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GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Magnus Carlsen's games at GCT Blitz YourNextMove.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
In the 36 games of Magnus Carlsen at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove in our database he scored 25.5/36 (70.8%): 19 wins, 13 draws and 4 losses.
Score25.5 / 36 (70.8%)
Wins / draws / losses19 / 13 / 4
With White18 games: 8–7–3
With Black18 games: 11–6–1
Dates19 June 2016 to 2 July 2017
Type of eventBlitz and bullet (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 GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
- Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 0-119 June 2016 · Sicilian Defense · 37 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana, 0-119 June 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 90 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri, 0-120 June 2016 · Sicilian Defense · 39 moves
- Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-01 July 2017 · Catalan Opening · 36 moves
Top opponents
Carlsen against top players at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, ½-½19 June 2016 · Italian Game · 43 moves
- Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-119 June 2016 · Sicilian Defense · 48 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand, ½-½19 June 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 57 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 0-119 June 2016 · Sicilian Defense · 37 moves
- Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-119 June 2016 · Réti Opening · 53 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana, 0-119 June 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 90 moves
- Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½19 June 2016 · Two Knights Defense · 50 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So, 1-019 June 2016 · Slav Defense · 30 moves
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½19 June 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 62 moves
- Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½20 June 2016 · Dutch Defense · 55 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov, 1-020 June 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 36 moves
- Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-120 June 2016 · Italian Game · 41 moves
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-120 June 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 34 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik, ½-½20 June 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 66 moves
All 36 games: Magnus Carlsen at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C50
½–½
2016
Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B90
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D38
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B53
0–1
2016
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A04
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E21
0–1
2016
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C55
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D11
1–0
2016
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E11
½–½
2016
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A90
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D80
1–0
2016
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C50
0–1
2016
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E11
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C67
½–½
2016
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A09
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B23
0–1
2016
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A80
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E21
½–½
2017
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C65
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C65
½–½
2017
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C67
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A45
1–0
2017
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C22
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A45
1–0
2017
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E01
1–0
2017
Ba Jobava vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B23
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D00
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D02
½–½
2017
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C55
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A20
1–0
2017
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C20
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B92
1–0
2017
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
E11
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D02
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ba Jobava
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
C01
1–0
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
B56
½–½
Questions
Magnus Carlsen at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove: questions and answers
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
In the 36 games of Magnus Carlsen at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove in our database he scored 25.5/36 (70.8%): 19 wins, 13 draws and 4 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
In our database he lost 4 games there: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (19 June 2016); Fabiano Caruana (19 June 2016); Anish Giri (20 June 2016); Anish Giri (1 July 2017).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vassily Ivanchuk, Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Wesley So.
When was the GCT Blitz YourNextMove played?
The games in our database are from 19 June 2016 to 2 July 2017.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the GCT Blitz YourNextMove?
Yes. All 36 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.