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{{Short description|Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)}}
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| name          = Magnus Carlsen
| image         = MagnusCarlsen24.jpg
| caption       = Carlsen in 2024
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| birth_name    = Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|11|30}}
| birth_place   = [[Tønsberg]], Norway
| spouse        = {{marriage|Ella Victoria Malone|4 January 2025}}
| children      = 1
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| country       = Norway
| title         = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2004)
| worldchampion = [[World Chess Championship 2013|2013]]{{ndash}}[[World Chess Championship 2023|2023]]
| peakrating    = 2882 (May 2014)<!-- Only the date the rating was first achieved should be listed here. Please also note that only ratings published by FIDE are acceptable. Do not use a "live rating" from the site 2700chess.com -->
| peakranking   = [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|No. 1]] (January 2010)
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'''Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen'''{{efn|{{IPA|no|svɛn ˈmɑ̀ŋnʉs øːn ˈkɑːɭsn̩|lang-pron}}}} (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian [[chess grandmaster]]. Carlsen is a five-time [[World Chess Champion]], five-time [[World Rapid Chess Champion]], and the reigning (shared with [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]) eight-time [[World Blitz Chess Champion]]. He has held the {{Numero|1}} position in the [[FIDE rankings]] since 1&nbsp;July 2011, the longest consecutive period of time,<ref name=":3"/> and trails only [[Garry Kasparov]] in [[List of FIDE chess world number ones#Player statistics|time spent as the highest-rated player in the world]]. His peak [[Elo rating system|rating]] of 2882 is the [[List of chess players by peak FIDE rating|highest in history]]. He also holds the record for the [[List of world records in chess#Longest unbeaten streak|longest unbeaten streak]] at the elite level in classical chess at 125 games.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aimee Lewis|title=Magnus Carlsen breaks record for longest unbeaten run in chess|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/sport/magnus-carlsen-unbeaten-record-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=10 September 2020|website=CNN|date=15 January 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028114826/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/sport/magnus-carlsen-unbeaten-record-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2020 |title=Longest unbeaten streak in professional chess |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/610829-most-consecutive-professional-chess-wins |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906022158/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/610829-most-consecutive-professional-chess-wins |url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[chess prodigy]], Carlsen finished first in the C group of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2004|Corus chess tournament]] shortly after he turned 13 and earned the title of grandmaster a few months later. At 15, he won the [[Norwegian Chess Championship]], and later became the youngest ever player to qualify for the [[Candidates Tournament]] in 2005.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Svensen |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-02-16 |title=The 7 Most Mindblowing Magnus Carlsen Records |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/7-most-mindblowing-magnus-carlsen-records |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217000110/https://www.chess.com/article/view/7-most-mindblowing-magnus-carlsen-records |url-status=live }}</ref> At 17, he finished joint first in the [[Corus 2008 chess tournament|top group of Corus]]. He surpassed a rating of 2800 at 18, the youngest at the time to do so. In 2010, at 19, he reached {{Numero|1}} in the FIDE world rankings, the youngest person ever to do so.

Magnus Carlsen became World Chess Champion in [[World Chess Championship 2013|2013]] by defeating [[Viswanathan Anand]]. He [[World Chess Championship 2014|retained his title]] against Anand the following year and won both the 2014 World Rapid Championship and World Blitz Championship, becoming the first player to hold all three titles simultaneously, a feat which he repeated in 2019 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=30 December 2022 |title=Chess: Magnus Carlsen captures double world crown in Rapid and Blitz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/30/chess-carlsen-triumphs-in-world-rapid-then-sprints-to-avoid-blitz-time-forfeit |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520052728/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/30/chess-carlsen-triumphs-in-world-rapid-then-sprints-to-avoid-blitz-time-forfeit |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=World Blitz: Carlsen clinches triple crown, Assaubayeva defends her title |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-rapid-blitz-ch-2022-live-blitz-2 |access-date=31 December 2022 |website=Chess News |language=en |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230103656/https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-rapid-blitz-ch-2022-live-blitz-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> He defended his classical world title against [[Sergey Karjakin]] in [[World Chess Championship 2016|2016]], [[Fabiano Caruana]] in [[World Chess Championship 2018|2018]], and [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] in [[World Chess Championship 2021|2021]]. Carlsen declined to defend his title in [[World Chess Championship 2023|2023]], citing a lack of motivation.<ref name=Lourim>{{cite web |last1=Lourim |first1=Jake |title=Magnus Carlsen Is Giving Up The World Title. But The Carlsen Era Lives On. |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/magnus-carlsen-is-giving-up-the-world-title-but-the-carlsen-era-lives-on/ |website=FiveThirtyEight |date=26 July 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726145423/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/magnus-carlsen-is-giving-up-the-world-title-but-the-carlsen-era-lives-on/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Known for his attacking style as a teenager, Carlsen has since developed into a universal player. He uses a variety of [[chess opening|openings]] to make it harder for opponents to prepare against him and reduce the utility of pre-game [[Chess engine|computer analysis]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Leonard Barden|title=Magnus Carlsen: the greatest of all time or too much of a grinder?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/28/magnus-carlsen-record-rating-critics|access-date=20 August 2023|website=The Guardian|date=1 March 2014|archive-date=20 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820164954/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/28/magnus-carlsen-record-rating-critics|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen has stated that the [[chess middlegame|middlegame]] is his favourite part of the game as it comes down to "pure chess".<ref name=CNRU/>

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== Childhood ==

Carlsen was born in [[Tønsberg]], Norway, on 30 November 1990<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Magnus Carlsen |first1=Atle |last1=Grønn |first2=Håkon Martol |last2=Briseid |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Magnus_Carlsen |date=14 February 2009 |language=no |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426025018/https://snl.no/Magnus_Carlsen |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/i/dOGygj/sjakkekspertens-forklaring-paa-carlsens-sterke-vaar-caruana-spilte-ham-god |title=Sjakkekspertens forklaring på Carlsens sterke vår: – Caruana spilte ham god |newspaper=Aftenposten |date=13 June 2019 |last=Haugli |first=Kurt B.M. |language=no |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027161831/https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/i/dOGygj/sjakkekspertens-forklaring-paa-carlsens-sterke-vaar-caruana-spilte-ham-god |url-status=live}}</ref> to Sigrun Øen (1963–2024), a [[chemical engineer]], and Henrik Albert Carlsen, an [[Information technology consulting|IT consultant]].<ref name=NYT2008/> The family spent one year in [[Espoo]], Finland, and then in [[Brussels]], Belgium, before returning to [[Norway]] in 1998, where they lived in [[Lommedalen]], Bærum. They later moved to [[Haslum]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Danielsen, Arne |title=Mesteren: Magnus Carlsen og sjakkspillet |year=2010 |publisher=Cappelen Damm |location=Oslo |page=27 |language=no |isbn=978-82-02-33754-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FdyrtQEACAAJ |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619052012/https://books.google.com/books?id=FdyrtQEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen showed an aptitude for intellectual challenges at a young age. At two years, he could solve 50-piece [[jigsaw puzzle]]s; at four, he enjoyed assembling [[Lego]] sets with instructions intended for children aged 10–14.<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 10.</ref>

His father, a keen amateur chess player,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/349d6c32-7589-11e4-a1a9-00144feabdc0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/349d6c32-7589-11e4-a1a9-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-status=live |title=Magnus Carlsen, an unlikely chess master|author =<!-- no byline -->|website =[[Financial Times]] |date =28 November 2014 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> taught him to play at the age of five, although he initially showed little interest in it.<ref name="New Yorker 2011">{{cite magazine |author=Max, D.T. |url=http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2011-03-21#folio=040 |title=The prince's gambit: A chess star emerges for the post-computer age |magazine=The New Yorker |date=21 March 2011 |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002141900/http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2011-03-21#folio=040 |url-status=live }}</ref> Magnus has three sisters; he has said his original motivation to study chess seriously was a desire to be able to beat his elder sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/8177372/My-perfect-weekend-Magnus-Carlsen.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/8177372/My-perfect-weekend-Magnus-Carlsen.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=My perfect weekend: Magnus Carlsen|first=Max|last=Davidson|website=The Telegraph|date=2 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Magnus Carlsen simultan-dscn0443-2.jpeg|thumb|left|Carlsen, aged 13, in [[Molde (town)|Molde]] giving a [[simultaneous exhibition]], July 2004]]
Carlsen developed his early chess skills by playing alone. Carlsen had an exceptional memory and could recall the locations, populations, flags and capitals of all the countries in the world by the age of five.<ref>{{cite book |author=Agdestein, Simen |title=Hvordan Magnus Carlsen ble verdensmester | year=2014 |publisher=NKI forlaget |location=Oslo |page=189}}</ref> He participated in his first tournament—the youngest division of the 1999 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]—at 8 years and 7 months, and scored 6/11.<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 189.</ref>

Carlsen was coached at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport by the country's top player, [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (GM) [[Simen Agdestein]],<ref name=NYT2008>{{cite web |author=McClain, Dylan Loeb |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01iht-profile.4.15806138.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title=Magnus Carlsen, chess prodigy from Norway |work=The New York Times |year=2008 |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125094343/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01iht-profile.4.15806138.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |archive-date=25 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who in turn cites Norwegian [[manager (association football)|football manager]] [[Egil Olsen|Egil "Drillo" Olsen]] as a key inspiration for his coaching strategy.<ref name="Agdestein 2014, p. 36">Agdestein (2014), p. 36</ref> In 2000, Agdestein introduced Carlsen to [[Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen]], a former Norwegian junior champion and later [[International Master]] (IM) and GM,<ref name=FideProfileRingdalHansen>{{cite web |title=FIDE Chess Profile 1501720 Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal |url=http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1501720 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=15 September 2016 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190130/http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1501720 |url-status=live }}</ref> as Ringdal served a one-year ''[[:no:Siviltjeneste i Norge|siviltjeneste]]'' (an [[alternative civilian service]] programme) at the college.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Over the course of that year, Carlsen's rating rose from 904 in June 2000 to 1907. His breakthrough occurred in the Norwegian junior teams championship in September 2000, where he scored 3½/5 against the country's top junior players and gained a {{chessgloss| tournament performance rating}} (TPR) of around 2000.<ref>Agdestein (2004), pp. 16–18; 26.</ref> Apart from chess, which he studied about three to four hours a day, his favourite pastimes included playing [[Association football|football]] and reading [[Donald Duck]] comics.<ref>Agdestein (2004), pp. 78–79.</ref> He also practised [[skiing]] until the age of ten.<ref>Agdestein (2014), p. 17</ref>

From autumn 2000 to the end of 2002, Carlsen played almost 300 rated tournament games, as well as in several blitz tournaments, and participated in other minor events.<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 80.</ref> In October 2002, he placed sixth in the [[European Youth Chess Championship|European Under-12 Championship]] in [[Peñiscola]].<ref name="European U12 Championship">{{cite web|url=http://www.torneionline.com/loto_tornei_d.php?codice=2002ESP06&tipo=1|title=European U12 Championship|publisher=Italian Chess Federation|access-date=1 September 2015|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151116/http://www.torneionline.com/loto_tornei_d.php?codice=2002ESP06&tipo=1|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, he tied for first place in the [[World Youth Chess Championship|2002 World Under-12 Championship]] in [[Heraklion]], placing second to [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] on tiebreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brasilbase.pro.br/w12b2002.htm|title=17° World Championship u12 (boys)|publisher=BrasilBase|access-date=1 September 2015|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906052953/http://brasilbase.pro.br/w12b2002.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He then obtained three [[Norm (chess)|IM norms]] in relatively quick succession: the first at the January 2003 [[Gausdal Municipality|Gausdal]] Troll Masters (score 7/10, 2453 PR); the second at the June 2003 Salongernas IM-tournament in [[Stockholm]] (6/9, 2470 PR); and the third at the July 2003 [[Politiken Cup]] in [[Copenhagen]] (8/11, 2503 PR). He was officially awarded the IM title on 20 August 2003.<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 190.</ref>

After finishing primary school, Carlsen took a year off to participate in international chess tournaments in Europe during the autumn of 2003, then returned to complete secondary education at a sports school.<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 104.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sulky 'Mozart of chess' the new Kasparov|url=http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/culture/sulky-mozart-of-chess--the-new-kasparov-20100222-or5a.html|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 February 2010|access-date=31 January 2015|archive-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707223400/http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/culture/sulky-mozart-of-chess--the-new-kasparov-20100222-or5a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the year away from school, he placed joint-third in the European Under-14 Championship<ref name="Chess-Results">{{cite web|title=European Youth Championship Boys – U14|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr1434.aspx?art=4&lan=1&turdet=YES|publisher=Chess-Results|date=22 November 2003|access-date=5 January 2013|archive-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110154934/http://chess-results.com/tnr1434.aspx?art=4&lan=1&turdet=YES|url-status=live}}</ref> and ninth in the [[World Youth Chess Championship|2003 World Under-14 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr1377.aspx?lan=16&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984|title=World Youth Chess Championship 2003 – Boys-14|publisher=Chess-Results|access-date=1 September 2015|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309060742/http://chess-results.com/tnr1377.aspx?lan=16&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Chess career ==
=== 2004 ===
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Carlsen made headlines after his victory, at the age of 13, in the C group at the 2004 [[Corus chess tournament]] in [[Wijk aan Zee]].<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic481.html The Week in Chess 481] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405101120/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic481.html |date=5 April 2023 }}, 26 January 2004.</ref> He obtained a score of 10½/13, losing just one game (against the highest-rated player of the C group, [[Duško Pavasovič]]).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Carlsen, Magnus|title=Magnificent Magnus|journal=New in Chess|year=2004|issue=2|pages=48–51}}</ref> As a result, he earned his first [[Norm (chess)#Grandmaster norm|GM norm]], and achieved a {{chessgloss|performance rating|PR}} of 2702. Particularly notable was his win over [[Sipke Ernst]] in the penultimate round, when he sacrificed material to give [[Checkmate|mate]] in just 29 moves.<ref>Kavalek, Lubomir (23 February 2012). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lubomir-kavalek/mozarts-of-chess_b_1288929.html "Mozarts of Chess"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214143225/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lubomir-kavalek/mozarts-of-chess_b_1288929.html |date=14 February 2017 }}. Huffpost. Retrieved 6 August 2018.</ref> His victory in the C group qualified him to play in the B group in 2005, and it led [[Lubomir Kavalek]], writing for the ''[[Washington Post]]'', to give him the title "the [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] of chess" (although, as pointed out by [[Edward Winter (chess historian)|Edward Winter]], the nickname had been given to many illustrious predecessors).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/mozart.html|title='The Mozart of Chess' by Edward Winter|website=Chesshistory.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428120052/https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/mozart.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Agdestein said that Carlsen had an excellent memory and played an unusually wide range of openings.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Agdestein, Simen |title=On the Road |journal=New in Chess |year=2006 |issue=4 |pages=17–21}}</ref> Carlsen's prowess caught the attention of [[Microsoft]], which became his sponsor.<ref name="The Mozart of Chess">{{cite web |author=Berntsen, Mathias |url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1447 |title=The Mozart of Chess: Mega Magnus in Wijk aan Zee |publisher=ChessBase News |date=27 January 2004 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714081233/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1447 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen obtained his second GM norm at the Moscow [[Aeroflot Open]] in February. On 17 March, in a [[Fast chess|blitz chess]] tournament in [[Reykjavík]], Iceland, he defeated former World Champion [[Anatoly Karpov]]. It was a preliminary event leading up to a [[Fast chess|rapid]] knockout tournament beginning the next day. In that event, Carlsen was paired with [[Garry Kasparov]], then the top-rated player in the world. Carlsen achieved a draw in their first game but lost the second, and was thus knocked out of the tournament.<ref name=h>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1536 |title=Boy meets Beast in Reykjavik |publisher=ChessBase News |date=19 March 2004 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109054626/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1536 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the sixth [[Dubai]] Open Chess Championship, held 18–28 April, Carlsen obtained his third GM norm, which made him the world's youngest GM at the time, and the [[Chess prodigy#List of youngest grandmasters|second-youngest GM in history at the time]] (after [[Sergey Karjakin]], who earned the title at 12 years and 7 months).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1614 |title=Magnificent Magnus, the world's youngest grandmaster |publisher=ChessBase News |date=30 April 2004 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305194814/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1614 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen played in the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2004|FIDE World Chess Championship]], becoming the youngest player ever to participate in one, but was knocked out in the first round by [[Levon Aronian]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FIDE WCC R1: Youngest and oldest falter |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1728 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=20 April 2004 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109205910/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1728 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July, Carlsen and [[Berge Østenstad]], then the reigning Norwegian champion, tied for first in the Norwegian Chess Championship, each scoring 7/9. A two-game match between them was arranged to decide the title. Both games were drawn, which left Østenstad the champion because he had superior tiebreaks in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/Ostenstad-slo-ut-Magnus-Carlsen-i-sjakk-NM-6316149.html |title=Østenstad slo ut Magnus Carlsen i sjakk-NM |work=Aftenposten |publisher=Aftenposten.com |date=5 September 2004 |language=no |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110170701/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/Ostenstad-slo-ut-Magnus-Carlsen-i-sjakk-NM-6316149.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2005 ===
In the Smartfish Chess Masters event at the [[Drammen]] International Chess Festival 2004–05, Carlsen defeated [[Alexei Shirov]], then ranked {{Numero|10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Players October 2004&nbsp;– Archive |url=http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=69 |access-date=3 January 2013 |publisher=FIDE |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429104112/http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=69 |url-status=live }}</ref> in the world, as well as the co-winner of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2118 |title=Smartfish sensation: Carlsen defeats Shirov |publisher=ChessBase News |date=4 January 2005 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109200942/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2118 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the semi-finals of the [[León, Spain|Ciudad de León]] rapid chess tournament in June, Carlsen played a four-game match against Viswanathan Anand, who was ranked {{Numero|2}} in the world at the time and had won the 2003 [[Fast chess#World Rapid chess champions|World Rapid Chess Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.chessbase.com/home/TabId/211/PostId/4001276 |title=World Champion Vishy Anand! |publisher=ChessBase News |date=2 November 2003 |access-date=21 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017210329/http://en.chessbase.com/home/TabId/211/PostId/4001276 |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref> Anand won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kasimdzhanov and Anand win 3:1, 3:1 |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2447 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=11 June 2005 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109205001/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2447 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the Norwegian Chess Championship, Carlsen again finished in shared first place, this time with his mentor Simen Agdestein. A playoff between them was played between 7 and 10 November. This time, Carlsen had the better tiebreaks, but the rule giving the title to the player with better tiebreak scores in the event of a 1–1 tie had been revoked. The match was closely fought—Agdestein won the first game, Carlsen the second—so it went into a series of two-game rapid matches until there was a winner. Carlsen won the first rapid game, Agdestein the second. Then followed three draws until Agdestein won the championship title with a victory in the sixth rapid game.<ref>{{cite web |author=Valaker, Ole |title=Deilig å vinne |url=http://pub.nettavisen.no/nettavisen/sjakk/article489452.ece |work=[[Nettavisen]] |date=9 November 2005 |language=no |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021745/http://pub.nettavisen.no/nettavisen/sjakk/article489452.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October, Carlsen took first place at the Arnold Eikrem Memorial in Gausdal with a score of 8/9 and a {{chessgloss|performance rating|PR}} of 2792.<ref>{{cite web |author=Svensen, Tarjei J. |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2689 |title=14-year-old Carlsen with 2792 performance |publisher=ChessBase News |date=20 October 2005 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109053732/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2689 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Carlsen Magnus.jpg|thumb|Carlsen in Warsaw, 2005]]
At the end of 2005, Carlsen participated at the [[Chess World Cup 2005|Chess World Cup]] in [[Khanty-Mansiysk]], Russia. In the knockout tournament, he upset 44th-ranked [[Zurab Azmaiparashvili]] in round one, and proceeded to defeat [[Farrukh Amonatov]] and [[Ivan Cheparinov]] to reach the round of 16. There he lost to [[Evgeny Bareev]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Bareev defeats Carlsen, Bacrot KO's Lautier |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2785 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109220518/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2785 |url-status=live }}</ref> but won against [[Joël Lautier]] and [[Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)|Vladimir Malakhov]] before losing again to [[Gata Kamsky]]. Carlsen finished in tenth place and became the youngest player to be an official World Championship [[Candidates Tournament|Candidate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Khanty-Mansiysk: The prodigies are through |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2802 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=15 December 2005 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507100109/https://en.chessbase.com/post/khanty-mansiysk-the-prodigies-are-through |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2006 ===
Carlsen qualified for a place in the Corus B group due to his first-place finish in Corus group C in 2004. His shared first place with [[Alexander Motylev]] with 9/13 (+6−1=6) qualified him to play in the Corus group A in 2007.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Motylev and Magnus move up |journal=New in Chess |year=2006 |issue=2 |pages=42–49}}</ref>

At the 2006 international 'Bosna' tournament in [[Sarajevo]], Carlsen shared first place with [[Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu]] (who won on tiebreak) and Vladimir Malakhov; this could be regarded as Carlsen's first "A" elite tournament win, although it was not a clear first.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen: age 15, performance 2700 |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-age-15-performance-2700 |date=19 May 2006 |access-date=3 June 2014 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317164032/http://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-age-15-performance-2700 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen was close to winning the 2006 Norwegian Chess Championship outright, but a last-round loss to Berge Østenstad dropped him into another tie for first place with Agdestein. It also prevented Carlsen from beating Agdestein's record as the youngest Norwegian champion ever.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlsen falters, shares victory with Agdestein |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3235 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=16 July 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109080102/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3235 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, in the playoff held from 19 to 21 September, Carlsen won 3–1. After two draws at standard time controls, Carlsen won both rapid games in round two, securing his first Norwegian championship win.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen, 15, Norwegian Chess Champion |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3355 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=21 September 2006 |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109195928/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3355 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the Glitnir Blitz Tournament in Iceland.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nafn |url=http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=32 |title=Skáksamband Íslands&nbsp;– Glitnir blitz 2006 |publisher=Skaksamband.is |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212122254/http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=32 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He achieved a 2–0 win over Viswanathan Anand in the semi-finals and achieved the same score in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nafn |url=http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=33 |title=Skáksamband Íslands&nbsp;– Results |publisher=Skaksamband.is |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212122211/http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=33 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored 6/8 in the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] and achieved a PR of 2820.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr3410.aspx?art=23&lan=1&flag=30&snr=24 |title=37th Chess Olympiad 2006 general. Schachserver der Wiener Zeitung (Austria) |publisher=Schach.wienerzeitung.at |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212160205/http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr3410.aspx?art=23&lan=1&flag=30&snr=24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the Midnight Sun Chess Tournament in [[Tromsø]], Carlsen finished second to [[Sergei Shipov]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shipov wins Midnight Sun, Carlsen second |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3215 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=3 July 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109183052/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Biel Chess Festival|Biel Grandmaster Tournament]], he placed second, beating the tournament winner [[Alexander Morozevich]] twice.<ref>{{cite web |title=The remarkable Alexander Morozevich wins Biel |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3271 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=4 August 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109082403/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3271 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the NH Chess Tournament held in [[Amsterdam]] in August, Carlsen participated in an "Experience" vs. "Rising Stars" [[Scheveningen system|Scheveningen]] team match. The "Rising Stars" won the match 28–22, with Carlsen achieving the best individual score for the Rising Stars team (6½/10) and a 2700 PR, thus winning the right to participate in the 2007 [[Amber chess tournament|Melody Amber]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nhchess.quinsy.net/ |title=The NH Chess Tournament |publisher=Nhchess.quinsy.net |access-date=3 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901051828/http://www.nhchess.quinsy.net/ |archive-date=1 September 2009 }}</ref>

With a score of 7½/15, Carlsen placed 8th out of 16 participants at the World Blitz Championship in [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel.<ref>{{cite web |author=Liss, Erik |title=Grischuk wins FIDE World Blitz Championship |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3334 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=12 September 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109094801/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3334 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the rapid chess tournament ''Rencontres nationales et internationales d'échecs'' in [[Cap d'Agde]], France, he reached the semi-final, losing there to Sergey Karjakin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Teimour Radjabov wins Cap d'Agde |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3466 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=3 November 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109141715/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3466 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November, Carlsen achieved a shared 8th place of 10 participants in the [[Mikhail Tal Memorial]] in Moscow with two losses and seven draws. He finished ninth in a group of 18 participants in the associated blitz tournament, which was won by Anand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tal-Mem Blitz: Anand wins with two point lead |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3496 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=19 November 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109065817/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3496 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2007 ===
[[File:Magnus Øen Carlsen vs. Aronian Linares 2007.jpg|thumb|Carlsen playing [[Levon Aronian]] at Linares 2007]]
Playing in the top group of the Corus chess tournament for the first time, Carlsen placed last with nine draws and four losses, scoring 4½/13.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Three cheers for Aronian, Radjabov and Topalov |journal=New in Chess |year=2007 |issue=2 |pages=10–47}}</ref> In the [[Linares chess tournament]], Carlsen played against top-rated players [[Veselin Topalov]], [[Viswanathan Anand]], [[Peter Svidler]], [[Alexander Morozevich]], [[Levon Aronian]], [[Peter Leko]], and [[Vasyl Ivanchuk]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Linares R14: Anand wins Morelia/Linares by a full point |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3722 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=10 March 2007 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063207/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3722 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen played for the first time in the [[Melody Amber]] blind and rapid chess tournament in [[Monte Carlo]] in March. In the 11 rounds, he achieved eight draws and three losses in the [[blindfold chess|blindfold]] games, as well as three wins, seven draws and one loss in the rapid games. This resulted in a shared ninth place in the blindfold, shared second place in the rapid (behind Anand), and a shared eighth place overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blindfold king Kramnik wins 16th Amber Tournament |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3766 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=30 March 2007 |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020150928/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3766 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May and June, he participated in the Candidates Tournament for the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2007]], facing Levon Aronian in a six-game match at standard time controls, which Carlsen drew (+2−2=2) by coming from behind twice. The four-game rapid playoff was drawn as well (+1−1=2), with Carlsen winning the last game to stay in the match. Eventually, Aronian eliminated Carlsen from the tournament after winning both tiebreak blitz games.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=A Whiff of the Golden Age |journal=New in Chess |year=2007 |issue=5 |pages=22–53}}</ref>

In July and August, Carlsen won the Biel Grandmaster Tournament with a 6/10 record and a PR of 2753. His score was matched by [[Alexander Onischuk]] and they played a match to break the tie. After drawing two rapid and two blitz games, Carlsen won the [[armageddon chess|armageddon]] game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlsen: 'This victory is a milestone for my career' |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4032 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=5 August 2007 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109163902/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4032 |url-status=live }}</ref> Immediately after the Biel tournament, Carlsen entered the open Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, but his fourth-place result with +5=4 was a slight underperformance in terms of rating. In the first round, Carlsen conceded a draw to his classmate Brede Hagen (rated 2034)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/second-arctic-che-challenge-in-troms|title=Second Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø|date=7 August 2007|website=Chess News|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=17 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417181548/http://en.chessbase.com/post/second-arctic-che-challenge-in-troms|url-status=live}}</ref> after having a lost position at one point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1469361 |title=Brede Hagen vs Magnus Carlsen |publisher=Chessgames.com |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=8 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308185242/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1469361 |url-status=live }}</ref> A game which attracted some attention was his sixth-round win over his father, Henrik Carlsen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4039 |title=Carlsen vs Carlsen&nbsp;– Magnus beats his dad |date=10 August 2007 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109014136/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4039 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen reached the semi-final round of the [[Chess World Cup 2007|World Chess Cup]] in December, after defeating [[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]] in the round of 16 and Ivan Cheparinov in the quarterfinals. In the semi-final, he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Gata Kamsky, scoring ½–1½.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khanty-Mansiysk: Gata Kamsky in the Final |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4315 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=10 December 2007 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109042935/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4315 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2008 ===
[[File:Magnus Carlsen 08.jpg|thumb|Carlsen in 2008]]
In the top group A of the [[Corus 2008 chess tournament|69th Corus chess tournament]], Carlsen scored 8/13, achieving a PR of 2830. Carlsen won five games, lost two and drew six, sharing first place with [[Levon Aronian]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wijk R13: Aronian, Carlsen win Wijk aan Zee 2008 |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4417 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=27 January 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109022724/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4417 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the Linares chess tournament, Carlsen had another 2800+ PR, scoring 8/14. He finished in sole second place, ½ point behind the winner World Champion Viswanathan Anand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Linares R14: All games drawn, Anand wins Super-GM |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4493 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=7 March 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109020904/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4493 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March, Carlsen played for the second time in the Melody Amber blind and rapid chess tournament, held in [[Nice]] for the first time. In the 11 rounds he achieved four wins, four draws and two losses in the blindfold, and three wins, two losses, and six draws in the rapid. This resulted in a shared fifth place in the blindfold, shared third place in the rapid and a shared second place in the overall tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melody Amber: Aronian wins with 2½ point lead |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4536 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=27 March 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109204319/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4536 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen was one of 21 players in the six-tournament [[FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010]], a qualifier for the [[World Chess Championship 2012]]. In the first tournament, in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan, he finished in a three-way tie for first place, with another 2800 PR. He later withdrew from the Grand Prix cycle despite his initial success, criticising FIDE for "changing the rules dramatically in the middle of a [[World Championship]] cycle".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5053 |title=Chess News&nbsp;– Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Grand Prix |date=5 December 2008 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109132451/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5053 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won a rapid match against [[Peter Leko]] held in [[Miskolc]], Hungary, scoring 5–3.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Gyimesi, Zoltán |title=Miskolc: Carlsen wins the rapid chess match 5:3 |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4672 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=3 June 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109015847/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4672 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June, Carlsen won the annual [[Aerosvit chess tournament]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/aerosvit2008/index_e.htm |title=Aerosvit-2008 official site |publisher=Ukrchess.org.ua |date=20 June 2008 |access-date=31 January 2012 |archive-date=11 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311172335/http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/aerosvit2008/index_e.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> finishing undefeated with 8/11 in a [[Category (chess tournament)|category]] 19 field and achieving a PR of 2877, his best PR at that point in his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aerosvit 2008: Carlsen wins by a full point |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4712 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604211050/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4712 |url-status=live }}</ref> Playing in the category 18 Biel Grandmaster Tournament, Carlsen finished third with 6/10, with a PR of 2740.<ref>{{cite web |author=Friedel, Frederic |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4812 |title=Biel 2008: impressions from the final round |publisher=ChessBase News |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109060442/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4812 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Mainz]] World Rapid Chess Championship, Carlsen finished in second place after losing the final to defending champion Anand 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fischer, Johannes |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4811 |title=Mainz 2008: Anand punishes Carlsen in Grenkeleasing final |publisher=ChessBase News |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109032631/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4811 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the qualification round Carlsen scored 1½–½ against [[Judit Polgár]], 1–1 against Anand and 1–1 against Alexander Morozevich.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fischer, Johannes |title=Mainz 2008: Anand to face Carlsen in Grenkeleasing final |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4807 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=3 September 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109032714/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4807 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the category 22 [[Bilbao Chess Masters Final|Bilbao Masters]], Carlsen tied for second with a 2768 PR.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilbao R10: Topalov wins Bilbao, leads in live rankings |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4908 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=16 September 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=15 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915230303/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4908 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2009 ===
Playing in Group A of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2009|71st Corus chess tournament]], Carlsen tied for fifth with a 2739 PR.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5190 |title=Sergey Karjakin wins Wijk aan Zee 2009 |newspaper=Chess News |date=February 2009 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=20 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120053548/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5190 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Linares International Chess Tournament|Linares chess tournament]], he finished third with a 2777 PR.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5271 |title=Linares R14: All games drawn, Grischuk wins on tiebreak |publisher=ChessBase News |date=7 March 2009 |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-date=20 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120013222/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5271 |url-status=live }}</ref> He tied for second place with [[Veselin Topalov]] at the [[M-Tel Masters]] (category 21) tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He lost to eventual winner [[Alexei Shirov]] in their final game, dropping him from first.<ref>{{cite web |author=McClain, Dylan Loeb |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/crosswords/chess/31chess.html |title=Highly Ranked Youth Loses Tactical Battle to an Old Pro |work=The New York Times |date=30 May 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116022422/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/crosswords/chess/31chess.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the category 21 [[Nanjing Pearl Spring]] tournament, 2½ points ahead of second-place finisher Topalov, the world's highest-rated player at the time. He scored an undefeated 8/10, winning every game as [[White and Black in chess|white]] (against Topalov, [[Wang Yue (chess player)|Wang Yue]], Leko, [[Teimour Radjabov]], and [[Dmitry Jakovenko]]), and also winning as black against Jakovenko. By rating performance, this was one of the greatest results in history, with a PR of 3002.<ref name="ChessBase 10 October 2009">{{cite web |title=Nanjing: Carlsen wins Pearl Spring with 3002 performance |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5822 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=10 October 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216035441/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5822 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chess statistician [[Jeff Sonas]] has declared it one of the 20 best tournament performances of all time, and the best chess performance of all time by a teenager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5828 |title=Chess News&nbsp;– Facts and figures: Magnus Carlsen's performance in Nanjing |date=12 October 2009 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510023149/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5828 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Mikhail Tal Memorial|Tal Memorial]], played from 5 to 14 November, Carlsen started with seven straight draws, but finished with wins over former FIDE World Champion [[Ruslan Ponomariov]] and Peter Leko. This result put Carlsen in shared second place behind former World Champion [[Vladimir Kramnik]] and equal with Ivanchuk.<ref>{{cite web |author=McClain, Dylan Loeb |url=http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/kramnik-wins-tal-memorial-carlsen-claims-no-1-ranking/ |title=Kramnik Wins Tal Memorial, Carlsen Claims No. 1 Ranking |work=[[The New York Times]] Chess Blog |date=15 November 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=26 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226003729/http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/kramnik-wins-tal-memorial-carlsen-claims-no-1-ranking/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=McClain, Dylan Loeb |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/crosswords/chess/15champion.html?_r=1&ref=world |title=Norwegian, 18, Is Youngest to Be Ranked No. 1 at Chess |work=[[The New York Times]] Chess Blog |date=14 November 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151128/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/crosswords/chess/15champion.html?_r=1&ref=world |url-status=live }}</ref> After the Tal Memorial, Carlsen won the World Blitz Championship, played from 16 to 18 November in Moscow, Russia. His score of 28 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses left him three points ahead of Anand, who finished in second place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5923 |title=World Blitz Championship: Carlsen wins by three-point margin |publisher=ChessBase News |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045551/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5923 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:MagnusCarlsen.jpg|thumb|Carlsen at the World Blitz Championship 2009]]

Carlsen entered the [[London Chess Classic]] as the top seed in a field including Kramnik, [[Hikaru Nakamura]], Michael Adams, [[Nigel Short]], [[Ni Hua]], [[Luke McShane]] and [[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]]. He defeated Kramnik in round one and went on to win the tournament with 13/21 (three points were awarded for a win, and one for a draw; using classical scoring he finished with 5/7) and a PR of 2844, one point ahead of Kramnik. This victory propelled him to {{Numero|1}} of the FIDE rating list, surpassing Veselin Topalov.<ref>{{cite web |title=London R7: Carlsen wins Chess Classic |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5990 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109053206/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5990 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Max |first1=D. T. |title=The Prince's Gambit |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/03/21/the-princes-gambit |magazine=The New Yorker |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130191202/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/03/21/the-princes-gambit |url-status=live }}</ref>

Based on his average ranking from the July 2009 and January 2010 FIDE lists, Carlsen qualified for the Candidates Tournament that would determine the challenger to World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2012. In November 2010, however, Carlsen announced he was withdrawing from the Candidates Tournament. Carlsen described the 2008–12 cycle as "[not] sufficiently modern and fair", and wrote that "Reigning champion privileges, the long (five-year) span of the cycle, changes made during the cycle resulting in a new format (Candidates) that no World Champion has had to go through since Kasparov, puzzling ranking criteria as well as the shallow ceaseless match-after-match concept are all less than satisfactory in my opinion."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6789 |title=Magnus Carlsen drops out of World Championship cycle |publisher=ChessBase News |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121001258/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6789 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2009 Carlsen engaged former World Champion Garry Kasparov as a personal trainer.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnus-carlsen-my-job-is-to-improve-my-chess/#more-15978 |title=Magnus Carlsen: 'My job is to improve my chess' |publisher=ChessVibes |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128130236/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/magnus-carlsen-my-job-is-to-improve-my-chess/#more-15978 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September their partnership was revealed to the public by Norwegian newspapers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Peterson, Macauley |url=https://webcast.chessclub.com/blog/2009/09/07/carlsen-and-kasparov-a-new-team/ |title=Carlsen, Kasparov Team Up |publisher=The Internet Chess Club |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718111009/https://webcast.chessclub.com/blog/2009/09/07/carlsen-and-kasparov-a-new-team/|archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5742 |title=Breaking news: Carlsen and Kasparov join forces |publisher=ChessBase News; translated from the Norwegian newspaper VG Nett |date=7 September 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114211644/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5742 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Responding to a question in an interview with ''Time'' magazine in December 2009 as to whether he used computers when studying chess, Carlsen explained that he does not use a chess set when studying on his own.<ref name="Time 2009">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948809,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227184603/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948809,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2009 |magazine=Time |author=Harrell, Eben |title=Magnus Carlsen: The 19-Year-Old King of Chess |date=25 December 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

=== 2010 ===
Carlsen won the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2010|72nd Corus chess tournament]] played 16–31 January with 8½ points. His ninth-round loss to Kramnik ended a streak of 36 rated games undefeated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article2812643.ece |title=Så tapte Magnus |author=Valaker, Ole |date=26 January 2010 |publisher=Nettavisen |language=no |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=28 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128094942/http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article2812643.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> Carlsen struggled in the last round against [[Fabiano Caruana]], but saved a draw, leaving him half a point ahead of Kramnik and [[Alexei Shirov|Shirov]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article2817756.ece |title=Magnus vant thrillerfinale |author=Valaker, Ole |date=31 January 2010 |publisher=Nettavisen |language=no |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203155644/http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article2817756.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March it was announced that Carlsen had split from Kasparov and would no longer use him as a trainer,<ref name="barden">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/13/chess-magnus-carlsen-garry-kasparov |title=World No1 Magnus Carlsen parts company with mentor Garry Kasparov |author=Barden, Leonard |date=13 March 2010 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> although Carlsen later stated that they would remain in contact and he would continue to attend training sessions with Kasparov.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6187 |title=Magnus Carlsen on his chess career |publisher=ChessBase News |date=15 March 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903210833/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6187 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen shared first place alongside Ivanchuk in the Amber blindfold and rapid tournament. Scoring 6½/11 in the blindfold and 8/11 in the rapid, Carlsen accumulated 14½ from a possible 22 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amber: Carlsen and Ivanchuk win 19th Amber |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6214 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123144055/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6214 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen helped Anand prepare for the [[World Chess Championship 2010]] against Veselin Topalov, which Anand won 6½–5½ to retain the title. Carlsen had also helped Anand prepare for the World Chess Championships in [[World Chess Championship 2007|2007]] and [[World Chess Championship 2008|2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6346 |title=Chess News&nbsp;– Anand in Playchess&nbsp;– the helpers in Sofia |work=Chess News |date=19 May 2010 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=22 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522043142/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6346 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the Bazna Kings Tournament in Romania in June, two points ahead of Radjabov and [[Boris Gelfand]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Rogozenco, Dorian |title=Medias R10: Magnus Carlsen wins with two-point lead |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6457 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=25 June 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=19 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119143402/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6457 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August, Carlsen played in the Arctic Securities Chess Stars tournament in Kristiansund, Norway., defeating Anand 1½–½ in the two-game final to win the championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6644 |title=Carlsen beats Anand, wins Arctic Securities Rapid |date=31 August 2010 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715225524/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6644 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen suffered setbacks in his next two tournaments. In the [[39th Chess Olympiad]] he scored 4½/8, losing three games, to [[Baadur Jobava]], Michael Adams, and [[Sanan Sjugirov]]; these were his first losses with the black pieces in more than a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr36795.aspx?art=20&fed=NOR&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000 |title=Team-Composition for federation NOR&nbsp;– Open |publisher=Chess Results |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510053930/http://www.chess-results.com/tnr36795.aspx?art=20&fed=NOR&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000 |url-status=live }}</ref> His team, Norway, finished 51st out of 149 teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ugra-chess.com/standings.php |title=Standings; World Chess Olympiad 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk; Всемирная Шахматная Олимпиада Ханты-Мансийск |publisher=Ugra-chess |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=8 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108052048/http://ugra-chess.com/standings.php |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Carlsen played in the [[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#Third Grand Slam Masters Final (2010)|Grand Slam Masters Final]] in October, which he had qualified for automatically by winning three of the previous year's four Grand Slam chess events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6567 |title=Final Chess Masters 2010 in Shanghai and Bilbao |date=2 August 2010 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915000641/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6567 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic827.html#2|title=The Week in Chess 827|website=The Week in Chess|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=1 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401005125/http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic827.html#2|url-status=live}}</ref> The average Elo of the participants at the time was 2789, making the Grand Slam Final the strongest chess tournament in history. In the first round, Carlsen lost with black to Kramnik; this was Carlsen's second consecutive loss to Kramnik, and placed his hold on the world {{Numero|1}} ranking in jeopardy. In his second round, Carlsen lost with the white pieces to Anand; this was his first loss as White since January 2010. Carlsen recovered somewhat in the latter part of the tournament, achieving a win over Shirov, and finishing with 2½/6; Kramnik won the event with 4/6.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article3006142.ece |title=Magnus endte på 3. plass |author=Valaker, Ole |date=15 October 2010 |publisher=Nettavisen |language=no |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=4 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104045029/http://www.nettavisen.no/sjakk/article3006142.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October, Carlsen competed at the [[Pearl Spring chess tournament]] in [[Nanjing]], China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://previews.chessdom.com/2010/nanjing-chess-2010 |title=Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010 (updated) |publisher=Previews.chessdom.com |date=30 October 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000107/http://previews.chessdom.com/2010/nanjing-chess-2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was the only tournament in 2010 to feature Anand, Carlsen and Topalov, at the time the top three players in the world, and was the first tournament in history to feature three players rated at least 2800. Carlsen secured first place by defeating Topalov with black. This was his second victory in the tournament over the former world {{Numero|1}}; his final score of 7/10 (with a PR of 2903) was a full point ahead of runner-up Anand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nanjing R10: Magnus wins with 2900+ performance |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6778 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=30 October 2010 |access-date=5 January 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303204214/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6778 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:London Chess Classic 2010 Calsen 02.jpg|thumb|Carlsen at the 2010 London Chess Classic]]
On 5 November, Carlsen withdrew from the [[World Chess Championship 2012#Candidates tournament|2011 Candidates Tournament]], having qualified as the highest rated challenger, citing dissatisfaction with the World Championship cycle format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-drops-out-of-world-championship-cycle|date=5 November 2010|website=chessbase|title=Magnus Carlsen drops out of World Championship cycle|access-date=25 December 2024|archive-date=4 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204104934/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6789|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the World Blitz Championship, held in Moscow in November, Carlsen finished third with a score of 23½/38, behind Radjabov and winner Levon Aronian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6816 |title=Aronian wins World Blitz Championship |publisher=ChessBase News |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=25 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225004843/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6816 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the tournament, Carlsen played a private 40-game blitz match against Hikaru Nakamura,<ref>{{cite web |author=Peterson, Macauley |title=Nakamura&nbsp;– Carlsen, Private Blitz Match |url=http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10889/611/ |publisher=United States Chess Federation |date=8 December 2010 |access-date=16 December 2012 |archive-date=8 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308183020/http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10889/611/ |url-status=live }}</ref> winning with a score of 24½–15½.<ref>{{cite journal |title=NIC's Café |page=6 |journal=New in Chess |year=2011 |issue=1}}</ref> Carlsen won the London Chess Classic in December, ahead of Anand and McShane.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=London is Carlsen's call |journal=New in Chess |year=2011 |issue=1 |pages=10–29}}</ref>

=== 2011 ===
Carlsen competed in the GM-A group of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2011|73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament]] (formerly called the Corus chess tournament) on 14–30 January in Wijk aan Zee in an attempt to defend his title; the field included World Champion Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, [[Alexander Grischuk]], Hikaru Nakamura, Ruslan Ponomariov, among others. Despite losing games with white against [[Anish Giri]] and reigning Russian champion [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]], Carlsen finished with 8/13, including victories over Kramnik and tournament winner Nakamura.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Class of 2011 |journal=New in Chess |year=2011 |issue=2 |pages=11–37}}</ref> Although Carlsen's performance raised his rating from 2814 to 2815, Anand's 8½/13 score elevated his rating to 2817, making him the world {{Numero|1}} for the March 2011 FIDE rating list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Players March 2011&nbsp;– Archive |url=http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=185 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=7 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307224750/http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=185 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first tournament victory of the year came in the Bazna Kings tournament, a double round robin played in [[Mediaș]], Romania on 11–21 June. Carlsen finished with 6½/10, equal with Sergey Karjakin but with a better tiebreak score. Carlsen won his White games against Nakamura, Nisipeanu, and Ivanchuk and drew the rest of the games.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7309 |title=Media Kings Rd10: Carlsen–Karjakin draw, Carlsen wins Medias 2011 |date=21 June 2011 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625104621/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7309 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the [[Biel Chess Festival|44th Biel Grandmaster tournament]], held from 16 to 29 July. He took clear first place with a score of 19/30 (+5−1=4; three points for a win) in a field comprising Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alexander Morozevich, Alexey Shirov and Yannick Pelletier, two points ahead of Morozevich. This was Carlsen's second title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/biel-chess-festival-2011|title=Biel Chess Festival 2011 {{!}} The Week in Chess|website=theweekinchess.com|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131145418/http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/biel-chess-festival-2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/biel-rd-9-caruana-beats-morozevich-carlsen-wins-biel-2011|title=Biel Rd.9: Caruana beats Morozevich, Carlsen wins Biel 2011|date=28 July 2011|website=Chess News|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131201411/https://en.chessbase.com/post/biel-rd-9-caruana-beats-morozevich-carlsen-wins-biel-2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Grand Slam Chess Final was held as a double round robin with six players, in São Paulo (25 September – 1 October) and Bilbao (5–11 October). Although Carlsen had a slow start, including a loss against bottom-ranked [[Francisco Vallejo Pons]], he finished +3−1=6, equal with Ivanchuk (whose +4−3=3 finish was equal due to three points for a win). Carlsen then won the blitz tiebreak against Ivanchuk. The other players were Anand, Aronian, Nakamura, and Vallejo Pons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7597 |title=Bilbao Masters&nbsp;– Carlsen takes first after blitz tiebreak |publisher=ChessBase News |date=12 October 2011 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109100954/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7597 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another tournament victory was achieved in the Tal Memorial in Moscow 16–25 November as a round robin with ten players. Carlsen won two games, against Gelfand and Nakamura, and drew the rest. Although he finished equal on points with Aronian, he placed ahead since the tiebreak was determined by the number of black games; Carlsen had five black games, while Aronian only had four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-catches-aronian-in-last-round-tal-memorial |title=Carlsen catches Aronian in last round, wins Tal Memorial on tiebreak |publisher=ChessVibes |date=25 November 2011 |access-date=3 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327183729/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-catches-aronian-in-last-round-tal-memorial |archive-date=27 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=75834|title=Tal Memorial (2011)|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029080438/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=75834|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the London Chess Classic, played 3–12 December, Carlsen's streak of tournament victories ended when he finished third, behind Kramnik and Nakamura. Carlsen won three games and drew five. Although he did not win the tournament, Carlsen gained rating points, rising to a new personal record of 2835.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=10040819 |title=Sjakk-Carlsen har aldri vært bedre |date=12 December 2011 |access-date=3 January 2013 |language=no |publisher=Verdens Gang |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231927/http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=10040819 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2012 ===
[[File:MCarlsen11.jpg|thumb|Carlsen at the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2012|74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]] in 2012]]
At the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2012|74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]] held on 14–29 January in Wijk aan Zee, Carlsen finished in a shared second place with 8/13, behind Aronian, and equal with Radjabov and Caruana. Carlsen defeated Gashimov, Aronian, Gelfand, and Topalov, but lost against Karjakin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7879 |title=Wijk aan Zee Rd13: Aronian is sole winner! |date=29 January 2012 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=1 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201170615/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7879 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the blitz chess tournament at Tal Memorial, held in Moscow on 7 June, Carlsen shared first place with Morozevich. In the main event (a category 22 ten-player round robin), he won two games and drew seven. He finished in first place, ahead of Radjabov and Caruana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tal Memorial Rd9&nbsp;– Carlsen takes title in record event |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8262 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109080810/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8262 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen then went on to finish second in the Biel Grandmaster Tournament, with 18 points, just one point behind [[Wang Hao (chess player)|Wang Hao]] using the 3–1–0 scoring system. As in the Tal Memorial earlier in 2012, Carlsen managed to finish the tournament without any losses (+4−0=6). He also defeated the winner Wang in both of their individual games. In the exhibition blitz tournament at Biel before the GM tournament, Carlsen was eliminated (+1−2=0) in the first round by Étienne Bacrot. Bacrot deprived Carlsen of a win in the classical tournament by holding him to a draw in the final round. Carlsen would have won the classical tournament on the traditional 1–½–0 scoring system, with 7/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/45th-biel-chess-festival-2012|title=45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 – The Week in Chess|website=The Week in Chess|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414181610/http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/45th-biel-chess-festival-2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Grand Slam Chess Final was again held as a double round robin with six players, in São Paulo and Bilbao. Carlsen started with a loss against Caruana, but after three wins in the second (Bilbao) round, finished +4−1=5, equal first with Caruana, and ahead of Aronian, Karjakin and Anand. Carlsen won the tournament by winning both tiebreak games against Caruana.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8550 |title=Bilbao Rd10: Carlsen takes title in blitz tiebreak |newspaper=Chess News |publisher=ChessBase News |date=13 October 2012 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231401/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8550 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 24 to 25 November, Carlsen took part in the chess festival "Segunda Gran Fiesta Internacional de Ajedrez" in [[Mexico City]]. As part of it, Carlsen took on an online audience (dubbed as "The World") with the white pieces and won. He then took part in the knockout exhibition event "Cuadrangular UNAM". Carlsen first beat [[Lázaro Bruzón]] 1½–½, thus qualifying for a final against Judit Polgár (who had in turn beat [[Manuel León Hoyos]] 1½–½). Carlsen lost the first game, but won the second one, and in the tiebreak defeated Polgár 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8652 |title=Second Gran Fiesta UNAM with Carlsen and Polgar |date=24 November 2012 |access-date=26 November 2012 |publisher=ChessBase News |archive-date=27 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127223541/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8652 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8657 |title=2nd UNAM won by Magnus Carlsen |date=26 November 2012 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129025530/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8657 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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).<ref name=wic-carlsenwinslondon2012/> This win, the third time Carlsen had won the tournament in the past four years, increased his rating from 2848 to a new record of 2861, breaking Kasparov's 13-year record of 2851.<ref name=wic-carlsenwinslondon2012/><ref name="chessvibesDec2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-beats-kasparovs-rating-record-in-london |title=Carlsen beats Kasparov's rating record in London |date=8 December 2012 |publisher=Chessvibes |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116094745/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-beats-kasparovs-rating-record-in-london |archive-date=16 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By rating performance, this was one of the best results in history, with a PR of 2994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8700 |title=LCC R9: Carlsen first, Kramnik second, both with big wins |date=10 December 2012 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213011039/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8700 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2013 ===
[[File:Magnus Carlsen Tata Steel 2013.jpg|thumb|Carlsen in play during round seven of the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2013|75th Tata Steel]], 2013]]
Carlsen played in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2013|75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]] from 11 to 27 January in Wijk aan Zee. In the 13-round tournament, he scored 10 points (+7−0=6), winning clear first 1½ points ahead of second-place finisher Aronian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata R13: Karjakin, Wang score, Carlsen wins Wijk by 1½ points |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8806 |date=27 January 2013 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=27 January 2013 |archive-date=29 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129213220/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8806 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 February, Danish GM [[Peter Heine Nielsen]] joined the team of assistants who helped Carlsen prepare for the [[World Chess Championship 2013#Candidates Tournament|Candidates Tournament in March]]. Before this, Nielsen was on Viswanathan Anand's team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8817 |title=Nielsen switches from Anand to Carlsen |publisher=ChessBase News |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202233950/http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8817 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen played in the [[World Chess Championship 2013#Candidates Tournament|2013 Candidates Tournament]], which took place in London, from 15 March to 1 April. He finished with +5−2=7, and won the tournament on tiebreak over Vladimir Kramnik. As a result, he earned the right to challenge Anand for the World Championship.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramírez, Alejandro |url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009346/candidates-r14--leaders-lose-carlsen-qualifies-020413.aspx |title=Candidates R14&nbsp;– leaders lose, Carlsen qualifies |publisher=ChessBase News |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=1 April 2013 |archive-date=4 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404075241/http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009346/candidates-r14--leaders-lose-carlsen-qualifies-020413.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May, Carlsen played in the [[Norway Chess#Norway Chess 2013|first edition]] of [[Norway Chess]] tournament. He finished second, scoring 5½/9 (+3−1=5), half a point behind Sergey Karjakin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009861/sergey-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-2013-180513.aspx |title=Sergey Karjakin wins Norway Chess 2013 |date=18 May 2013 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=18 May 2013 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607140558/http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009861/sergey-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-2013-180513.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen played in the Tal Memorial from 12 to 23 June. He finished second, with 5½/9, half a point behind Boris Gelfand. Carlsen ended the tournament with +3−1=5, losing to Caruana but beating Anand, Kramnik and Nakamura.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tal Final: Gelfand wins, Carlsen clear second |url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010255/tal-final-gelfand-wins-carlsen-clear-second-230613.aspx |date=23 June 2013 |publisher=Chessbase News |access-date=23 June 2013 |archive-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625005511/http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010255/tal-final-gelfand-wins-carlsen-clear-second-230613.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that month, Carlsen played a four-game friendly rapid match against [[Borki Predojević]], which he won 2½–1½.<ref>{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-beats-predojevic-with-only-25-15 |title=Carlsen beats Predojevic with (only) 2.5–1.5 |publisher=ChessVibes |date=29 June 2013 |access-date=11 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702064143/http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-beats-predojevic-with-only-25-15 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[Sinquefield Cup]], held in September, Carlsen finished first, scoring 4½/6 (+3−0=3), a point ahead of Nakamura.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4011175/sinquefield-06-magic-magnus-swindles-160913.aspx |title=Sinquefield 06: Magic Magnus Swindles |publisher=ChessBase News |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=16 September 2013 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130916055418/http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4011175/sinquefield-06-magic-magnus-swindles-160913.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== World Chess Championship 2013 ====
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2013}}

Carlsen faced Anand in the World Chess Championship 2013, at Hyatt Regency in [[Chennai]], India, from 9 to 22 November. Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ by winning games five, six and nine and drawing the remainder, becoming the new World Chess Champion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g10-magnus-carlsen-is-the-new-world-champion|title=Chennai G10: Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion!|date=22 November 2013|publisher=ChessBase News|access-date=22 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124212658/http://en.chessbase.com/post/chennai-g10-magnus-carlsen-is-the-new-world-champion|archive-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> Though he was the challenger, and less experienced than Anand, he handled the pressure with ease. He had his first win in game 5 by taking advantage of a small mistake by Anand, and emerged victorious in games 6 and 9, making him the 16th undisputed World Chess Champion.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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|+World Chess Championship 2013
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! !! Rating !! Rank !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/01/Magnus_Carlsen-Viswanathan_Anand/ Game 1]<br />9 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/02/Viswanathan_Anand-Magnus_Carlsen/ Game 2]<br />10 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/03/Magnus_Carlsen-Viswanathan_Anand/ Game 3]<br />12 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/04/Viswanathan_Anand-Magnus_Carlsen/ Game 4]<br />13 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/05/Magnus_Carlsen-Viswanathan_Anand/ Game 5]<br />15 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/06/Viswanathan_Anand-Magnus_Carlsen/ Game 6]<br />16 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/07/Viswanathan_Anand-Magnus_Carlsen/ Game 7]<br />18 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/08/Magnus_Carlsen-Viswanathan_Anand/ Game 8]<br />19 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/09/Viswanathan_Anand-Magnus_Carlsen/ Game 9]<br />21 Nov.</small> !! <small>[https://www.chess.com/events/2013-anand-carlsen/10/Magnus_Carlsen-Viswanathan_Anand/ Game 10]<br /> 22 Nov.</small> !! <small>Game 11<br />24 Nov.</small> !! <small>Game 12<br />26 Nov.</small> !! Points
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| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|IND}} || 2775 || 8
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | 0 || 0
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| 0 || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center"|Not required
| 3½
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| align=left | '''{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}}''' || '''2870''' || 1
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| 1 || style="background:black; color:white" | 1
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | 1 || ½
| '''6½'''
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=== 2014 ===
From 29 January to 4 February, Carlsen played in the [[Zurich Chess Challenge]], winning the blitz event (+2−1=2) and the classical event (+3−0=2). He fared worse in the rapid event (+1−2=2), which counted towards the overall standings, but retained enough of a lead to win the tournament. The other players in the event were Aronian, Nakamura, Caruana, Gelfand and Anand.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chessdom.com/zurich-chess-challenge-2014/ |title=Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 |date=19 September 2013 |publisher=ChessDom |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001013636/http://www.chessdom.com/zurich-chess-challenge-2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 March, Carlsen played a game for his club Stavanger in the final team match for promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. His win over [[Vladimir Georgiev (chess player)|Vladimir Georgiev]] helped his team to a 3½–2½ win over Nordstrand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenbladet.no/100Sport/sjakk/Magnus-Carlsen-sjokkerte-med-opprykkskamp-i-norsk-1-divisjon-426932_1.snd#.Uy3sK_nWWQC|title=Magnus Carlsen sjokkerte med opprykkskamp i norsk 1. divisjon|last=Aas|first=Odd Inge|author2=Staveli, Marius|date=22 March 2014|publisher=Stavanger Aftenblad|language=no|access-date=22 March 2014|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151152/http://www.aftenbladet.no/100Sport/sjakk/Magnus-Carlsen-sjokkerte-med-opprykkskamp-i-norsk-1-divisjon-426932_1.snd#.Uy3sK_nWWQC|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Carlsen won the [[Shamkir Chess|Vugar Gashimov Memorial]] in [[Shamkir (city)|Şəmkir]], Azerbaijan, played from 20 to 30 April. He played in the A group along with Caruana, Nakamura, Karjakin, [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]] and Radjabov. Carlsen started the tournament with 2/2, beating Mamedyarov and Nakamura. He then drew against Karjakin, only to lose two consecutive games for the first time in four years, losing to Caruana with black and then with white to Radjabov. In the second half of the tournament, Carlsen scored 4/5, beating Mamedyarov and Nakamura again, and securing the tournament victory by beating Caruana in the final round, finishing with +5−2=3.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/gashimov-r10-from-fool-to-king |title=Gashimov R10: From Fool to King |author=Ramírez, Alejandro |date=30 March 2014 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807115156/https://en.chessbase.com/post/gashimov-r10-from-fool-to-king |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 8 May, Carlsen played an exhibition game at [[Oslo City]] against the people of Norway, assisted by a grandmaster panel consisting of Simen Agdestein, Jon Ludvig Hammer, and [[Leif Erlend Johannessen]]. Each of the panel members proposed a move and the public could then vote over the proposed moves. Each panel member was allowed three chances to let [[chess engine]] [[Houdini (chess)|Houdini]] propose a move during the game. Norway's moves were executed by [[Oddvar Brå]] who was disguised in a red spandex suit for the occasion. The game was drawn when Carlsen forced a [[perpetual check]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/sjakk/carlsen-remis-mot-norge-dere-maatte-bruke-houdini-for-aa-ha-en-sjanse/a/10147920/|title=Carlsen-remis mot Norge:&nbsp;– Dere måtte bruke Houdini for å ha en sjanse|last=Bakkehaug|first=Wegard|date=8 May 2014|publisher=VG|language=no|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120045929/https://www.vg.no/sport/sjakk/carlsen-remis-mot-norge-dere-maatte-bruke-houdini-for-aa-ha-en-sjanse/a/10147920/|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2–13 June, Carlsen played in the [[Norway Chess#Norway Chess 2014|second edition]] of Norway Chess, a ten-man round robin. He placed second with 5½/9, ½ a point behind the winner Karjakin. Other players in the event were Aronian, Caruana, Topalov, Svidler, Kramnik, Grischuk, Giri and Agdestein.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chessdom.com/norway-chess-2014-six-players-announced/ |title=Norway Chess 2014&nbsp;– Six Players Announced |date=22 January 2014 |publisher=ChessDom |access-date=27 January 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015758/http://www.chessdom.com/norway-chess-2014-six-players-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the FIDE World Rapid Championship, which was held in Dubai from 16 to 19 June.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-rapid-miraculous-carlsen|title=World Rapid: Miraculous Carlsen|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130113129/https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-rapid-miraculous-carlsen|url-status=live}}</ref> He went on to claim the World Blitz Championship two days later, becoming the first player to simultaneously hold the title in all three FIDE rated time controls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-blitz-triple-crown-achieved|title=World Blitz: Triple Crown Achieved!|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311002544/https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-blitz-triple-crown-achieved|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen played nine games for Norway in the [[41st Chess Olympiad]], scoring five wins, two draws, and two losses (against [[Arkadij Naiditsch]] and [[Ivan Šarić (chess player)|Ivan Šarić]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=1&art=20&flag=30&wi=821&snr=14|title=41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open|publisher=chess-results.com|access-date=23 August 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071956/http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=1&art=20&flag=30&wi=821&snr=14|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen placed second to Fabiano Caruana in the [[Sinquefield Cup#Sinquefield Cup 2014|Sinquefield Cup]], a six-player double round robin held from 27 August to 7 September. Billed as the strongest chess tournament ever held, the remaining 4 players in the event were [[Levon Aronian]], [[Hikaru Nakamura]], [[Veselin Topalov]], and [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]. Carlsen lost to Caruana in round 3 and defeated Aronian and Nakamura in rounds 5 and 7, respectively. He finished the tournament with 5½/10 (+2−1=7), three points behind Caruana.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramirez A |title=Sinquefield 10: Draws end magnificent event |work=Chess News |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-10-draws-end-magnificent-event |publisher=Chessbase News |date=7 September 2014 |access-date=18 October 2014 |archive-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907095913/http://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-10-draws-end-magnificent-event |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Speech of the president Putin at the closing ceremony of a world-title match on chess.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|[[Viswanathan Anand|Anand]] and Carlsen on stage at the closing ceremony of [[2014 World Chess Championship]] in Sochi, Russia ([[Vladimir Putin]] at podium)]]

==== World Chess Championship 2014 ====
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2014}}

Carlsen faced Anand in a match for the title of World Chess Champion in 2014. Anand qualified by winning the 2014 [[Candidates Tournament]]. The rematch was held from 7 to 23 November in [[Sochi]], Russia. After 11 of 12 games, Carlsen led 6½–4½, thereby defending his World Champion title.<ref>{{cite web |author=Silver, Albert |title=Sochi G10: Unrealized opportunities |date=21 November 2014 |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/sochi-g10-unrealized-opportunities |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=22 November 2014 |archive-date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125015310/http://en.chessbase.com/post/sochi-g10-unrealized-opportunities |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|+World Chess Championship 2014
|-
! !! Rating !! Rank !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/01-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus Game 1]<br />8 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/02-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 2]<br />9 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/03-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus Game 3]<br />11 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/04-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 4]<br />12 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/05-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus Game 5]<br />14 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/06-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 6]<br />15 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/07-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 7]<br />17 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/08-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus Game 8]<br />18 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/09-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 9]<br />20 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/10-Anand_Viswanathan-Carlsen_Magnus Game 10]<br />21 Nov.</small> !! <small>[http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014-wcc/11-Carlsen_Magnus-Anand_Viswanathan Game 11]<br />23 Nov.</small> !! <small>Game 12<br />25 Nov.</small>!! Points
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| align=left | '''{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}}''' || '''2863''' || 1
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || 1
| style="background:black; color:white" | 0 || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || 1
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| 1 || rowspan="2" | Not<br />required
| '''6½'''
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|IND}} || 2792 || 6
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | 0
| 1 || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | 0
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | 0
| 4½
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=== 2015 ===
In January, Carlsen won the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2015|77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]], which was played mainly in Wijk aan Zee on 9–25 January. Carlsen had a poor start to the tournament with two draws and a loss in the third round to [[Radosław Wojtaszek]], which left him in tenth place among the fourteen players. However, six consecutive wins thrust Carlsen into clear first place. Drawing the final four games was sufficient to win the tournament with 9 points out of 13, half a point ahead of Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, [[Wesley So]] and [[Ding Liren]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tv2.no/a/6490158|title=Carlsen vant Tata Steel etter remis mot Saric|last=Hystad|first=Joar|author2=Hansen, Erle Marki|date=25 January 2015|publisher=TV2|language=no|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807121458/https://www.tv2.no/a/6490158/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=85130|title=Tata Steel Masters (2015)|website=Chessgames.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006052810/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=85130|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February, Carlsen won the 3rd [[Grenke Chess Classic]] after a five-game tiebreak with Arkadij Naiditsch. 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramirez, Alejandro |title=GRENKE Final: Carlsen wins in Armageddon! |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/grenke-final-carlsen-wins-in-armageddon |publisher=Chessbase News |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=10 February 2015 |archive-date=10 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210093410/http://en.chessbase.com/post/grenke-final-carlsen-wins-in-armageddon |url-status=live }}</ref> This tournament victory meant that Carlsen began 2015 by winning two out of two tournaments. 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]]. With a performance rating of 2983, this was Carlsen's third best tournament result ever, behind only Nanjing 2009 (3002 TPR) and London 2012 (2994 TPR).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/shamkir-chess-2015-winners-and-losers|title=Shamkir Chess 2015: Winners and losers|first=Colin|last=McGourty|publisher=Chess24|date=28 April 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410213924/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/shamkir-chess-2015-winners-and-losers|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen had a poor result in the [[Norway Chess#Norway Chess 2015|third edition]] of Norway Chess, held 15–26 June. In the first round he obtained a winning position against Topalov after pressing in a long endgame, only to lose on time when he mistakenly thought that he would receive 15 minutes of extra time at move 60.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/norway-01-spectacular-round|title=Norway 01: Spectacular Round!|last=Ramirez|first=Alejandro|date=16 June 2016|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=18 June 2015|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107002751/http://en.chessbase.com/post/norway-01-spectacular-round|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. He won against Grischuk in round 5, drew against Nakamura and Vachier-Lagrave in rounds 6 and 7, and defeated Aronian in round 8, but he lost the last round against Jon Ludvig Hammer, leaving him in seventh place and with a performance rating of 2693.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-norway|title=Norway Chess 2015|publisher=Chessbomb.com|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106191114/https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-norway|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen said of this result: "It's just extremely frustrating not to be able to show anything close to what I am capable of in my home country."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/malcolmpein/11701271/Hammer-blow-for-Magnus-Carlsen-as-Topalov-wins-Norway-Chess.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/malcolmpein/11701271/Hammer-blow-for-Magnus-Carlsen-as-Topalov-wins-Norway-Chess.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess|first=Malcolm|last=Pein|website=The Telegraph|date=26 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

