MAGNUS CARLSEN
📈 Rating and ranking records
- Highest Elo Rating Ever: The highest rating ever achieved by a player in chess history is 2882 Elo . Carlsen held this record in the May 2014 and August 2019 FIDE lists.
- Longest Streak as World No. 1: He has been ranked as the world's No. 1 player every month since July 1, 2011, until today (as of May 2026), creating an unprecedented record.
- Youngest number 1: At the age of just 19 years and 32 days (in January 2010), he became world number 1.
- Largest Rating Gap: In October 2013, there was a 74-point rating gap between Carlsen and the world's No. 2 player . [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
⚔️ Game and tournament records
- 125-Game Unbeaten Streak: The only record in the history of classical chess for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level
- Triple Crown record: The first time in chess history that the games Classical, Rapid, and Blitz have been won at the same time. [1, 2, 3, 4]
🏆 Most World Championship Crowns
- Classical World Champion: 5 times (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)
- World Rapid Champion: 6 times (2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
- World Blitz Champion: 9 times (2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Freestyle Chess World Champion: 1 time (2026) [1, 2, 3]
⏳ Longest World Champion Match
- The 6th game of the 2021 World Championship against Ian Nepomniachtchi is the longest World Championship match in chess history. The match lasted 136 moves and lasted 7 hours and 45 minutes. Carlsen won
