Carlsen, Magnus
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Carlsen, Magnus

7352 games Profile visits: PREMIUM Last analyzed: 2026-09-30 FIDE 1503014
ELO Classic
2823
-17
peak 2882
ELO Rapid
2801
-31
peak 2919
ELO Blitz
2860
-9
peak 2965
+/- = change since 01/01/2026
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Performance Statistics

Total games
7352
Wins
3553
48.33%
Draws
2606
35.45%
Losses
1193
16.23%
Wins 3553 Draws 2606 Losses 1193
Online games (Titled Tuesday and other titled-only tournaments) have been excluded from the PGN and from these statistics, as they tend to be less representative than over-the-board games.

Last 10 chess games of Magnus Carlsen

Magnus has in total 7352 chess games, in this panel you can see the latest 10 chess games of the player.

Game Notation

Improvement around the time of Magnus Carlsen in his/her chess

A centipawn is one-hundredth of a pawn, and the average centipeon loss metric represents the amount of value lost by making incorrect moves in a chess game. The less loss of centipawns, the better the game has been played. The greatest loss of centipons is in the middle game, followed by the endgame and the opening, players above 2500 have an average of 35 in their games, obtaining 17 loss of centipons in the opening, 63 in the middle game and 47 in finals.

Historic ELO of Magnus Carlsen

Analysis by color

White vs Black, interactive opening tree

⚪ As White

♙

4702 games · score 55%

Opponent average ELO
2667
Average moves
45
Average centipawn loss
31
Mistakes / Blunders
4580 / 2370
Win 2606 Draw 1442 Lost 641
Opening
20
Middlegame
46
Endgame
31
Opening tree · 1.
Move Games Results Last played
e4 1784 (2823)
54%
33%
13%
2026
d4 1249 (2823)
56%
30%
14%
2026
Nf3 324 (2823)
54%
33%
13%
2026
c4 324 (2840)
54%
34%
12%
2026
b3 51 (2841)
61%
12%
27%
2026
g3 38 (2823)
58%
26%
16%
2026
f4 25 (2840)
72%
16%
12%
2026
e3 9 (2840)
33%
56%
11%
2026
f3 9 (2839)
33%
44%
22%
2025
c3 8 (2840)
75%
12%
12%
2025

⚫ As Black

♟

4338 games · score 19%

Opponent average ELO
2681
Average moves
46
Average centipawn loss
33
Mistakes / Blunders
4264 / 2238
Win 822 Draw 1733 Lost 1779
Opening
22
Middlegame
51
Endgame
34
Opening tree · 1…
Move Games Results Last played
e4 1682 (2823)
20%
40%
41%
2026
d4 1215 (2823)
18%
41%
41%
2026
Nf3 269 (2823)
18%
37%
45%
2026
c4 202 (2841)
15%
41%
44%
2026
b3 46 (2840)
9%
46%
46%
2026
f4 17 (2840)
35%
24%
41%
2026
g3 14 (2840)
14%
14%
71%
2026
b4 6 (2840)
33%
67%
0%
2025
g4 4 (2840)
25%
50%
25%
2026
Nh3 4 (2862)
100%
0%
0%
2021

Top 10 Opening Statistics by Magnus

ECOGamesW/D/LScoreWhite ELOBlack ELOWhite CPLBlack CPL
A00 Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit 113
65·30·18
58% 2881 2723 33 43
A45 Trompowsky Attack 107
79·13·15
74% 2829 2688 46 64
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 99
48·34·15
48% 2868 2749 22 34
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation 93
43·33·17
46% 2833 2712 28 36
C42 Petrov's Defense 89
38·43·8
43% 2875 2761 17 31
C67 Dresden Opening: The Goblin 89
30·55·4
34% 2846 2759 13 22
B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 84
52·22·10
62% 2808 2682 30 44
A07 King's Indian Attack 77
43·31·3
56% 2895 2732 18 27
C50 Italian Game 74
30·36·8
41% 2860 2732 18 27
C77 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 67
43·14·10
64% 2846 2698 22 38

Opening repertoire · Strengths & Weaknesses

Where to attack, where to avoid

⚠ Weaknesses

As White
89 games
89 games
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6
74 games
As Black
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
66 games
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7
78 games

✓ Strengths

As White
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6
107 games

How they play

What to know before facing Magnus

No notable patterns found.

Career milestones

Major events across a career

2006Grandmaster (GM)
2019Career peak rating reached (2882 Elo)

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