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Carlsen's brilliance at speed chess was illustrated when he was late to a match because he went skiing in the morning and got stuck in a traffic jam. Here is what followed
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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>
 
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>
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Carlsen's brilliance at speed chess was illustrated when he was late to a match because he went skiing in the morning and got stuck in a traffic jam.  Here is what followed:
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{{cquote|[W]hen Carlsen finally appeared and sprinted across the hall to his board there were only 30 seconds remaining of his three minutes. It was effectively hyperbullet for the Norwegian, but, playing most of his 59 moves instantly, he still managed to win with nine seconds to spare.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/30/chess-carlsen-triumphs-in-world-rapid-then-sprints-to-avoid-blitz-time-forfeit</ref>}}
 
In November and December 2021, Carlsen successfully defended his title when he crushed Ian Nepomniachtchi of [[Russia]] by a wide margin, in Dubai, not even needing the full number of games in the match in order to prevail.
 
In November and December 2021, Carlsen successfully defended his title when he crushed Ian Nepomniachtchi of [[Russia]] by a wide margin, in Dubai, not even needing the full number of games in the match in order to prevail.
 
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