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Tal Memorial
Magnus Carlsen's games at Tal Memorial.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Tal Memorial?
In the 18 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Tal Memorial in our database he scored 9/18 (50.0%): 2 wins, 14 draws and 2 losses.
Score9 / 18 (50.0%)
Wins / draws / losses2 / 14 / 2
With White10 games: 1–8–1
With Black8 games: 1–6–1
Dates6 November 2006 to 14 November 2009
Type of eventClassical (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 Tal Memorial?
- Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, 0-16 November 2006 · Slav Defense · 38 moves
- Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-012 November 2006 · Queen's Indian Defense · 74 moves
Top opponents
Carlsen against top players at the Tal Memorial
- Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, 0-16 November 2006 · Slav Defense · 38 moves
- Alexander Morozevich vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½7 November 2006 · Sicilian Defense · 46 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, ½-½8 November 2006 · Sicilian Defense · 31 moves
- Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½10 November 2006 · Ruy Lopez · 29 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Alexei Shirov, ½-½11 November 2006 · Petrov Defense · 30 moves
- Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-012 November 2006 · Queen's Indian Defense · 74 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Leko, ½-½14 November 2006 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 55 moves
- Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½16 November 2006 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 17 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik, ½-½5 November 2009 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 58 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich, ½-½6 November 2009 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 39 moves
- Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½7 November 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 27 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, ½-½8 November 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 32 moves
- Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½10 November 2009 · Indian Defenses · 31 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand, ½-½11 November 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 36 moves
All 18 games: Magnus Carlsen at the Tal Memorial
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand
Tal Memorial
D17
0–1
2006
Alexander Morozevich vs Magnus Carlsen
Tal Memorial
B33
½–½
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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B46
½–½
2006
Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen
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C95
½–½
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexei Shirov
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C42
½–½
2006
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
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E15
1–0
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Leko
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E20
½–½
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs R Ponomariov
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E04
½–½
2006
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
Tal Memorial
D38
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik
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E32
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich
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E25
½–½
2009
Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen
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D80
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
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D47
½–½
2009
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen
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A48
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
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D39
½–½
2009
Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen
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B30
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs R Ponomariov
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B90
1–0
2009
Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen
Tal Memorial
B90
0–1
Questions
Magnus Carlsen at the Tal Memorial: questions and answers
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the Tal Memorial?
In the 18 games of Magnus Carlsen at the Tal Memorial in our database he scored 9/18 (50.0%): 2 wins, 14 draws and 2 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the Tal Memorial?
In our database he lost 2 games there: Boris Gelfand (6 November 2006); Levon Aronian (12 November 2006).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the Tal Memorial?
Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Alexei Shirov, Boris Gelfand, Levon Aronian, Peter Leko, Peter Svidler, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik.
When was the Tal Memorial played?
The games in our database are from 6 November 2006 to 14 November 2009.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the Tal Memorial?
Yes. All 18 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.