norwegian born november norwegian chess current world chess champion chess age years days youngest history november defeating world chess championship rating list reached peak rating highest history successfully defended title november defeating year won holding world championship titles won inaugural series featuring best chess world known attacking style teenager developed universal player rely opening preparation players plays variety openings order difficult opponents prepare mastery prowess drawn comparisons world champions childhood born norway november engineers profession family spent year brussels belgium returned norway settled later moved showed intellectual challenges young age years solve piece puzzles enjoyed assembling sets instructions intended children aged father taught play chess age initially showed little interest game chess book read find plan book openings complete dragon developed early chess skills playing hours time moving pieces searching combinations games positions shown father extreme memory claiming able recall areas population numbers flags capitals countries world age later areas population numbers coat arms administrative centres virtually norwegian municipalities participated tournament youngest division norwegian chess championship age years months scoring later coached country player turn cites norwegian football manager key inspiration coaching strategy introduced international master norwegian junior champion served year alternative civilian service programme college course year rating rose june breakthrough occurred norwegian junior teams championship september scored junior players country performance rating apart chess studied hours day favourite included football skiing reading comics practiced ski jumping age personal best metres autumn end played rated tournament games blitz tournaments participated minor events october placed sixth european championship following month tied place world championship placing second obtained norms relatively quick succession january score second june tournament stockholm final norm obtained july cup copenhagen officially awarded title august finishing primary school took year participate international chess tournaments held europe fall season returning complete secondary education sports school year away school finished tie european championship placed ninth world championship events won chess career headlines victory group chess tournament obtained score losing game highest rated player group result victory earned norm achieved particularly notable win penultimate round sacrificed material mate moves moves game played game madrid ended draw board novelty immediately led winning position victory group qualified play group led writing washington_post title chess said excellent memory played unusually wide range openings prowess caught attention microsoft sponsor obtained second norm moscow open february march blitz chess tournament iceland defeated blitz tournament preliminary event leading rapid knockout tournament beginning day event paired rated player world achieved draw game lost second knocked tournament sixth open chess championship held april obtained final norm caused world youngest time youngest history earned title age years months played world chess championship youngest player participate knocked round july reigning norwegian champion tied scoring game match arranged decide title games drawn left champion superior tournament chess masters event defeated ranked world winner tournament semifinals rapid chess tournament june played game match ranked world time won world rapid chess championship won finished shared place time mentor playoff played november time better rule giving title player better scores event draw revoked previously match closely fought won game second match went series game rapid matches winner won rapid game second followed draws won championship title victory sixth rapid game end participated russia knockout tournament upset 44th ranked round proceeded defeat reach round lost won losing finished tenth place youngest player official october took place arnold memorial score qualified place group place finish group shared place qualified play group traditional international tournament shared place won evaluation regarded elite tournament win clear close winning norwegian chess championship outright round loss dropped tie place prevented beating record youngest norwegian champion nonetheless playoff held september won draws standard time controls won rapid games round securing norwegian championship win won iceland achieved win semifinals achieved score finals scored 37th achieved finished second placed second beating tournament winner twice held amsterdam august participated experience rising stars team match rising stars won match achieving best individual score rising stars team winning right participate melody amber tournament score placed 8th participants israel rapid chess tournament cap france reached semifinal losing november achieved shared 8th place participants memorial moscow losses seven draws finished ninth group participants associated blitz tournament won playing group chess tournament time placed draws losses scoring prestigious chess tournament played following rated players despite rated significantly lower finished second place having scored wins seven draws losses achieving played time blind rapid chess tournament march rounds achieved draws losses games wins seven draws loss rapid games resulted shared ninth place shared second place rapid shared eighth place overall tournament june participated candidates tournament facing game match standard time controls drew coming twice game rapid playoff drawn winning game stay match eventually eliminated tournament winning blitz games july august won tournament record score matched played match break tie drawing rapid blitz games won armageddon game immediately tournament entered open fourth place result slight terms rating round surprisingly conceded draw classmate rated having lost position point game attracted attention sixth round win father reached semifinal round december defeating round semifinal eliminated eventual winner scoring group chess tournament scored achieving won games lost drew sharing place chess tournament scoring finished sole second place point winner world champion march played second time blind rapid chess tournament held nice time rounds achieved wins draws losses wins losses draws rapid resulted shared fifth place shared place rapid shared second place overall tournament players tournament grand prix tournament finished way tie place later withdrew cycle despite initial success criticizing changing rules dramatically middle world championship cycle won rapid match held hungary scoring june won annual chess tournament finishing undefeated category field achieving best point career playing category tournament finished finished second place losing final defending champion qualification round scoring category tied second playing group chess tournament tied fifth chess tournament finished tied second place category tournament bulgaria lost eventual winner final game dropping won category pearl spring tournament points ahead second place finisher world highest rated player time scored undefeated winning game white winning black rating performance greatest results history chess declared best tournament performances time best chess performance time teenager memorial played november started seven straight draws finished wins world champion result shared second place equal memorial won played november moscow russia score wins draws losses left points ahead finished second place entered london chess classic seed field including defeated round went win tournament points awarded win draw classical scoring finished point ahead victory propelled rating list surpassing based average ranking july january lists qualified determine challenger world chess championship november announced withdrawing described cycle sufficiently modern fair wrote reigning champion privileges long year span cycle changes cycle resulting new format candidates ranking criteria shallow match match concept satisfactory opinion early engaged personal trainer september partnership revealed public norwegian newspapers responding question interview time magazine december computers studying chess explained use chess set studying won chess tournament played january points ninth round loss ended streak rated games undefeated appeared struggle round saved draw leaving half point ahead march announced split longer use trainer different context interview german magazine stated remain contact continue attend training sessions said thanks began understand class positions better gave great deal practical help asked learnt working answered complex positions important thing shared place alongside amber rapid tournament scoring rapid accumulated possible points revealed helped prepare challenger won retain title helped prepare played kings tournament romania june tournament double round robin involving finished winning tournament points ahead played rapid tournament august tournament norway field featured female world preliminary round robin scored qualify final second final defeated win championship following event suffered setbacks tournaments 39th september october scored losing games losses black pieces year team norway finished 51st teams tournament october qualified automatically winning previous year chess events pearl spring finals consisted highest preliminary stage held shanghai september average participants time making strongest chess tournament history round lost black second consecutive loss placed hold world ranking jeopardy second round lost white pieces loss white january recovered somewhat tournament achieving win finishing tournament won finished tournament rating points temporarily ended reign world setbacks called question activities outside chess modelling distracting performing said believe direct connection tournament pearl spring chess tournament october china tournament feature time players world tournament history feature players rated early wins white took early lead extending winning streak white streak halted draw round seven penultimate round secured place defeating black second victory tournament world final score point ahead runner held moscow november attempted defend title score finished place winner tournament played private game blitz match winning score won london chess classic december field comprising british players adams rocky start losing games rounds winning white adams rounds joined lead win round managed stay lead following draw round defeating short round tournament played points win score ahead scored traditional points win system yielded way tie having better games black played times black competed group called january attempt defend title field included despite losing games white reigning russian champion finished including victories tournament winner performance raised rating score elevated rating making world march rating list tournament victory year came kings tournament double round robin played romania june finished equal better score won white games drew rest games held double round robin players september october october slow start including loss ranked finished equal finish equal points win won blitz players tournament victory achieved memorial moscow november round robin players won games drew rest finished equal points placed ahead determined number black games black games london chess classic played december streak tournament victories ended finished won games drew win tournament gained rating points rising new personal record held january finished shared second place equal defeated lost blitz chess tournament memorial held moscow june shared place main event category player round robin won games drew seven finished place ahead went finish second tournament points point scoring system memorial earlier managed finish tournament losses defeated winner individual games exhibition blitz tournament tournament eliminated round deprived win classical tournament holding draw final round won classical tournament traditional scoring system held double round robin players started loss wins second round finished equal ahead won tournament winning games november took chess festival mexico_city took online audience dubbed world white pieces won took knockout exhibition event beat qualifying final turn beat lost game won second defeated won london chess classic december wins adams draws win time won tournament past years increased rating new record breaking year record rating performance best results history played 75th january round tournament scored points winning clear points ahead second place finisher february danish joined team assistants helped prepare march nielsen team played candidates tournament took place london march april finished won tournament result earned right challenge title played edition tournament finished second scoring half point played memorial june june finished second half point ended tournament losing beating later month played game friendly rapid match won cup held september finished scoring point ahead world chess championship faced world chess championship india november won match winning games drawing remainder new world chess champion january february played winning preliminary blitz event classical event performed rapid event counted overall standings retained lead win tournament players event played game club final team match promotion norwegian premier league march win helped team win won played april played group started tournament beating drew lose games row time years losing black white second half tournament scored beating securing tournament victory beating final round finishing played exhibition game oslo city people norway assisted panel consisting panel members proposed public vote proposed moves panel member allowed chances let chess engine propose game norway moves executed disguised red suit occasion game drawn forced perpetual check placed second second edition player round robin june june players event won world rapid championships held june june went claim championships days later player simultaneously hold title rated time controls played games norway 41st chess scoring wins draws losses placed second cup player double round robin missouri august september billed strongest chess tournament held remaining players event lost round defeated rounds respectively finished tournament second place world chess championship faced match title november qualified winning candidates tournament rematch held november russia games led defending title january won played mainly january poor start tournament draws loss round left tenth place fourteen players string wins row thrust clear place drawing final games sufficient win tournament points half point ahead february won 3rd chess classic game finished equal beating losing classical encounter tournament victory meant began winning tournaments continued streak april winning score beating going performance rating best tournament result performance london poor result norway chess event june round obtained winning position pressing long lose time mistakenly thought receive minutes extra time second round missed win round lost round won round drew rounds defeated round lost round leaving tied seventh eighth place finished 2nd place cup points point tournament winner defeated cup winner french wild card lost october successfully defended title world rapid championships held berlin world rapid champion history going reached highest live rapid rating history tournament point ranked disciplines simultaneously quickly lost blitz spot weak second day causing lose title november participated playing norwegian team started poorly scoring points games losing drawing losing finished tournament strongly scoring victories lost earlier year performance earn team medal lost rating points event december participated final leg london chess classic scored event defeating inflicting 12th classical loss way seed meaning faced winner game match eventually won match classic overall inaugural earning london chess classic grand chess tour bonus prizes late december won place 2nd edition defeating tie break players finished score concluded final tournament year january participated held netherlands won tournament scoring points earning 5th title world chess championship new_york_city face match place november april 29th won 4th edition scoring final round victory july won 9th edition scoring points games wins awarded points draw point losses points honours won chess oscar conducted russian chess magazine awarded year best player according worldwide poll leading chess critics writers journalists norwegian tabloid awarded year twice named year year won people choice award newspaper given peer prize norwegian honour prize awarded annually person institution achieved distinction society following year repeated winner time magazine named influential people world playing style aggressive style play youth according play characterised fearless readiness offer material activity found matured risky playing style suited world elite started playing tournaments struggling players trouble getting opening progress style universal capable handling sorts positions opens occasion making harder opponents prepare criticised opening play claiming interview scientific approach preparation future doesn look promising coached said style similar past world champions tactical style according preferences playing style said combination fischer gets positions lets bulldog bite exhausting opponents stated follows traditions fischer mentions player chess similar said majority ideas occur absolutely naturally flexible knows structures play position literally expressed similar sentiments ability correctly evaluate position interview attributed success players excellent physical shape ability avoid psychological enables maintain high standard play long games end tournaments energy levels dropped gave point view playing style demonstrating feared qualities use term coined purpose computer analysis measure players cause opponents mistakes highest score metric creative moves pressure player open lot room mistakes contrast player plays high percentage accurate moves course strong moves way likely induce mistakes response prowess described greatest history london classic particular wins adams described calls effect combined force skill important reputation drives opponents errors plays importantly fear calculating outright mistakes good proportion best moves makes monster makes opponents rating rating achievements january list age years days attained rating youngest person surpass record broken july list age years days attained rating youngest person surpass record broken age years months september winning round grand slam chess championship years days old briefly unofficial live ratings list september october victory pearl tournament raised rating making age years days youngest player break youngest age achieved rating memorial november unofficial live chess rating list new peak rating point ranked player rankings january took account games played memorial london chess classic raise rating meant started age years days youngest world player western nation reach rating list press coverage feat included interview article time magazine march rating list showed new peak rating figure time january rating list reached surpassing record july list achieved time high record head head record versus selected rapid blitz games included listed wins losses draws players undisputed notable games links section lead external site queen declined age years winning chances rapid game ranked world time considered greatest chess player time masters defense general win player defense quiet variation defense israeli player future world championship challenger creates seemingly decisive invasion white rank threats called interesting games played recent times london chess classic italian game classical variation facing american player black structure defense canal attack playing world champion game considers best career sacrifices leave black cramped position leading resignation complete chess game collection downloaded chess modelled autumn winter advertising campaign actress campaign shot dutch film director photographer campaign coordinated new_york event played online team global chess players voted moves suggested playing white won moves film director offered role movie star trek darkness chess player future decline unable work permit time shooting featured minutes segment appeared guest report interviewed rainn_wilson selected sexiest men cosmopolitan august ambassador active chess professional time manager brother trainer master twice member norwegian team began 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