#Carlsen

Carlsen takes the title at 22 — defeating Viswanathan Anand in Chennai, in Anand's home city, with a dominant 6.5–3.5 performance.

Carlsen defends in Sochi against the same opponent — a closer match than 2013, decided in eleven games.

The New York rapid playoff — Carlsen defends against Karjakin after the classical match ends 6–6, winning the tiebreak 3–1.

Twelve drawn classical games — the most drawn championship match ever, decided by Carlsen winning the rapid tiebreak 3–0.

Carlsen's most one-sided championship win — defeats Nepomniachtchi in Dubai with three wins in the first eight games and one in Game 11.

The official FIDE-sanctioned Freestyle Chess World Championship — Chess 960 starting positions, top-eight elimination format, and Magnus Carlsen retaining the inaugural title at Weissenhaus.

Malmö's spring round-robin — the smallest of the Nordic super-tournaments and, in 2026, the one Magnus Carlsen won outright as warm-up for Norway Chess.