Magnus Øen Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen on 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy currently ranked number one in the world. On 26 April 2004 Carlsen became a Grandmaster at the age of &0000000000000013.00000013 years, &0000000000000148.000000148 days, making him the third youngest Grandmaster in history. His performance at the September October 2009 Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament was described as one of the greatest in history, and lifted him to an Elo rating of 2801, second in the world. He is the fifth player and, aged 18 at the time, by far the youngest to achieve a rating over 2800. He is also the 2009 World blitz chess champion, the youngest in history. On 1 January 2010 the new FIDE rating list was published, and at the age of &0000000000000019.00000019 years, &0000000000000032.00000032 days he became the youngest chess player in history to be ranked world number one.