Magnus Carlsen : biography 30 November 1990 – Childhood Carlsen giving a [[simultaneous exhibition in Molde in July 2004]] Carlsen was born in Tønsberg, Norway, on 30 November 1990, to Sigrun Øen and Henrik Albert Carlsen, both engineers by profession. "[353] As a result, he earned the right to challenge Anand for the World Championship. Offerspill was founded by Carlsen in 2019 after the Norwegian Chess Federation turned down Kindred's sponsorship offer. Carlsen showed an aptitude for intellectual challenges at a young age: at two years, he could solve 50-piece jigsaw puzzles; at four, he enjoyed assembling Legosets with instructions intended for chi… He performed poorly and had a performance rating of 2755, his lowest since 2015 (2670, at the European Team Chess Championship). [150], Carlsen faced Anand in a match for the title of World Chess Champion in 2014. [355] Levon Aronian said in 2015: "Magnus' main secret is his composure and the absence of any soul-searching after mistakes during a game. 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. He was then defeated in the third round by Bu Xiangzhi +0−1=1 and eliminated from the tournament. However, a string of six wins in a row thrust Carlsen into clear first place. Profession Sports Personality. Carlsen ended the tournament with +3−1=5, losing to Caruana but beating Anand, Kramnik and Nakamura. 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. 1. His father was an amateur chess player, and he taught his child to play chess just at the age of five. Carlsen eventually won the tournament by defeating Vachier-Lagrave, which meant he also won the overall Grand Chess Tour. The game was drawn when Carlsen forced a perpetual check. He lost to eventual winner Alexei Shirov in their final game, dropping him from first. He finished joint first with 7/9 (+5−0=4), and defeated Yu Yangyi in a tie-break match to win the tournament. [212][213], 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. [22], After finishing primary school, Carlsen took a year off to participate in international chess tournaments held in Europe during the autumn of 2003, returning to complete secondary education at a sports school. 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. ", "2018 Speed Chess Championship Official Schedule, Players, Prizes, Information", "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017", "Magnus Carlsen storms back into form with Wijk aan Zee victory", "Carlsen Wins Fischer Random Chess Championship", "GRENKE Chess Classic 2018: Pairings & standings", "Carlsen Wins Shamkir Chess After Quick Draw With Ding", "Carlsen Finishes 2nd Behind Mamedyarov in Biel", "Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)! They later moved to Haslum. [392][393], Position after 17...c5. [125] At the blitz chess tournament at Tal Memorial, held in Moscow on 7 June, Carlsen shared first place with Morozevich. [191], From 26 to 30 December, Carlsen played in the 2017 World Rapid and World Blitz Chess Championships, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the 39th Chess Olympiad from 19 September to 4 October, 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. [379], In October 2013, Carlsen co-founded a company, Play Magnus AS. He was automatically seeded to the semifinal round, as the unofficial Fischer Random Chess champion. Geni requires JavaScript! His parents, Sigrun Øen and Henrik Albert Carlsen noticed that their son has a special ability for intellectual challenges at a young age. [170], 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. [226], From 10 to 26 January, Carlsen competed in the 82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament. A two-game match between them was arranged to decide the title. Despite a strong recovery, he was unable to attain a medal, placing fifth with 10½/15 (+9−3=3). The other players in the event were Aronian, Nakamura, Caruana, Gelfand and Anand. Carlsen became World Chess Champion in 2013 by defeating Viswanathan Anand. Albert passed away in 1955, at age 82 at death place. 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