CHESS PLAYER

Magnus Carlsen

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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (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 eight-time World Blitz Chess Champion. He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE rankings since 1 July 2011, the longest consecutive streak, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magnus Carlsen is the 69th most popular chess player (down from 56th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 145th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Magnus Carlsen ranks 69 out of 461. Before him are Legall de Kermeur, Joseph Henry Blackburne, Milan Vidmar, Svetozar Gligorić, Alessandro Salvio, and Isidor Gunsberg. After him are Michael Adams, Isaac Boleslavsky, Lionel Kieseritzky, Nana Alexandria, Rudolf Spielmann, and Lev Polugaevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Magnus Carlsen ranks 14. Before him are Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Mario Balotelli, Lais Ribeiro, Jennifer Lawrence, SZA, and Kristen Stewart. After him are Nacho, Machine Gun Kelly, David de Gea, İlkay Gündoğan, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Princess Eugenie of York.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Magnus Carlsen ranks 162 out of 1,039. Before him are Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Otto Ruge (1882), Anne Holt (1958), and Naddodd (900). After him are Frits Thaulow (1847), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), Oda Krohg (1860), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), and Wollert Konow (1845).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Norway

Among chess players born in Norway, Magnus Carlsen ranks 1. After him are Simen Agdestein (1967), Aryan Tari (1999), and Jon Ludvig Hammer (1990).

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