Achievements
Would you like to explore Magnus Carlsen’s remarkable career from 2003 to 2024? Simply click on the buttons below to view his achievements year by year!
2003-2009
2003: Began achieving Grandmaster (GM) norms at the young age of 13.
2004: Earned the Grandmaster title at 13 years old, becoming one of the youngest grandmasters in the world.
2005: Achieved his first major international tournament victory by winning the Corus C tournament (Netherlands).
2008: Finished in 1st place at the Aerosvit Tournament (Ukraine), establishing himself among elite players.
2009: Finished 2nd in the World Blitz Chess Championship, demonstrating his strength in rapid and blitz chess.
In the same year, he began working with Garry Kasparov – this collaboration deepened his playing style and strengthened his strategic prowess.
2010-2018
2010
🔝Became World No. 1 on the FIDE rating list (January 2010), becoming the youngest to do so since Garry Kasparov (at age 19)
🏆Won the Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament.
🏆Won the Bilbao Masters Final.
Surpassed the 2800 Elo rating mark, becoming one of the highest-rated players of all time.
2011
🔝Shared 1st place at the Tata Steel Tournament (Wijk aan Zee).
🏆Won the Grand Slam Masters Final.
🔝Maintained a stable performance with a rating consistently over 2800.
2012
🏆Won the Grand Slam Masters Final again.
🔝Shared 1st at the Tal Memorial.
🔝Equaled Garry Kasparov’s Elo rating record with 2861 in December.
2013
🏆Won the Candidates Tournament, defeating Vladimir Kramnik on tiebreaks.
🏆Became World Chess Champion by defeating Viswanathan Anand (6.5–3.5).
🔝Set the all-time highest Elo rating at 2872 by the end of the year.
2014
🏆Defended his World Champion title against Viswanathan Anand (6.5–4.5).
🏆 Won the Sinquefield Cup with a dominant performance.
🔝Became World Champion in all three formats: classical, rapid, and blitz.
2015
🏆 Won the Grenke Chess Classic.
🏆 FIDE World Blitz Champion (Berlin).
🥉 Finished 3rd in the FIDE World Rapid Championship.
⚖️ Despite ups and downs in form, he maintained his World No. 1 ranking throughout the year.
2016
🏆 Defended his World Chess Champion titlea gainst Sergey Karjakin, drawing 6–6 in classical games and winning 3–1 in the rapid tiebreaks.
🏆 Won the Leuven Rapid & Blitz (part of the Grand Chess Tour).🥇 Won the Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle, defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the final.
🏆 Won the Altibox Norway Chess tournament.
🔝 Maintained a rating above 2800 Elo and solidified his place at the top.
2017
🏆 Won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament (Wijk aan Zee).
🥈 2nd place in the FIDE World Rapid Championship (Riyadh).
🏆 FIDE World Blitz Champion.
🥉 3rd place at the Sinquefield Cup.
🤝 Consistently finished near the top in elite events, although in some cases he narrowly missed 1st place.
2018
🏆 Won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament again.
🏆 Defended his World Chess Champion title against Fabiano Caruana by drawing all 12 classical games and winning the rapid tiebreak 3–0.
🏆 FIDE World Blitz Champion (St. Petersburg).
🥉 Finished 5th in the FIDE World Rapid Championship.🔝 Remained World No. 1 throughout the year.
2019-2024
2019
🏆 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee): Undefeated champion with a +5 =8 score, setting a new tournament record.
🏆 Shamkir Chess & Grenke Chess Classic: Won both events without losing a single game.
🏆 Altibox Norway Chess & Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Claimed undefeated victories in both tournaments.
⚡ Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz: Scored 27/36 to win the tournament.
🏆FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Champion
2020
🏆 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour (Online)
An online tournament series organized during the pandemic, where he achieved great success:
Magnus Invitational – Champion
Clutch Chess – Champion
Legends of Chess – Champion
Grand Final – Defeated Hikaru Nakamura 4–3 to become overall champion
🏆 Norway Chess 2020 : Won the tournament
2021
🏆 FIDE World Chess Championship
Defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi with a score of 7.5 – 3.5 to become World Champion for the 5th time
Game 6 lasted 136 moves, becoming the longest game in World Championship history
🏆 New in Chess Classic (Champions Chess Tour) – Champion
🏆 FTX Crypto Cup (Champions Chess Tour) – Champion
2022
🏆 FTX Crypto Cup – Champion
🏆 Chessable Masters – Champion
🏆 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final – Champion
🏆 FIDE World Blitz Championship – Champion
🥉 FIDE World Rapid Championship – 3rd place
🛑 Relinquished World Championship Title – Announced he would not defend his title in 2023
2023
🏆 Airthings Masters (Champions Chess Tour) – Champion
🏆 Aimchess Rapid (Champions Chess Tour) – Champion
🏆 Julius Baer Generation Cup (Champions Chess Tour) – Champion
🥇 Overall Champion of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour
2024
🏆 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge – Champion
🏆 Chessable Masters – Champion
🏆 Speed Chess Championship – Champion
🏆 Norway Chess 2024 – Champion
🏆 World Blitz Team Championship – Became champion with the team
🏆 Champions Chess Tour Final – Champion
🏆 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam – Champion
Adress
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Yıldırım Beyazıt, Ankara Blv. No:35, 06760 Çubuk/Ankara
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This website has been created as part of my final project and aims to introduce the legendary figure of the chess world, Magnus Carlsen, including his life, career, and achievements.