Magnus Carlsen Height, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Full title Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Names Earned • Mozart of Chess
Note: Edward Winter, an English chess journalist, referred to as Magnus Carlsen “the Mozart of chess” for the primary time in January 2004 in his column in The Washington Post.

• “Justin Bieber” of Chess
Note: He was referred to as the “Justin Bieber” of chess after changing into the chess world champion on the age of twenty-two.

Profession Chess Grandmaster Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters– 178 cm
in meters– 1.78 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 10” Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 70 kg
in kilos– 154 lbs Body Measurements (approx.) – Chest: 40 Inches
– Waist: 32 Inches
– Biceps: 14 Inches Eye Colour Hazel Brown Hair Colour Light Ash Brown Career (Chess) Federation Norway Coach Simen Agdestein World Rank 1 FIDE ID 1503014 Titles • Grandmaster (GM) (2004)
• International Master (IM) (2003)
• FIDE Master (FM) (2002) World Championships • Carlsen – Ian Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021)
• Carlsen – Fabiano Caruana World Championship Match (2018)
• Carlsen – Sergey Karjakin World Championship Match (2016)
• Carlsen – Anand World Championship Match (2014)
• Anand – Carlsen World Championship Match (2013)
• FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004) Notable Games • Anand vs Carlsen, 2013 (0-1)
• Carlsen vs Anand, 2012 (1-0)
• Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008 (1-0)
• Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008 (0-1)
• Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005 (1-0)
• Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 (1-0)
• Carlsen vs Dolmatov, 2004 (1-0)
• Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 (1-0)
• Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 (1-0)
• J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003 (0-1) Notable Tournaments 2023
• Bullet Chess Championship

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2022
• Julius Baer Generation Cup
• Charity Cup
• MrDodgy Invitational 3
• Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

2021
• Magnus Carlsen Invitational
• FTX Crypto Cup

2020
• Legends of Chess
• chess.com Speed Chess
• Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals
• Chessable Masters
• Clutch International
• Magnus Carlsen Invitational

2018
• Pro Chess League

2017
• Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18

Awards, Honours, Achievements • Chess Oscars (from 2009 to 2013) – organised by the Russian chess journal 64

Magnus Carlsen was awarded the Chess Oscar in 2010

• “Name of the Year” twice, in 2009, and 2013 – by the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG)
• “Sportsman of the Year” by Verdens Gang (VG) in 2009
• Peer Gynt Prize in 2011 – a Norwegian prize awarded yearly to “an individual or establishment that has achieved distinction in society”
• “100 most influential folks on this planet” by Time journal in 2013 Personal Life Date of Birth 30 November 1990 (Friday) Age (as of 2023) 33 Years Birthplace Tønsberg, Norway Zodiac signal Sagittarius Signature

Nationality Norwegian Hometown Lommedalen, Norway School Norwegian College of Elite Sport College/University Never attended Educational Qualification High School Food Habit Vegetarian Hobbies Playing Football, Hiking, Skiing, Playing Squash Controversy Carlsen–Niemann dishonest row

During the Sinquefield Cup in September 2022, Carlsen accused Hans Niemann, an American chess grandmaster, of dishonest. Carlsen dropped out of the event, after he misplaced of their third-round matchup. Carlsen later resigned of their subsequent on-line event, making it essentially the most critical dishonest scandal within the historical past of chess. In an interview after the fifth spherical of the Sinquefield Cup, Niemann clarified that though he resorted to dishonest in on-line chess prior to now, he did not cheat within the recreation with Carlsen or in any over-the-board recreation; nonetheless, Carlsen caught with the dishonest accusations towards Niemann and expressed his want to not play chess with Niemann sooner or later. On 20 October 2022, Niemann filed a lawsuit for defamation and illegal collusion towards Carlsen, his firm Play Magnus Group, Chess.com, Chess.com Chief Chess Officer Daniel Rensch, and grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura; nonetheless, the lawsuit was dismissed on 27 June 2023. On 28 August 2023, Chess.com introduced that the lawsuit had been settled, and Carlsen confirmed indication that he wouldn’t have any subject taking part in towards Niemann if they might be paired.