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Carlsen vs. Challengers
Magnus Carlsen's games at Carlsen vs. Challengers.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
In the 22 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers in our database he scored 19.5/22 (88.6%): 19 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Score19.5 / 22 (88.6%)
Wins / draws / losses19 / 1 / 2
With White10 games: 7–1–2
With Black12 games: 12–0–0
Dates19 April 2021
Type of eventOther events (from the event name)
Source: the Rama Chess database of 7,484 Magnus Carlsen games (2001 to 2025). It may not hold every game he played at this event, so the score is for the games listed below.
Losses
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
- Magnus Carlsen vs Sarin Nihal, 0-119 April 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 52 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Awonder Liang, 0-119 April 2021 · Flank Openings · 59 moves
Top opponents
Carlsen against top players at the Carlsen vs. Challengers
- D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-119 April 2021 · Benko Gambit · 32 moves
- R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-119 April 2021 · Indian Defenses · 51 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer, ½-½19 April 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 59 moves
All 22 games: Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2021
Ar Kogan vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A57
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Leon Luke Mendonca
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A50
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Sarin Nihal
Carlsen vs. Challengers
C77
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Z Abdumalik
Carlsen vs. Challengers
C77
1–0
2021
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A58
0–1
2021
Lei Tingjie vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A32
0–1
2021
R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A45
0–1
2021
Yahli Sokolovsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B41
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Polina Shuvalova
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A14
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jonas Buhl Bjerre
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B92
1–0
2021
Volodar Murzin vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A06
0–1
2021
Olga Badelka vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
C20
0–1
2021
Jiner Zhu vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B90
0–1
2021
S Khademalsharieh vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A43
0–1
2021
S Ganguly vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B06
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs A Muzychuk
Carlsen vs. Challengers
C77
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs R Vaishali
Carlsen vs. Challengers
E24
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Carlsen vs. Challengers
E24
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Carissa Yip
Carlsen vs. Challengers
C77
1–0
2021
G Mammadzada vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B01
0–1
2021
Christopher Woojin Yoo vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B70
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Awonder Liang
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A00
0–1
Questions
Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers: questions and answers
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
In the 22 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers in our database he scored 19.5/22 (88.6%): 19 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
In our database he lost 2 games there: Sarin Nihal (19 April 2021); Awonder Liang (19 April 2021).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer.
When was the Carlsen vs. Challengers played?
The games in our database are from 19 April 2021.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the Carlsen vs. Challengers?
Yes. All 22 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.