Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and a five-time World Chess Champion, as well as the reigning World Rapid, World Blitz and FIDE Freestyle Chess champion. He has held the number one position in the FIDE world rankings continuously since July 2011, longer than any other player, and his peak rating of 2882 is the highest ever recorded. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in elite classical chess, at 125 games.
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Career HighlightFive-time World Chess Champion with a peak rating of 2882, the highest in history. 1 Classification
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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. 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.
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Carlsen is often cited as the greatest chess player of all time.
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