Carlsen’s halved games in the first four rounds completed an unbeaten sequence which broke Sergei Tiviakov’s 2004-05 record of 110 against weaker opposition. Magnus Carlsen breaks record for longest unbeaten streak in chess history Read moreCarlsen has been struggling and his Wijk record is in serious danger. Nine points from 13 games is the normal winning score at Wijk, a total which Carlsen achieved in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. Even now, with Carlsen’s record seemingly done and dusted, there is a rival grandmaster claimant. The longest top level winning streak is actually 25 games by the first official world champion Wilhelm Steinitz.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2020 11:48 UTC