From 22 August to 3 September, Carlsen played in the [[Sinquefield Cup#Sinquefield Cup 2015|2015 Sinquefield Cup]]. He finished in second place with 5/9 (+3−2=4), one point behind winner Levon Aronian. He defeated the 2014 Sinquefield winner Fabiano Caruana, as well as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and wild-card Wesley So, but lost to Veselin Topalov and Alexander Grischuk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-09-aronian-wins-tournament|title=Sinquefield 09: Aronian wins tournament|first=Alejandro|last=Ramirez|publisher=ChessBase|date=2 September 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904211417/http://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-09-aronian-wins-tournament|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Schnellschachweltmeister Carlsen bei der Siegerehrung mit den Nächstplatzierten Nepomnjaschtschi (re.) und Radjabov in Berlin 2015.JPG|thumb|upright|Carlsen at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2015 award ceremony]]
In October, Carlsen successfully defended his title in the FIDE World Rapid Championships held in Berlin, as the first World Rapid Champion to do so in history, going +8−0=7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldchess.com/2015/10/12/carlsen-is-2015-world-rapid-champion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190943/https://worldchess.com/2015/10/12/carlsen-is-2015-world-rapid-champion/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2018|title=FIDE World Championships 2015|publisher=WorldChess.com|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> He reached the highest live rapid rating in history after the tournament, and was at that point ranked {{Numero|1}} in all three disciplines simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2700chess.com/|title=Chess Live Ratings|publisher=2700chess.com|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011081700/http://www.2700chess.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=July 2019}} However, Carlsen lost his {{Numero|1}} blitz ranking after he had a weak second day in the World Blitz Championship, and was unable to retain his World Blitz Champion title, losing it to [[Alexander Grischuk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-blitz-2015-grischuk-wins-third-title|title=World Blitz 2015: Grischuk wins third title|first=Albert|last=Silver|publisher=ChessBase|date=14 October 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109153230/http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-blitz-2015-grischuk-wins-third-title|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November, Carlsen participated in the European Team Chess Championship with the Norwegian team. He started off poorly, scoring ½ points out of 3 games, losing to Levon Aronian, drawing against [[Sune Berg Hansen]], and losing again to [[Yannick Pelletier]] due to a [[Blunder (chess)|blunder]]. However, he finished the tournament strongly, scoring victories against [[Peter Leko]] and [[Radoslaw Wojtaszek]], the latter of whom he had lost to earlier in the year, but his performance was not enough to earn his team a medal, and he lost 16 rating points during the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/etcc-r09-russia-triumphs-with-double-gold|title=ETCC R09: Russia triumphs with double gold|first=Albert|last=Silver|publisher=ChessBase|date=24 November 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=23 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123182751/http://en.chessbase.com/post/etcc-r09-russia-triumphs-with-double-gold|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 4–13 December, Carlsen participated in the final leg of the [[Grand Chess Tour]], the [[London Chess Classic#2015 Classic: 4–13 December|London Chess Classic]]. He scored 5½/9 (+2−0=7) in the event, defeating Nakamura (thus inflicting Nakamura's 12th classical loss to Carlsen) and Grischuk, and finished joint first with [[Anish Giri]] and [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]. In the 3-way tiebreak, Carlsen was the top seed, meaning he faced the winner of the first tie-break match between Giri and Vachier-Lagrave. Carlsen eventually won the tournament by defeating Vachier-Lagrave, which meant he also won the overall Grand Chess Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/huffington-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour|title=Carlsen Wins Grand Chess Tour|first=Lubomir|last=Kavalek|publisher=ChessBase|date=19 December 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090407/http://en.chessbase.com/post/huffington-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen then played in the second edition of the [[Qatar Masters Open]], which was held from 20 to 29 December. He finished joint first with 7/9 (+5−0=4), and defeated [[Yu Yangyi]] in a tie-break match to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/qatar-2015-rd9-carlsen-takes-title-in-thrilling-final-round|title=Qatar 2015 Rd9: Carlsen takes title in thrilling final round|first=Albert|last=Silver|publisher=ChessBase|date=29 December 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101155915/http://en.chessbase.com/post/qatar-2015-rd9-carlsen-takes-title-in-thrilling-final-round|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2016 ===
From 15 to 31 January, Carlsen participated in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2016|78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]], held in Wijk Aan Zee. Carlsen won the tournament by scoring 9 points out of 13 (+5−0=8), earning him his 5th Wijk Aan Zee title.<ref>{{cite web |author=Silver A. |title=Tata Steel Rd13: Magnus Carlsen wins fifth title |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-rd13-magnus-carlsen-wins-fifth-title |publisher=ChessBase News |date=31 January 2016 |access-date=31 January 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202171643/http://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-rd13-magnus-carlsen-wins-fifth-title |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 18 to 30 April, Carlsen played in the [[Norway Chess#Norway Chess 2016|fourth edition]] of the Norway Chess Tournament. He finished in first place with 6/9 (+4−1=4), half a point ahead of [[Levon Aronian]], and a full point in front of [[Vladimir Kramnik]], [[Veselin Topalov]] and [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]. This was Carlsen's first Norway Chess victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-wins-norway-chess|title=Carlsen wins Norway Chess|first=André|last=Schulz|publisher=ChessBase|date=29 April 2016|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803100644/http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-wins-norway-chess|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 17 to 20 June, Carlsen played in the Leuven leg of the Grand Chess Tour. He finished first in the rapid portion of the tournament with 12/18 (+5−2=2; two points for a win) and also first in the blitz portion with 11/18 (+7−3=8) to place first overall with a score of 23/36, two and a half points ahead of the runner-up, [[Wesley So]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-cruises-to-victory-in-leuven-9816|title=Magnus Carlsen Cruises To Victory In Leuven|last=Doggers (PeterDoggers)|first=Peter|website=Chess.com|date=22 June 2016|language=en-US|access-date=24 March 2019|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324071750/https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-cruises-to-victory-in-leuven-9816|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1128.html#2|title=The Week in Chess 1128|website=theweekinchess.com|access-date=24 March 2019|archive-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314074948/http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1128.html#2|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July, Carlsen won the 9th edition of the Bilbao Masters Final, scoring 17 points out of 10 games (+4−1=5; a win was 3 points, a draw was 1 point). His only loss was to [[Hikaru Nakamura]], who had never beaten Carlsen in classical chess before. Also during this tournament, Carlsen recorded his first victory over [[Anish Giri]] in a classical game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/bilbao-rd-9-carlsen-beats-giri-and-wins-tournament|title=Bilbao, Rd. 9: Carlsen beats Giri and wins tournament|publisher=ChessBase|first=André|last=Schulz|work=Chess News |date=22 July 2016|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=25 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225144335/http://en.chessbase.com/post/bilbao-rd-9-carlsen-beats-giri-and-wins-tournament|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carlsen Magnus (30238051906).jpg|thumb|upright|Carlsen at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, 8 September 2016]]

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=20&flag=30&wi=821&snr=12|title=42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open|publisher=chess-results.com|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151240/http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=20&flag=30&wi=821&snr=12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen also featured in Chess.com's Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship. Magnus defeated [[Tigran L. Petrosian]] 21 to 4 in the first round, and beat [[Alexander Grischuk]] 16 to 8 in the semi-final. On 27 October, he faced Nakamura in the final. Playing both blitz and bullet chess for a total of three hours, Carlsen defeated Nakamura 14½ to 10½ and became the first winner of the Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-beats-nakamura-in-3-hour-blitz-battle|title=Carlsen beats Nakamura in 3-hour blitz battle|first=Albert|last=Silver|publisher=ChessBase|date=28 October 2016|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803091315/http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-beats-nakamura-in-3-hour-blitz-battle|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 26 to 30 December, Carlsen played in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships held in [[Doha]], Qatar. He scored 11/15 in the rapid tournament, finishing third on tiebreak behind Ivanchuk and Grischuk.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doggers|first1=Peter|title=Ivanchuk Wins World Rapid Championship|url=https://www.chess.com/news/ivanchuk-wins-world-rapid-championship-2103|website=Chess.com|date=29 December 2016|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151242/https://www.chess.com/news/ivanchuk-wins-world-rapid-championship-2103|url-status=live}}</ref> In the blitz tournament, he scored 16½/21, finishing second on tiebreak behind Karjakin, and 2 points clear of the rest of the field.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doggers|first1=Peter|title=Karjakin Wins World Blitz Championship|url=https://www.chess.com/news/karjakin-wins-world-blitz-championship-9527|website=Chess.com|date=31 December 2016|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151249/https://www.chess.com/news/karjakin-wins-world-blitz-championship-9527|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== World Chess Championship 2016 ====
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2016}}

Carlsen faced [[Sergey Karjakin]] in the 2016 [[World Chess Championship 2016|World Chess Championship]] in New York City. The 12-game standard match, held between 11 and 28 November, concluded with a 6–6 tie. The match began with seven consecutive draws. Karjakin drew first blood by winning game 8, but Carlsen equalised the match in game 10. Games 11 and 12 were both drawn. The tiebreaking games were held on 30 November, Carlsen's 26th birthday. After drawing games 1 and 2, Carlsen won games 3 and 4 to record a 3–1 victory and retain his World Champion title.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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|-
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|-
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Sergey Karjakin]]|RUS}} || 2772 || 9
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | 1
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | 0
|½|| style="background:black; color:white" | ½
|½|| style="background:black; color:white" | ½
|0|| style="background:black; color:white" |0
| '''6 (1)'''
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}} || 2853 || 1
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" |½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" |½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" |½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || 0
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || 1
| style="background:black; color:white" |½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" |½ || ½
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| '''6 (3)'''
|}

=== 2017 ===
[[File:Tata Steel 2017 Magnus Carlsen (cropped).png|thumb|Carlsen at the [[79th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]], 29 January 2017]]
In January, Carlsen participated in the [[79th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He started well, scoring 2 wins and 4 draws in his first 6 games, but missed mate-in-3 versus Giri in round 7, which Giri described as "the most embarrassing moment" of Carlsen's career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-2017-7-magnus-most-embarrassing-moment|title=Tata Steel 2017, 7: Magnus' most embarrassing moment?|first=Colin|last=McGourty|publisher=Chess24|date=22 January 2017|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101102701/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-2017-7-magnus-most-embarrassing-moment|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen then lost in round 8 to [[Richárd Rapport]], and ultimately placed second with 8/13 (+4−1=8), one point behind winner Wesley So.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/2017-tata-rd13-deserved-winner|title=2017 Tata Rd13: Deserved Winner|publisher=ChessBase|first=Alejandro|last=Ramirez|date=29 January 2017|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630151928/http://en.chessbase.com/post/2017-tata-rd13-deserved-winner|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 13 to 22 April, Carlsen competed in the [[Grenke Chess Classic#2017|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). The clear winner with 5½ points (+4−0=3) was Levon Aronian. As a result, Carlsen's FIDE rating dropped to 2832, his lowest since November 2011 (2826).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grenke-classic-2017-aronian-misses-win-in-exciting-finale|title=Grenke Classic 2017: Aronian misses win in exciting finale|first=Elshan|last=Moradiabadi|publisher=ChessBase|date=23 April 2017|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825071807/https://en.chessbase.com/post/grenke-classic-2017-aronian-misses-win-in-exciting-finale|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen participated in the [[Norway Chess#Norway Chess 2017|fifth edition]] of Norway Chess from 6 to 16 June. He performed poorly and had a {{chessgloss|performance rating}} of 2755, his lowest since 2015 (2670, at the European Team Chess Championship). Ultimately, he placed ninth in the [[round-robin tournament]] with 4/9 (+1−2=6), losing to Aronian and Kramnik and winning against Karjakin. Aronian won the tournament with 6/9 (+3−0=6).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/levon-aronian-wins-norway-chess-2017|title=Levon Aronian wins Norway Chess 2017!|publisher=ChessBase|first=Alex|last=Yermolinsky|date=16 June 2017|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620195811/http://en.chessbase.com/post/levon-aronian-wins-norway-chess-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen played in the Paris leg of the [[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2017|2017 Grand Chess Tour]], which was held from 21 to 25 June. He finished first in the rapid portion of the tournament with 14/18 (+5−0=4; two points for a win) and fifth in the blitz portion with 10/18 (+8−6=4) to place joint first overall with Vachier-Lagrave. Carlsen then defeated Vachier-Lagrave in the playoff to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour-paris-in-exciting-finish|title=Magnus Carlsen wins Grand Chess Tour – Paris in exciting finish|publisher=ChessBase|first=Alex|last=Yermolinsky|date=26 June 2017|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628231646/http://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour-paris-in-exciting-finish|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 28 June to 2 July, he played in the Leuven leg of the Grand Chess Tour. He won this tournament convincingly, scoring 11/18 (+3−1=5; two points for a win) in the rapid portion and 14½/18 (+12−1=5) in the blitz portion for an overall score of 25½/36, three points ahead of the runner-up, Wesley So.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-leuven-express-magnus-carlsen-runs-away-with-event|title=Grand Chess Tour – Leuven Express: Magnus Carlsen runs away with event|publisher=ChessBase|first=Alex|last=Yermolinsky|date=2 July 2017|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702191231/http://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-leuven-express-magnus-carlsen-runs-away-with-event|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen's performance rating in the blitz portion of the tournament was 3018, which Garry Kasparov described as "phenomenal".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/881561338052562944|quote=Phenomenal performance by Magnus. As I said during the round, it looked like everyone else was playing blitz while he was playing chess!|first=Garry|last=Kasparov|title=Garry Kasparov on Twitter|date=2 July 2017|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151252/https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/881561338052562944|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}} Additionally, [[Leonard Barden]], writing for ''The Guardian'', said the performance was only matched by Fischer's 19/22 score at the [[World Blitz Chess Championship#Herceg Novi Blitz Tournament of 1970|1970 World Blitz Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/07/magnus-carlsen-leuven-blitz-chess|title=Magnus Carlsen blitzes the field with record-breaking display in Belgium|first=Leonard|last=Barden|website=The Guardian|date=7 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030446/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/07/magnus-carlsen-leuven-blitz-chess|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2 to 11 August, Carlsen competed in the [[Sinquefield Cup#Sinquefield Cup 2017|Sinquefield Cup]], the first classical event of the Grand Chess Tour. He finished joint second with Anand, scoring 5½/9 (+3−1=5). He recorded three victories (against Karjakin, So and Aronian) and his one loss was to Vachier-Lagrave, who won the tournament with 6/9 (+3−0=6).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-sinquefield-cup-live|title=Sinquefield Cup: MVL WINS!|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=ChessBase|date=11 August 2017|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812101306/http://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-sinquefield-cup-live|url-status=live}}</ref> This result left Carlsen in first place in the Grand Chess Tour standings with 34 points, three points ahead of second place Vachier-Lagrave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grandchesstour.org/2017-tour-standings|title=2017 Tour Standings|publisher=Grand Chess Tour|date=11 August 2017|author=Staff writer(s)|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815115252/http://grandchesstour.org/2017-tour-standings|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September, he took part in the [[Chess World Cup 2017]]. His participation in the event as World Champion was unusual as the World Cup is part of the cycle to [[World Chess Championship 2018#Candidates Tournament|challenge the World Champion in 2018]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-to-play-fide-world-cup-1400|title=Magnus Carlsen To Play FIDE World Cup|first=Peter|last=Doggers|publisher=Chess.com|date=24 July 2017|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406204811/https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-to-play-fide-world-cup-1400|url-status=live}}</ref> He defeated [[Oluwafemi Balogun]] +2−0=0 in the first round to advance to the second round, where he defeated [[Aleksey Dreev]] +2−0=0. He was then defeated in the third round by [[Bu Xiangzhi]] +0−1=1 and eliminated from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/15/world-cup-grandmasters-tbilisi-chess|title =Cull of the grandmasters as World Cup quarter-final line-up is completed|first =Leonard|last =Barden|website =The Guardian|date =15 September 2017|access-date =1 October 2017|archive-date =14 April 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200414092508/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/15/world-cup-grandmasters-tbilisi-chess|url-status =live}}</ref>

On 1 October, Carlsen won the Isle of Man Open, a tournament held from 23 September to 1 October. He scored 7½/9 (+6−0=3), half a point ahead of Nakamura and Anand, for a performance rating of 2903. This was Carlsen's first classical tournament victory in 435 days.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-2017-chess-com-isle-of-man-international|title =Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle of Man International|first =Mike|last =Klein|publisher =Chess.com|date =1 October 2017|access-date =1 October 2017|archive-date =15 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200115160342/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-2017-chess-com-isle-of-man-international|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/06/magnus-carlsen-extends-world-rankings-lead|title =Magnus Carlsen extends gap at top of world rankings with Isle of Man win|first =Leonard|last =Barden|website =The Guardian|date =6 October 2017|access-date =8 October 2017|archive-date =15 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200115160314/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/06/magnus-carlsen-extends-world-rankings-lead|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 9 to 14 November, Carlsen faced Ding Liren in the 2017 Champions Showdown, a match consisting of 10 rapid and 20 blitz games, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.uschesschamps.com/news-2017-champions-showdown/2017-champions-showdown-day-6|title =2017 Champions Showdown – Day 6|website =uschesschamps.com|date =14 November 2017|access-date =14 December 2017|archive-date =30 November 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030534/https://www.uschesschamps.com/news-2017-champions-showdown/2017-champions-showdown-day-6|url-status =live}}</ref> Carlsen won, scoring 22–8 (+16−2=12).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-showdown-carlsen-ding-2017 |title=Carlsen vs. Ding Liren – Champions Showdown 2017 |website=chess24.com |access-date=14 December 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040550/https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-showdown-carlsen-ding-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1 to 11 December, Carlsen competed in the [[London Chess Classic#2017 Classic: 1–11 December|2017 London Chess Classic]], the final event of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. He finished fifth, scoring 5/9 (+2−1=6). Caruana shared first place with Nepomniachtchi on 6/9 (+3−0=6) and won the tournament after defeating Nepomniachtchi 2½–1½ in the blitz tiebreak. Carlsen's placing awarded him 7 additional points in the Grand Chess Tour standings, which was enough to crown him the 2017 Grand Chess Tour champion.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/london-chess-classic-2017-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour|title =Caruana wins London Classic, but Carlsen takes the Tour|first =Macauley|last =Peterson|publisher =ChessBase|date =12 December 2017|access-date =12 December 2017|archive-date =12 January 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180112201031/https://en.chessbase.com/post/london-chess-classic-2017-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 26 to 30 December, Carlsen played in the 2017 World Rapid and World Blitz Chess Championships, held in [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia. He finished fifth in the rapid event, scoring 10/15 (+8−3=4). Anand shared first place with [[Vladimir Fedoseev]] on 10½/15, and won the tournament after defeating Fedoseev on tiebreak.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://riyadh2017.fide.com/rapid-standings/|title =FINAL Standings Rapid OPEN|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =FIDE|date =28 December 2017|access-date =30 December 2017|archive-date =10 November 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191110084106/http://riyadh2017.fide.com/rapid-standings/|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/29/vishy-anand-surprise-world-rapid-victory|title =Veteran Vishy Anand secures surprise title at world rapids in Riyadh|first =Leonard|last =Barden|website =The Guardian|date =29 December 2017|access-date =30 December 2017|archive-date =30 December 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191230215732/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/29/vishy-anand-surprise-world-rapid-victory|url-status =live}}</ref> Carlsen won the blitz event, scoring 16/21 (+13−2=6), one and a half points ahead of his nearest competitors, Karjakin and Anand. This was Carlsen's third World Blitz Chess Championship victory.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://riyadh2017.fide.com/2017/12/30/carlsen-and-dzagnidze-are-world-blitz-champions/|title =Carlsen and Dzagnidze are World Blitz Champions!|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =FIDE|date =30 December 2017|access-date =30 December 2017|archive-date =12 September 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190912214051/http://riyadh2017.fide.com/2017/12/30/carlsen-and-dzagnidze-are-world-blitz-champions/|url-status =live}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
[[File:Caruana-Carlsen 2018 Karlsruhe.jpg|thumb|Carlsen facing Caruana at the [[Grenke Chess Classic#2018|5th Grenke Chess Classic]], 31 March 2018]]
From October 2017 to January 2018, Carlsen played in the second edition of Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/article/view/2018-speed-chess-championship-official-schedule-players-prizes-information|title =2018 Speed Chess Championship Official Schedule, Players, Prizes, Information|date =3 July 2018|website =chess.com|access-date =3 July 2018|archive-date =28 March 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200328150048/https://www.chess.com/article/view/2018-speed-chess-championship-official-schedule-players-prizes-information|url-status =live}}</ref> He defeated [[Gadir Guseinov]], So and Grischuk in the first three rounds 20½–5½, 27½–9½ and 15½–10½, respectively. On 3 January he defeated Nakamura 18–9 in the final, thus winning the tournament for a consecutive time.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/chess.com-speed-chess-championship-2017|title =Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017|first =Mark|last =Crowther|date =4 January 2018|website =The Week in Chess|access-date =4 January 2018|archive-date =4 January 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132437/http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/chess.com-speed-chess-championship-2017|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 13 to 28 January, Carlsen competed in the [[80th Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He placed joint first with Giri, scoring 9/13 (+5−0=8).<ref name="Guardian Tata Steel 2018"/> Carlsen then defeated Giri 1½–½ in the blitz playoff, thus winning the tournament for a record sixth time.<ref name="Guardian Tata Steel 2018">{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/02/magnus-carlsen-back-to-form-wijk-victory|title =Magnus Carlsen storms back into form with Wijk aan Zee victory|first =Leonard|last =Barden|website =The Guardian|date =2 February 2018|access-date =14 February 2018|archive-date =2 April 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154210/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/02/magnus-carlsen-back-to-form-wijk-victory|url-status =live}}</ref> In February, Carlsen won the unofficial [[Chess960|Fischer Random]] Chess Championship, defeating Nakamura by a score of 14–10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frchess.com/|title=Fischer Random 2018|publisher=Fischer Random Chess|date=13 February 2018|author=Staff writer(s)|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103023820/https://www.frchess.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-beats-nakamura-14-10-in-fischer-random-chess|title=Carlsen Wins Fischer Random Chess Championship|last=Doggers|first=Peter|publisher=Chess.com|date=13 February 2018|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123144846/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-beats-nakamura-14-10-in-fischer-random-chess|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carlsen placed second with a score of 5½/9 (+2−0=7) in the [[Grenke Chess Classic#2018|5th Grenke Chess Classic]], held from 31 March to 9 April. Caruana won the event with 6½/9 (+4−0=5).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/en/grenke-chess-classic-2015/pairings-standings|title =GRENKE Chess Classic 2018: Pairings & standings|publisher =Grenke Chess|author =Staff writer(s)|date =9 April 2018|access-date =10 April 2018|archive-date =20 October 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191020142306/http://grenkechessclassic.de/en/grenke-chess-classic-2015/pairings-standings|url-status =dead}}</ref> Carlsen won the [[Shamkir Chess#2018|fifth edition]] of Shamkir Chess, held from 18 to 28 April, finishing clear first with a score of 6/9 (+3−0=6).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-shamkir-chess-after-quick-draw-with-ding|title =Carlsen Wins Shamkir Chess After Quick Draw With Ding|first =Peter|last =Doggers|publisher =Chess.com|date =28 April 2018|access-date =28 April 2018|archive-date =28 March 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200328144615/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-shamkir-chess-after-quick-draw-with-ding|url-status =live}}</ref> From 28 May to 7 June, he competed in the [[Norway Chess#2018|sixth edition]] of Norway Chess, placing second with 4½/8 (+2−1=5), half a point behind winner Caruana. He defeated Caruana and Aronian in rounds 1 and 3, respectively, but lost to So in round 6.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-wins-altibox-norway-chess-6814|title =Caruana Wins Norway Chess|first =Peter|last =Doggers|publisher =Chess.com|date =7 June 2018|access-date =7 June 2018|archive-date =16 May 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151300/https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-wins-altibox-norway-chess-6814|url-status =live}}</ref>

Carlsen participated in the [[Biel Chess Festival|51st Biel Grandmaster tournament]], held from 23 July to 1 August. He finished second on 6/10 (+3−1=6), one-and-a-half points behind the winner Mamedyarov.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-2nd-behind-mamedyarov-in-biel-as-georgiadis-blunders|title =Carlsen Finishes 2nd Behind Mamedyarov in Biel|first =Peter|last =Doggers|publisher =Chess.com|date =1 August 2018|access-date =10 August 2018|archive-date =27 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200127174802/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-2nd-behind-mamedyarov-in-biel-as-georgiadis-blunders|url-status =live}}</ref> In August, he competed in the [[Sinquefield Cup#2018|6th Sinquefield Cup]]. He tied for first with Caruana and Aronian on 5½/9 (+2−0=7), and jointly won the tournament after the trio decided to share the title.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-cup-2018-round-9|title =Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)!|first =Venkatachalam|last =Saravanan|publisher =ChessBase|date =28 August 2018|access-date =28 August 2018|archive-date =27 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190827181428/https://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-cup-2018-round-9|url-status =live}}</ref> Carlsen represented Vålerenga sjakklubb at the 34th European Chess Club Cup in October. He scored 3½/6 (+1−0=5), as his team finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/european-chess-club-cup-st-petersburg-monaco-take-titles|title =European Chess Club Cup: St Petersburg, Monaco Take Titles|first =Peter|last =Doggers|publisher =Chess.com|date =19 October 2018|access-date =16 November 2018|archive-date =27 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200127174331/https://www.chess.com/news/view/european-chess-club-cup-st-petersburg-monaco-take-titles|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 26 to 30 December, Carlsen played in the 2018 [[World Rapid Championship|World Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Championship|World Blitz]] Chess Championships, held in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. He lost three of his first eight games—including both of the first two—to significantly lower-rated opponents in the rapid event. Despite a strong recovery, he was unable to attain a medal, placing fifth with 10½/15 (+9−3=3).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/28/magnus-carlsen-recovers-dreadful-start-world-rapid-chess-championship|title =Magnus Carlsen pays for poor start as Daniil Dubov wins World Rapid Chess|first =Leonard|last =Barden|website =The Guardian|date =28 December 2018|access-date =3 January 2019|archive-date =14 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190814221335/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/28/magnus-carlsen-recovers-dreadful-start-world-rapid-chess-championship|url-status =live}}</ref> He defended his blitz title, going unbeaten to finish clear first on a score of 17/21 (+13−0=8).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-lagno-end-2018-as-world-blitz-champions|title =Carlsen & Lagno end 2018 as World Blitz Champions|first =Colin|last =McGourty|website =Chess24|date =31 December 2018|access-date =3 January 2019|archive-date =1 February 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200201125410/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-lagno-end-2018-as-world-blitz-champions|url-status =live}}</ref>

==== World Chess Championship 2018 ====
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2018}}

Carlsen faced [[Fabiano Caruana]] in the 2018 World Chess Championship in London. The 12-game match, organised by [[FIDE]], was played between 9 and 28 November. All 12 classical time control games were drawn. Carlsen retained his title by defeating Caruana 3–0 in rapid tiebreak games. Carlsen cited the first rapid game as "critical", and said he felt "very calm" after winning it.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/28/magnus-carlsen-beats-fabiano-caruana-in-world-chess-championship-tie-breakers|title =Magnus Carlsen beats Caruana in tie-breakers to retain World Chess crown|author =Sean Ingle|work =The Guardian|date =28 November 2018|access-date =28 November 2018|archive-date =8 May 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200508012153/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/28/magnus-carlsen-beats-fabiano-caruana-in-world-chess-championship-tie-breakers|url-status =live}}</ref>

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|-
! rowspan=2| !! rowspan=2|Rating !! rowspan=2|Rank !! colspan=12|Match Games (Classical) !! colspan="3" |Tiebreak Games (Rapid) !! rowspan="2" |Points
|-
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}} || 2835 || 1
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
|1
| style="background:black; color:white" | 1
| 1
|'''6 (3)'''
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2832 || 2
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| ½ || style="background:black; color:white" | ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" | ½ || ½
| style="background:black; color:white" |0
| 0
| style="background:black; color:white" | 0
|'''6 (0)'''
|}

=== 2019 ===
From 12 to 27 January, Carlsen competed in the [[81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. With a score of 9/13 (+5−0=8),<ref name="ChessBase Tata Steel 2019">{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2019-live|title =Tata Steel Chess – Round 13 Round-up|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =ChessBase|date =27 January 2019|access-date =27 January 2019|archive-date =1 April 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190401160909/https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2019-live|url-status =live}}</ref> half a point ahead of Giri, he won the tournament for a record-extending seventh time.<ref name="ChessBase Tata Steel 2019"/>

Carlsen participated in the [[Shamkir Chess#2019|sixth edition]] of Shamkir Chess, held from 31 March to 9 April. He took clear first place with 7/9 (+5−0=4), two points ahead of runner-up Ding. Carlsen said at the event's closing ceremony that it was "one of the best tournaments I've ever played, both in terms of performance and also the quality of the games."<ref name="Chess24 Shamkir 2019">{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-caps-stunning-shamkir-by-beating-grischuk|title=Carlsen caps stunning Shamkir by beating Grischuk|website=chess24.com|language=en|access-date=10 April 2019|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410225551/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-caps-stunning-shamkir-by-beating-grischuk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/shamkir-chess-2019-9|title=Shamkir, Round 9: Magnus makes it five|date=9 April 2019|website=Chess News|language=en|access-date=10 April 2019|archive-date=15 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415043537/https://en.chessbase.com/post/shamkir-chess-2019-9|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in April, Carlsen won the [[Grenke Chess Classic#2019|6th Grenke Chess Classic]]. He took clear first place with 7½/9 (+6−0=3) and increased his rating to 2875.<ref name="chess24 Grenke 2019">{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/year-of-the-goat-7-conclusions-as-carlsen-wins-grenke|title=Year of the GOAT? 7 Conclusions from GRENKE 2019|website=chess24.com|date=30 April 2019|language=en|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501022953/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/year-of-the-goat-7-conclusions-as-carlsen-wins-grenke|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=grenke2875>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-grenke-chess-classic-round-9|title =Carlsen Wins Grenke Chess Classic, Reaches 2875 Rating|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =30 April 2019|access-date =1 May 2019|archive-date =8 November 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191108220839/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-grenke-chess-classic-round-9|url-status =live}}</ref>

In early May, Carlsen won the Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz, the first leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, with a score of 26½/36.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-takes-all-at-cote-divoire-rapid-blitz|title=Carlsen Wins Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz|first=Alessandro|last=Parodi|date=13 May 2019|work=Chess.com|access-date=13 May 2019|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513151632/https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-takes-all-at-cote-divoire-rapid-blitz|url-status=live}}</ref> In late May, Carlsen won his sixth consecutive tournament, winning the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars Tournament. The four-man rapid tournament was a [[Chess tournament#Round-robin|double round-robin]]. In addition to Carlsen, Anand, Ding, and Karjakin participated. Carlsen's score was 3½/6 (+1−0=5).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-lindores-abbey-chess-stars-tournament|title =Carlsen Wins Rapid Tournament Held In Scottish Whisky Distillery|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =27 May 2019|access-date =27 May 2019|archive-date =27 May 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190527153817/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-lindores-abbey-chess-stars-tournament|url-status =live}}</ref>

In June, he won the [[Norway Chess#2019|seventh edition]] of Norway Chess. Scoring 13½/18, he finished three points ahead of his nearest competitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/14/chess-magnus-carlsen-altibox-norway-stavanger-victory|title=Chess: Carlsen takes Armageddon route to Altibox Norway victory|work=The Guardian|date=14 June 2019|first=Leonard|last=Barden|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831203214/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/14/chess-magnus-carlsen-altibox-norway-stavanger-victory|url-status=live}}</ref> From 26 June to 7 July, Carlsen participated in the second leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, held in [[Zagreb]]. He took clear first with 8/11 (+5−0=6), and improved his rating to 2882, equalling his peak set in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/zagreb-grand-chess-tour-2019-round-11|title =Zagreb GCT: Carlsen amazes with yet another triumph|first =Antonio|last =Pereira|publisher =ChessBase|date =8 July 2019|access-date =8 July 2019|archive-date =15 April 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200415025703/https://en.chessbase.com/post/zagreb-grand-chess-tour-2019-round-11|url-status =live}}</ref> This was Carlsen's eighth consecutive tournament victory.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

