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Profession: Chess Grandmaster

Biography: Carlsen defeated Viswanathan Anand in 2013 to become World Chess Champion. He is renowned as a chess prodigy, achieving grandmaster shortly after turning 13.

While Carlsen showed intellectual promise at an early age, and his father introduced him to chess, at first he was not overly interested in the game. Carlsen says that one of the things which ended up driving him further was a desire to beat his older sister.

Born: November 30, 1990
Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway
Age: 33 years old

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Career Highlights

• 2012-12-10 Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov’s 13-year Elo rating record
• 2013-01-01 Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov's chess FIDE rating, reaching 2,861
• 2013-01-27 Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
• 2013-11-22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
• 2014-11-23 Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand
• 2023-08-24 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeats Indian teenager Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to win his first Chess World Cup championship

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