Qor sii wadida faqradan - Carlsen wuxuu noqday Horyaalka Adduunka ee Chess-ka sanadkii 2013 isagoo ka adkaaday Viswanathan Anand. Sanadkii xigay, wuxuu sii haystay hantidiisa
Wuxuu ku guuleystey labada horyaal ee Rapid World 2014 iyo World Blitz Championship, isagoo sidaas ku noqday ciyaaryahankii ugu horreeyay ee haysta dhammaan seddexda horyaal si isku mid ah, waana guul uu ku celiyay 2019. Wuxuu difaacay horyaalkiisii adduunka ee caadiga ahaa ee ka dhanka ahaa Sergey Karjakin sanadkii 2016, iyo Fabiano Caruana sanadkii 2018.