From 10 to 14 August, Carlsen participated in the fourth leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, the [[St. Louis]] Rapid & Blitz. He had a poor showing, scoring 8/18 (+3−4=2, points doubled) in rapid and 9/18 (+6−6=6) in blitz for a combined total of 17/36, putting him in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2019-saint-louis-rapid-blitz-day-5-recap|title =2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Day 5 Recap|publisher =Grand Chess Tour|date =14 August 2019|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815030034/https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2019-saint-louis-rapid-blitz-day-5-recap|url-status =live}}</ref> He said at the end of the first day of blitz: "Everything's going wrong. My confidence is long gone ... At this point I just don't care anymore and I'm just waiting for the classical to start."<ref>{{cite web|url =https://chess24.com/en/read/news/stl-rapid-blitz-4-something-is-dead-wrong-kasparov|title =STL Rapid & Blitz 4: "Something is dead wrong" (Kasparov)|first =Colin|last =McGourty|website =Chess24|date =14 August 2019|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815041557/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/stl-rapid-blitz-4-something-is-dead-wrong-kasparov|url-status =live}}</ref> The fifth leg, the [[Sinquefield Cup#2019|7th Sinquefield Cup]], was a classical tournament. Carlsen won his last two games to tie for first on 6½/11 (+2−0=9) with Ding, but lost the tiebreak 1–3, drawing both rapid games then losing two consecutive blitz games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/ding-wins-2019-sinquefield-cup-grand-chess-tour|title=Ding Beats Carlsen In Playoff To Win Sinquefield Cup|work=Chess.com|date=30 August 2019|first=Peter|last=Doggers|access-date=30 August 2019|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328151930/https://www.chess.com/news/view/ding-wins-2019-sinquefield-cup-grand-chess-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]] held in October on the Isle of Man, Carlsen placed sixth with 7½/11 (+4−0=7). He thus extended his [[List of world records in chess#Longest unbeaten streak|unbeaten streak in classical chess to 101 games]], surpassing Ding's record of 100 games. The 101 games consisted of 33 wins and 68 draws.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.vg.no/sport/i/AdW1Oq/magnus-carlsen-satte-verdensrekord-101-partier-uten-tap|title =Magnus Carlsen satte verdensrekord: 101 partier uten tap|first1 =Jostein|last1 =Overvik|first2 =Ole Kristian|last2 =Strøm|website =Verdens Gang|date =21 October 2019|language =no|access-date =22 October 2019|archive-date =21 October 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191021160855/https://www.vg.no/sport/i/AdW1Oq/magnus-carlsen-satte-verdensrekord-101-partier-uten-tap|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 27 October to 2 November, Carlsen played in the first official [[FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019|FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship]]. He was automatically seeded to the semi-final round, as the unofficial Fischer Random Chess champion. He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the semi-finals 12½–7½, but lost to Wesley So in the final round 13½–2½.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-first-world-official-fischer-random-chess-champion|title=Wesley So Becomes First World Fischer Random Chess Champion|last=Tisdall (JonathanTisdall)|first=Jonathan|website=Chess.com|date=3 November 2019|language=en-US|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230064256/https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-first-world-official-fischer-random-chess-champion|url-status=live}}</ref> In late November, Carlsen won the Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz, the final leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, with a score of 27/36.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/magnus-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-finishes-seventh-nakamura-nepomniachtchi/article30089506.ece|title=Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen strides to title, heartbreak for Anand|date=26 November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221192334/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/magnus-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-finishes-seventh-nakamura-nepomniachtchi/article30089506.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[London Chess Classic#2019 Classic: 2–8 December|2019 London Chess Classic]] in December, the finals of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, Carlsen was defeated in the semi-finals by Vachier-Lagrave on tie-breaks, 15½–14½.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-grand-chess-tour-playoff-vachier-lagrave-beats-carlsen|title=Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Reach Grand Chess Tour Final|work=Chess.com|date=4 December 2019|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205182335/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2019-grand-chess-tour-playoff-vachier-lagrave-beats-carlsen|url-status=live}}</ref> He then went on to beat [[Levon Aronian]] to claim third place.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

From 26 to 28 December, Carlsen participated in the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championship which he won with a score of 11½/15 (+8-0=7) including no losses to reclaim the title that he lost in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-and-koneru-humpy-are-world-rapid-champions-2019|title=Carlsen and Humpy are World Rapid Champions|date=29 December 2019|website=Chess News|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=27 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427164428/https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-and-koneru-humpy-are-world-rapid-champions-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the next two days, from 29 to 30 December he took part in the 2019 World Blitz Chess Championship. He won after defeating Hikaru Nakamura in a tiebreak match, drawing the first game with black and winning the second game with the white pieces. His overall score in the tournament was 16½/21 (+13−1=7).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-world-blitz-to-complete-triple-crown|title=Magnus wins World Blitz to complete triple crown|website=chess24.com|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101104252/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-world-blitz-to-complete-triple-crown|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020 ===
From 10 to 26 January, Carlsen competed in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2020s|82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He finished in second place with a score of 8/13 (+3−0=10), two points behind the winner Caruana.<ref name="ChessBase Tata Steel 2020">{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2020-r13|title=Tata Steel Chess: Caruana ends with a win, Anton clinches Challengers|work=Chessbase.com|date=27 January 2020|first=Carlos|last=Alberto Colodro|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423205530/https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2020-r13|url-status=live}}</ref> During the tournament, Carlsen surpassed [[Sergei Tiviakov]]'s unbeaten streak in classical chess of 110 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-tata-steel-chess-carlsen-record-undefeated-streak|title=Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen Sets Unbeaten Record|website=Chess.com|date=15 January 2020|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318185228/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-tata-steel-chess-carlsen-record-undefeated-streak|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which prompted the cancellation of many physical tournaments, Carlsen organized the [[Magnus Carlsen Invitational]] along with [[Chess24.com|Chess24]]. Billed as "the first professional online chess tournament," the eight-player rapid tournament was held from 18 April to 3 May, with a $250,000 prize fund. The first phase consisted of a single round-robin, after which the top four players would advance to the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020|title=Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020 &#124; The Week in Chess|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=13 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513114334/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen won the event by defeating [[Hikaru Nakamura]] 2½–1½ in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-magnus-carlsen-invitational-chess|title =Magnus Carlsen Wins Magnus Carlsen Invitational|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =3 May 2020|access-date =3 May 2020|archive-date =6 May 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200506233905/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-magnus-carlsen-invitational-chess|url-status =live}}</ref>

Carlsen competed in the 8th [[Norway Chess]] from 5 to 16 October, which was the first elite over-the-board tournament held since social restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were enforced.<ref name=duda/> During the tournament, Carlsen's unbeaten streak in classical chess was ended by [[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2010697|title=Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen (2020) Duda Victory Dance|website=www.chessgames.com|access-date=6 November 2020|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515091321/https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2010697|url-status=live}}</ref> Carlsen had gone 125 games without defeat, a period spanning 2 years, 2 months and 10 days.<ref name=duda>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/sport/magnus-carlsen-jan-krzysztof-duda-chess-spt-intl/index.html|title=Jan-Krzystof Duda ends Carlsen's 2 years winning streak|website=CNN|date=12 October 2020|access-date=12 October 2020|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012192627/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/sport/magnus-carlsen-jan-krzysztof-duda-chess-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He ultimately won the tournament with a round to spare,<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-norway-chess-firouzja-pawn-endgame|title =Carlsen Wins Norway Chess With Round To Spare As Firouzja Blunders In Pawn Endgame|first =Peter|last =Doggers|website =Chess.com|date =16 October 2020|access-date =20 January 2021|archive-date =10 June 2022|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220610153515/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-norway-chess-firouzja-pawn-endgame|url-status =live}}</ref> finishing on 19½ points, one point ahead of runner-up [[Alireza Firouzja]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/altibox-norway-chess-2020-r10|title =Norway Chess: Aronian beats Carlsen, Firouzja secures second place|first =Carlos Alberto|last =Colodro|website =ChessBase|date =17 October 2020|access-date =20 January 2021|archive-date =23 January 2021|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210123231945/https://en.chessbase.com/post/altibox-norway-chess-2020-r10|url-status =live}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
In January, Carlsen participated in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021|83rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He finished in sixth place with a score of 7½/13, losing one game to young Russian grandmaster [[Andrey Esipenko]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tata Steel 8: Esipenko crushes Carlsen {{!}} Firouzja top|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-8-esipenko-crushes-carlsen-firouzja-top|access-date=26 January 2021|website=chess24.com|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126023550/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-8-esipenko-crushes-carlsen-firouzja-top|url-status=live}}</ref> This was Carlsen's first loss to a teenager (at standard time controls) since 2011,<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/83rd-tata-steel-chess-2021/esipenko-scores-a-thumping-victory-over-carlsen-in-tata-steel-round-8 Esipenko scores a thumping victory over Carlsen in Tata Steel Round 8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809060617/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/83rd-tata-steel-chess-2021/esipenko-scores-a-thumping-victory-over-carlsen-in-tata-steel-round-8 |date=9 August 2021 }}, [[The Week in Chess]], 24 January 2021</ref> and his first loss to a sub-2700 rated player since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doggers|first=Peter|date=25 January 2021|title=Tata Steel Chess 2021: Esipenko Shocks Carlsen as Firouzja Grabs Sole Lead|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-tata-steel-chess-tournament-round-8|website=Chess.com|access-date=9 August 2021|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819003724/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-tata-steel-chess-tournament-round-8|url-status=live}}</ref>

Throughout the year, Carlsen also participated in many online chess tournaments as part of the [[Champions Chess Tour 2021|Meltwater Champions Chess Tour]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

At the [[Chess World Cup 2021|FIDE World Cup 2021]] held in [[Sochi]], Carlsen won the third place match against Fedoseev after being defeated in the semi-finals by Duda, who eventually won the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jan-Krzysztof Duda wins the 2021 World Cup|url=https://worldcup.fide.com/news/tpost/b1z2fbgbc1-jan-krzysztof-duda-wins-the-2021-world-c|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Worldcup.fide.com|language=en|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805171422/https://worldcup.fide.com/news/tpost/b1z2fbgbc1-jan-krzysztof-duda-wins-the-2021-world-c|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Carlsen then won the 9th [[Norway Chess]], again finishing on 19½ points ahead of runner-up [[Alireza Firouzja]]. After his sole loss in the fifth round of the classical portion to Karjakin, Carlsen won four straight games in classical chess against Firouzja, Tari, Karjakin, and Rapport before ending the tournament with a classical draw and armageddon win against his future World Championship challenger [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2021|title=Norway Chess – Carlsen takes first place|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/norway-chess-2021-live|access-date=21 September 2021|website=Chess News|language=en|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917194213/https://en.chessbase.com/post/norway-chess-2021-live|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 26 to 28 December, Carlsen participated in the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2021]]. He took 3rd place (by tiebreakers) with a score of 9½/13 (+7-1=5). Over the next two days, from 29 to 30 December he took part in the [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2021]]. He performed poorly, finishing 12th with a score of 13½/21 (+12−6=3).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

==== World Chess Championship 2021 ====
[[File:World Chess Championship 2021, game 11, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen (cropped).jpg|thumb|Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi at the 2021 World Chess Championship]]
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2021}}

At the [[2021 World Chess Championship]], Carlsen defeated challenger [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] in [[Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi, World Chess Championship 2021, Game 6|Game 6]] after drawing the first five games. It was the first decisive result in a classical time limit World Chess Championship game in more than 5 years and at 136 moves was also the longest game in World Chess Championship history.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Graham|first=Bryan Armen|date=3 December 2021|title=Magnus Carlsen defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 6 of World Chess Championship – as it happened|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/dec/03/magnus-carlsen-v-ian-nepomniachtchi-world-chess-championship-game-6-live|access-date=4 December 2021|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203113448/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/dec/03/magnus-carlsen-v-ian-nepomniachtchi-world-chess-championship-game-6-live|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, Carlsen also defeated Nepomniachtchi in Games 8, 9, and 11, thus retaining his championship title.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McGourtey|first=Colin|date=5 December 2021|title=Magnus Carlsen wins 5th World Championship title|language=en-GB|work=chess 24|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-5th-world-championship-title|access-date=10 December 2021|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210161627/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-5th-world-championship-title|url-status=live}}</ref> After the match, Carlsen announced that "Unless [[Alireza Firouzja|Firouzja]] wins the Candidates Tournament, it is unlikely that I will play the next [[World Chess Championship 2023|world championship]] match."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doggers|first=Peter|date=14 December 2021|title=Carlsen might only defend title vs Firouzja|language=en-GB|work=chess 24|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-defend-world-chess-title-alireza-firouzja|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216145715/https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-defend-world-chess-title-alireza-firouzja|url-status=live}}</ref>

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=== 2022 ===
In January, Carlsen won his eighth [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He finished with a score of 9½/13, with no losses and six wins, including wins against [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]] and [[Fabiano Caruana]].<ref>{{cite news|date=30 January 2022|title=World Champion Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/news/world-champion-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2022/|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131054447/https://tatasteelchess.com/news/world-champion-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early June, Carlsen placed first in the [[Norway Chess|Norway Chess Tournament]], ahead of [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]] who finished second and third, respectively.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Norway Chess - Final Standings |url=https://norwaychess.no/en/2022/06/10/final-standings/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=norwaychess.no |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627142340/https://norwaychess.no/en/2022/06/10/final-standings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished with a score of 16½/30,<ref name=":0" /> with no losses and three wins, including wins against [[Teimour Radjabov]], [[Anish Giri]] and [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]. This was Carlsen's fourth consecutive win of the prestigious super tournament and fifth overall in the last decade.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

On 20 July, the deadline FIDE had given him, Carlsen announced that he would not defend his World Championship title against Nepomniachtchi in the [[World Chess Championship 2023|2023 World Chess Championship]] match.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=20 July 2022 |title=Lacking Motivation, Magnus Carlsen Will Give Up World Chess Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/sports/chess-magnus-carlsen-world-championship.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721011423/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/sports/chess-magnus-carlsen-world-championship.html |archive-date=21 July 2022 |website=[[The New York Times]] |issn=1553-8095}}</ref> Carlsen said he enjoyed playing chess tournaments more than championships,<ref name="wp">{{Cite news |last=Annabelle Timsit |date=21 July 2022 |title=World chess champion to give up title because he's just 'not motivated' |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/world-chess-champion-to-give-up-title-because-hes-just-not-motivated/ar-AAZOJPk |access-date=21 July 2022 |archive-date=21 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721141359/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/world-chess-champion-to-give-up-title-because-hes-just-not-motivated/ar-AAZOJPk |url-status=live }}</ref> and would still continue playing professional chess.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-to-give-up-world-championship-title |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=Chess24.com |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720105603/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-to-give-up-world-championship-title |url-status=live }}</ref>

Throughout the year, Carlsen competed in the [[Champions Chess Tour 2022]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Pahwa |first=Nitish |date=2 September 2022 |title=The Best Chess Player Alive Can't Wait to "Show That I'm Better Than the Younger Generation" |url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/magnus-carlsen-sinquefield-cup-firouzja-pragg-interview.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en |archive-date=18 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918113835/https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/magnus-carlsen-sinquefield-cup-firouzja-pragg-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the Airthings Masters, Charity Cup, and FTX Crypto Cup.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Carlsen joined the Norway team for the [[44th Chess Olympiad]].<ref name=":2"/> He was the runner-up in the Chess.com Speed Championship.<ref>[https://www.chess.com/events/2022-speed-chess-championship-main-event Speed Chess Championship Main Event 2022] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207191230/https://www.chess.com/events/2022-speed-chess-championship-main-event |date=7 December 2022 }}, chess.com</ref>

Carlsen won the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2022]] with a score of 10/13 (+8-1=4). He also won the [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2022]] with a score of 16/21 (+13-2=6). This marks the third time in Carlsen's career that he has simultaneously held the Classical, Rapid, and Blitz World Titles, with 2014 and 2019 being the other two occurrences.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

==== Sinquefield Cup withdrawal ====
{{main|Carlsen–Niemann controversy}}

In August and September, Carlsen participated as a wildcard in the [[Sinquefield Cup|2022 Sinquefield Cup]] as part of the [[Grand Chess Tour 2022]]. He won his first game against Nepomniachtchi, the [[Candidates Tournament 2022]] winner. He subsequently drew his second game to [[Levon Aronian]], leaving him in tied first place with American wildcard [[Hans Niemann]]. In the third game, Carlsen was defeated by Niemann, ending his 53-game unbeaten streak in classical chess that [[chess24]] described as a "stunning victory".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Carsten |title=Niemann Outplays Carlsen, Claims Lead, Crosses 2700 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-sinquefield-cup-round-3 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=Chess.com |date=4 September 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007125941/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-sinquefield-cup-round-3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sinquefield Cup 3: Niemann beats Carlsen to cross 2700 |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/sinquefield-cup-3-niemann-beats-carlsen-to-cross-2700 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=chess24.com |language=en |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104021334/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/sinquefield-cup-3-niemann-beats-carlsen-to-cross-2700 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen soon after announced his withdrawal in a tweet with a video of Portuguese football manager [[José Mourinho]] saying, "I prefer really not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup |url=https://new.chess24.com/en/wall/news/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-the-sinquefield-cup |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=chess24 |language=en |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927154829/https://new.chess24.com/en/wall/news/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-the-sinquefield-cup |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated that "online observers interpreted Mr. Carlsen's post as insinuating that Mr. Niemann cheated in some way during the game", though no concrete evidence of cheating had been found.<ref name="NYTSept13">{{cite news |last1=Keener |first1=Greg |date=13 September 2022 |title=The Chess World Isn't Ready for a Cheating Scandal |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/crosswords/hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-cheating-accusation.html |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429082731/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/crosswords/hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-cheating-accusation.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen's previous results still affect his FIDE rating; however, they will be removed from the tournament standing.<ref name=":1"/> This was the first time in Carlsen's career to withdraw from a major event in progress, and was considered "virtually unprecedented" in top level chess.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=West (NM_Vanessa) |first=Vanessa |title=Magnus Carlsen Withdraws From Sinquefield Cup |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-sinquefield-cup |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Chess.com |date=5 September 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021145436/https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-sinquefield-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two weeks later, Carlsen faced Niemann in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, a section of the [[Champions Chess Tour 2022]], an online chess tour. Carlsen, playing as black, resigned after one move, continuing the scandal.<ref name = "forbes">{{cite news|last=Porterfield|first=Carlie|date=19 September 2022|title=World chess champion Magnus Carlsen resigns from match after just one move against player at center of 'cheating' scandal|work=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/19/world-chess-champion-magnus-carlsen-resigns-from-match-after-just-one-move-against-player-at-center-of-cheating-scandal/?sh=7260a0fe31d4|access-date=20 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173104/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/19/world-chess-champion-magnus-carlsen-resigns-from-match-after-just-one-move-against-player-at-center-of-cheating-scandal/?sh=7260a0fe31d4|url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 September, Carlsen finally broke his silence and accused Niemann of cheating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Andrew Beaton and Joshua |date=26 September 2022 |title=Magnus Carlsen Breaks His Silence on Chess Cheating Scandal |language=en-US |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/magnus-carlsen-chess-cheating-scandal-hans-niemann-11664224056 |access-date=26 September 2022 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203153/https://www.wsj.com/articles/magnus-carlsen-chess-cheating-scandal-hans-niemann-11664224056 |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, on 20 October Niemann filed a lawsuit against Carlsen and four other defendants, alleging five counts of action, including libel and slander.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Docket for Niemann v. Carlsen, 4:22-cv-01110 - CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65592749/niemann-v-carlsen/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024153453/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65592749/niemann-v-carlsen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=Hans Niemann Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com Over Cheating Allegations |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/chess-cheating-hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-lawsuit-11666291319 |last1=Beaton |first1=Andrew |last2=Robinson |first2=Joshua |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=26 October 2022 |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026031639/https://www.wsj.com/articles/chess-cheating-hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-lawsuit-11666291319 |url-status=live }}</ref> The case was dismissed in June 2023, with the judge ruling that the claim of defamation was outside her federal jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2023 |title=Chess player Hans Niemann's $100m lawsuit over cheating claims dismissed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66042871.amp |last1=Armstrong |first1=Kathryn |work=BBC |access-date=20 August 2023 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820172917/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66042871.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission fined Carlsen [[Euro|€]]10,000 for his withdrawal from the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=Carlsen Not Guilty On 3/4 Counts In Niemann Ruling, Fined €10,000 For Withdrawal |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-finds-carlsen-not-guilty-in-niemann-case-fined-10-000-for-withdrawal |last1=Svensen |first1=Tarjei |work=Chess.com |access-date=14 December 2023 |archive-date=14 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214104429/https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-finds-carlsen-not-guilty-in-niemann-case-fined-10-000-for-withdrawal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Decision on the Magnus Carlsen / Hans Niemann case |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2795 |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=FIDE |language=en-us |archive-date=14 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214030930/https://www.fide.com/news/2795 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2023===
[[File:Magnus Carlsen Tata 2023 - 71 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Carlsen at the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023]]|alt=]]
In January, Carlsen participated in the [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023|Tata Steel Chess Tournament]]. He lost consecutive games, which had not happened since 2015, first to [[Anish Giri]] and then to the young Uzbek prodigy [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGourty |first=Colin |date=29 January 2023 |title=Tata Steel 12: Abdusattorov on brink as Carlsen misses win |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-chess-12-abdusattorov-on-brink-as-carlsen-misses-win |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=Chess24 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524063035/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-chess-12-abdusattorov-on-brink-as-carlsen-misses-win |url-status=live }}</ref> He recovered and finished 3rd, with the same score as Abdusattorov, but behind Giri, who won the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anish Giri wins his 1st Tata Steel Masters |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/anish-giri-wins-his-1st-tata-steel-masters |website=chess24.com |author=Colin McGourty |date=29 January 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207030850/https://chess24.com/en/read/news/anish-giri-wins-his-1st-tata-steel-masters |url-status=live }}</ref> In February, Carlsen participated in the Airthings Masters 2023 which he won by defeating the American Grandmaster [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in the finals.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Having earlier declined to defend his World Championship title, Carlsen ceased to be World Champion at the completion of the title match between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi (the [[World Chess Championship 2023]]), won by Ding. In an interview after the match, Carlsen said he was "suffering from a lack of motivation to play classical chess, because of the dominance of opening preparation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-on-his-future-personal-life-motivation-and-more|title=Carlsen On Lack Of Motivation, Classical Chess, New WC Formats & Family Life|publisher=chess.com|date=2 May 2023|accessdate=4 May 2023|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504010931/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-on-his-future-personal-life-motivation-and-more|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, he did not enter the cycle for the [[World Chess Championship 2024]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Carlsen competed in the [[Norway Chess#2023|Norway Chess]] tournament, and performed poorly with a score of 11½/27, drawing 8 classical games, losing 1, and winning 0. He managed to win 7/8 Armageddon blitz games (after a drawn classical game).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Carlsen competed in two [[Grand Chess Tour 2023|Grand Chess Tour]] events as wild cards, winning both, the Poland Rapid & Blitz and Croatia Rapid & Blitz.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In the [[Chess World Cup 2023|2023 Chess World Cup]], Carlsen reached the finals by defeating 65th seed [[Aryan Tari]] in the third round, 32nd seed [[Vincent Keymer]] in the fourth round, [[Vasyl Ivanchuk]] in the fifth round, [[Gukesh Dommaraju]] in the quarterfinals, and [[Nijat Abasov]] in the semi-finals. Carlsen was sickened by [[Foodborne illness|food poisoning]] during the tournament.<ref name=":4" /> In the finals against [[R Praggnanandhaa]], Carlsen won during the tiebreaks, making it his first time winning a World Cup.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|author=Ben Morse|title=Magnus Carlsen defeats Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to become Chess World Cup champion|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/24/sport/magnus-carlsen-chess-world-cup-rameshbabu-praggnanandhaa-spt-intl/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=24 August 2023|access-date=5 February 2024|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223105220/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/24/sport/magnus-carlsen-chess-world-cup-rameshbabu-praggnanandhaa-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chess: Magnus Carlsen beats India's Praggnanandhaa to win FIDE World Cup |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/24/chess-magnus-carlsen-beats-indias-praggnanandhaa-to-win-fide-world-cup |website=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=24 August 2023 |access-date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409035340/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/24/chess-magnus-carlsen-beats-indias-praggnanandhaa-to-win-fide-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>

He defeated Alireza Firouzja in the final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup to clinch his third tournament victory on the [[Champions Chess Tour 2023|2023 Champions Chess Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Vanessa |date=4 September 2023 |title=Triumph On A Choppy Day: Carlsen Defeats Firouzja Again |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-julius-baer-generation-cup-ko-day-5 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906015610/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-julius-baer-generation-cup-ko-day-5 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won his third [[Chess.com#Tournaments and events|Speed Chess Championship]], beating five-time defending champion Hikaru Nakamura in the final to deny him a sixth consecutive title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelemen |first=Luci |date=22 September 2023 |title=Magnus Carlsen's double rook sacrifice denies Hikaru's sixth SCC title in a row |url=https://dotesports.com/chess/news/magnus-carlsens-double-rook-sacrifice-denies-hikarus-sixth-scc-title-in-a-row |access-date=23 September 2023 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019112030/https://dotesports.com/chess/news/magnus-carlsens-double-rook-sacrifice-denies-hikarus-sixth-scc-title-in-a-row |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen beat Wesley So in the [[Champions Chess Tour 2023|2023 Champions Chess Tour finals]] to win the Champions Chess Tour for a third consecutive year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Anthony |date=16 December 2023 |title=Carlsen Wins 3rd Title At 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-champions-chess-tour-finals-title-match-carlsen-wins |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216224158/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-champions-chess-tour-finals-title-match-carlsen-wins |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carlsen won the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2023]] with a score of 10/13 (+7-0=6). He won his 5th [[World Rapid Chess Championship]] title. He also won the [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2023]] with a score of 16/21 (+12-1=8). He won his 7th [[World Blitz Chess Championship]] title. He became the first man to successfully defend both the rapid and blitz titles simultaneously in the world championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saravanan (VSaravanan) |first=Venkatachalam |date=2023-12-30 |title=6-Win Streak Helps Carlsen To Take 7th Title; Gunina Pips Kosteniuk To The Post |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-2 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619052022/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2024 ===
In February, Carlsen participated in the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters competition, where he won the grand finale for a $30,000 prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-cct-chessable-masters-day-8-carlsen-wins|title=Carlsen Wins 2024 Chessable Masters|date=7 February 2024 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=28 December 2024|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228153525/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-cct-chessable-masters-day-8-carlsen-wins|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2876|title=Magnus Carlsen strikes back to win 2024 Chessable Masters|publisher=FIDE|accessdate=28 December 2024|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228153525/https://www.fide.com/news/2876|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February, Carlsen organized and played in the [[Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge]], which was an over-the-board [[Fischer random chess]] tournament which included some of the top players in the world. He placed fifth in the round-robin [[Rapid chess|rapid]] portion of the tournament, which determined the pairings for the main event, which was played under classical time controls. He won the main event, beating [[Fabiano Caruana]] in the final for a $60,000 prize.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGourty |first=Colin |date=2024-02-16 |title=Carlsen Beats Caruana To Win Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-freestyle-chess-goat-challenge-day-8 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217001910/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-freestyle-chess-goat-challenge-day-8 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first ever classical Fischer random chess super-tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Svensen |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-02-06 |title=Carlsen, Ding, Caruana In New $200,000 Classical Fischer-Random Event |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-ding-caruana-in-new-200-000-fischer-random-event |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217002900/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-ding-caruana-in-new-200-000-fischer-random-event |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September, Carlsen won his fourth [[Chess.com#Tournaments and events|Speed Chess Championship]] title, defeating GM [[Alireza Firouzja]] in the finals held in Paris, France. Carlsen displayed a dominant performance, finishing with a score of 23.5-7.5, winning 21 games, drawing 5, and losing only 5 in the four-hour match. Carlsen and GM [[Hikaru Nakamura]] remain the only players to have won the tournament since its inception in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Anthony |date=8 September 2024 |title=Carlsen Proves He's The Best Again, Wins 4th SCC Title |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-scc-title-match-carlsen-wins}}</ref> Also in September, Carlsen played in the 45th Chess Olympiad for Team [[Norway]], and they placed 14th out of 188 countries. Carlsen finished with a score of 6/8, conceding draws to [[Mustafa Yılmaz|Mustafa Yilmaz]], and [[Parham Maghsoodloo]], while only losing to [[Vladimir Fedoseev]]. A notable win was against Vietnam GM [[Lê Quang Liêm|Liem Le]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 {{!}} Open I • Round 11 |url=https://lichess.org/broadcast/45th-chess-olympiad-budapest-2024--open-i/round-11/gfPonCU8#players/1503014 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=lichess.org |language=en-US |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007100351/https://lichess.org/broadcast/45th-chess-olympiad-budapest-2024--open-i/round-11/gfPonCU8#players/1503014 |url-status=live }}</ref> To finish September, Carlsen also took home the 2024 Julius Baer Generation Cup, by going undefeated and beating [[Alireza Firouzja]] 2.5-1.5 in the Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin (AnthonyLevin) |first=Anthony |date=2024-10-01 |title=2024 Julius Baer Generation Cup Grand Finals: Carlsen Wins 2024 Julius Baer Generation Cup, Wesley So Takes Division II, Caruana Division III |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-cct-julius-baer-generation-cup-day-7-carlsen-so-caruana-win |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=4 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004120916/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-cct-julius-baer-generation-cup-day-7-carlsen-so-caruana-win |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 December, Carlsen defeated [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] in the finals of [[Champions Chess Tour 2024]], winning the tournament for a fifth consecutive time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/cct-finals-2024-d5|title=Carlsen wins Champions Chess Tour title, again|date=22 December 2024 |publisher=chessbase.com|accessdate=28 December 2024|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228054130/https://en.chessbase.com/post/cct-finals-2024-d5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-2024-champions-chess-tour-finals|title=Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title|date=21 December 2024 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=28 December 2024|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228054404/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-2024-champions-chess-tour-finals|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 December, following round six of the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid Chess Championship]], Carlsen was warned and fined USD$200 for wearing [[jeans]]. He refused to change his jeans after being given the opportunity to change attire, causing him to not be paired for round nine. He proceeded to withdraw himself from both the Rapid and the [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz Chess Championship]] tournaments, remarking in an interview, "They can enforce their rules, that's fine by me [...] my response is that fine, then I'm out, like, fuck you."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin (AnthonyLevin) |first=Anthony |date=2024-12-27 |title=BREAKING: Carlsen Quits Rapid & Blitz Championships Over Dress Code Disagreement |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-rapid-chess-championship-day-2 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=28 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228012935/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-rapid-chess-championship-day-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98lkrdkz70o|title=Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after being told to change jeans|date=28 December 2024 |publisher=BBC News|accessdate=28 December 2024|archive-date=28 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228120844/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98lkrdkz70o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/28/sport/magnus-carlsen-quits-jeans-spt-intl/index.html|title=Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans|date=28 December 2024 |publisher=CNN|accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Chess Champion Quits Competition After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans, Tells International Chess Federation 'F--- You' |url=https://people.com/world-chess-champion-quits-competition-after-refusing-to-change-out-of-jeans-8767321 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-28 |title=Jeans gambit: Chess great exits event over pants |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/43191036/magnus-carlsen-disqualified-chess-tournament-wearing-jeans |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231081304/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/43191036/magnus-carlsen-disqualified-chess-tournament-wearing-jeans |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 29, after a loosening of the [[dress code]], Carlsen reversed his decision and announced he would take part in the Blitz tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/breaking-magnus-carlsen-makes-u-turn-confirms-world-blitz-championship-participation|title=Magnus Carlsen Makes U-Turn, Confirms World Blitz Participation|date=29 December 2024 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=29 December 2024|archive-date=29 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229224746/https://www.chess.com/news/view/breaking-magnus-carlsen-makes-u-turn-confirms-world-blitz-championship-participation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/sports-games/3209958-magnus-carlsens-return-the-chess-icons-dress-code-standoff-reaches-a-truce|title=Magnus Carlsen's Return: The Chess Icon's Dress Code Standoff Reaches a Truce|publisher=devdiscourse.com|accessdate=29 December 2024}}</ref> [[International Chess Federation]] President [[Arkady Dvorkovich]] acknowledged that the incident brought attention to the importance of the organization's ability to adapt to the "evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport" regarding the application of its rules.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World-Renowned Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Returns to Tournament After Being Fined, Denied Participation for Wearing Jeans |url=https://people.com/chess-player-magnus-carlsen-returns-to-tournament-after-being-fined-denied-participation-for-wearing-jeans-8767477 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=People.com |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231032211/https://people.com/chess-player-magnus-carlsen-returns-to-tournament-after-being-fined-denied-participation-for-wearing-jeans-8767477 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also professed his "regret" for a resolution not being able to be found before Carlsen's withdrawal.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Arkady Dvorkovich |title=Statement by FIDE President on dress-code rules for Rapid and Blitz Championships |url=https://www.fide.com/news/3366 |website=FIDE |date=29 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Neuman |first1=Scott |title=Top chess player Magnus Carlsen is back in competition after quitting over dress code |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g-s1-40462/magnus-carlsen-chess-jeans-dress-code-championship |work=NPR |date=30 December 2024 |archive-date=1 January 2025 |access-date=31 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101135052/https://www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g-s1-40462/magnus-carlsen-chess-jeans-dress-code-championship |url-status=live }}</ref> Carlsen went on to jointly win the Blitz championship when he and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to share the title having been deadlocked after seven games in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-2|title=Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi Agree To Share World Blitz Title, Ju Wins Women's|date=31 December 2024 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=1 January 2025|archive-date=1 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101012106/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-blitz-chess-championship-day-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/magnus-carlsen-ian-nepomniachtchi-share-world-blitz-championship-title-ju-wenjun-wins-womens-section-result-news/article69048298.ece|title=Magnus Carlsen defends Blitz title, shares it with Nepomniachtchi; Wenjun Champion in Women's section|date=January 2025 |publisher=Sportstar|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref> Carlsen's decision received applause from the live audience, but met negative reactions online from professional chess players and fans. Dissenters included American chess grandmaster [[Hans Niemann]], who tweeted, "The chess world is officially a joke. [...] I can't believe that the official body of chess is being controlled by a singular player [''for the second time this week'']."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2025-01-03 |title=Chess: jeans-clad Carlsen defies critics to share Blitz with Nepomniachtchi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/03/chess-jeans-clad-carlsen-defies-critics-to-share-blitz-with-nepomniachtchi |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title='Chess world is officially a joke': Hans Niemann's explosive rant after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi share title |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/hans-niemanns-rant-after-carlsen-and-nepomniachtchi-share-title-9753676/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-02 |title=Chess world fumes over joint world blitz title for Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chess-world-fumes-over-joint-world-blitz-title-for-magnus-carlsen-and-ian-nepomniachtchi/articleshow/116870839.cms |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

