Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar were felicitated with the best male and female player awards, respectively at the FIDE 100 Awards ceremony in Hungary on Thursday ( 22 September 2024).

Carlsen, ranked world number one, is a part of the Norway team in the ongoing Chess Olympiad 2024. 

Carlsen has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since July 1, 2011, trailing only Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. 

Judit Polgar, on the other hand, announced retirement from competitive chess in 2014.