking in the January 2010 list, and has been world number one since July 2011 after having lost and reclaimed the position from Anand during 2010 and 2011.
Magnus Carlsen: 2801 2009-11 6 Alexander Morozevich: 2788 2008-07 7 Vasyl Ivanchuk: 2787 2007-10 8 Levon Aronian: 2786 2009-11 9 Peter Svidler: 2765 2006-01 10 Peter Leko: 2763 2005-04 11 Teimour Radjabov: 2761 2009-01 12 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: 2760 2008-01 Dmitry Jakovenko: 2760 2009-01 14 Vugar Gashimov: 2758 2009-11 Boris Gelfand: 2758 2009 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 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 ...
Though published in 1978, Elo's list did not include five-year averages for later players Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov. It did list January 1978 ratings of 2780 for Fischer and 2725 for Karpov. [2] In 1970, FIDE adopted Elo's system for rating current players, so one way to compare players of different eras is to compare their Elo ratings ...
Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, and retains the top ranking in the sport. The Norwegian has long been considered a maverick in the chess world since becoming a grandmaster - the top ...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players in the classical time control.
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.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...