Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Carlsen na ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasa 21 a gasar gasar FIDE Grand Prix 2008<unk>2010, wanda ya cancanci zuwa gasar
Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Chess 2012. A gasar farko, a Baku, Azerbaijan, ya gama a cikin layi uku don matsayi na farko, tare da wani 2800 PR. Daga baya ya janye daga zagayen Grand Prix duk da nasarar da ya samu a farko, yana sukar FIDE saboda "canza dokoki sosai a tsakiyar zagayen Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya".