Magnus Carlsen
Norwegian chess grandmaster
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| January 4 2025 | Married Ella Victoria Malone in a private ceremony at Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo, Norway. |
| January 4 2025 | Married Ella Victoria Malone in a private ceremony at Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo, Norway. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz tournament in Kolkata, India. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the 7th GRENKE Chess Classic match for first place against Rapport in Karlsruhe, Germany. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Casablanca Chess tournament in Morocco. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the 12th Altibox Norway Chess Classical Armageddon Blitz. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen's team finished 3rd and he finished first (Team) at the 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2024 in an online blitz and bullet tournament. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Casablanca Chess tournament in Morocco. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz tournament in Kolkata, India. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the 7th GRENKE Chess Classic match for first place against Rapport in Karlsruhe, Germany. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the 12th Altibox Norway Chess Classical Armageddon Blitz. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen's team finished 3rd and he finished first (Team) at the 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
| 2024 | Magnus Carlsen won the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2024 in an online blitz and bullet tournament. |
| December 29 2024 | Carlsen jointly won the Blitz championship with Ian Nepomniachtchi after tying in the final, agreeing to share the title following seven games. |
| December 29 2024 | Carlsen jointly won the Blitz championship with Ian Nepomniachtchi after tying in the final, agreeing to share the title following seven games. |
| December 27 2024 | After being warned and fined for wearing jeans during the World Rapid Chess Championship, Carlsen initially withdrew from both the Rapid and the World Blitz tournaments but later reversed his decision to participate in the Blitz tournament. |
| December 27 2024 | After being warned and fined for wearing jeans during the World Rapid Chess Championship, Carlsen initially withdrew from both the Rapid and the World Blitz tournaments but later reversed his decision to participate in the Blitz tournament. |
| December 21 2024 | Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of Champions Chess Tour 2024, winning the tournament for a fifth consecutive time. |
| December 21 2024 | Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of Champions Chess Tour 2024, winning the tournament for a fifth consecutive time. |
| October 2024 | Co-founded Take Take Take, an app offering text-based commentary for fantasy chess, which partnered with Chess.com to organize Champions Chess Tour Finals. |
| October 2024 | Co-founded Take Take Take, an app offering text-based commentary for fantasy chess, which partnered with Chess.com to organize Champions Chess Tour Finals. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen represented Team Norway in the 45th Chess Olympiad, finishing with a score of 6/8 and helping the team to place 14th out of 188 countries. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen won the 2024 Julius Baer Generation Cup by going undefeated and defeating Alireza Firouzja 2.5-1.5 in the Grand Final. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen won his fourth Speed Chess Championship title, defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in the finals held in Paris, France, with a score of 23.5-7.5. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen won his fourth Speed Chess Championship title, defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in the finals held in Paris, France, with a score of 23.5-7.5. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen represented Team Norway in the 45th Chess Olympiad, finishing with a score of 6/8 and helping the team to place 14th out of 188 countries. |
| September 2024 | Carlsen won the 2024 Julius Baer Generation Cup by going undefeated and defeating Alireza Firouzja 2.5-1.5 in the Grand Final. |
| February 2024 | Carlsen participated in the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters competition, where he won the grand finale for a $30,000 prize. |
| February 2024 | Carlsen organized and played in the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge, an over-the-board Fischer random chess tournament. He won the main event by defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final for a $60,000 prize. |
| February 2024 | Began a relationship with Ella Victoria Malone. |
| February 2024 | Began a relationship with Ella Victoria Malone. |
| February 2024 | Carlsen participated in the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters competition, where he won the grand finale for a $30,000 prize. |
| February 2024 | Carlsen organized and played in the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge, an over-the-board Fischer random chess tournament. He won the main event by defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final for a $60,000 prize. |
| 2023 | Carlsen declined to defend his title, citing a lack of motivation. |
| 2023 | After declining to defend his World Championship title, Carlsen ceased to be World Champion following the title match between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi, which was won by Ding. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen finished third at the Chessable Masters 2023. |
| 2023 | Carlsen claimed victory in the final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup against Alireza Firouzja, securing his third tournament win on the Champions Chess Tour. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen finished as a finalist, placing second in the Chess.com Bullet Chess Championship 2023. |
| 2023 | Carlsen also won the World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 with a score of 16/21, marking his 7th title in this format and making him the first man to successfully defend both the rapid and blitz titles simultaneously in the world championships. |
| 2023 | Carlsen won his third Speed Chess Championship by defeating five-time defending champion Hikaru Nakamura in the final, preventing Nakamura from attaining a sixth consecutive title. |
| 2023 | Carlsen performed poorly in the Norway Chess tournament, finishing with a score of 11½/27, which included 8 drawn classical games, 1 loss, and no wins. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen won the 2023 Croatia Rapid and Blitz tournament. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen placed 16th in the Qatar Masters 2023. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen's team finished 13th with him placing first (Board 1) at the 20th European Team Chess Championship in Budva, Montenegro. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen placed 7th in the 11th Altibox Norway Chess Blitz in Stavanger. |
| 2023 | In the Champions Chess Tour finals, Carlsen defeated Wesley So, winning the Champions Chess Tour for a third consecutive year. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen finished second in the AI Cup 2023, being a finalist. |
| 2023 | In June, the lawsuit filed by Niemann against Carlsen was dismissed, with the judge ruling that the claim of defamation was outside her federal jurisdiction. |
| 2023 | Magnus Carlsen's team, SG Alpine Warriors, finished 4th in the Global Chess League in Dubai. |
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