Magnus Carlsen

Nationality:

Biography: Carlsen defeated Viswanathan Anand in 2013 to become World Chess Champion. He is renowned as a chess prodigy, achieving grandmaster shortly after turning 13.

While Carlsen showed intellectual promise at an early age, and his father introduced him to chess, at first he was not overly interested in the game. Carlsen says that one of the things which ended up driving him further was a desire to beat his older sister.

Born: November 30, 1990
Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway
Age: 33 years old

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Historical Events

2012-12-10 Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov’s 13-year Elo rating record
2013-01-01 Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov's chess FIDE rating, reaching 2,861
2013-01-27 Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
2013-11-22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
2014-11-23 Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand
2023-08-24 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeats Indian teenager Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to win his first Chess World Cup championship

Biographies and Sources

Magnus Carlsen defeats Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to become Chess World Cup champion - CNN