=== 2025 ===
In January 2025, Carlsen won the inaugural edition of the Freestyle Friday weekly tournament organized by [[Chess.com]].<ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-freestyle-friday Announcement]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-freestyle-friday-january-24-2025 | title=Freestyle Friday - January 24, 2025 | date=24 January 2025 }}</ref>

In February 2025, Carlsen was announced as the second chess player to be signed by Dutch [[esports]] organization [[Team Liquid]], after [[Fabiano Caruana]] the prior day. As part of the deal, Carlsen will represent Liquid during the [[Champions Chess Tour 2025]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news |last1=Svensen |first1=Tarjei J. |title=Magnus Carlsen And Fabiano Caruana Sign With Esports Giant Team Liquid |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-caruana-sign-esports-giant-team-liquid |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=Chess.com |date=14 February 2025}}</ref>

In the same month, Carlsen won the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlsen wins the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2025 |url=https://www.chess.com/events/2025-champions-chess-tour-chessable-masters-playoffs/results |website=Chess.com}}</ref> In the semifinal match of the Winners bracket against [[Arjun Erigaisi]], Carlsen tied Erigaisi 2.5–2.5 after the players recorded three draws and one win each. To decide the winner, an Armageddon match was held. Carlsen played with the black pieces and was declared the winner after the game ended in a draw. Carlsen won 2.5–1.5 against [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in the Grand Finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlsen won 2.5–1.5 against Hikaru Nakamura in the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2025. |url=https://www.chess.com/events/2025-champions-chess-tour-chessable-masters-playoffs/results |website=Chess.com}}</ref>

In April 2025, Carlsen won the [[Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam]], defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the final by a score of 1.5–0.5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen Wins Paris Grand Slam Without a Single Tiebreak » WEISSENHAUS – WORLD OF FREESTYLE CHESS |url=https://www.freestyle-chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-paris-grand-slam-without-a-single-tiebreak/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.freestyle-chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> That same month, Carlsen won the [[Grenke Freestyle Chess Open]], recording a perfect score of 9/9, achieving the [[List of chess world records#Highest performance rating in a classical tournament|highest performance rating in a classical tournament]] at 3385.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlsen's 2025 Grenke win |url=https://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-freestyle-open/results |website=Chess.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2025-04-22 |title=Chess: Carlsen sets historic record with 9 out of 9 at Grenke Open |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8740b894-8904-48f4-8330-1a8a914520f2 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>

On June 1, Carlsen was defeated by world champion [[Gukesh Dommaraju]] in a dramatic turnaround in the sixth round of [[Norway Chess 2025]]. Following the result, Carlsen punched the table and looked distraught in defeat. He later apologized to his opponent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Bryan Armen |date=2025-06-02 |title=Magnus Carlsen slams table after shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju in Norway |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/01/magnus-carlsen-punches-table-norway-chess-gukesh |access-date=2025-06-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Anthony |date=2025-06-01 |title=Norway Chess 2025 Round 6: Gukesh Beats Carlsen From Losing Position |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2025-norway-chess-round-6 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-02 |title=A bang of the fist, two apologies, a pat on the back and a history-making win: How world champion Gukesh took down Magnus Carlsen |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/norway-chess-d-gukesh-defeats-magnus-carlsen-first-time-10042758/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He won the tournament by scoring 16 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-muzychuk-win-2025-norway-chess|title=Carlsen, Muzychuk Win Norway Chess After Stunning Final Round
|date=6 June 2025
|publisher=chess.com|accessdate=7 Jun 2025}}</ref>

In 2025, he signed with [[esports]] organization [[Team Liquid]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Team Liquid signs World Chess champion Magnus Carlsen |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/02/team-liquid-magnus-carlsen-signing |access-date=2025-08-04 |author=Jonno Nicholson|website=Esports Insider |language=en-GB}}</ref> and subsequently won the inaugural [[2025 Esports World Cup – Chess|chess event at the 2025 Esports World Cup]], becoming the first-ever Chess Esports World Cup Champion by defeating [[Alireza Firouzja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2025 |title=Chess-Carlsen claims first Esports World Cup title |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/chess-carlsen-claims-first-esports-world-cup-title-2025-08-01/ |access-date=4 August 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250803172547/https://www.reuters.com/sports/chess-carlsen-claims-first-esports-world-cup-title-2025-08-01/|archive-date=3 August 2025|website=[[Reuters]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On October 29, 2025, Carlsen won Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, with a score of 25½/36 and a performance rating of 2874.

== Tournament and match results ==
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!Legend
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|Classical international and national individual and team tournaments
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|Tournaments organized by [[FIDE]] (Olympiads, World Championships, World Cups, FIDE Grand Swiss and Candidates tournaments)
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|Non classical (rapid and blitz) rated and blindfold competitions ([[Grand Chess Tour]], Amber and Lindores Abbey tournaments, Champions Showdown matches)
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Internet competitions ([[Internet Chess Club]], [[Chess.com]], [[chess24.com]], [[Lichess]], Champions Chess Tour and FIDE online tournaments and matches)
|}

[[Performance rating (chess)|TPR (Tournament Performance ratings)]] of FIDE-rated events calculated according to FIDE.<ref name="fide.com">[https://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=174&view=article FIDE Title Regulations 1.48 and 1.49] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151441/https://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=174&view=article |date=16 May 2020 }}. Fide.com</ref>

=== 2002–2011 ===
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{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sticky-header" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Tournament and match results (2002–2011)
! Year || width="160" | City || Tournament || [[Time control]] || Wins || Losses || Draws || Points || Place || width=20 | [[Performance rating (chess)|TPR]]
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="2" |2002
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Peñiscola]]
| align=left| [[European Youth Chess Championship|European Under-12 Championship]]<ref name="European U12 Championship"/>
|Classical
|
|
|
|6/9
|6th
|
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;" 
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Greece}} [[Heraklio]] ||align=left|[[World Youth Chess Championship]] 2002, U12<ref>{{cite web|title=The Week in Chess 420|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic420.html#9 |access-date=25 July 2025 |website=Theweekinchess.com}}</ref> || Classical || 8 || 1 || 2 || 9/11 || 2nd  ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Fredrikstad]] ||align=left|2003 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Week in Chess 453, Norwegian Championship |url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic453.html#7 |access-date=25 July 2025 |website=Theweekinchess.com}}</ref>|| Classical || 3 || 1 || 5 || 5.5/9 || 3rd-7th ||
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} [[Budva]] 
|align=left| European Under-14 Championship<ref name="Chess-Results"/>
|Classical
|6
|2
|1
|6.5/9
|3rd
|
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Greece}} [[Halkidiki]] ||align=left|[[World Youth Chess Championship]] 2003, U14<ref>{{cite web|title=The Week in Chess 469|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic469.html#10 |access-date=25 July 2025 |website=Theweekinchess.com}}</ref> || Classical || 7 || 3 || 1 || 7.5/11 || 9th  ||
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="16" |2004
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2004|66th Corus Chess, grandmaster group C]] || Classical || 9 || 1 || 3 || 10½/13 || '''First''' || 2702
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Moscow]] ||align=left|3rd [[Aeroflot Open]] 2004<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic486.html#3 3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619051854/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic486.html#3 |date=19 June 2024 }}, ''The week in Chess'' 486, 1st March 2004.</ref> || Classical || 5 || 3 || 1 || 5½/9 || 40th || 2660
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Iceland}} [[Reykjavík]] ||align=left|21st [[Reykjavik Open]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic489.html#5|title=The Week in Chess 489, 21st Reykjavik Open|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-date=5 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105155917/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic489.html#5|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 4 || 1 || 4½/9 || 35th || 2433
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{flagdeco|Iceland}} [[Reykjavík]] ||align=left|Reykjavik Rapid 2004, Day 1 Blitz (16 players) || Blitz || || || || 4/15 || 15th ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left|Reykjavik Rapid Round of 16 match against Kasparov<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic489.html#2|title=The Week in Chess 489, Reykjavik Rapid 2004|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-date=5 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105155917/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic489.html#2|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rapid || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½–1½ || Loss ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Dubai}} [[Dubai]] ||align=left| [[Dubai Chess and Culture Club|2004 Dubai Open Chess Tournament]] || Classical || 4 || 0 || 5 || 6½/9 || 2nd–13th || 2674
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Sweden}} [[Malmö]]<br/>{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Copenhagen]] ||align=left|12th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament<ref>[http://www.tepesigemanchess.com/previous-years/ Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230124232/http://www.tepesigemanchess.com/previous-years/ |date=30 December 2023 }}, tepesigemanchess.com.</ref> || Classical || 4 || 2 || 3 || 5½/9 || 3rd || 2648
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Libya}} [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] ||align=left|[[FIDE World Chess Championship 2004]],<br />First round of 128 Match against [[Levon Aronian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/a3a4$wix.htm|title=World Chess Championship} 2004 FIDE Knockout Matches|website=mark-weeks.com|access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-break || 0<hr>0 || 0<hr>1 || 2<hr>1 || 1–1<hr>½–1½ || Match lost  ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Molde (town)|Molde]] ||align=left|2004 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic505.html#5|title=The Week in Chess 505, Norwegian Championship|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229060909/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic505.html#5|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 1 || 2 || 7/9 || 1–2. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Copenhagen]] ||align=left|26th [[Xtracon Chess Open|Politiken Cup]] || Classical || 5 || 0 || 5 || 7½/10 || 3rd–13th ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Oslo]] ||align=left|2004 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]] playoff match against [[Berge Østenstad|Østenstad]]<br/> (a drawn match meant Østenstad won the title)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic513.html#4|title=The Week in Chess 513, Carlsen vs Agdestein Norwegian playoff match|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=13 January 2024|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401222113/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic513.html#4|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1–1 || match drawn ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Lausanne]] ||align=left|5th Lausanne Young Masters (8 players knockout)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/mcshane-masters-the-masters-in-lausanne McShane masters the Masters in Lausanne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607234321/https://en.chessbase.com/post/mcshane-masters-the-masters-in-lausanne |date=7 June 2023 }}, chessbase.com, 24 September 2004.</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-breaks<hr>Blitz Tie-break || 2<hr>0<hr>2 || 1<hr>1<hr>0 || 3<hr>3<hr>0 ||  || 5th ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Gausdal]] ||align=left| Gausdal Classics Grandmaster Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic517.html#5|title=The Week in Chess 517, Gausdal Chess Classic|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-date=30 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930230807/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic517.html#5|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 3 || 2 || 5/9 || 5th ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Hoogeveen]] ||align=left|8th Essent Crown Tournament<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic520.html#4 Essent tournament in Hoogeveen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409093530/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic520.html#4 |date=9 April 2023 }}, ''The Week in Chess'' 520, 25 October 2004.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 3 || 2 || 2/6 || 4th || 2495
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Calvià]] ||align=left|[[36th Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] Board 1 || Classical || 2 || 1 || 2 || 3/5 || 39th (Team)  ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Sanxenxo]] ||align=left|48th Spanish Team Chess Championship, CA Magic Mérida Board 1<ref>[https://www.olimpbase.org/2004es/2004mmer.html 48th Spanish Team Chess Championship: Sanxenxo 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510172722/http://www.olimpbase.org/2004es/2004mmer.html |date=10 May 2023 }}, olimpbase.org.</ref> || Classical || 0 || 4 || 5 || 2.5/9 || 5th (Team)  || 2467
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|rowspan=15|2005
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Drammen]] ||align=left| SmartFish Drammen Chess Masters 2004–2005 (10 players)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic531.html#2|title=The Week in Chess 531, Drammen Chess Festival|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-date=13 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713070022/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic531.html#2|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 4 || 4 || 3/9 || 9th–10th ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2005|67th Corus Chess, grandmaster group B]] || Classical || 3 || 2 || 8 || 7/13 || 7th ||
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|Internet||align=left | VI Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas", March 16 Qualifier<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic541.html#24 VI Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127210255/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic541.html#24 |date=27 January 2024 }}, ''The Week in Chess'' 524, 21 March 2005.</ref> || Blitz || ||  ||  || 9.5/12 || 7th ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Neukölln]] || align=left | Bundesliga, SF Neukölln Board 1<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic542.html#6 Bundesliga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127211648/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic542.html#6 |date=27 January 2024 }}, ''The Week in Chess'' 542, 28 March 2005.</ref> || Classical || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0.5/2 || ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Gausdal]] ||align=left| Gausdal Classics Grandmaster Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic546.html#9|title=The Week in Chess 546, Gausdal Chess Classic|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=5 January 2024|archive-date=7 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807070141/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic546.html#9|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 4 || 2 || 4/9 || 6th-8th ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Schagen]] ||align=left| Deloitte Vierkamp Rapid Tournament (4 players double round-robin)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-amsterdam-che-tournament-revisited The Amsterdam Chess Tournament revisited] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109042735/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2544 |date=9 November 2012 }}, chessbase.com, 30 July 2005.</ref> || Rapid || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2.5/6 || 2–4. ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Poland}} [[Zegrze]] ||align=left|[[European Individual Chess Championship]] || Classical || 5 || 2 || 6 || 8/13 || 34th ||
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| align=left |{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Leon, Spain|Leon]]||align=left|18th Ciudad de Leon, Semi-final Match against Anand<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic553.html#2 18th Ciudad de Leon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129232119/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic553.html#2 |date=29 January 2024 }}, ''The Week in Chess'' 533, 13th June 2005.</ref> || Rapid || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1-3 || Match lost ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Sandnes]] ||align=left|2005 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic557.html#21|title=The Week in Chess 557, Norwegian Championship|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=27 November 2023|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517163315/http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic557.html#21|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 1 || 2 || 7/9 || 1–2. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left| [[Biel Chess Festival|38th Biel Grandmaster Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic560.html#3|title=The Week in Chess 560, Biel GM Tournament (2005)|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=27 November 2023|archive-date=30 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130053125/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic560.html#3|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 0 || 2 || 8 || 4/10 || 6th ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Lausanne]] ||align=left|6th Lausanne Young Masters (8 players knockout)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/volokitin-wins-young-masters-in-lausanne Volokitin wins Young Masters in Lausanne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222104753/https://en.chessbase.com/post/volokitin-wins-young-masters-in-lausanne |date=22 February 2024 }}, chessbase.com, 22 September 2004.</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-breaks || 2<hr>2 || 1<hr>0 || 3<hr>0 ||  || 5th ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Gausdal]] || align=left|Arnold Eikrem Memorial, Bygger'n Masters<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/14-year-old-carlsen-with-2792-performance 14-year-old Carlsen with 2792 performance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505191107/https://en.chessbase.com/post/14-year-old-carlsen-with-2792-performance |date=5 May 2020 }}, chessbase.com, 20 October 2005.</ref> || Classical || 7 || 0 || 2 || 8/9 || '''First''' || 2792
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Oslo]] ||align=left|2005 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]] playoff match against Agdestein<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic574.html#3|title=The Week in Chess 575, Carlsen vs Agdestein Norwegian playoff match|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=13 January 2024|archive-date=7 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907172836/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic574.html#3|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-Break || 1<hr>2 || 1<hr>1 || 0<hr>3 ||  || Loss ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Skanderborg]] ||align=left|2nd Samba Cup<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic572.html#2 2nd Samba Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316221706/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic572.html#2 |date=16 March 2012 }}, ''The Week in Chess'' 572, 24 October 2005.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 2 || 6 || 4/9 || 8th ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]] || align=left| [[Chess World Cup 2005]]<ref>Mark Weeks, [https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/a5a7$iix.htm 2005 World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612102356/https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/a5a7$iix.htm |date=12 June 2020 }}.</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min) Tie-break<hr>Rapid (10 min) Tie-break || 5<hr>5<hr>1 || 3<hr>4<hr>0 || 6<hr>1<hr>1 || || 10th ||
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|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="19" |2006
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2006|68th Corus Chess, grandmaster group B]] || Classical || 6 || 1 || 6 || 9/13 || 1st–2nd ||
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| align=left |{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Aalborg]]||align=left|Fibertex Cup (4 players double-round robin)<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic587.html#7 Fibertex Cup], ''The Week in Chess'' 587, 6 March 2006.</ref>  ||  Blindfold Rapid || 3 || 1 || 2 || 4/6 || 2nd ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Iceland}} [[Reykjavík]] ||align=left|22nd [[Reykjavik Open]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic593.html#8|title=The Week in Chess 593, XXII Reykjavik Open|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622064343/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic593.html#8|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 2 || 1 || 6½/9 || 6–9. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Iceland}} [[Reykjavík]] ||align=left| Glitnir Blitz 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=32|title=Magnus Carlsen from Norway an unexpected winner of the Glitnir Blitz 2006|website=skaksamband.is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212122254/http://skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=32 |archive-date=12 February 2009 }}</ref> || Blitz ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''Win''' ||
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|Internet||align=left | VII Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas"<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic594.html#23 VII Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas"], ''The Week in Chess'' 594, 27 March 2006.</ref> || Blitz || ||  ||  ||  || 5-8. ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Schagen]] ||align=left| DSB Bank Match against [[Loek van Wely|Van Wely]]<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic599.html#3 Van Wely - Carlsen Match], ''The Week in Chess'' 599, 1 May 2006.</ref> || Classical<hr>Blitz Tie-break || 1<hr>1 || 1<hr>0 || 2<hr>1 || 2–2<hr>2–0 || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Bosnia}} [[Sarajevo]] ||align=left|Bosna Sarajevo Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic602.html#4|title=The Week in Chess 602, Bosna Sarajevo|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601111205/http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic602.html#4|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 9 || 5½/10 || 3rd ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Turin]] ||align=left|[[37th Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] Board 1 || Classical || 5 || 2 || 2 || 6/9 || 31st (Team) <hr> 5th (Board 1) ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Tromsø]] ||align=left|Midnight Sun Challenge<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/shipov-wins-midnight-sun-carlsen-second|title=Shipov wins Midnight Sun, Carlsen second|website=en.chessbase.com|date=3 July 2006|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510120711/https://en.chessbase.com/post/shipov-wins-midnight-sun-carlsen-second|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 1 || 2 || 7/9 || 2–3. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Moss, Norway|Moss]] ||align=left|2006 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic610.html#8|title=The Week in Chess 617, Norwegian Championship|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211123045/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic610.html#8|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 1 || 2 || 7/9 || 1–2. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left| [[Biel Chess Festival|39th Biel Grandmaster Tournament]] || Classical || 4 || 2 || 4 || 6/10 || 2–3. ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Amsterdam]] ||align=left |NH Hotels Chess Tournament, Rising Stars Team, Board 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic617.html#4|title=The Week in Chess 617, NH Hotels Chess Tournament|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828163815/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic617.html#4|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 1 || 5 || 6½/10 || Team won ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Spitzbergen]] ||align=left|2006 Spitsbergen Festival Match against Svidler<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic617.html#3|title=The Week in Chess 617, Spitsbergen Festival|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> || Rapid || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½–1½ || Loss ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Israel}} [[Rishon LeZion]] ||align=left|FIDE World Blitz Championship 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic618.html#2|title=The Week in Chess 618, World Blitz Championship|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217122331/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic618.html#2|url-status=live}}</ref> || Blitz || 5 || 5 || 5 || 7.5/15 ||  8. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Bærum]] ||align=left|2006 [[Norwegian Chess Championship]] playoff match against Agdestein<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic620.html#3|title=The Week in Chess 620, Carlsen vs Agdestein Norwegian playoff match|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217130200/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic620.html#3|url-status=live}}</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-Break || 0<hr>2 || 0<hr>0 || 2<hr>0 ||  || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|France}} [[Cap d'Agde]] || align=left| Cap d'Agde Rapid Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europe-echecs.com/art/le-cap-d-agde-2006-finale-589.html|title=Le Cap d'Agde 2006|website=europe-echecs.com|date=8 November 2006|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093749/https://www.europe-echecs.com/art/le-cap-d-agde-2006-finale-589.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rapid ||  ||  ||  || colspan=2 align=center | Semi-finalist ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2006|1st Tal Memorial]] || Classical ||  0 ||  2 ||  7 ||  3½/9 || 8–9. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|1st Tal Memorial Blitz Cup<ref>[http://www.russiachess.org/eng/content/view/41/71/ Vishy Anand wins the Tal Blitz Cup ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927065652/http://www.russiachess.org/eng/content/view/41/71/ |date=27 September 2022 }}, russiachess.org.</ref> || Blitz || 11 || 10 || 13 || 17.5/34 || 9–10. ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Bonn]] || align=left | Bundesliga, OSC Baden-Baden Board 2 (1 game)<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic631.html#8 Bundesliga], ''The Week in Chess'' 631 21 December 2006.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1/1 || ||
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| rowspan=19| 2007
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2007|69th Corus Chess, grandmaster group A]] || Classical || 0 || 4 || 9 || 4½/13 || 13–14 (Last) ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Faaborg]]||align=left|Faaborg-Midtfyn Cup (4 players double-round robin)<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic639.html#5 Faaborg-Midtfyn Cup], ''The Week in Chess'' 639, 5 February 2007.</ref><hr> Playoff final against P.H. Nielsen ||  Blindfold Rapid || 3<hr>2 || 1<hr>0 || 2<hr>0 || 4/6<hr>2–0 || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Linares, Jaén]] || align=left| 24th [[Linares International Chess Tournament#2007|Linares International Chess Tournament]] || Classical || 4 || 3 || 7 || 7½/14 || 2–3. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|France}} [[Nice]]||align=left|16th [[Amber chess tournament]] ||  Rapid<hr>Blindfold Rapid<hr>Combined ||  ||  ||  || 6½/11<hr>4/11<hr>10½/22 || 2–5.<hr>9–10.<hr>8–9. ||
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| align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Baden-Baden]] || align=left | Bundesliga, OSC Baden-Baden Board 5<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic647.html#4 Bundesliga], ''The Week in Chess'' 647 2 April 2007.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1.5/2 || ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Gausdal]] ||align=left| Gausdal Classics Grandmaster Tournament || Classical || 5 || 0 || 4 || 7/9 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|France}} [[Porto-Vecchio]]||align=left| Match of the Hopes against Radjabov ||  Rapid<hr>Blitz<hr>Armageddon || 1<hr>0<hr>0 || 1<hr>0<hr>1 || 0<hr>2<hr>– || 1:1<hr>1:1<hr>0:1 || Loss ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Elista]] ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2007#Candidates Tournament|2007 FIDE Candidates Match against Levon Aronian]] || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-Break<hr>Blitz Tie-Break || 2<hr>1<hr>0 || 2<hr>1<hr>2 || 2<hr>2<hr>0 || 3:3<hr>2:2<hr>0:2 || Loss ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Dortmund]] ||align=left|[[Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting#2007|35th Sparkassen Chess Meeting]] || Classical || 0 || 1 || 6 || 3/7 || 6. ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left| [[Biel Chess Festival|40th Biel Grandmaster Tournament]]<br />(Tie-Break against [[Alexander Onischuk]]) || Classical<hr>Rapid Tie-break<hr>Blitz Tie-break<hr>Armageddon || 4<hr>0<hr>0<hr>1 || 2<hr>0<hr>0<hr>0 || 3<hr>2<hr>2<hr>– || 5.5/9<hr>1:1<hr>1:1<hr>1:0 || '''First''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Tromsø]] ||align=left|2nd Arctic Chess Challenge<ref>[https://medium.com/@danhcotuong01/second-arctic-chess-challenge-in-troms%C3%B8-97ba494bb73b Second Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø], 7 August 2007.</ref> || Classical || 5 ||  || 4 || 7/9 || 2–4. ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Turkey}} [[Kemer]] ||align=left|23rd [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, OSG [[Baden-Baden]] Board 3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2007c/2007osbb.html|title=23rd European Chess Club Cup: Kemer 2007}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 1 || 3 || 4½/7 || 4th (Team) <hr> 14th (Board 3) || 2689
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|Bilbao Blindfold Chess World Cup<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic676.html#3|title =The Week in Chess 676|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =22 October 2007}}</ref> || Blindfold || 4 || 2 || 4 || {{abbr|16/30|3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw}} || 3rd || 
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Oslo]] ||align=left| Glitnir Blitz 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjakk.no/glitnirblitz/resultater.html|title=Sluttresultat Glitnir Blitz Oslo 2007|website=skaksamband.is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130003106/http://www.sjakk.no/glitnirblitz/resultater.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2007}}</ref> || Blitz ||  ||  ||  || colspan=2 | 2nd (finalist) ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Greece}} [[Heraklion]] ||align=left|16th [[European Team Chess Championship]], Open section, [[Norway]] Board 1 || Classical || 5 || 1 || 3 || 6½/9 || 22 (Team) <hr> {{nowrap|2 (Board 1)}} ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2007|2nd Tal Memorial]] || Classical ||  1 ||  1 ||  7 ||  4½/9 || 3–6. ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|FIDE World Blitz Championship 2007<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/ivanchuk-wins-world-blitz-championship-anand-second Ivanchuk wins World Blitz Championship, Anand second] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825102348/http://en.chessbase.com/post/ivanchuk-wins-world-blitz-championship-anand-second |date=25 August 2017}}, chessbase.com.</ref> || Blitz || 15 || 12 || 11 || 20.5/38 ||  9. ||
|-  style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]] || align=left| [[Chess World Cup 2007]]<br />(Tie-Break against [[Arkadij Naiditsch]]) || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min) Tie-break || 6<hr>2 || 1<hr>0 || 5<hr>0 || colspan=2| {{nowrap|Semi-finalist}} ||
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="15" |2008
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2008|70th Corus Chess, grandmaster group A]] || Classical || 5 || 2 || 6 || 8/13 || '''1–2.''' || 2830
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Solingen]] || align=left | Bundesliga, OSC Baden-Baden Board 4<ref>[https://statistik.godesbergersk.de/statistik.pl?liga=0708_bl&action=spieler&id=4 Bundesliga 2007/2008 Statistik Spieler Karte Carlsen], statistik.godesbergersk.de, Godesberger SK,.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1.5/2 || ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Linares, Jaén]] || align=left| 25th [[Linares International Chess Tournament#2008|Linares International Chess Tournament]] || Classical || 5 || 3 || 6 || 8/14 || 2. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|France}} [[Nice]]||align=left|17th [[Amber chess tournament]] ||  Rapid<hr>Blindfold Rapid<hr>Combined ||  ||  ||  || 6/11<hr>6/11<hr>12/22 || 3–5.<hr>5–9.<hr>2–5. ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|AZE}} [[Baku]] || align=left| [[FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010#Baku, April–May 2008|FIDE Grand Prix Tournament, Baku 2008]] || Classical || 4 || 1 || 8 || 8/13 || '''1–3.''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Mainz]] || align=left| [[Chess Classic]] Rapid Championship || Rapid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Finalist ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Ukraine}} [[Foros, Crimea|Foros]] ||align=left|3rd [[Aerosvit chess tournament]] || Classical || 5 || 0 || 6 || 8/11 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Hungary}} [[Miskolc]] ||align=left|Rapid chess match against [[Peter Leko]] || Rapid || 2 || 0 || 6 || 5:3 || Win ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left|[[Biel Chess Festival|41st Biel Grandmaster Tournament]] || Classical || 3 || 1 || 6 || 6/10 || 3 ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2008|3rd Tal Memorial Blitz]] || Blitz ||   ||   ||   || 21/42 || 3. ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|[[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#1st Grand Slam Masters Final (2008)|1st Grand Slam Masters Final]] || Classical || 3 || 3 ||4 || {{abbr|13/30|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || 2–4. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|France}} [[Cap d'Agde]] || align=left| Cap d'Agde Rapid Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chess38.blogspot.com/2008/10/cap-dagde-2008.html|title=Chess 38: Cap d'Agde 2008|website=Chess38.blogspot.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106091148/http://chess38.blogspot.com/2008/10/cap-dagde-2008.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rapid ||  ||  ||  || colspan=2 align=center | Semi-finalist ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Greece}} [[Halkidiki]] ||align=left|24th [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, MIKA Yerevan Board 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olimpbase.org/2008c/2008mkye.html|title =24th European Chess Club Cup: Halkidiki 2008}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 2 || 2 || 3/6 || 18th (Team) <hr> 38th (Board 1) || 2693
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Dresden]] ||align=left|[[38th Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] Board 1 || Classical || 5 || 1 || 5 || 7½/11 || 21st (Team) <hr> 10th (Board 1) ||
|-
|rowspan="12" |2009
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]||  align=left| Aker Chess Challenge<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/peter-svidler-wins-aker-che-challenge-in-gjvik|title=Peter Svidler wins Aker Chess Challenge in Gjøvik|date=5 January 2009|website=En.chessbase.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026164302/https://en.chessbase.com/post/peter-svidler-wins-aker-che-challenge-in-gjvik|url-status=live}}</ref>  || Rapid ||  4 || 1 || 3 ||  || 2. ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2009|71st Corus Chess, grandmaster group A]] || Classical || 2 || 1 || 10 || 7/13 || 5–6 || 2740
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Linares, Jaén]] || align=left| 26th [[Linares International Chess Tournament#2009|Linares International Chess Tournament]] || Classical || 3 || 2 || 9 || 7.5/14 || 3. ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|France}} [[Nice]]||align=left|18th [[Amber chess tournament]] ||  Rapid<hr>Blindfold Rapid<hr>Combined ||  ||  ||  || 6/11<hr>7/11<hr>13/22 || 5–6<hr>'''1–3'''<hr>4. ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Bulgaria}} [[Sofia]] ||align=left| [[M-Tel Masters#2009|5th M-Tel Masters]] || Classical || 3 || 1  || 6 || 6/10  || 2–3 ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[León, Spain|León]] || align=left| XXII Leon Rapid Tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic761.html|title=The Week in Chess 761|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027100755/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic761.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rapid<hr>Blitz Tie-break || 2<hr>2 || 2<hr>0 || 4<hr>3 ||  || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Dortmund]] ||align=left|[[Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting#2009|37th Sparkassen Chess Meeting]] || Classical || 2 || 1 || 7 || 5.5/10 || 2–4 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|China}} [[Nanjing]] ||align=left|[[Pearl Spring chess tournament#2009|2nd Pearl Spring chess tournament]] ||  Classical || 6 || 0 || 4 || 8/10 || '''First''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2009|4th Tal Memorial]] || Classical ||  2 ||  0 ||  7 ||  5½/9 || 2–3 ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|FIDE World Blitz Championship 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091119033307/http://tal.russiachess.org/results/2009/blitz/cardf_z$2.html World Blitz Championship - FINAL Moscow 2009]</ref> || Blitz || 28 || 8 || 6 || 31/42 ||  '''First''' ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[London]]||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2009 Classic: 8–15 December|1st London Chess Classic]] || Classical || 3 || 0 || 4 || {{abbr|13/21|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || '''First''' ||
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="9" |2010 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2010|72nd Corus Chess, grandmaster group A]] || Classical || 4 || 1 || 8 || 8.5/13 || '''First''' || 2822
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|France}} [[Nice]]||align=left|19th [[Amber chess tournament]] ||  Rapid<hr>Blindfold Rapid<hr>Combined ||  ||  ||  || 8/11<hr>6½/11<hr>14½/22 || 1–2<hr>2–3<hr>'''1–2''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Romania}} [[Mediaș]] || align=left| [[Kings Tournament]] || Classical || 5 || 0 || 5 || 7.5/10 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Kristiansund]] ||align=left| Arctic Securities Chess Stars || Rapid || 4 || 1  || 4 || 6/9  ||  '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]] ||align=left|[[39th Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] {{nowrap|Board 1}} || Classical || 4 || 3 || 1 || 4.5/8 || 51 (Team) <hr> 25 (Board 1) ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|[[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#3rd Grand Slam Masters Final (2010)|3rd Grand Slam Masters Final]] || Classical || 1 || 2 ||3 || {{abbr|6/18|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || 3 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|China}} [[Nanjing]] ||align=left|[[Pearl Spring chess tournament#2010|3rd Pearl Spring chess tournament]] ||  Classical || 4 || 0 || 6 || 7/10 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left| FIDE World Blitz Championship 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/aronian-wins-world-blitz-championship|title=CB News: Aronian wins World Blitz Championship|date=18 November 2010|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=9 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109043553/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6816|url-status=live}}</ref> || Blitz || 19 || 10  || 9 ||  23½/38 ||  3 ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[London]]||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2010 Classic: 8–15 December|2nd London Chess Classic]] || Classical || 4 || 2 || 1 || {{abbr|13/21|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || '''First''' ||
|-
|rowspan="8" |2011 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2011|73rd Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A]] || Classical || 5 || 2 || 6 || 8/13 || 3–4 || 2821
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|Monaco}} [[Monte Carlo]]||align=left|20th [[Amber chess tournament]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/20th-amber-tournament-2011|title=20th Amber Tournament 2011 &#124; The Week in Chess|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023130139/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/20th-amber-tournament-2011|url-status=live}}</ref> ||  Rapid<hr>Blindfold Rapid<hr>Combined ||  ||  ||  || 9½/11<hr>5/11<hr>14½/22 || 1<hr>7–9<hr>2 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Romania}} [[Mediaș]] || align=left| [[Kings Tournament]] || Classical || 3 || 0 || 7 || 6.5/10 || '''First''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left|[[Biel Chess Festival|44th Biel Chess Festival, Grandmaster Tournament]]<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web|url =https://www.bielchessfestival.ch/History/Previous-Editions.html|title =Archive|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =25 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200125121327/https://www.bielchessfestival.ch/History/Previous-Editions.html|url-status =live}}</ref> ||  Classical || 5 || 1 || 4 || {{abbr|19/30|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left| Botvinnik Memorial<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/botvinnik-memorial-rapid-in-moscow-2011|title=Botvinnik Memorial Rapid in Moscow 2011 &#124; The Week in Chess|website=Theweekinchess.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023122257/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/botvinnik-memorial-rapid-in-moscow-2011|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rapid || 0  || 3  || 3  ||  1½/6 ||  4th (Last) ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Brazil}} [[São Paulo]] –<br /> {{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|[[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#4th Grand Slam Masters Final (2011)|4th Grand Slam Masters Final]] || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Vasyl Ivanchuk}} || 3 <hr> 1 || 1 <hr> 1 || 6 <hr> 0 || {{abbr|15/30|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} <hr> 1.5:0.5 || 1–2<hr>'''Win''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2011|6th Tal Memorial]] || Classical ||  2 ||  0 ||  7 ||  5½/9 ||  '''First''' ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[London]]||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2011 Classic: 3–12 December|3rd London Chess Classic]] || Classical || 3 || 0 || 5 || {{abbr|14/24|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || 3 ||
|}

