Magnus Carlsen, a 31 year old Norwegian chess grandmaster, is currently the best chess player in the world.
He is the reigning world chess champion and has been since 2013.
2021 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship
December 26 through December 30, 2021
Warsaw, Poland
Rapid (The time control was 15 minute games with 10 second increments)
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov was crowned the champion of the 2021 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship tournament in the open section.
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk won her first Women's World Rapid Chess Championship.
Blitz (The time control was 3 minute games with 2 second increments)
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first world blitz championship title.
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva also won her first world blitz championship title.
