Chess champion Magnus Carlsen and wife Ella Victoria embarked on a new journey in life as they welcomed their first child. Ella broke the news on social media on Saturday, September 27, sharing an adorable photograph of Carlsen sleeping next to their newborn a moment that touched the chess world immediately. FIDE also sent its regards, joining the flood of congratulatory messages.

The pair got married in a beautiful ceremony at Oslo’s Holmenkollen Chapel in January 2025, had previously announced the pregnancy in May, when Carlsen shared pictures of Ella with a bump, writing “My beautiful pregnant wife.” Ella had teased that the sex of the baby would be a surprise until birth.

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