=== 2012–2021 ===
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|+ Tournament and match results (2012–2021)
! Year || width="160" | City || Tournament || [[Time control]] || Wins || Losses || Draws || Points || Place || width=20 | [[Performance rating (chess)|TPR]]
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|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="9" |2012 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2012|74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=80&type=standings&group=1|title =Standings grandmaster group A 2012|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =24 July 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200724084952/https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=80&type=standings&group=1|url-status =live}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 1 || 8 || 8/13 || 2 || 2835
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2012|7th Tal Memorial]] Blitz<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/7th-mikhail-tal-memorial-2012|title =7th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012 (Games and Results)|last1 =Crowther|first1 =Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =20 June 2012|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815055657/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/7th-mikhail-tal-memorial-2012|url-status =live}}</ref> || Blitz || 6 || 2 || 1 || 6½/9 || 2 || 2935
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2012|7th Tal Memorial]]<ref name=autogenerated2 /> || Classical ||  2 ||  0 ||  7 ||  5½/9 ||  '''First''' ||  2849
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Kazakhstan}} [[Astana]]||align=left|2012 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-rapid-and-blitz-championships-2012|title =World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2012 (Games and Results)|last1 =Crowther|first1 =Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =10 July 2012|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815054139/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-rapid-and-blitz-championships-2012|url-status =live}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 8 <hr> 16 || 2 <hr> 7 || 5 <hr> 7 || 10½/15 <hr> 19½/30 || 2 <hr> 2 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left|[[Biel Chess Festival|45th Biel Chess Festival, Exhibition Blitz and Grandmaster Tournament]]<ref name=autogenerated3 /> || {{abbr|Blitz (knockout)|Exhibition blitz tournament}} <hr> Classical (round-robin) || 1 <hr> 4 || 2 <hr> 0 || 0 <hr> 6 || 1:2 <hr> {{abbr|18/30|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || 5–8 <hr> 2 || –<hr> 2881
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Brazil}} [[São Paulo]] –<br /> {{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|[[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#5th Grand Slam Masters Final (2012)|5th Grand Slam Masters Final]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/5th-final-masters-sao-paulo-and-bilbao-2012|title =5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (Games and Results)|last1 =Crowther|first1 =Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =25 September 2012|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815054139/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/5th-final-masters-sao-paulo-and-bilbao-2012|url-status =live}}</ref> || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Fabiano Caruana}} || 4 <hr> 2 || 1 <hr> 0 || 5 <hr> 0 || {{abbr|17/30|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} <hr> 2:0 || 1–2<hr> '''Win''' || 2878<hr> –
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left |{{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[Mexico City]]||align=left|2nd UNAM Chess Festival (Blindfold tournament )<ref name="UNAM">{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/2nd-unam-chess-festival-2012|title =2nd UNAM Chess Festival 2012 (Games and Results)|last1 =Crowther|first1 =Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =26 November 2012|access-date =15 August 2019|archive-date =15 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190815055655/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/2nd-unam-chess-festival-2012|url-status =live}}</ref> ||  Rapid Semi-final<hr>Rapid final<hr>Blitz Tie-break || 1<hr>1<hr>2 || 0<hr>1<hr>0 || 1<hr>0<hr>0 || 1½:½<hr>1:1<hr>2:0 || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Internet||align=left | game vs World from Mexico City via Internet || || 1 || 0  || 0 || 1:0 || '''Win''' ||
|-
| align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[London]]||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2012 Classic: 1–10 December|4th London Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic944.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 944|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =10 December 2012}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 3 || {{abbr|18/24|3 points for a win, 1 for a draw}} || '''First''' || 2991
|-
|rowspan="8" |2013 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2013|75th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=81&type=standings&group=1|title =Standings grandmaster group A 2013}}</ref> || Classical || 7 || 0 || 6 || 10/13 || '''1''' || 2933
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2013#Candidates Tournament|2013 FIDE Candidates Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic960.html#2 |title =The Week in Chess 960|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =2 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 2 || 7 || 8½/14 || '''1''' || 2854
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Sandnes]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2013|1st Norway Chess]] Supreme Masters Blitz || Blitz || 5 || 2 || 2 || 6/9 || 2 || 2880
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Sandnes]]  <br/>{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Bryne]] – [[Sør-Hidle]] <br/>{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2013|1st Norway Chess Super Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/norway-chess-super-tournament-2013|title =Norway Chess Super Tournament 2013|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =20 May 2013}}</ref> ||  Classical || 3 || 1 || 5 || 5½/9 || 2 ||  2835
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} Moscow ||align=left|[[Tal Memorial#2013|8th Tal Memorial]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/8th-tal-memorial-2013|title =8th Tal Memorial 2013 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =26 June 2013}}</ref> || Blitz <hr> Classical || 2 <hr> 3 || 2 <hr> 1 || 5 <hr> 5 || 4½/9 <hr> 5½/9 || 5 <hr> 2 || 2767 <hr> 2847
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Lillehammer]] ||align=left|Rapid chess match against [[Borki Predojević]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/carlsen-predojevic-rapid-and-norwegian-championship-2013 |title =Carlsen-Predojevic Rapid and Norwegian Championship 2013 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =29 June 2013}}</ref> || Rapid || 1 || 0 || 3 || 2½:1½ || Win || 2711
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2013|1st Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic984.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 984|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =16 September 2013}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 0 || 3 || 4½/6 || '''1''' || 2968
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|India}} [[Chennai]] ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2013#Championship match|World Chess Championship]] match against [[Viswanathan Anand]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/fide-world-chess-championship-anand-carlsen-2013 |title =FIDE World Chess Championship Anand-Carlsen 2013 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =15 November 2013}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 0 || 7 || 6½:3½ || '''Win''' || 2885
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="10" |2014 || align=left| {{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Zürich]] ||align=left|[[Zurich Chess Challenge#Zurich Chess Challenge 2014|Zurich Chess Challenge 2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1005.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1005|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =10 February 2014}}</ref> || Blitz <hr> Classical <hr> Rapid <hr> Combined || 2 <hr> 3 <hr> 1 <hr> 4 || 1 <hr> 0 <hr> 2 <hr> 2 || 2 <hr> 2 <hr> 2 <hr> 4 || 3/5 <hr> {{abbr|8/10|The points were doubled}} <hr> 2/5 <hr> 10/15 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 4 <hr> '''1''' || 2859 <hr> 3027 <hr> 2711 <hr> 2860
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Brazil}} [[Caxias do Sul]] ||align=left|Festival da Uva<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1009.html#3|title =The Week in Chess 1009)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =20 March 2014}}</ref> || {{abbr|Rapid (round robin)|4-player double round-robin}} <hr> {{abbr|Rapid (knockout)|4-player knockout}} <hr> {{abbr|Rapid (Swiss)|9-rounds open}} || 5 <hr> 3 <hr> 8 || 0 <hr> 0 <hr> 0 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 1 || {{abbr|16/18|3pts for a win just 1 draw}} <hr> 3½/4 <hr> 8½/9 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 1 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Oslo]] ||align=left|Norwegian Team Championship Elite Series Qualification (1 game)<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/norwegian-team-championship-2013-14|title =Norwegian Team Championship 2013–14 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =22 March 2014}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1/1 || – ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Shamkir (city)|Şəmkir]] ||align=left|[[Shamkir Chess#2014|1st Shamkir Chess in the memory of Vugar Gashimov]], Group A<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1017.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1017|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =5 May 2014}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 2 || 3 || 6½/10 || '''1''' || 2868
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Flor og Fjære]],<br/>{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Sør-Hidle]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2014|2nd Norway Chess]] Blitz || Blitz || 6 || 0 || 3 || 7½/9 || '''First''' || 3035
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2014|2nd Unibet Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1023.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1023|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =16 June 2014}}</ref> || Classical || 1 ||0 ||  8 || 5½/9 || 2 || 2841
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Arab Emirates}} [[Dubai]]||align=left|2014 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1024.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1024|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =23 June 2014}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 8 <hr> 14 || 1 <hr> 1 || 6 <hr> 6 || 11/15 <hr> 17/21 || '''1''' <hr> '''1''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Tromsø]] ||align=left|[[41st Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] {{nowrap|Board 1}}<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30&wi=821|title =41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 2 || 2 || 6/9 || 29 (Team) <hr> 6 (Board 1) || 2799
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2014|2nd Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1035.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1035|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =8 September 2014}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 1 || 7 || 5½/9 || 2 || 2822
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Sochi]] ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2014#Championship match|World Chess Championship]] match against [[Viswanathan Anand]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1046.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1046|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =24 November 2014}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 1 || 7 || 6½:4½ || '''Win''' || 2857
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|rowspan="9" |2015 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2015|77th Tata Steel Masters]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=84&type=standings&group=1|title =Standings Tata Steel Masters 2015|website=Tatasteelchess.com}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 1 || 6  || 9/13 || '''1''' || 2878
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Baden-Baden]] ||align=left|[[Grenke Chess Classic#2015|3rd GRENKE Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1057.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1057|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =9 February 2015}}</ref> || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Rapid Tie-break|Tiebreak against Arkadij Naiditsch}} <hr> {{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Arkadij Naiditsch}} <hr> {{abbr|Armageddon Tie-break|Tiebreak against Arkadij Naiditsch with white pieces}} || 3 <hr> 1 <hr> 0 <hr> 1 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 0 <hr> 0 || 3 <hr> 0 <hr> 2 <hr> 0 || 4½/7 <hr> 1:1 <hr> 1:1 <hr> 1:0 || '''1''' || 2835<hr>–<br />–<br />–
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Shamkir (city)|Şəmkir]] ||align=left|[[Shamkir Chess#2015|2nd Shamkir Chess in the memory of Vugar Gashimov]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1068.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1068|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =27 April 2015}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 4 || 7/9 || '''1''' || 2984
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2015|3rd Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1077.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1077|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =29 June 2015}}</ref> || Blitz <hr> Classical || 4 <hr> 2 || 2 <hr> 4 || 3 <hr> 3 || 5½/9 <hr> 3½/9 || 3 <hr> 7 || 2851 <hr> 2691
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2015|3rd Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1087.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1087|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =7 September 2015}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 2 || 4 || 5/9 || 2 || 2831
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Berlin]]||align=left|2015 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1093.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1093|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =19 October 2015}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 8 <hr> 11 || 0 <hr> 4 || 7 <hr> 6 || 11½/15 <hr> 14/21 || '''1''' <hr> 6 ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Iceland}} [[Reykjavík]] ||align=left|20th [[European Team Chess Championship]], Open section, [[Norway]] Board 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr191479.aspx?lan=11|title =20th European Team Chess Championship 2015 Open}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3½/7 || 21 (Team) <hr> {{nowrap|16 (Board 1)}} || 2670
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2015 Classic: 4–13 December|7th London Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1101.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1101|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =14 December 2015}}</ref> || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Rapid Tie-break|Tiebreak against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave}} || 2 <hr> 1 || 0 <hr> 0 || 7 <hr> 1 || 5½/9 <hr> 1½:½ || '''1''' || 2859
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Qatar}} [[Doha]] ||align=left|[[Qatar Masters Open#Qatar Masters 2015|2nd Qatar Masters Open]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1104.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1104|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =19 December 2015}}</ref> || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Yu Yangyi}} || 5 <hr> 2 || 0 <hr> 0 || 4 <hr> 0 || 7/9 <hr> 2:0 || '''1''' || 2887<hr>–
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|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="13" |2016 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2016|78th Tata Steel Masters]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=85&type=standings&group=1|title =Standings Tata Steel Masters 2016}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 8  || 9/13 || '''1''' || 2881
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2016|4th Altibox Norway Chess]] Blitz || Blitz || 7 || 1 || 1 || 7½/9 || 1 || 3034
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2016|4th Altibox Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1121.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1121|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =2 May 2016}}</ref> ||  Classical || 4 || 1 || 4 || 6/9 ||  '''1'''||  2886
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|Internet ||align=left|[[Internet Chess Club]] Open Final 2016<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/grischuk-wins-the-icc-open-final-2016|title =Grischuk wins the ICC Open Final 2016|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =5 June 2016}}</ref> || Blitz || 3 || 2 || 2 || 4/7 || 3–4 || 2705
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|France}} Paris||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2016|Paris Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz 2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1127.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1127|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =13 June 2016}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 5 <hr> 9 <hr> 14 || 1 <hr> 4 <hr> 5 || 3 <hr> 5 <hr> 8 || 6½/9 <hr> 11½/18 <hr> {{abbr|24½/36|Wins worth 2 points in rapid chess games}} || 2 <hr> 1–2 <hr> 2 || 2942 <hr> 2878 <hr> 2899
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Belgium}} [[Leuven]]||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2016|Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz 2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1128.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1128|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =20 June 2016}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 5 <hr> 7 <hr> 12 || 2 <hr> 3 <hr> 5 || 2 <hr> 8 <hr> 10 || 6/9 <hr> 11/18 <hr> {{abbr|23/36|Wins worth 2 points in rapid chess games}} || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> '''1''' || 2910 <hr> 2865 <hr> 2880
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] ||align=left|[[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#9th Grand Slam Masters Final (2016)|9th Bilbao Masters Final]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1133.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1133|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =25 July 2016}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 1 || 5 || {{abbr|17/30|3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw}} || '''1''' || 2872
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Baku]] ||align=left|[[42nd Chess Olympiad]], Open event, [[Norway]] Board 1<ref>{{cite web|url =http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=8&flag=30&wi=821|title =42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open|website=Chess-results.com}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 5 || 7½/10 || 5 (Team) <hr> 6 (Board 1) || 2805
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|rowspan=3|Internet ||align=left|[[Chess.com]] Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship 2016, Quarterfinal against [[Tigran L. Petrosian]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-routs-petrosyan-21-4-in-blitz-battle-match-5356|title=Carlsen Routs Petrosian 21–4 in Blitz Battle|date =23 June 2016}}</ref> || rowspan=3| Blitz and Bullet || 20 || 3 || 2 || 21:4 || Win ||
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|align=left|[[Chess.com]] Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship 2016, Semi-final against [[Alexander Grischuk]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-doubles-down-vs-grischuk-wins-blitz-battle-16-8-9645|title=Carlsen Doubles Down vs Grischuk, Wins Blitz Battle 16–8|website=Chess.com|date =23 August 2016}}</ref> || 14 || 6 ||  4 ||  16:8 || Win ||
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|align=left|[[Chess.com]] Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship 2016, Final against [[Hikaru Nakamura]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-takes-early-lead-beats-nakamura-in-blitz-battle-finals-3295|title=Carlsen Beats Nakamura To Win GM Blitz Battle Championship|date =27 October 2016}}</ref> ||  12 || 8 || 5 || 14½:10½ || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} New York City ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2016|World Chess Championship]] match against [[Sergey Karjakin]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1152.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1152|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =5 December 2016}}</ref> || Classical <hr> Rapid Tie-break || 1 <hr> 2 || 1 <hr> 0 || 10 <hr> 2 || 6:6 <hr> 3:1 || '''Win''' || 2772<hr>–
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Qatar}} [[Doha]]||align=left|2016 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1156.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1156|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =2 January 2017}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 10 <hr> 14 || 3 <hr> 2 || 2 <hr> 5 || 11/15 <hr> 16½/21 || 3 <hr> 2 ||
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|rowspan="16" |2017 || align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2017|79th Tata Steel Masters]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=86&type=standings&group=1|title =Standings Tata Steel Masters 2017|website=Tatasteelchess.com}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 1 || 8  || 8/13 || 2 || 2831
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|Internet ||align=left|[[Chess.com]] [[2017 PRO Chess League Season|2017 PRO Chess League]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/article/view/2017-pro-chess-league-standings|title =2017 PRO Chess League: Standings|website=Chess.com|date =19 December 2019}}</ref> || Rapid || 28 || 2 || 6 || 31/36 || (Team won) ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]] –<br /> {{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Baden-Baden]] ||align=left|[[Grenke Chess Classic#2017|4th GRENKE Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1172.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1172|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =24 April 2017}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 6 || 4/7 || 3 || 2764
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2017|5th Altibox Norway Chess]] Blitz || Blitz || 6 || 0 || 3 || 7½/9 || 1 || 3066
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2017|5th Altibox Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1180.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1180|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =19 June 2017}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 2 || 6 || 4/9 ||  9 || 2750
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|France}} Paris||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2017|Paris Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz 2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1181.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1181|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =26 June 2017}}</ref> || Rapid (25 min) <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined <hr> {{nowrap|{{abbr|Rapid (10 min) Tie-break|Tiebreak against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave}}}} || 5 <hr> 8 <hr> 13 <hr> 1 || 0 <hr> 6 <hr> 6 <hr> 0 || 4 <hr> 4 <hr> 8 <hr> 1 || 7/9 <hr> 10/18 <hr> {{abbr|24/36|Wins worth 2 points in rapid chess games}} <hr> 1½:½ || 1 <hr> 5 <hr> '''1–2''' <hr> '''Win''' || 2998 <hr> 2820 <hr> 2883 <hr> 2939
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Belgium}} [[Leuven]]||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2017|Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz 2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1182.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1182|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =3 July 2017}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 3 <hr> 12 <hr> 15 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 2 || 5 <hr> 5 <hr> 10 || 5½/9 <hr> 14½/18 <hr> {{abbr|25½/36|Wins worth 2 points in rapid chess games}} || 3 <hr> 1 <hr> '''First''' || 2851 <hr> 3022 <hr> 2965
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2017|5th Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1188.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1188|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =14 August 2017}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 1 || 5 || 5½/9 || 2 || 2862
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Georgia}} [[Tbilisi]]||align=left|[[Chess World Cup 2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1195.html#3|title =The Week in Chess 1195|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =2 October 2017}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 1 || 1 || 4½/6 || 17–32 || 2732
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Isle of Man}} [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]]||align=left|2017 Chess.com Isle of Man International<ref>{{cite web|url =http://iominternationalchess.com/news-media/news/202-masters-final-ranking-list.html|title =Masters – Final Ranking List|access-date =18 August 2018|archive-date =19 August 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051040/http://iominternationalchess.com/news-media/news/202-masters-final-ranking-list.html|url-status =dead}}</ref> || Classical || 6 || 0 || 3 || 7½/9 || '''1''' || 2903
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|2017 Champions Showdown, rapid and blitz match against [[Ding Liren]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.uschesschamps.com/2017-champions-showdown/standings-and-results|title =2017 CHAMPIONS SHOWDOWN STANDINGS AND RESULTS|access-date =18 August 2018|archive-date =19 August 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180819010941/https://www.uschesschamps.com/2017-champions-showdown/standings-and-results|url-status =dead}}</ref> || {{nowrap|Rapid (30 min)}} <hr> Rapid (20 min) <hr> Blitz (10 min) <hr> Blitz (5 min) <hr> Overall || 1 <hr> 3 <hr> 6 <hr> 6 <hr> 16 || 0  <hr> 0 <hr> 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 2 || 3 <hr> 3 <hr> 1 <hr> 5 <hr> 12 || 2½:1½ <hr> 4½:1½ <hr> 6½:1½ <hr> 8½:3½ <hr> {{abbr|67:25|Game in different rounds costs 5, 4, 3 and 2 points}} || '''Win''' ||
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|rowspan=3|Internet ||align=left|[[Chess.com]] [[2017 Speed Chess Championship]], Round of 16 against [[Gadir Guseinov]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url =https://www.chess.com/article/view/2017-speed-chess-championship-information|title=2017 Speed Chess Championship Schedule, Results, Information|date =2 May 2017}}</ref> || rowspan=3| Blitz and Bullet ||  18 ||  3 ||  5 ||  20½:5½ || Win ||
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|align=left|[[Chess.com]] 2017 Speed Chess Championship, Quarterfinal against [[Wesley So]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ||  22 || 4 || 11 || 27½:9½ || Win ||
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|align=left|[[Chess.com]] 2017 Speed Chess Championship, Semi-final against [[Alexander Grischuk]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /> || 12 || 7 || 7 || 15½:10½ || Win ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2017 Classic: 1–11 December|9th London Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1205.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1205|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =The Week in Chess|date =11 December 2017}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 1 || 6 || 5/9 || 3 || 2815
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Saudi Arabia}} [[Riyadh]]||align=left|2017 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1208.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1208|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =1 January 2018}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 8 <hr> 13 || 3 <hr> 2 || 4 <hr> 6 || 10/15 <hr> 16/21 || 5 <hr> '''1''' ||
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|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="13" |2018
| Internet ||align=left|[[Chess.com]] [[2017 Speed Chess Championship]], Final against [[Hikaru Nakamura]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /> || Blitz and Bullet || 14 ||  5 || 8 || 18:9 || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2018|80th Tata Steel Masters]]<ref name="Guardian Tata Steel 2018"/> || Classical <hr> {{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Blitz tiebreak against Anish Giri}} || 5 <hr> 1 || 0 <hr> 0 || 8 <hr> 1 || 9/13 <hr> 1½:½ || '''1''' || 2885 <hr>–
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Bærum]]||align=left|Fischer Random Chess match against [[Hikaru Nakamura]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/fischer-random-2018|title =Fischer Random 2018 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =14 February 2018}}</ref> || {{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid (45 min)}} <hr> Chess960 Blitz (10 min) <hr> Overall || 3 <hr> 3 <hr> 6 || 2 <hr> 1 <hr> 3 || 3 <hr> 4 <hr> 7 || 4½:3½ <hr> 5:3 <hr> {{abbr|14:10|For each rapid game the score is 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss. For each blitz game the score is 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw and 0 for a loss}} || '''Win''' ||
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|Internet ||align=left|[[Chess.com]] [[2018 PRO Chess League Season|2018 PRO Chess League]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.prochessleague.com|title =PRO CHESS LEAGUE|date =7 March 2018}}</ref> || Rapid || 26 || 3 || 3 || 27½/32 ||  || 2822
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]] –<br />  {{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Baden-Baden]] ||align=left|[[Grenke Chess Classic#2018|5th GRENKE Chess Classic]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1222.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1222|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =9 April 2018}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 0 || 7 || 5½/9 || 2 || 2803
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Shamkir (city)|Şəmkir]] ||align=left|[[Shamkir Chess#2018|5th Shamkir Chess in the memory of Vugar Gashimov]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1225.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1225|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =30 April 2018}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 0 || 6 || 6/9 || '''1''' || 2885
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2018|6th Altibox Norway Chess]] Blitz || Blitz || 2 || 1 || 6 || 5/9 || 4 || 2828
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger]] ||align=left|[[Norway Chess#2018|6th Altibox Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1231.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 1231|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =11 June 2018}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 1 ||  5 ||  4½/8 ||  2 ||  2827
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Switzerland}} [[Biel/Bienne]] ||align=left|[[Biel Chess Festival|51st ACCENTUS Biel Grandmaster Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/51st-biel-chess-festival-2018|title =51st Biel Chess Festival 2018 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =1 August 2018}}</ref> || Classical || 3 || 1 || 6 || 6/10 || 2 || 2792
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2018|6th Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/6th-sinquefield-cup-2018|title =6th Sinquefield Cup 2018|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =17 August 2018}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 0 || 7 || 5½/9 || '''1–3''' || 2861
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Greece}} [[Porto Carras]] ||align=left|34th [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, [[Vålerengens IF|Vålerenga Sjakklubb]] Board 1 (6 games)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr373918.aspx?lan=11&art=1&flag=30|title =34th European Club Cup}}</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3½/6 || 5 (Team) <hr> 3 (Board 1) || 2776
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2018|World Chess Championship]] match against [[Fabiano Caruana]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/carlsen-caruana-world-chess-championship-2018|title =World Chess Championship 2018 (TB)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =28 November 2018}}</ref> || Classical <hr> Rapid Tie-break || 0 <hr> 3 || 0 <hr> 0 || 12 <hr> 0 || 6:6 <hr> 3:0 || '''Win''' || 2832<hr>–
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{nowrap|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[St. Petersburg]]}}||align=left|2018 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] and [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championships<ref>{{cite web |last1=ChessBase staff |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/rapid-world-championship-2018-st-petersburg-live |title=FIDE World Rapid Champions: Dubov and Ju |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=28 December 2018 |date=28 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=King Salman World Blitz Championship 2018 Open |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr399597.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NOR&flag=30&snr=1 |website=Chess-results.com |access-date=30 December 2018 |date=30 December 2018}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 9 <hr> 13 || 3 <hr> 0 || 3 <hr> 8 || 10½/15 <hr> 17/21 || 5 <hr> '''1''' ||
|-
|rowspan="19" |2019
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2019|81st Tata Steel Masters]]<ref name="ChessBase Tata Steel 2019"/> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 8 || 9/13 || '''First''' || 2888
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Shamkir (city)|Şəmkir]] ||align=left|[[Shamkir Chess#2019|6th Shamkir Chess in the memory of Vugar Gashimov]]<ref name="Chess24 Shamkir 2019"/> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 4 || 7/9 || '''First''' || 2991
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]] – [[Baden-Baden]] ||align=left|[[Grenke Chess Classic#2019|6th GRENKE Chess Classic]] || Classical || 6 || 0 || 3 || 7½/9 || '''First''' || 2983
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Ivory Coast}} [[Abidjan]]||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2019|2019 Côte d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz]]<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/cote-divoire-rapid-blitz-2019|title =Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =13 May 2019}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 6 <hr> 7 <hr> 13 || 0 <hr> 2 <hr> 2 || 3 <hr> 9 <hr> 12 || 7½/9 <hr> 11½/18 <hr> {{abbr|26½/36|Points doubled in rapid chess games}} || 1 <hr> 2 <hr> '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[Newburgh, Fife|Newburgh]]||align=left|[[Lindores Abbey]] Chess Stars Tournament<ref>{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/lindores-abbey-chess-stars-2019|title =Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 (Games and Results)|last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =26 May 2019}}</ref> || Rapid || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3½/6 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left |7th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2019|Norway Chess]] Blitz || Blitz || 5 || 2 || 2 || 6/9 || 3rd || 2899
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left |7th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2019|Norway Chess]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/14/chess-magnus-carlsen-altibox-norway-stavanger-victory|title =Chess: Carlsen takes Armageddon route to Altibox Norway victory|last=Barden |first=Leonard|work =The Guardian|date =14 June 2019}}</ref> || Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz||  2 <hr> {{abbr|6|2 draws with black and 4 wins}} ||  0 <hr> 1 ||{{abbr|7|In the case of a classical draw, an Armageddon game was played.}} <hr> — || {{abbr|13½/18|2 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and ½ for an Armageddon loss.}}  || '''First''' ||  2848 <hr> —
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} [[Zagreb]]||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2019|2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/zagreb-grand-chess-tour-2019-round-11|title =Zagreb GCT: Carlsen amazes with yet another triumph
|last1=Pereira|first1=Antonio |work=ChessBase|date =8 July 2019}}</ref> || Classical|| 5 || 0  || 6 || 8/11 || '''First''' ||2948
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left| {{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]] ||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2019|2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-saint-louis-rapid-blitz|title =2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz|website =Grandchesstour.org|access-date =14 August 2019|archive-date =11 May 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200511230257/https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-saint-louis-rapid-blitz|url-status =dead}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 3 <hr> 6 <hr> 9 || 4 <hr> 6 <hr> 10 || 2 <hr> 6 <hr> 8 || 4/9 <hr> 9/18 <hr> {{abbr|17/36|Points doubled in rapid chess games}} || 5–8 <hr> 4–5 <hr> 6 ||
|-
|align=left| {{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]]||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2019|7th Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-sinquefield-cup|title =2019 Sinquefield Cup|website =Grandchesstour.org|access-date =14 August 2019|archive-date =11 May 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200511232643/https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-sinquefield-cup|url-status =dead}}</ref> || Classical<hr>{{abbr|Rapid Tie-break|Tiebreak against Ding Liren}}<hr>{{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Ding Liren}} || 2<hr>0<hr>0 || 0<hr>0<hr>2 || 9<hr>2<hr>0 || 6½/11<hr>1:1<hr>0:2 || 2nd<hr>Tied<hr>Loss || 2838<hr>—<hr>—
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Isle of Man}} [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] ||align=left|[[FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doggers |first1=Peter |title=BREAKING: Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates' |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/wang-hao-wins-fide-chess-com-grand-swiss-qualifies-for-candidates |website=Chess.com |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> || Classical || 4 || 0 || 7 || 7½/11 || 3–8 || 2825
<!--FR Championship-->
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left rowspan="2"| {{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Høvikodden]] ||align=left|[[FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019|FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship]], semi-final match against [[Fabiano Caruana]]<ref name="frchess">{{Cite web|url=https://www.frchess.com/|title=The Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019|website=Frchess.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103023820/https://www.frchess.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|| {{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid (45 min)}}<hr>{{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid (15 min)}}<hr>Overall || 2<hr>2<hr>4 || 1<hr>1<hr>2 || 1<hr>1<hr>2 || 7½:4½<hr>5:3<hr>{{abbr|12½:7½|Points tripled in the 45-minute games and doubled in the 15-minute games. The first player to score 12½ or more points is the winner of the match.}} || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship, final match against [[Wesley So]]<ref name="frchess"/> || {{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid (45 min)}}<hr>{{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid (15 min)}}<hr>Overall || 0<hr>0<hr>0 || 3<hr>1<hr>4 || 1<hr>1<hr>2 || 1½:10½<hr>1:3<hr>{{abbr|2½:13½|Points tripled in the 45-minute games and doubled in the 15-minute games. The first player to score 12½ or more points is the winner of the match.}} || Loss ||
|-
|align=left |{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Norway]]||align=left|Østlandsserien 2019/20 2 division A for Offerspill Sjakklubb 1 (2 games)<ref>{{cite web|url =http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/playerdetails.aspx?TID=Ostlandsserien2019-20201og2div-NorgesSjakkforbund&group=1.%20div&indnr=58|title =Østlandsserien 2019–2020 1. og 2. div}}</ref> || Classical || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2/2 ||  ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|India}} [[Kolkata]]||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour#Grand Chess Tour 2019|2019 Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz]]<ref name="GCT 2019">{{cite web |url=https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-blitz/Results-and-Standings |title=Results And Standings |publisher=[[Grand Chess Tour]] |date=26 November 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=11 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511220320/https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-blitz/Results-and-Standings |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 6 <hr> 8 <hr> 14 || 0 <hr> 2 <hr> 2 || 3 <hr> 8 <hr> 11 || 7½/9 <hr> 12/18 <hr> {{abbr|27/36|Points doubled in rapid chess games}} || 1 <hr> 1–2 <hr> '''First''' ||
|-
|align=left rowspan="2"|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London||align=left|[[London Chess Classic#2019 Classic: 2–8 December|11th London Chess Classic]], semi-final match against [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]<ref name="GCT 2019"/> || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min)<hr>Blitz<hr>Rapid (10 min) Tie-break<hr>Overall || 0<hr>0<hr>1<hr>0<hr>1 || 0<hr>0<hr>1<hr>1<hr>2 || 2<hr>2<hr>2<hr>1<hr>7 || {{abbr|6:6|6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>{{abbr|4:4|4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>{{abbr|4:4|2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>½:1½<hr>14½:15½ || Loss ||
<!--3rd place match-->
|-
|align=left|11th London Chess Classic, 3rd place match against [[Levon Aronian]]<ref name="GCT 2019"/> || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min)<hr>Blitz<hr>Overall || 1<hr>1<hr>1<hr>3 || 0<hr>1<hr>1<hr>2 || 1<hr>0<hr>2<hr>3 || {{abbr|9:3|6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>{{abbr|4:4|4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>{{abbr|4:4|2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss}}<hr>17:11 || Win<br/> (3rd place) ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Moscow]]
|align=left|2019 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] Chess Championships<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web|url =https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-rapid-and-blitz-championships-2019|title = World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2019 |last1=Crowther |first1=Mark|publisher =[[The Week in Chess]]|date =30 December 2019}}</ref> || Rapid || 8  || 0  || 7 || 11½/15|| '''First'''||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|2019 FIDE World [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championship<ref name=autogenerated4 />
| Blitz <hr>{{abbr|Blitz Tie-break|Tiebreak against Hikaru Nakamura for Blitz championship}} || 13 <hr> 1 ||  1 <hr> 0 ||  7 <hr> 1 ||  16½/21 <hr> 1½:½|| '''1–2'''<hr>'''Win'''||
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="14" |2020
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2020|82nd Tata Steel Masters]]<ref name="ChessBase Tata Steel 2020"/> || Classical || 3 || 0 || 10 || 8/13 || 2nd || 2818
|-style="background:lightgray;"
|rowspan=9|Internet
| align=left|[[Magnus Carlsen Invitational]] (Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour)
|Rapid
|| || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|FIDE Online [[Steinitz Memorial]] || Blitz || 9 || 3 || 6 || 12/18 || '''First''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|[[Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour#Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge|Lindores Abbey Chess Challenge]] (Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour) || rowspan=5| Rapid ||  ||  ||  || colspan=2 | Semi-finalist ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|[[Lichess#Saint Louis Chess Club|Clutch Chess International]] knock-out || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|[[Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour#Chessable Masters|Chessable Masters 2020]] (Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour) || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|[[Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour#Legends of Chess|Legends of Chess]] (Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour) || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|[[Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour#Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva|Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals]] || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|St. Louis Chess 9LX || Chess960 Rapid || 4 || 1 || 4 || 6/9 || 1–2 ||
|-style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left|2020 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz || Rapid<hr>Blitz<hr>Combined || 5<hr>8<hr>13 || 2<hr>2<hr>4 || 2<hr>8<hr>10 || 6/9<hr>12/18<hr>24/36 || 2<hr>1–2<hr>1–2 ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left |8th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2020|Norway Chess]]
| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz||  5 <hr> 3 ||  2 <hr> 0 ||{{abbr|3|In the case of a classical draw, an Armageddon game was played.}} <hr> — || {{abbr|19½/30|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}}  || '''First''' || 2853
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|rowspan=3 |Internet
| align=left| [[Skilling Open]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021)
|Rapid
|| || || || colspan=2| 2nd (finalist) ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left|[[Chess.com]] [[Chess.com#Speed Chess Championship|2020 Speed Chess Championship]] || Blitz 5+2, Blitz 3+2<br /> and Bullet 1+1 ||  || ||  || colspan=2| Semi-finalist ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Airthings Masters|Airthings Masters]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021, December 26–30, 2020: preliminary round & quarterfinals)
|Rapid
|| || || || colspan=2| Quarter-finalist ||
|-
|rowspan="15" |2021
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021|83rd Tata Steel Masters]] || Classical || 3 || 1 || 9 || 7½/13 || 6th || 2770
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|rowspan=6 |Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Opera Euro Rapid|Opera Euro Rapid]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021)
|rowspan=5| Rapid
|| || || || colspan=2| 2nd (finalist) ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Magnus Carlsen Invitational|Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021) ||  || || || colspan=2| {{nowrap|3rd (semi-finalist)}} ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#New In Chess Classic|New in Chess Classic]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021) ||  || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#FTX Crypto Cup|FTX Crypto Cup 2021]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021) || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Goldmoney Asian Rapid|Goldmoney Asian Rapid]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021) || || || || colspan=2| {{nowrap|3rd (semi-finalist)}} ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|align=left| San Fermin Mundial 2021<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-wins-san-fermin-masters Magnus Carlsen wins San Fermin Masters], chessbase.com.</ref> || Blitz || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Sochi]] || align=left| [[Chess World Cup 2021]] || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min) Tie-break<hr>Rapid (10 min) Tie-break<hr>Blitz Tie-break || 8<hr>1<hr>1<hr>2 || 0<hr>1<hr>1<hr>0 || 6<hr>4<hr>0<hr>0 || colspan=2| {{nowrap|3rd (semi-finalist)}}
|| 2902 <hr> — <hr> — <hr> —
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Aimchess US Rapid|Aimchess US Rapid 2021]] (Champions Chess Tour 2021)
| Rapid
|| || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left | 9th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2021|Norway Chess]]
| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz||  4 <hr> 5 ||  1 <hr> 0 ||{{abbr|5|In the case of a classical draw, an Armageddon game was played.}} <hr> — || {{abbr|19½/30|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}}  || '''First''' || 2852
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|North Macedonia}} [[Struga]] ||align=left|36th [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, Offerspill Chess Club Board 1 (3 games)<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr579298.aspx?lan=0&art=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=168 36th European Chess Club Cup 2021]</ref> || Classical || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2½/3 || 13th (Team)  || 2839
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Tour Final|Champions Chess Tour 2021 Final]]
| Rapid
|| || || || || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Arab Emirates}} Dubai ||align=left|[[World Chess Championship 2021|World Chess Championship]] match against [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] || Classical || 4 ||  0 || 7 || 7½:3½ ||  '''Win'''||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagdeco|Poland}} [[Warsaw]]
|align=left|2021 FIDE World [[World Rapid Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Rapid]] Chess Championship || Rapid || 7  ||  1 || 5 || 9½/13 || 3rd ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|2021 FIDE World [[World Blitz Chess Championship#World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships (since 2012)|Blitz]] Chess Championship
| Blitz || 12 || 6 || 3  || 13½/21 || 12 ||
|-
! Year || City || Tournament || [[Time control]] || Wins || Losses || Draws || Points || Place || width=20 | [[Performance rating (chess)|TPR]]
|}

