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Carlsen completes 15 consecutive years as world number one chess player
short by Anmol Sharma / on Tuesday, 30 June, 2026
Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has completed 15 consecutive years as world number-one on every FIDE rating list since July 2011. The Norwegian, who first topped the live list in October 2008, has never dropped below 2,800 rating since November 2009. Carlsen currently has 2,823 rating points, leading Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura by 31 points.
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