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He is one of the highest-ranked players of all time, and is as good at [[blitz chess]] as the classical format.   

He is one of the highest-ranked players of all time, and is as good at [[blitz chess]] as the classical format.   

As of September 24, 2022, “Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of becoming the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour Rating mark after crushing 'The Iceman' Arjun Erigaisi on day one of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final.”<ref>https://chess24.com/tour/red-hot-carlsen-nears-2900-as-iceman-melts-on-first-day-of-final/</ref>

As of September 24, 2022, “Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of becoming the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour Rating mark after crushing 'The Iceman' Arjun Erigaisi on day one of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final.”<ref>https://chess24.com/tour/red-hot-carlsen-nears-2900-as-iceman-melts-on-first-day-of-final/</ref>  Carlsen then won that tournament on September 25, 2022, with one of the dominating performances ever.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-wins-2022-julius-baer-generation-cup</ref>

Carlsen is also a leader in courageously standing against cheating in chess, and thereby protecting the integrity of the game.  He was ridiculed by [[liberal]] internet [[troll]]s for defaulting after his first move in a widely viewed game in September 2022, which Carlsen apparently did in protest of prior cheating suspected of his opponent.

Carlsen is also a leader in courageously standing against cheating in chess, and thereby protecting the integrity of the game.  He was ridiculed by [[liberal]] internet [[troll]]s for defaulting after his first move in a widely viewed game in September 2022, which Carlsen apparently did in protest of prior cheating suspected of his opponent.