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Norwegian Magnus Carlsen He won the world blitzkrieg championship on Saturday in Uzbekistan, two days after winning the blitzkrieg championship, achieving his 16th and 17th world titles. It is Carlsen's fourth quick double, two competitions traditionally played one after the other in the last week of the year. In the 34 matches he played in four days, he lost only one match on Saturday to the Frenchman Maxime Vacher Lagravefourth in the competition.
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The Norwegian confirms his superiority in the world of chess, although since April he has no longer held the most prestigious title, that of world champion in the long game. After winning five title matches (the world crown is contested in the long game in a dueling format, such as boxing), he decided to give up defending it again, because he was tired of that format.
Chinese Ding Liren He won the duel for the most prestigious title in chess, but since then he has only participated in two tournaments. Magnus Carlsen, in addition to his five long wins from 2013 to 2021, has won the World Blitz Championship seven times and the Blitz Championship on five occasions.
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Born on November 30, 1990 in Tonsberg, Norway. Carlsen was awarded the title of International Grandmaster when he was only 13 years old. He was one of the youngest people to receive this recognition from the world of sports science. The Norwegian is known to his opponents thanks to the aggressiveness of his playing style and strategic ability. He is a pioneering figure in the world of chess and contributed greatly to spreading the game.
