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Carlsen, Magnus

Magnus Carlsen

GM🇳🇴

FIDEFIDE 1503014· Male· Norway· Born in 1990

Magnus Carlsen, a 36-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2823 and ranked 1st among players worldwide. He is currently in the 2800–2825 range. 18 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Norway Chess, the TePe Sigeman tournament, and the Norwegian Elitserien. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 - Finals) recently. His peak of 2882 was reached at age 24 (May 2014); he has been World #1 for 184 months and counting (196 months in total).

Awarded GM in 2004 (age 14), IM in 2003 (age 13), and FM in 2003 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20, U18, U16 and U14 and World #15 in U12.

Current rating

2823

Standard

Rpd2801·Blz2860

All-time high

2882

−59 pts below
May 2014 · age 24

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

World #1

#1 · players worldwide · of 222,549
World #1 since Jul 2011

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 69% in classical (114 / 166), 66% in rapid (151 / 228), 73% in blitz (210 / 288).
  2. Against lower-rated players (−50): 443.5 / 629.
  3. Over the last 12 months: −7 in rapid rating and 33 / 51 in rated rapid games.

From 682 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (166 classical, 228 rapid, 288 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

25 entries
2026
196 months in World #1 (ongoing)
current run 184 months since Jul 2011 · first Jan 2010
Oct 2026
2021
Re-crossed 2850
at age 31
Sep 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2850
at age 29
May 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2850
at age 26
Mar 2016
2015
1,000 career games
at age 25
Mar 2015
2014
All-time peak 2882
at age 24 · −59 from today
May 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Magnus Carlsen plays, by color

3,859 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Sep 2026

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As White

481 games351 of 481

289 more games in other lines

As Black

473 games294 of 473

256 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-16
2839 → 2823
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlireza FirouzjaGM2,759·Norway Chess 2026·R6·+4.1
2.[W]vsGukesh DGM2,732·Norway Chess 2026·R4·+3.7
3.[W]vsGukesh DGM2,732·Norway Chess 2026·R10·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJorden van ForeestGM2,735·TePe Sigeman 2026·R4·-6.5
2.[L]vsR PraggnanandhaaGM2,733·Norway Chess 2026·R3·-6.3
3.[L]vsR PraggnanandhaaGM2,733·Norway Chess 2026·R8·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Norway Chess 2026
Round-Robin
May 20264.5/10#52712-17.8
TePe Sigeman 2026
Round-Robin
May 20265/7#22847+1.4
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3
Team
Oct 20251/1#543218+0.7
Worst Elo result: Norway Chess 2026 (-17.8 Elo, finished #5).

Games 3,859 · 2000–2026

Time control
  • LvsAlireza FirouzjaGM
    Global Chess League · R28.1 · 2026-09-12
    Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation · 49 moves · rapid · 2803
  • WvsJavokhir SindarovGM
    Global Chess League · R26.1 · 2026-08-31
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation · 36 moves · 2823
  • WvsViswanathan AnandGM
    Global Chess League · R23.1 · 2026-08-31
    King's Indian Attack, with e6 · 37 moves · 2823
  • DvsIan NepomniachtchiGM
    Global Chess League · R21.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 27 moves · 2823
  • WvsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R17.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation · 31 moves · 2823
  • DvsAlireza FirouzjaGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R15.1 · 2026-08-31
    King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation · 49 moves · 2823
  • DvsJavokhir SindarovGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R11.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 57 moves · 2823
  • WvsViswanathan AnandGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R9.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian · 64 moves · 2823
  • DvsIan NepomniachtchiGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R5.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation · 89 moves · 2823
  • DvsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
    Global Chess League · R3.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind · 55 moves · 2823

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2784
+43 −19 =54
116 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2725
+34 −17 =57
108 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsViswanathan AnandGM
🇮🇳IND·2739
+28 −8 =57
93 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+29 −15 =46
90 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsHikaru NakamuraGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+23 −4 =58
85 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

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Norway
#1
out of 2,080 players
Europe
#1
out of 131,162 players
World
#1
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇳🇴Tari, Aryan
2,647
3
🇳🇴Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian
2,633
4
🇳🇴Hammer, Jon Ludvig
2,573
5
🇳🇴Amar, Elham
2,567
6
🇳🇴Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen
2,554
7
🇳🇴Agdestein, Simen
2,516
8
🇳🇴Kvaloy, Aksel Bu
2,515
9
🇳🇴Holm, Kristian Stuvik
2,500
10
🇳🇴Hall, Jesper
2,494
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
4
🇳🇱Giri, Anish
2,752
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
2,741
6
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2,731
7
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2,717
8
🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden
2,716
9
🇭🇺Rapport, Richard
2,711
10
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,710
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
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