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Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Magnus Carlsen's games at Saint Louis Blitz 2020.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
In the 17 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020 in our database he scored 11.5/17 (67.6%): 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.
Score11.5 / 17 (67.6%)
Wins / draws / losses9 / 5 / 3
With White9 games: 7–2–0
With Black8 games: 2–3–3
Dates18 September 2020 to 19 September 2020
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 Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
- Pentala Harikrishna vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-018 September 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 63 moves
- Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-018 September 2020 · Flank Openings · 51 moves
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-019 September 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 23 moves
Top opponents
Carlsen against top players at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020
- Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura, 1-018 September 2020 · English Opening · 49 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 1-018 September 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 36 moves
- Pentala Harikrishna vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-018 September 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 63 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, 1-018 September 2020 · English Opening · 80 moves
- Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-018 September 2020 · Flank Openings · 51 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk, 1-018 September 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 30 moves
- Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-118 September 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 70 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Leinier Dominguez, 1-018 September 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 79 moves
- Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½18 September 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 30 moves
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-019 September 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 23 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, ½-½19 September 2020 · English Opening · 62 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So, 1-019 September 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 62 moves
- Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½19 September 2020 · Italian Game · 19 moves
- Leinier Dominguez vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½19 September 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 31 moves
All 17 games: Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A22
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
B46
1–0
2020
Pentala Harikrishna vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
B50
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A22
1–0
2020
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A01
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
D38
1–0
2020
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
C65
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Leinier Dominguez
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
C78
½–½
2020
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
B42
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A22
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
D37
1–0
2020
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
C53
½–½
2020
Leinier Dominguez vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
C60
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Pentala Harikrishna
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
C02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
B13
½–½
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A01
0–1
Questions
Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020: questions and answers
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
In the 17 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020 in our database he scored 11.5/17 (67.6%): 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
In our database he lost 3 games there: Pentala Harikrishna (18 September 2020); Ian Nepomniachtchi (18 September 2020); Hikaru Nakamura (19 September 2020).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
Alexander Grischuk, Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jeffery Xiong, Leinier Dominguez, Levon Aronian, Pentala Harikrishna, Wesley So.
When was the Saint Louis Blitz 2020 played?
The games in our database are from 18 September 2020 to 19 September 2020.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the Saint Louis Blitz 2020?
Yes. All 17 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.