There, Carlsen lost to Evgeny Bareev,[42] but then won against Joël Lautier and Vladimir Malakhov before losing again to Gata Kamsky.

His peak classical rating of 2882 is the highest in history. With early wins over Bacrot, Wang Yue, and Topalov with white, Carlsen took the early lead, extending his winning streak with white in Nanjing to eight. Carlsen continued his streak in April, winning Shamkir Chess with a score of 7/9 (+5−0=4), defeating Mamedyarov, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Kramnik, and Rauf Mamedov. Carlsen had finished joint first with Naiditsch on 4½/7, beating Michael Adams, Anand, and David Baramidze, and losing to Naiditsch in their classical encounter. [363], Carlsen modelled for G-Star Raw's Fall/Winter 2010 advertising campaign along with American actress Liv Tyler. [224] Over the next two days, from 29 December to 30 December he took part in the 2019 World Blitz Chess Championship. "[157], From 22 August to 3 September, Carlsen played in the 2015 Sinquefield Cup. [53], With a score of 7½/15, Carlsen placed 8th out of 16 participants at the World Blitz Championship in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Carlsen was coached at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport by the country's top player, Grandmaster (GM) Simen Agdestein,[4] who in turn cites Norwegian football manager Egil "Drillo" Olsen as a key inspiration for his coaching strategy. In the main event (a category 22 ten-player round robin), he won two games and drew seven. His peak classical rating of 2882 is the highest in history. The prize for the winner was a massive half a million Norwegian Kroner. In contrast, a player such as Kramnik plays a high percentage of very accurate moves, and of course he is very strong, but those moves are in some way calmer and they are less likely to induce mistakes in response. This resulted in a shared ninth place in the blindfold, shared second place in the rapid (behind Anand), and a shared eighth place overall. This makes him a monster and makes many opponents wilt. From then onwards, it was an uphill of tournament success which brought along fame, fortune, and global recognition. [67], In March, Carlsen played for the second time in the Melody Amber blind and rapid chess tournament, held in Nice for the first time. He's also very flexible, he knows all the structures and he can play almost any position." 1, as well as the first player from a Western nation to reach the top of the FIDE rankings since Bobby Fischer in 1971. Carlsen defeated Gashimov, Aronian, Gelfand, and Topalov, but lost against Karjakin. [149], Carlsen faced Anand in a match for the title of World Chess Champion in 2014. [217] He said at the end of the first day of blitz: "Everything's going wrong. Despite being rated significantly lower than any of them, he finished in second place on tiebreaks with 7½/14, having scored four wins, seven draws and three losses, and achieving a PR of 2778. [14] In 2000, Agdestein introduced Carlsen to Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen, a former Norwegian junior champion and later International Master (IM) and Grandmaster (GM),[15] as Ringdal served a one-year siviltjeneste (an alternative civilian service programme) at the college.

[357] Using computer analysis, you can measure which players do the most to cause their opponents to make mistakes. [77] In the Linares chess tournament, Carlsen finished third with a 2777 PR. [378], In October 2013, Carlsen co-founded a company, Play Magnus AS. [128][129], Carlsen won the London Chess Classic in December with five wins (over McShane, Aronian, Gawain Jones, Adams and Judit Polgár) and three draws (against Kramnik, Nakamura and Anand). [69], Carlsen won a rapid match against Peter Leko held in Miskolc, Hungary, scoring 5–3. He was officially awarded the IM title on 20 August 2003. Thus, Carlsen finished in tenth place and became the youngest player to be an official World Championship Candidate. Become a part of the ever-growing ChessBase India Youtube Channel. [390] Carlsen also follows the Premier League and plays fantasy football. [31], Carlsen obtained his second GM norm at the Moscow Aeroflot Open in February. [169], Carlsen played ten games for Norway in the 42nd Chess Olympiad, scoring five wins and five draws, as the Norwegians placed 5th among the 180 teams in the open event. [155] He was then outplayed by Caruana in the second round, missed a win against Anish Giri in round 3, and lost to Anand in round 4. On 27 October, he faced Nakamura in the final. 1 for the March 2011 FIDE rating list. Magnus and Elisabet have been in a relationship for nearly a year now. [175], From 13 to 22 April, Carlsen competed in the 4th Grenke Chess Classic, finishing in joint second place, though third on tiebreaks, with Fabiano Caruana, with a score of 4/7 (+1−0=6).

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