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Carlsen, Magnus

World Champion

contemporary era

Magnus Carlsen became the sixteenth World Champion in 2013 and is widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time, holding the all-time peak rating record of 2882 and spending over a decade as world number one. The Norwegian prodigy earned his grandmaster title at 13 and has won virtually every major title in classical, rapid, and blitz chess. His grinding, relentless style of extracting wins from seemingly drawn positions earned him comparisons to a boa constrictor.

Total Games

7478

Wins

4070

Draws

2284

Losses

1124

54.4% wins30.5% draws15.0% losses

Most Played Openings

A00 - Amar Opening253A45 - Canard Opening156D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack148C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense141B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian140B06 - Modern Defense137C50 - Italian Game130A07 - King's Indian Attack128B00 - Borg Defense128B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation118

Most Faced Opponents

Nakamura,Hi403 gamesFirouzja,Alireza266 gamesAronian,L237 gamesSo,W236 gamesCaruana,F216 gamesVachier Lagrave,M208 gamesNepomniachtchi,I173 gamesAnand,V143 gamesTang,Andrew142 gamesGiri,A130 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Anand,V

WCh 2014

2014

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1-0

Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi

75th Tata Steel GpA

2013

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

WCh Rapid TB 2016

2016

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FCGFCG
0-1

Carlsen,M vs Anand,V

20th Amber Blindfold

2011

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FCGFCG
0-1

Malakhov,V vs Carlsen,M

WCC Places 9-12

2005

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1-0

Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M

Amber Blindfold

2007

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FCGFCG
0-1

Caruana,F vs Carlsen,M

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015

2015

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M

Saint Louis Blitz 2020

2020

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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Games (7478)

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Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 C53
Carlsen,M vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 D02
Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 A22
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 A01
So,W vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 C78
Carlsen,M vs Grischuk,A★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 D38
Firouzja,Alireza vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 C65
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2020 2020 A22
Firouzja,Alireza vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 E20
Grischuk,A vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 B75
Dominguez Perez,L vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 C41
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 D97
Carlsen,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 A20
So,W vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 B51
Nakamura,Hi vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2020 2020 B12
So,W vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 C47
Duda,J vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 C53
Firouzja,Alireza vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 C65
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 B31
Carlsen,M vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 D37
Carlsen,M vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
82nd Tata Steel GpA 2020 A22
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
11th London Classic 2019 2019 A06
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
0-1
11th London Classic 2019 2019 C44
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
11th London Classic 2019 2019 A09
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
11th London Classic 2019 2019 B90
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
11th London Classic 2019 2019 D02
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
11th London Classic 2019 2019 C16
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
11th London Classic 2019 2019 E60
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
11th London Classic 2019 2019 D02
So,W vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 A56
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 A36
Carlsen,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 A04
Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 C67
Carlsen,M vs Anand,V★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 D02
Giri,A vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 D45
Nakamura,Hi vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 D30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 B01
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 B01
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 A28
Carlsen,M vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 B52
Carlsen,M vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 E21
Carlsen,M vs Anand,V★
1-0
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 D38
Giri,A vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 B31
Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 A28
Carlsen,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1-0
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 B51
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 B90
So,W vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 B90
Carlsen,M vs So,W★
1-0
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 C50
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 B31
Carlsen,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1/2-1/2
7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 2019 D85
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