Grandmaster · Norway

Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen’s FIDE, chess.com and Lichess records, in one place. Built from public data only.

FIDE standard rating

Apr 2001 – Oct 2026

First: 2064Apr 2001
Peak: 2882May 2014
Latest: 2823Oct 2026

Standard is FIDE’s over-the-board classical rating. 175 published months, April 2001 to October 2026 — up 759 points across the span.

Ratings on record

FIDE

1503014

Standard: 2823
Rapid: 2801
Blitz: 2860

Checked 2 Oct 2026

chess.com

magnuscarlsen

Blitz: 3409
Bullet: 3311
Rapid: 2941

9,491 rated gamesChecked 7 Oct 2026

Lichess

DrNykterstein

Bullet: 3263
Blitz: 3153
UltraBullet: 2406

Variants

Chess960: 2541
Atomic: 2160

10,437 rated gamesChecked 7 Oct 2026

Last refreshed 7 October 2026

Notable games

Norwegian WoodWon vs Viswanathan Anand, 2013 1-0
The Qh6 SacrificeWon vs Sergey Karjakin, 2016 1-0
Eighty Moves, No ResultDrew vs Fabiano Caruana, 2018 ½-½
Duda Breaks the StreakLost vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, 2020 1-0
Pragg Crashes ThroughLost vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2024 1-0
Firouzja's FirstLost vs Alireza Firouzja, 2026 1-0

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