2020 Chess.com Award Winners - Chess.com
www.chess.com › article › viewDec 31, 2020 · Player of the Year: Magnus Carlsen. Player of the year was an incredibly close vote between World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. In fact, Nakamura even received more first-place votes than Carlsen (1640-1567), but Carlsen picked up far more second-place votes and is the 2020 Chess.com Player of the Year.
All The World Chess Champions - Chess.com
www.chess.com › article › viewDec 10, 2021 · Kasparov, who was named the best chess player in history by Chess.com in 2020, broke Tal's record for youngest world champion. He is also tied with Lasker for most world championship matches won, with six. The last two of these came outside of FIDE, after he and GM Nigel Short left in 1993, leading to the split title.