=== Since 2022 ===
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|+ Tournament and match results (since 2022)
! Year || width=128 | City || Tournament || width=180 | [[Time control]] || Wins || Losses || Draws || Points || Place || width=20 | [[Performance rating (chess)|TPR]]
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke" rowspan="22" | 2022
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|84th Tata Steel Masters]] || Classical || 6 || 0 || 7 || 9½/13 || '''First''' || 2904
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|rowspan=4| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Airthings Masters|Airthings Masters 2022]] ||rowspan=4|  Rapid ||  || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Charity Cup|Charity Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/charity-cup-2022-preview#discuss |website=[[ChessBase]] |date=18 March 2022 |title=Charity Cup, a UNICEF fundraiser, kicks off Saturday}}</ref> ||  || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Oslo Esports Cup|Oslo Esports Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/oslo-esports-cup-2022-announcement |website=[[ChessBase]] |date=15 April 2022 |title=Oslo Esports Cup: Champions Chess Tour's first fully in-person event}}</ref> ||  || || || || 3rd ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Chessable Masters|Chessable Masters 2022]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chess24.com/tour/standings/ |website=[[Chess24]] |date=20 May 2022 |title=Chessable Masters Prelims}}</ref> ||  || || || colspan=2| {{nowrap|Semi-finalist}} ||
|-
|align=left rowspan="2"|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left rowspan="2"|10th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2022|Norway Chess]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magnuscarlsen.com/fr/schedule |title=Schedule |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130104919/https://magnuscarlsen.com/fr/schedule |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Blitz || 4 || 2 || 3 || 5½/9 || 2nd ||
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| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz||  3 <hr> 3 || 0 <hr> 3 || 6 <hr> — || {{abbr|16½/27|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}} || '''First''' || 2865
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|align=left| {{flagdeco|Croatia}} [[Zagreb]] ||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour 2022#SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia|2022 Croatia Rapid & Blitz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-super-united-croatia-grand-chess-tour-rapid-blitz|title=2022 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia|website=grandchesstour.org|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604013916/https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-super-united-croatia-grand-chess-tour-rapid-blitz|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 3 <hr> 9 <hr> 12 || 1 <hr> 4 <hr> 5 || 5 <hr> 5 <hr> 10 || {{abbr|11/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} <hr> 11½/18 <hr> 22½/36 || 2nd <hr> 3rd <hr> '''First''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|India}} [[Chennai]] ||align=left|[[44th Chess Olympiad]], [[Open event at the 44th Chess Olympiad|Open event]], [[Norway]] {{nowrap|Board 1}} || Classical || 6 || 0 || 3 || 7½/9 || 59 (Team) <hr> 3rd (Board 1) ||2821
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#FTX Crypto Cup|FTX Crypto Cup 2022]] || Rapid ||  || || || || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left| {{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]]||align=left|[[Sinquefield Cup#2022|9th Sinquefield Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup|title =2022 Sinquefield Cup|website =Grandchesstour.org|access-date =22 August 2022|archive-date =9 December 2022|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221209151413/https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup|url-status =dead}}</ref> (withdrew after 3 games) || Classical || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  || Withdrew ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Julius Baer Generation Cup|Julius Baer Generation Cup]] 2022 || Rapid || || || || || '''Win'''||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Austria}} [[Mayrhofen]] ||align=left|37th [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, Offerspill Chess Club Board 1<ref>[https://www.chess.com/events/2022-european-chess-club-cup 37th European Chess Club Cup 2022]</ref> (6 games) || Classical || 4 || 0 || 2 || 5/6 || 7th (Team)<ref>[https://chess-results.com/tnr667141.aspx?lan=20 37th European Chess Club Cup 2022], chess-results, 16 October 2022.</ref> ||2889
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| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Aimchess Rapid|Aimchess Rapid 2022]] || Rapid ||  || || || colspan=2| {{nowrap|Semi-finalist}} ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left rowspan="3"|{{flagdeco|Iceland}} Reykjavík ||align=left|[[FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022|FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship]], Group B || rowspan=3 | {{nowrap|Chess960 Rapid<br /> (25 min)}}|| 4 || 1 || 1 || 9/12 || First ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|semi-final match against [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] || 1 || 3 || 0 || 1:3 || Loss ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|third-place match against [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3:1 || Win (3rd place) ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan=3| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2022#Tour Finals|Champions Chess Tour 2022 Final]]<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/meltwater-tour-finals-2022-r6 Meltwater Finals: Carlsen secures victory with a round to spare], chessbase.com</ref>
| Rapid
|| || || || || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| MrDodgy Invitational 2022<ref>[https://www.chess.com/events/2022-mrdodgy-invitational-3 MrDodgy Invitational 2022], chess.com</ref>
| Blitz
|| || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Chess.com#Speed Chess Championship|Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2022]]<ref>[https://www.chess.com/events/2022-speed-chess-championship-main-event Speed Chess Championship Main Event 2022], chess.com</ref>
| Blitz and bullet
|| || || || || 2nd (finalist) ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagdeco|Kazakhstan}} [[Almaty]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magnuscarlsen.com/fr/schedule |title=Carlsen's Schedule |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130104919/https://magnuscarlsen.com/fr/schedule |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=left|[[World Rapid Chess Championship 2022|2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship]] || Rapid || 8 || 1 || 4 || 10/13 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|[[World Rapid Chess Championship 2022|2022 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship]]
| Blitz || 13 || 2 || 6 || 16/21 || '''First''' ||
|-
|rowspan="20" |2023
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Wijk aan Zee]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2023|85th Tata Steel Masters]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://tatasteelchess.com/standings-masters/|title = Masters Standings 2023|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =29 January 2023}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 2 || 6 || 8/13 || 3rd || 2816
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|rowspan=2| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2023#Airthings Masters|Airthings Masters 2023]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/airthings-masters-2023-ko-5|title= Carlsen beats Nakamura again, wins Airthings Masters|date= 10 February 2023}}</ref> ||  rowspan=2 | Rapid ||  || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| Chessable Masters 2023<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessable-masters-2023-d4 Chessable Masters: Nakamura knocks out Carlsen], chessbase.com.</ref> || || || || || 3rd ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left| {{flagdeco|Poland}} [[Warsaw]] ||align=left|[[Grand Chess Tour 2023#Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland|2023 Poland Rapid and Blitz]] || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined || 2 <hr> 11 <hr> 13 || 1 <hr> 1 <hr> 2 || 6 <hr> 6 <hr> 12 || {{abbr|10/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} <hr> 14/18 <hr> 24/36 || 5th <hr> First <hr> '''First''' ||
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|align=left rowspan="2"|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left rowspan="2"|11th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2023|Norway Chess]] || Blitz || 3 || 3 || 3 || 4½/9 || 7th||
|-
| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz||  0<hr>7 || 1<hr>1 || 8<hr>—  || {{abbr|11½/27|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}} || 6th ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|United Arab Emirates}} Dubai ||align=left|Global Chess League, SG Alpine Warriors, Board 1 (10 games)<ref>[https://chess-results.com/tnr783502.aspx?lan=1&art=20&zeilen=99999 Global Chess League 2023], chess-results.com.</ref> || Rapid || 4 || 2 || 4 || 6/10 ||  4th (Team) ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} Zagreb ||align=left|2023 Croatia Rapid and Blitz || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined ||  4<hr> 14 <hr> 18 ||  2<hr> 2 <hr> 4 || 3<hr> 2 <hr> 5 || 11/18<hr> 15/18 <hr>26/36 || 3rd <hr> First<hr> '''First''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan=2 | Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2023|Aimchess Rapid 2023]]<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/aimchess-rapid-2023-play-in Carlsen scores clutch win to qualify for Aimchess Rapid's Division I], chessbase.com.</ref> ||  Rapid ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''Win''' || 
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Chess.com]] Bullet Chess Championship 2023<ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1498.html#49 Bullet Chess Championship 2023], ''The Week in Chess'' 1498, 24 July 2023.</ref> || Bullet || || || || || 2nd (Finalist) ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Baku]] || align=left| [[Chess World Cup 2023]]<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/praggnanandhaa-vs-magnus-carlsen-chess-world-cup-final-2023-tie-breaker-live-updates/liveblog/103016352.cmsChess World Cup 2023 Final Highlights, Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen: Carlsen beats Praggnanandhaa in tie-breaks to win the title], The Times of India.</ref> || Classical<hr>Rapid (25 min) Tie-break<hr>Rapid (10 min) Tie-break || 8<hr>1<hr>1 || 1<hr>0<hr>0 || 5<hr>3<hr>1 ||  || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan=3| Internet
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2023|Julius Baer Generation Cup]] 2023 || Rapid || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Chess.com#Speed Chess Championship|Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2023]]
| Blitz and bullet
|| || || || || '''Win'''||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2023|AI Cup]] 2023<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/ai-cup-2023-d5 MVL beats Carlsen twice, wins AI Cup], chessbase.com</ref> || Rapid || || || || || 2nd (finalist) ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Albania}} [[Durrës]] ||align=left|38th [[European Chess Club Cup]], Open section, Offerspill Chess Club Board 1 (6 games)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231010124220/https://www.fide.com/news/2673 Offerspill and Superchess are the European Club Cup champions] fide.com</ref> || Classical || 4 || 0 || 2 || 5/6 || '''1st''' (Team) <hr> 1st (Board 1) || 2923
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Qatar}} [[Doha]] ||align=left|[[Qatar Masters Open#Qatar Masters 2023|Qatar Masters 2023]]<ref>[https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-plays-this-year-s-revived-qatar-masters Magnus Carlsen plays this year's revived Qatar Masters], chess24.com.</ref> || Classical || 5 || 2  || 2 || 6/9 || 16th<ref>[https://chess-results.com/tnr831193.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NOR&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=1 Qatar Masters Open 2023 Player Info], chess-results.com.</ref> || 2650
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Montenegro}} [[Budva]] ||align=left|20th [[European Team Chess Championship]], Open section, [[Norway]] Board 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/european-team-championship-2023-preview|title =Extremely competitive European Team Championship to start in Budva|date =8 November 2023}}</ref> || Classical || 5 || 0 || 3 || 6.5/8 || 13th (Team) <hr> '''First''' {{nowrap| (Board 1)}} || 2827
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Canada}} [[Toronto]]
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2023#Tour Finals|Champions Chess Tour 2023 Final]]<ref>Carlos Alberto Colodro, [https://en.chessbase.com/post/cct-finals-2023-d8 Magnus Carlsen wins third consecutive Champions Chess Tour title], chessbase.com, 17 December 2023.</ref>
| Rapid
|| || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagdeco|Uzbekistan}} [[Samarkand]]
|align=left|[[World Rapid Chess Championship 2023|2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship]]<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/everything-ready-for-the-start-of-world-rapid-and-blitz-in-samarkand Everything ready for the start of World Rapid and Blitz in Samarkand], chessbase.com.</ref> || Rapid || 7 || 0 || 6 || 10/13 || '''First''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|[[World Blitz Chess Championship 2023|2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship]]
| Blitz ||  12||  1||  8|| 16/21 ||  '''First''' ||
|-
| rowspan="18" bgcolor="whitesmoke" | 2024
|- style="background:lightgray;" 
|Internet || style="background:lightgray;" align=left| Chessable Masters 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessable-masters-2024-d8 |website=[[Chessbase]] |date=7 February 2024 |title=Carlsen beats resilient Firouzja, wins Chessable Masters}}</ref> || Rapid || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Wangels]] || align=left |[[Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge]] Preliminary Rapid round-robin<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/freestyle-super-tournament-in-germany-seven-top-players-challenge-carlsen Freestyle Super Tournament in Germany - Seven top players challenge Magnus Carlsen], chessbase.com, 1 December 2023.</ref> || Chess960 Rapid ||  2 || 2 || 3 || 3.5/7 || 5th<ref>[https://www.freestyle-chess.com/results-round-reports/ https://www.freestyle-chess.com/results-round-reports/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216160420/https://www.freestyle-chess.com/results-round-reports/ |date=16 February 2024 }}, freestyle-chess.com, 10 February 2024.</ref> ||
|-
| align=left |Main event (knockout stage): classical Chess960 games || Chess960 Classical<hr> Rapid tie-breaks || 3<hr>2 || 1<hr>0 || 2<hr>0 || 4–2<hr>2–0 ||  '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]] ||align=left|[[Grenke Chess Classic|7th GRENKE Chess Classic]]<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/grenke-classic-2024-announcement Grenke Classic returns, with Carlsen and Ding in the lineup], chessbase.com, 2 February 2024.</ref><hr>Match for first place against Rapport<ref>[https://grenkechessopen.de/en/results-classic Results Classic 2024], grekechessopen.de.</ref> || Rapid ||  5<hr>1 || 1<hr>0 || 4<hr>1 || 7/10<hr>1½–½ || '''First'''<hr>'''Win'''  || 
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left| {{flagdeco|Poland}} [[Warsaw]] ||align=left| [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|2024 Poland Rapid and Blitz]]<ref name=GCT2024>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-2024-wildcards Grand Chess Tour announces wildcards and full-tour lineup], chessbase.com.</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz <hr> Combined ||  3<hr>12 <hr>15 ||  0<hr>2 <hr>2 ||  6<hr>4 <hr>10 || {{abbr|12/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} <hr> 14/18 <hr> 26/36 ||  2nd <hr> First <hr>'''First''' ||
|- style="background:lightgray;" 
|Internet || style="background:lightgray;" align=left| Chess.com Classic 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chesscom-classic-2024-d8 |website=[[Chessbase]] |date=16 May 2024 |title=Firouzja takes down Carlsen to win Chess.com Classic}}</ref> || Rapid || || || || || 2nd (finalist) ||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left| {{flagdeco|Morocco}} [[Casablanca]] ||align=left| Casablanca Chess<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/epic-showdown-in-casablanca Epic Showdown in Casablanca], chessbase.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.europe-echecs.com/art/morocco-chess-week-2024-9216.html Magnus Carlsen remporte le Morocco Chess Week de main de maître], europe-echecs.com,</ref> || Rapid || 3 || 0  || 3  || 4.5/6  || '''First'''  ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left |12th Altibox [[Norway Chess#2024|Norway Chess]]<ref>[https://norwaychess.no/en/players-2024/ Norway Chess Players 2024] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085348/https://norwaychess.no/en/players-2024/ |date=19 January 2024 }}, norwaychess.no.</ref>
| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz|| 3 <hr> 5 || 1 <hr> 1 || 6 <hr> — || {{abbr|17½/30|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}} || '''First''' || 
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Internet || style="background:lightgray;" align=left| CrunchLabs Masters 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/vachier-lagrave-wins-2024-cct-crunchlabs-masters-day-8 |website=[[Chess.com]] |date=25 July 2024 |title=Vachier-Lagrave Wins CrunchLabs Masters After Defeating Firouzja In Armageddon}}</ref> || Rapid || || || || || 4th || 
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Kazakhstan}} Almaty ||align=left|2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship, WR Chess Team<ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-rapid-blitz-team-chess-championships-day-3 Dubov Clutch Win Gives Al-Ain World Rapid Team Championship Gold], chess.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-rapid-blitz-team-chess-championships-day-4 Carlsen Leads WR Chess To World Blitz Team Championship Gold], chess.com.</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 6<hr>9 || 1<hr>1 || 1<hr>1 || 6.5/8<hr>9.5/11 ||  3rd (Team) <hr> '''First''' (Team) ||
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Internet || align=left| [[Chess.com#Speed Chess Championship|Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2024]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chess.com/events/2024-speed-chess-championship-main-event | title=Speed Chess Championship 2024 | access-date=August 10, 2024}}</ref>
| Blitz and bullet
|| || || || || '''Win''' ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Hungary}} [[Budapest]] ||align=left|[[45th Chess Olympiad]], [[Open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad|Open event]], [[Norway]] {{nowrap|Board 1}} || Classical || 5 || 1 || 2 || 6/8 || 14th (Team)<hr> 3rd (Board 1) || 2810
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Internet || style="background:lightgray;" align=left| Julius Baer Generation Cup 2024<ref>{{cite web |date=2 October 2024 |title=Magnus Carlsen beats Alireza Firouzja to win Julius Baer Generation Cup |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/julius-baer-generation-cup-final-report |website=[[en.chessbase.com]]}}</ref>|| Rapid || || || || || '''Win'''||
|- style="background:Lavender;"
|align=left| {{flagdeco|India}} [[Kolkata]] ||align=left|[[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament#2024|2024 Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/magnus-carlsen-vs-arjun-erigaisi-tata-steel-india-chess-kolkata-9674905/|title=Magnus Carlsen recovers from wobble to complete double in Kolkata; Arjun Erigaisi slips up|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=18 November 2024 }}</ref> || Rapid <hr> Blitz || 6 <hr> 9 || 0 <hr> 1 || 3 <hr> 8 || 7½/9 <hr> 13/18 || '''First''' <hr> '''First''' ||2951<hr> 28711
|- style="background:Lavender;"
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Oslo]]
| align=left| [[Champions Chess Tour 2024#Tour Finals|Champions Chess Tour 2024 Final]]<ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/champions-chess-tour-finals-2024-oslo Champions Chess Tour Finals To Happen In Oslo, Norway, With Live Audience], chess.com, 17 October 2024.</ref>
| Rapid
|| || || || || '''Win''' || 
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[New York City]]
|align=left|[[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship]]<ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcement-2024-fide-world-rapid-blitz New Format, New Year: FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships Come To Wall Street], chess.com.</ref> (withdrew after 8 rounds)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-rapid-blitz-2024-d2 World Rapid: Carlsen quits, four leaders in the open], chessbase.com, 28 December 2024.</ref> || Rapid || || || || 5/8 || Withdrew ||
|- style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|align=left|[[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship]]
| Blitz || || || || colspan=2 | Finalist, '''co-winner''' (shared title)<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/03/sport/magnus-carlsen-nepomniachtchi-chess-world-blitz-championships-spt/index.html Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agree to share chess’ World Blitz Championship title, causing outcry from top players], CNN, 3 January 2025.</ref> ||
|-
| rowspan="14" | 2025
| align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Hamburg]] || align=left | Bundesliga, St. Pauli Board 1 (2 games)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/bundesliga-2025-r5 Bundesliga: Carlsen scores 1½/2 for St. Pauli, Düsseldorf and Baden-Baden share the lead ], chessbase.com, 12 January 2025.</ref> || Classical || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1.5/2 || ||
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Wangels|Weissenhaus]] || align=left |[[Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam]] Preliminary Rapid round-robin<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/weissenhaus-fcgs-2025-play-in Freestyle Super Tournament in Germany - "The Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Tournament is set to kick off the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam with an exciting lineup of top players, including Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju and Vishy Anand. "], chessbase.com, 9 January 2025.</ref> || Chess960 Rapid ||  5 || 3 || 1 || 5½/9 || 5th ||
|-
| align=left |Knockout stage (Chess960 games with rapid tie-breaks)<ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/weissenhaus-fcgs-2025-7 Keymer triumphs in Weissenhaus, defeats both Carlsen and Caruana], chessbase.com, 14 February 2025.</ref> || Chess 960 Classical<hr>Rapid tie-break || <hr> || <hr> || <hr> || <hr> || 3rd ||
|- style="background:lightgray;" 
|Internet || style="background:lightgray;" align=left| Chessable Masters 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessable-masters-2025-preview |website=[[Chessbase]] |date=16 February 2025 |title=Chessable Masters opens 2025 Champions Chess Tour}}</ref> || Rapid || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" align=left | {{flagdeco|France}} [[Paris]]
| align=left |[[Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam]] Preliminary round<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris - All the Information |url=https://www.chess.com/events/info/2025-freestyle-chess-grand-slam-paris |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> || Chess 960 Rapid || || || || colspan=2| Shared 1st (2nd by tie-break rules) ||
|-
| align=left |Knockout stage<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|Chess960 classical || || || || || '''Win''' ||
|-
|align=left|{{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]]
| align=left |[[Grenke Freestyle Chess Open]] 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess: Carlsen scores record nine out of nine at Grenke Freestyle Open |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/25/chess-carlsen-scores-record-nine-out-of-nine-at-grenke-freestyle-open |access-date=2025-06-02 |author=Leonard Barden|website=The Guardian|date=25 April 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Results & Standings - Freestyle Open |url=https://www.chess.com/events/2025-grenke-chess-festival-freestyle-open/results |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> || Chess 960 classical || 9 || 0 || 0 || 9/9 || '''First''' || 3385
|- style="background:lightgray;"
| Internet || align=left | Chess.com Classic 2025 || Rapid || || || || || '''Win''' ||
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|align=left|{{flagdeco|Norway}} [[Stavanger, Norway|Stavanger]]||align=left |13th [[Norway Chess 2025|Norway Chess]]<ref>[https://www.chess.com/news/view/2025-norway-chess-announced-carlsen-faces-world-champion-gukesh Carlsen Returns To Classical, Set For 1st Meeting With World Champion Gukesh], chess.com.</ref>
| Classical <hr> Armageddon Blitz|| 3 <hr>2  || 1<hr> 4|| 6 <hr> — || {{abbr|16/30|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}} || '''First'''<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/en/chess-carlsen-puts-meltdown-behind-him-win-norway-chess-tournament-2025-06-06/ Chess-Carlsen puts meltdown behind him to win Norway Chess tournament], Reuters, 7 June 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.espn.com.au/chess/story/_/id/45463703/magnus-carlsen-pips-dommaraju-gukesh-norway-chess-2025-title Magnus Carlsen pips D Gukesh to Norway Chess 2025 title], ESPN, 7 June 2025.</ref> ||2853
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|Internet || align=left| [[2025 Esports World Cup – Chess|2025 Esports World Cup]]<ref name="CarlsenAmbassador">{{Cite web |author=Ivan Šimić |date=2024-12-18 |title=Chess joins Esports World Cup 2025, Magnus Carlsen appointed as ambassador |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2024/12/chess-esports-world-cup-2025-magnus-carlsen |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=Esports Insider |language=en-GB}}</ref> || Rapid || || || || ||'''Win'''<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3jl1kgyv0o Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup], BBC, 2 August 2025.</ref>||
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== Honours ==
Carlsen won the [[Chess Oscar]]s from 2009 to 2013. The Chess Oscar, organised by the Russian chess magazine [[64 (magazine)|''64'']], was awarded to the year's best player according to a worldwide poll of leading chess critics, writers, and journalists, but it was no longer awarded after 2013, as ''64'' ceased publication.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chess Oscar winner Carlsen to be tested for doping |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8613 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=16 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carlsen Gets His 4th Chess Oscar: 'I Think It's Well-Deserved' |url=http://chess-news.ru/en/node/12356 |publisher=chess-news.ru |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-date=11 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511100334/http://chess-news.ru/en/node/12356 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Norwegian tabloid ''[[Verdens Gang]]'' (VG) has awarded Carlsen the "[[Name of the Year]]" (''Årets navn'') twice, in 2009<ref>{{cite web |author=Strøm, Kristian Ole |title="Sjakkens Mozart" ble årets navn |trans-title="Mozart of Chess" became the name |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=581096 |publisher=Verdens Gang |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> and 2013.<ref>Øyvind Askeland and Knut Arne Hansen (20 December 2013) [http://www.vg.no/sport/sjakk/artikkel.php?artid=10134026 Magnus Carlsen kåret til Årets navn] [[Verdens Gang|VG]]. Retrieved 21 December 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref> VG also named him "Sportsman of the Year" in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |author=Strøm, Kristian Ole |title=Magnus (19) er landets største idrettsstjerne!&nbsp;...men Carlsen skulle gjerne vært best i verden i fotball |trans-title=Magnus (19) is the country's biggest sports star!&nbsp;... but Carlsen would like to be best in soccer |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=597047 |publisher=Verdens Gang |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> and he was additionally honored with the Open Class (Åpen klasse) and "Utøvernes pris" awards in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2014-01-05 |title=Carlsen cleans up at sports gala |url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/01/05/carlsen-cleans-up-at-sports-gala/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no |language=en-US}}</ref> Carlsen has also won the ''{{interlanguage link|Folkets idrettspris|no}}'', a people's choice award for "Sportsman of the Year" from the Norwegian newspaper ''[[Dagbladet]]'', in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |author=Skjervum, Eivind |title=Magnus Carlsen (19) suveren vinner av Folkets Idrettspris |trans-title=Magnus Carlsen (19) clear winner of People's Sports Prize |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=597047 |work=Dagbladet |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> 2012,<ref>{{cite web |author=Kvam, Lars Hojem |title=Magnus Carlsen fikk flere stemmer enn de tre neste til sammen |trans-title=Magnus Carlsen got more votes than the next three in comparison |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/12/23/sport/folkets_idrettspris/karing/magnus_carlsen/sjakk/24957367/ |work=Dagbladet |date=24 December 2012 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> 2013,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burheim |first=Mads Gudim |date=2013-12-28 |title=- Når jeg taper, om ikke jeg hater motstanderen, så er det ikke langt ifra |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/nar-jeg-taper-om-ikke-jeg-hater-motstanderen-sa-er-det-ikke-langt-ifra/61937751 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.dagbladet.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haarstad |first=Thomas |date=2014-12-31 |title=Mente andre fortjente prisen mer, men Carlsen er igjen folkets favoritt |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/mente-andre-fortjente-prisen-mer-men-carlsen-er-igjen-folkets-favoritt/60938085 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.dagbladet.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref> and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baardsen |first=Joachim |date=2016-12-24 |title=Carlsen: - VM-tittelen er ikke verdt noe hvis jeg ikke kan bevise at jeg er best i verden |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/carlsen---vm-tittelen-er-ikke-verdt-noe-hvis-jeg-ikke-kan-bevise-at-jeg-er-best-i-verden/66558641 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.dagbladet.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref>

In 2011, he was awarded the [[Peer Gynt Prize]], a Norwegian prize awarded annually to "a person or institution that has achieved distinction in society".<ref>{{cite web |title=Chess star wins prestigious award |url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/03/21/chess-star-wins-prestigious-award/ |publisher=Views and News from Norway |date=21 March 2011 |access-date=16 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine named Carlsen one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Kasparov, Garry |title=The 2013 TIME 100: Magnus Carlsen |magazine=Time |url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/magnus-carlsen/ |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>

In 2020, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Carlsen the highest-earning [[esports]] player in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Matt |title=Esports' Biggest Winners In 2020: Prizes Plummet, Chess Leads Pack |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2021/01/12/the-2020-esports-earnings-table-prizes-plummet-chess-wins-big/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

Carlsen was named Player of the Year at the inaugural [[Chess.com]] Awards in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team (CHESScom) |first=Chess com |date=2020-12-31 |title=2020 Chess.com Award Winners |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-2020-chess-com-awards |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He received the same honor again in 2021 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pinhata (PedroPinhata) |first=Pedro |date=2022-01-07 |title=2021 Chess.com Awards Winners |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-chesscom-awards-winners |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team (CHESScom) |first=Chess com |date=2024-01-03 |title=Announcing The 2023 Chess.com Awards Winners |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-chesscom-awards-winners |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[Centennial|centenary]] celebration of the [[FIDE|International Chess Federation]] in 2024, Carlsen accepted the FIDE award for Greatest of All Time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-09-20 |title=Carlsen Accepts G.O.A.T. Award, Calls On FIDE To Uphold Restrictions On Russia And Belarus |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-accepts-goat-award-urges-fide-to-reject-proposal-on-russia-belarus |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Rating ==
[[File:Magnus Carlsen Elo february 2023.svg|thumb|Carlsen's Elo rating evolution from 2002 to 2023|350px]]
In the January 2006 FIDE rankings, at the age of 15 years and 32 days, Carlsen attained a 2625 [[Elo rating system|Elo rating]], which made him the youngest person to surpass 2600<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlsen's Conquests&nbsp;– at 22 he has broken all records |author=von Keitz, Michael |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8845 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=12 February 2013 |access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> (the record has since been broken by [[Wesley So]], [[Wei Yi]], [[John M. Burke]], and [[Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Erdogmus Smashes Prestigious Rating Record, Receives Hero's Welcome Back Home |author=Svensen, Tarjei J.|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/yagiz-kaan-erdogmus-smashes-record-as-youngest-ever-2600-player-receives-heroes-welcome-in-turkey|publisher=Chess.com News |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>). In the July 2007 FIDE rankings, at the age of 16 years and 213 days, Carlsen attained a 2710 Elo rating, which made him the youngest person to surpass 2700 (the record has since been broken by Wei Yi).<ref>{{cite web |title=Anand tops the July 2007 FIDE ratings |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3969 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=3 July 2007 |access-date=5 January 2013}}</ref>

On 5 September 2008, after winning in round 4 of the [[Bilbao Chess Masters Final#First Grand Slam Masters Final (2008)|Bilbao Masters]], Carlsen, aged 17 years and 280 days old, briefly became {{Numero|1}} on the unofficial [[Live Elo rating|live ratings]] list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4892 |title=Bilbao R4: Topalov topples Anand, Carlsen No. 1 in the world |publisher=ChessBase News |date=5 September 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chess.liverating.org/toplist.php?id=2008090501# |title=Live Rating on 5 Sep 2008 |publisher=Chess.liverating.org |date=17 August 2011 |access-date=30 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818103606/http://chess.liverating.org/ |archive-date=18 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Carlsen's victory in the [[Pearl Spring chess tournament#2009|2009 Nanjing Pearl tournament]] raised his FIDE rating to 2801, making him, aged 18 years and 336 days, at the time the youngest player ever to surpass 2800<ref name="ChessBase 10 October 2009" /> (a record subsequently broken by Alireza Firouzja).<ref name="Alireza2800">{{cite web |last1=Levin |first1=Anthony |title=Alireza Firouzja Youngest Chess Player Ever To Break 2800 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/alireza-firouzja-youngest-chess-player-ever-to-break-2800 |website=chess.com |date=22 November 2021 |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> The youngest before Carlsen to achieve this feat was [[Vladimir Kramnik]] at the age of 25,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php%3Fartid%3D574885&ei=OeP-SsLdNIWXtgeoy-WRDg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAsQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php%253Fartid%253D574885%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DAs1 |title=Dad Carlsen&nbsp;– This has been a dream |access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref> and up until this point only Kasparov, Topalov, Kramnik, and Anand had achieved a 2800+ rating.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIDE ratings: Anand now number one |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6784 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=1 November 2010 |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>

The FIDE rankings in January 2010 recorded Carlsen's rating at 2810, which made him {{Numero|1}} rated player in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calculations.phtml?idnumber=1503014&rating_period=2010-01-01 |title=Magnus Carlsen: Individual Calculations January 2010 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=31 January 2012 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317101551/http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calculations.phtml?idnumber=1503014&rating_period=2010-01-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This meant that Carlsen became, at the age of 19 years and 32 days, the youngest ever [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|world {{Numero|1}}]], as well as the first player from a Western nation to reach the top of the FIDE rankings since Bobby Fischer in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1QmAdxADzyQCWyLLzs2N63owZEA |title=Norwegian Carlsen is youngest to top chess rankings |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=1 January 2010 |access-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227105136/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1QmAdxADzyQCWyLLzs2N63owZEA |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Moskwa, Wojciech |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BT17H20091230 |title=Norwegian teenager to be crowned new chess king |work=Reuters |date=30 December 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1950683,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105160755/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1950683,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2010 |title=A Bold Opening for Chess Player Magnus Carlsen |magazine=Time |date=11 January 2010 |author=Harell, Ebden |access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref>

Carlsen lost the {{Numero|1}} ranking in November 2010, regained it in January 2011, lost it again in March 2011, and regained it in the July 2011 list. As of August 2025, he has [[List of FIDE chess world number ones|held the number one position continously]] since then.

On the January 2013 FIDE rankings, Carlsen reached 2861, thus surpassing Garry Kasparov's 2851 record from July 1999.<ref name=wic-carlsenwinslondon2012>{{cite news |title=Carlsen wins London Chess Classic and takes Kasparov's record |author=Crowther, Mark |url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/4th-london-chess-classic-20121/carlsen-wins-london-chess-classic-and-takes-kasparovs-record |work=[[The Week in Chess]]|date=10 December 2012 |access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="chessvibesDec2012"/> In the May 2014 rankings, Carlsen achieved an [[Comparison of top chess players throughout history#Elo system|all-time high record]] of 2882,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=1503014|title =Rating Progress Chart – Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =FIDE|date =May 2014}}</ref> with a peak of 2889 on the live ratings list achieved on 21 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://2700chess.com/|title =Highest Ever Rankings|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =2700chess.com|date =21 April 2014}}</ref> In August 2019 he equalled his peak FIDE rating of 2882.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/fide-ratings-2019-8|title =August ratings: Carlsen at all-time high|first =Macauley|last =Peterson|website =ChessBase|date =1 August 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2025|07|post=,}} Carlsen is also ranked {{Numero|1}} in the FIDE rapid rating list with a rating of 2819, and {{Numero|1}} in the FIDE blitz rating list with a rating of 2883.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIDE Ratings |url=https://ratings.fide.com/top_lists.phtml?list=open |website=ratings.fide.com |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>

== Playing style ==
Carlsen had an aggressive style of play as a youth,<ref>{{cite web |author=Barden, Leonard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/28/chess.gdnsport3 |title=Chess: Barden on chess &#124; Sport |work=The Guardian |date=28 January 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Pein, Malcolm |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/malcolmpein/3654195/Dangers-of-over-optimism.html# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309182629/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/chess/malcolmpein/3654195/Dangers-of-over-optimism.html |archive-date=9 March 2013 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Dangers of over-optimism |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 July 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> and, according to Simen Agdestein, his play was characterised by "a fearless readiness to offer material for activity".<ref>Agdestein (2004), p. 45.</ref> As he matured, Carlsen found that this risky playing style was not as well suited against the elite of the chess world. When he started playing in top tournaments, he had trouble getting much out of the opening. To progress, Carlsen's style became more universal, capable of handling all sorts of positions well. He opens with both [[Queen's Pawn Game|1.d4]] and [[King's Pawn Game|1.e4]], as well as [[English Opening|1.c4]], and, on occasion, [[Zukertort Opening|1.Nf3]], thus making it harder for opponents to prepare against him and reducing the effect of computer analysis.<ref name=CNRU>{{cite web|title=Magnus Carlsen: "I Love the Middlegame, Because There You Get Pure Chess"|url=http://chess-news.ru/en/node/19178|website=Chess-News|date=9 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/article401031.ece |title=Magnus Carlsens system |author=Grønn, Atle |date=27 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716170211/http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/article401031.ece |archive-date=16 July 2011 |publisher=Dagsavisen |language=no |access-date=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer?pid=52948&side=white |title=Chess Opening Explorer |publisher=Chessgames.com |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> He said in 2015 that the [[chess middlegame|middlegame]] is his favourite part of the game as it comes down to "pure chess".<ref name=CNRU/>

In a 2016 interview, [[Anish Giri]] said: "Magnus and I are very close in terms of style, but in our approach to the game we're total opposites. Magnus tries to put the accent only on play, getting away from preparation, but for me preparation plays an enormous role."<ref>{{cite web|url =https://chess24.com/en/read/news/giri-magnus-and-i-are-very-close-in-terms-of-style|title =Giri: "Magnus and I are very close in terms of style"|website =chess24.com|first =Colin|last =McGourty|date =21 March 2016|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

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Garry Kasparov, who coached Carlsen from 2009 to 2010, said that Carlsen has a [[Positional chess|positional style]] similar to that of past world champions such as [[Anatoly Karpov]], [[José Raúl Capablanca]], and [[Vasily Smyslov]], rather than the {{chessgloss|tactician|tactical style}} of [[Alexander Alekhine]], [[Mikhail Tal]], and Kasparov himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-on-coaching-carlsen/ |title=Kasparov on coaching Carlsen |publisher=Chessvibes |date=11 September 2009 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128122643/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-on-coaching-carlsen |archive-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2013 interview, [[Peter Heine Nielsen]] said: "The days of big novelties are over, and that fits Magnus' style well."<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/2013/4/27/a-short-interview-with-peter-heine-nielsen.html|title =A Short Interview With Peter Heine Nielsen|website =The Chess Mind Blog|first =Dennis|last =Monokroussos|date =27 April 2013|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> According to Carlsen, however, he does not have any preferences in playing style.<ref name=a>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7778 |title=Magnus Carlsen&nbsp;– 'I don't quite fit into the usual schemes' |publisher=ChessBase News |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=9 September 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109162157/http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7778 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kasparov said in 2013 that "Carlsen is a combination of Karpov [and] [[Bobby Fischer|Fischer]]. He gets his positions [and] then never lets go of that bulldog bite. Exhausting for opponents."<ref>{{cite web |author=Kasparov, Garry |url=https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/402222989321568256 |title=Kasparov63: Carlsen is a combination of&nbsp;... |publisher=Twitter |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}} Carlsen has also stated that he follows in the traditions of Karpov and Fischer, but additionally mentions [[Reuben Fine]] as a player who "was doing in chess similar to what I am doing".<ref name="chess.com">{{cite web |author=Doggers, Peter |title=Anand-Carlsen Match Only a Week Away |url=http://www.chess.com/news/anand-carlsen-match-only-a-week-away-9074 |publisher=[[Chess.com]] |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=21 November 2014 |archive-date=2 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202124804/http://www.chess.com/news/anand-carlsen-match-only-a-week-away-9074 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Anand said of Carlsen in 2012: "Magnus has an incredible innate sense. ... The majority of ideas occur to him absolutely naturally. He's also very flexible, he knows all the structures and he can play almost any position." He also compared Carlsen to [[Boris Spassky]] in his prime, and stated that "Magnus can literally do almost everything."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessintranslation.com/2012/05/anands-whychess-interview/ |title=Anand's WhyChess interview |publisher=Chess in Translation |date=10 May 2012 |access-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> Kasparov expressed similar sentiments: "[Carlsen] has the ability to correctly evaluate any position, which only Karpov could boast of before him."<ref>{{cite web |author=Mishanp |url=http://www.chessintranslation.com/2011/01/kasparovs-verdict-on-carlsens-withdrawal/ |title=Kasparov's verdict on Carlsen's withdrawal |publisher=Chessintranslation.com |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>
When asked in a 2016 interview whether Carlsen's style resembles his own, Karpov answered: "It is quite possible. He grew up when I was in power, and perhaps he studied my games. He can convert a minimal advantage into a real one."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reklamaconnect.com/Post/anatolij-karpov---igrok-s-bolshoj-bukvy |script-title=ru:Анатолий Карпов – Игрок с большой буквы!|website =ReklamaConnect.com |date=15 April 2016 |language=ru |access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

In a 2012 interview, Vladimir Kramnik stated that Carlsen's "excellent physical shape" was a contributing factor to his success against other top players as it prevents "psychological lapses", which enables him to maintain a high standard of play over long games and at the end of tournaments, when the energy levels of others have dropped.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Vladimir Kramnik: 'I like playing chess now probably more than ever' |journal=New in Chess |year=2012 |issue=1 |pages=32–41|author-link=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten}}</ref> Levon Aronian said in 2015: "Magnus' main secret is his composure and the absence of any soul-searching after mistakes during a game."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/aronian-magnus-main-secret-is-his-composure |title=Aronian: "Magnus' main secret is his composure" |website=[[Chess24.com]] |first=Colin |last=McGourty |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
[[Tyler Cowen]] gave a point of view on Carlsen's playing style: "Carlsen is demonstrating one of his most feared qualities, namely his 'nettlesomeness,' to use a term coined for this purpose by [[Kenneth W. Regan|Ken Regan]], of the [[University at Buffalo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cse.buffalo.edu/~regan/ |title=Kenneth W. Regan |publisher=University at Buffalo, [[The State University of New York]] |work=CSE Department |access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> Using computer analysis, you can measure which players do the most to cause their opponents to make mistakes. Carlsen has the highest nettlesomeness score by this metric, because his creative moves pressure the other player and open up a lot of room for mistakes. 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/11/nettlesomeness-and-the-first-half-of-the-carlsen-anand-match.html |title=Nettlesomeness, and the first half of the Carlsen-Anand match |first =Tyler|last = Cowen | author-link =Tyler Cowen|publisher=MarginalRevolution |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>

Carlsen's endgame prowess has been singled out for praise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8257 |title=Chess News&nbsp;– CBM training: Carlsen in Capablanca's footsteps |date=17 June 2012 |publisher=ChessBase News |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Naroditsky |first1=Daniel |title=Magnus Carlsen's Best Endgame Wins |url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsens-best-endgame-wins |website=Chess.com |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Karolyi, Tibor |title=Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen: His Extraordinary Skills Uncovered and Explained |year=2018 |publisher=New in Chess |isbn=9789056917777 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AxFqDwAAQBAJ}}</ref> [[Jon Speelman]], analysing several of Carlsen's endgames from the 2012 London Classic (in particular, his wins against McShane, Aronian, and Adams), described what he calls the "Carlsen effect": <blockquote>...&nbsp;through the combined force of his skill and no less important his reputation, he drives his opponents into errors.&nbsp;... He plays on for ever<!-- written as two words in source-->, calmly, methodically and, perhaps most importantly of all, without fear: calculating superbly, with very few outright mistakes and a good proportion of the "very best" moves. This makes him a monster and makes many opponents wilt.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Speelman, Jon |title=Carlsen's Endgame Magic |journal=New in Chess |year=2013 |issue=1 |pages=33–41}}</ref></blockquote>

An artificial intelligence approach, designed by Jean-Marc Alliot of the ''[[Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse]]'' ("Toulouse Computer Science Research Institute"), which compares chess grandmaster moves against that of [[Stockfish (chess)|Stockfish]]—a chess engine that outperforms all human opponents—rated Carlsen as the [[Comparison of top chess players throughout history|best player of all time]] as he had the highest probability among all World Chess Champions to play the moves that Stockfish suggested.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425110954.htm|website=[[Science Daily]]|publisher=[[CNRS]]|date=25 April 2017|title=When artificial intelligence evaluates chess champions}}</ref>

Carlsen also plays speed chess online under many screen names. He is known for meme openings such as the [[Bongcloud Attack]] and exceptionally strong play, despite banter and gags.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Joe |title=The World's Best Chess Player Has a Second Life as an Online Speed Chess Prankster |url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/02/magnus-carlsen-speed-chess-drdrunkenstein-pseudonyms-twitch-youtube.html |website=Slate Magazine |language=en |date=21 February 2020}}</ref>

== Notable games ==
* Carlsen vs. [[Garry Kasparov]], Reykjavík Rapid (2004), [[Queen's Gambit Declined]]: [[Cambridge Springs Defense]] (D52), {{chessAN|½–½}}.{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1279168 |title=Carlsen vs. Garry Kasparov, Reykjavík Rapid (2004) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} At the age of just 13 years, Carlsen had serious winning chances in a [[Fast chess|rapid game]] against Kasparov,<ref name=h /> who was ranked {{Numero|1}} in the world at that time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Players January 2004 FIDE Top players archive |url=http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=57 |access-date=27 May 2013 |publisher=FIDE |archive-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115034230/http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=57 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Carlsen vs. [[Veselin Topalov]], [[M-Tel Masters]] (2009), [[Semi-Slav Defense]]: General (D43), {{chessAN|1–0}}.{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1544430 |title=Carlsen vs. Veselin Topalov, M-Tel Masters (2009) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} This was Carlsen's first win against a 2800+ player.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Alexey Shirov back on board |journal=New in Chess |year=2009 |issue=4 |page=17}}</ref>
* Carlsen vs. [[Boris Gelfand]], [[Tal Memorial]] (2011), [[Slav Defense]]: Quiet Variation. [[Emil Schallopp|Schallopp]] Defense (D12), 1–0.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tal Memorial Rd2 – Carlsen beats Gelfand | website=ChessBase | url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/tal-memorial-rd2-carlsen-beats-gelfand | date=18 November 2011 | access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1647771 |title=Carlsen vs. Boris Gelfand, Tal Memorial (2011) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} The {{Numero|1}} Israeli player creates a seemingly decisive rook invasion into White's {{chessgloss|back rank}}, but Carlsen vanquishes the threats. Carlsen called it "one of the most interesting games I have played in recent times".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Magnus Carlsen perseveres and prevails in Pashkov House |journal=New in Chess |year=2011 |issue=8 |page=23}}</ref>
* Carlsen vs. [[Hikaru Nakamura]], [[London Chess Classic]] (2011), [[Italian Game]]: Classical Variation. [[Giuoco Pianissimo]] (C53), 1–0.{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1649097 |title=Carlsen vs. Hikaru Nakamura, London Chess Classic (2011) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} Facing the {{Numero|1}} American player, Carlsen sacrifices [[The exchange (chess)|the exchange]] to achieve a winning position in an otherwise near-equal game.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
* Carlsen vs. [[Viswanathan Anand]], [[Bilbao Chess Masters Final|Bilbao Masters]] (2012), [[Sicilian Defense]]: [[Sicilian Defence#Moscow Variation|Canal Attack]]. Main Line (B52), 1–0.{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1693032 |title=Carlsen vs. Viswanathan Anand, Bilbao Masters (2012) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} Playing against the then-World Champion, Carlsen sacrifices a pawn to leave Black with a {{chessgloss|cramped}} position, which leads to Anand's {{chessgloss|resignation}} at move 30. Carlsen stated in 2013 that he considers this game to be one of his very best.<ref>{{cite journal |title=NIC's Café |journal=New in Chess |year=2013 |issue=1 |page=7}}</ref>
* Carlsen vs. [[Li Chao (chess player)|Li Chao]], [[Qatar Masters Open|Qatar Masters]] (2015), [[Neo-Grünfeld Defence]]: Goglidze Attack (D70), 1–0.{{refn|group=games|{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1811793 |title=Carlsen vs. Li Chao, Qatar Masters (2015) |website=[[Chessgames.com]]}}}} Playing against one of the leading Chinese [[Grandmaster (chess)|GM]]s, Carlsen finds a winning attack by sacrificing his queen in a {{chessgloss|sharp}} position.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
* Carlsen vs. [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]], [[Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi, World Chess Championship 2021, Game 6|2021 World Championship game 6]] (2021), [[Queen's Pawn Game|Queen's Pawn Game, Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan]], 1–0. Game 6 was a 136-move win for Carlsen that lasted 7 hours 45 minutes. {{As of|2025}}, it is the longest game in the history of the World Chess Championship, surpassing the previous record, a 124-move draw in game 5 of the [[World Chess Championship 1978]] between [[Anatoly Karpov]] and [[Viktor Korchnoi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-04 |title=After 136 moves, Magnus Carlsen wins the longest game in World Chess Championship history |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-04/magnus-carlsen-wins-longest-game-world-chess-history/100674464 |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Business endeavours ==
[[File:Magnus Carlsen 2013-05-24 001.jpg|thumb|upright|Carlsen in May 2013]]
Carlsen modelled for [[G-Star Raw]]'s Fall/Winter 2010 advertising campaign along with American actress [[Liv Tyler]]. The campaign was shot by Dutch film director and photographer [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6485 |title=Magnus Carlsen's new career: fashion model! |publisher=ChessBase News |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> The campaign was coordinated with the RAW World Chess Challenge in New York, an event in which Carlsen played an online team of global chess players, who voted on moves suggested by [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]], [[Hikaru Nakamura]] and [[Judit Polgár]]. Carlsen, playing white, won in 43 moves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6666 |title=Magnus pounds The World in RAW Chess Challenge |publisher=ChessBase News |date=12 September 2010 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, he appeared in G-Star Raw's Spring/Summer 2014 campaign along with actress and model [[Lily Cole]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Doggers, Peter |date=17 February 2014 |title=Magnus Carlsen's YouTube Channel And New G-Star Campaign Video |url=http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-youtube-channel-g-star-video-upcoming-events-8577 |publisher=Chess.com |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-date=7 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007040024/http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-youtube-channel-g-star-video-upcoming-events-8577 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Film director [[J. J. Abrams]] offered Carlsen a role in the movie ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' as "a chess player from the future", but Carlsen was unable to get a [[work permit]] in time for shooting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnus couldn't make it to Star Trek 2 |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8070 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Carlsen was featured in a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' segment<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozart of Chess&nbsp;– Magnus Carlsen on CBS 60 Minutes |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7933 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=20 February 2012 |access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> and appeared as a guest on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen defeats Stephen Colbert 2–0 |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8103 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> He was also interviewed by [[Rainn Wilson]] for [[SoulPancake]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=SoulPancake interview with Magnus Carlsen |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8830 |publisher=ChessBase News |date=7 February 2013 |access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref>

{{As of|2012}}, Carlsen is the only active chess professional with a full-time [[talent manager|manager]]; [[Espen Agdestein]], a [[FIDE Master]] and brother of Carlsen's former trainer [[Simen Agdestein]], began working as an [[talent agent|agent]] for Carlsen in late 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agdestein, Espen FIDE Chess Profile |url=http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1500201 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref> Agdestein's work consisted initially of finding sponsors and negotiating media contacts but, since 2011, he has taken over management tasks formerly performed by Carlsen's father Henrik.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Geuzendam, Dirk Jan ten |title=Interview: Managing Magnus |journal=New in Chess |year=2012 |issue=5 |pages=44–48}}</ref> According to ''The New York Times'', Carlsen earned US$1.2&nbsp;million in 2012, the bulk of which was from sponsorships.<ref name="Moss 2013">{{cite news |author=Lyall, Sarah |title=Shrewd marketing moves for top-ranked chess player |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/sports/shrewd-marketing-moves-for-top-ranked-chess-player-magnus-carlsen.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp& |date=8 April 2013 |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref>

In August 2013, Carlsen became an ambassador for [[Nordic Semiconductor]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.4-traders.com/NORDIC-SEMICONDUCTOR-ASA-1413213/news/Nordic-Semiconductor-ASA-Magnus-Carlsen-the-best-player-in-chess-history-becomes-an-ambassador-f-17186870/ |title=Nordic Semiconductor ASA : Magnus Carlsen, the best player in chess history, becomes an ambassador for Nordic Semiconductor in three-year sponsorship deal... |publisher=4-traders.com |date=13 August 2013 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> and in November was selected as one of the "sexiest men of 2013" by ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The sexiest men of 2013 |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/centrefolds/g3161/cosmopolitan-sexiest-men-of-2013/?slide=31 |journal=Cosmopolitan |date=25 November 2013 |archive-date=20 May 2017 |access-date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520114735/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/centrefolds/g3161/cosmopolitan-sexiest-men-of-2013/?slide=31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Carlsen made a special guest appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in [[The Cad and the Hat|an episode]] where Homer's chess history is revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-mentors-homer-simpson-3596|publisher=Chess.com|first=Mike|last=Klein|date =20 February 2017|title =Magnus Carlsen Mentors Homer Simpson}}</ref> In 2020, Carlsen announced that he had signed a two-year sponsorship deal with gambling company [[Unibet]] to act as a "global ambassador".<ref>{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-carlsen-global-ambassador-unibet|title =Carlsen named "Global Ambassador" for Unibet|first =Johannes|last =Fischer|website =ChessBase|date =31 January 2020}}</ref> Unibet parent company [[Kindred Group]] is also a sponsor of Offerspill Chess Club. Offerspill was founded by Carlsen in 2019 after the Norwegian Chess Federation turned down Kindred's sponsorship offer. It is now Norway's largest chess club; Carlsen is its current chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.offerspill.com/|title=Registration &#124; Offerspill Sjakklubb|website=English.offerspill.com|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> In April 2022, the Kindred Group (through Unibet) extended its partnership with Carlsen for another two years, and also extended its sponsorship of Offerspill.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unibet-extends-global-sponsorship-five-071500739.html| title = Unibet extends global sponsorship with five-time chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen| date = 1 April 2022| website = finance.yahoo.com| publisher = [[Yahoo!]]| access-date = 26 July 2022}}</ref>

In December 2024, Carlsen became the official chess ambassador for the [[Esports World Cup]], an esports tournament series that takes place in [[Saudi Arabia]], as part of the introduction of chess in the 2025 edition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Šimić |first1=Ivan |date=18 December 2024 |title=Chess joins Esports World Cup 2025, Magnus Carlsen appointed as ambassador |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2024/12/chess-esports-world-cup-2025-magnus-carlsen |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=Esports Insider}}</ref>

===Play Magnus===
{{main|Play Magnus Group}}

In October 2013, Carlsen co-founded a company, [[Play Magnus AS]], with Espen Agdestein and Anders Brandt.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/10/09/norways-chess-champion-floats-tech-company-raises-30-million/|title =World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Floats Tech Company, Raises $30 Million|first =David|last =Nikel|website =Forbes|date =9 October 2020}}</ref> Based in Oslo, Norway, Play Magnus' first product was an [[iOS]] app, called ''[[Play Magnus (mobile app)|Play Magnus]]'', that allows the user to play a [[chess engine]] created using a database of thousands of Carlsen's recorded games from the age of five and up. Carlsen stated he wished for the app to encourage more people to play chess.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10661306/World-chess-champion-Magnus-Carlsen-launches-app.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/10661306/World-chess-champion-Magnus-Carlsen-launches-app.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=World chess champion Magnus Carlsen launches app |work=The Telegraph |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=13 March 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/2014/03/you_could_beat.html|title=Playing a young Magnus Carlsen at chess|first=Kevin|last=Hartnett|website=Boston Globe|date=19 March 2014}}</ref>

In March 2019, Play Magnus AS merged with [[chess24]].com, consolidating into the Play Magnus Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=chess24 and Play Magnus join forces|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/chess24-and-play-magnus-join-forces|last=McGourty|first=Colin|date=15 March 2019|website=chess24.com|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> On 8 October 2020, Play Magnus Group was listed on the [[Oslo Stock Exchange]]. Magnus Chess, an entity controlled by Carlsen and his family, then owned 9.5% of Play Magnus Group.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.fide.com/news/764|title =Play Magnus listed on Oslo Stock Exchange|website =FIDE|date =8 October 2020}}</ref>

In August 2022, [[Chess.com]] finalised an offer of acquisition for Play Magnus Group, which officially closed on 16 December 2022. As part of the acquisition, Carlsen signed as a brand ambassador for Chess.com.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team (CHESScom) |first=Chess com |title=Chess.com Makes Offer To Play Magnus Group |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-playmagnus |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Play Magnus Group receives Chess.com offer |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/play-magnus-group-receives-chess-com-offer |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=chess24.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Acquisition">{{cite web |title=Chess.com Officially Acquires Play Magnus, Carlsen Signs As Ambassador |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-acquires-pmg |website=Chess.com |access-date=23 December 2022 |date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Take Take Take ===
In October 2024, Magnus Carlsen cofounded Take Take Take. It was the first app in Chess World which offered text-based commentary to fantasy chess, from live games to post-game recaps, and from challenges to some app exclusive content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Take Take Take: The ultimate chess experience is just a download away - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Take-Take-Take |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref> Take Take Take then partnered with [[Chess.com]] to jointly organise [[Champions Chess Tour 2024|Champions Chess Tour Finals]] in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team (CHESScom) |first=Chess com |date=2024-12-18 |title=Chess.com, Take Take Take Champions Chess Tour |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-carlsen-partner-cct-finals |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
As of 2016, Carlsen identifies as a [[social democrat]] and mostly follows a [[vegetarian]] diet; two of his sisters are vegetarians.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cbb22f4c-858e-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/cbb22f4c-858e-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Inside the home (and mind) of world chess champion Magnus Carlsen|newspaper=Financial Times|date=5 October 2016|access-date=8 October 2016|last1=Bose|first1=Mihir}}</ref>

Carlsen is an avid [[association football|football]] fan, with [[Real Madrid CF]] as his favourite club. In recognition of becoming world chess champion, he took the honorary kick-off in a [[La Liga]] game between Real Madrid and [[Real Valladolid]] on 30 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2013/11/magnus-carlsen-took-the-honorary-kick-off-for-the-real-madrid-valladolid-match|title =Magnus Carlsen took the honorary kick off for the Real Madrid-Valladolid match|website =Real Madrid|date =30 November 2013}}</ref> Carlsen also follows the [[Premier League]] and plays [[Fantasy football (association)|fantasy football]]. In December 2019, he reached the {{Numero|1}} spot on a [[Fantasy Premier League]] game, ahead of seven million other players, before eventually finishing the season in 10th place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/16/chess-champion-magnus-carlsen-top-of-world-fantasy-football-rankings-premier-league|title=Chess champion Magnus Carlsen moves to top of world fantasy football rankings|last=sport|first=Guardian|date=16 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 December 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fantasy-premier-league-rankings-magnus-carlsen-chess-champion-fpl-a9248731.html|title=World chess champion hits No 1 in world for Fantasy Premier League|date=16 December 2019|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

Carlsen has been in a relationship with Ella Victoria Malone since at least February 2024. In early January 2025, it was announced that they would be getting married during the first weekend of the month in a private ceremony.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/sport/magnus-carlsen-skal-gifte-seg-med-ella-victoria-malone-1.17166702 | title = Magnus Carlsen skal gifte seg med Ella Victoria Malone | trans-title = Magnus Carlsen will marry Ella Victoria Malone | work = [[NRK]] | date = 2025-01-02 | access-date = 2025-01-02 | language = nb | first1 = Simon Zetlitz | last1 = Nessler | first2 = Astri Chatura | last2 = Øverdal }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-set-to-tie-the-knot-this-weekend|title=Magnus Carlsen Set To Marry Ella Victoria Malone After World Blitz Gold Medal|date=2 January 2025 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref> The wedding ceremony took place at [[Holmenkollen Chapel]] in the [[Vestre Aker]] borough of [[Oslo]], Norway, on 4 January 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/01/04/magnus-carlsen-gets-married-ella-victoria-malone.html|title=Magnus Carlsen, Ella Malone get married in Oslo|publisher=onmanorama.com|accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-king-magnus-carlsen-marries-his-queen-ella-victoria|title=Chess King Magnus Carlsen Marries His Queen Ella Victoria|date=4 January 2025 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=4 January 2025}}</ref>

In May 2025, Carlsen announced that he and Ella are expecting their first child.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Magnus Carlsen and his wife, Ella Victoria, have announced that they are expecting their first child |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-and-wife-ella-victoria-announces-pregnancy}}</ref> On 27 September, Ella gave birth to a boy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-30 |title=Magnus Carlsen Becomes a Father for the First Time |url=https://www.telecomasia.net/news/other/magnus-carlsen-becomes-a-father-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.telecomasia.net |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Books and films ==
* Grandmaster Zenon Franco (2020). ''Magnus Wins With White''. [Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House]. {{ISBN|978-5604-17701-3}}.
* Grandmaster Zenon Franco (2020). ''Magnus Wins With Black''. [Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House]. {{ISBN|978-5604-46925-5}}.
* Valaker, O; Carlsen, M. (2004). ''Lær sjakk med Magnus [Learn Chess with Magnus]''. [[Gyldendal Norsk Forlag]]. {{ISBN|978-82-05-33963-7}}.
* ''The Prince of Chess, a film about Magnus Carlsen'' (2005). Directed by [[Øyvind Asbjørnsen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481603/ |title=The Prince of Chess |publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* Opedal, Hallgeir (2011). ''Smarte trekk. Magnus Carlsen: Verdens beste sjakkspiller [Smart Moves. Magnus Carlsen: The World's Best Chess Player]''. Kagge. {{ISBN|978-82-489-1050-3}}.
* Mikhalchishin, Adrian; Stetsko, Oleg. (2012). ''Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen (Progress in Chess)''. Edition Olms. {{ISBN|978-3-283-01020-1}}.
* Crouch, Colin (2013). ''Magnus Force: How Carlsen Beat Kasparov's Record''. Everyman Chess. {{ISBN|978-1-78194-133-1}}.
* Sivertsen, Aage G. (2015). ''Magnus'' [[Kagge Forlag]]. {{ISBN|978-82-489-1659-8}}.
* Kotronias, Vassilios & Logothetis, Sotiris (2013). ''Carlsen's assault on the throne''. Quality Chess. {{ISBN|978-1-906552-22-0}}.
* Butler, Brin-Jonathan (2018). ''The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again''. {{ISBN|978-1-501172601}}.
* ''[[Magnus (2016 film)|Magnus]]'' (2016). Directed by [[Benjamin Ree]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5471480/ |title=Magnus |publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/magnus-the-chess-movie|title=Magnus – the chess movie|date=29 March 2016|website=Chess News|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>

== Notes: interactive games ==
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==See also==
* [[List of chess players by peak FIDE rating]]
* [[List of chess grandmasters]]
* [[List of world records in chess]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last=Agdestein |first=Simen |author-link=Simen Agdestein |year=2004 |title=Wonderboy: How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World |publisher=Interchess |isbn=978-90-5691-131-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n8itAAAACAAJ}}
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