Who is Magnus Carlsen? Bio, Age, Net Worth, Relationship, Height, Ethnicity

Who is Magnus Carlsen?

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen, better known as Magnus Carlsen, is a chess prodigy who has bought a storm to the chess world, all before turning 30.

Magnus is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He is also the reigning world champion of Chess.

He started his chess journey before most of us start making our beds! Carlsen won his first world championship at the age of 13.

Relationship Details, Magnus Carlsen is in a Relationship?

His first public relationship was with Synn Christin Larsen, and they dated for a year before calling it quits. They both have remained silent about the reason for their split.

His second public relationship was with Elisabet Lorentzen Djønne, a criminology student. They dated in 2019, but we don’t know if they are still dating as he is pretty private about many aspects of his life.

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Magnus Carlsen: Early Life, Age, Wiki, Parents, Ethnicity

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen was born on 30th November 1990 in Tønsberg Municipality, Norway, to IT Consultant father Henrik Albert Carlsen and Chemical Engineer mother, Sigrun Øen.

They lived in Espoo, Finland, for a year and then in Brussels, Belgium, before moving back to Norway in 1998. They lived in Lommedalen, Bærum, and later moved to Haslum.

It was evident that Carlsen was an exceptional child; from constructing lego sets meant for 10-14-year-olds at age four to memorizing the area, population, flags, and capitals of all the countries in the world by age five, he had demonstrated intellectual advances that make him one of the smartest people in the world with an I.Q of 190.

Education, Schooling, University

Magnus Carlsen took a year off from school to participate in international chess tournaments held in Europe in 2003. This year, he finished the Europe Under-13 competition by placing joint-third and ninth in the World Under-14 Championship.

Professional Career, (Professional Chess Player)

Carlsen received international fame and attention after becoming the winner of group C in the Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk ann Zee. Another popular chess player, Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek gave him the title of “Mozart of Chess” after this phenomenal win.

Magnus became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 and had only been doing better throughout the years.

He received his second Grandmaster Norm at Moscow in 2004. Carlsen was knocked out of the blitz chess tournament after drawing and then lost to Garry Kasparov.