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VI World Blitz
Magnus Carlsen's games at VI World Blitz.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the VI World Blitz?
In the 40 games of Magnus Carlsen at the VI World Blitz in our database he scored 25.5/40 (63.8%): 21 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses.
Score25.5 / 40 (63.8%)
Wins / draws / losses21 / 9 / 10
With White20 games: 9–6–5
With Black20 games: 12–3–5
Dates16 November 2010 to 18 November 2010
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 VI World Blitz?
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-016 November 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 75 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, 0-116 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 28 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs B Grachev, 0-116 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 38 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs B Savchenko, 0-117 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 51 moves
- P Eljanov vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-017 November 2010 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 24 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura, 0-117 November 2010 · French Defense · 34 moves
- S Movsesian vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-017 November 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 56 moves
- Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-017 November 2010 · Queen's Indian Defense · 35 moves
- Rauf Mamedov vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-018 November 2010 · Flank Openings · 40 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov, 0-118 November 2010 · Indian Defenses · 58 moves
Top opponents
Carlsen against top players at the VI World Blitz
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · Italian Game · 77 moves
- Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · English Opening · 64 moves
- Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · English Opening · 59 moves
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-016 November 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 75 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, 0-116 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 28 moves
- Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 33 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, ½-½16 November 2010 · Scotch Game · 25 moves
- Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 31 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Rauf Mamedov, 1-016 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 42 moves
- Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-116 November 2010 · English Opening · 27 moves
- Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen, ½-½16 November 2010 · English Opening · 73 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitry Andreikin, 1-016 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 45 moves
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-117 November 2010 · Queen's Indian Defense · 28 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, ½-½17 November 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 36 moves
All 40 games: Magnus Carlsen at the VI World Blitz
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2010
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
C53
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs R Ponomariov
VI World Blitz
C05
1–0
2010
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A15
0–1
2010
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A15
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs S Movsesian
VI World Blitz
B07
1–0
2010
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
C69
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand
VI World Blitz
B20
0–1
2010
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
C69
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
VI World Blitz
C45
½–½
2010
Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
C95
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Rauf Mamedov
VI World Blitz
B38
1–0
2010
Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A29
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs B Grachev
VI World Blitz
B40
0–1
2010
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A15
½–½
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitry Andreikin
VI World Blitz
B42
1–0
2010
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
E15
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs B Savchenko
VI World Blitz
B37
0–1
2010
P Eljanov vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
E32
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
VI World Blitz
B45
½–½
2010
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A20
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
VI World Blitz
C11
0–1
2010
R Ponomariov vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A45
½–½
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik
VI World Blitz
B07
½–½
2010
S Movsesian vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
C84
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
VI World Blitz
A48
1–0
2010
Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
E15
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
VI World Blitz
D18
1–0
2010
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
E21
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
VI World Blitz
C45
½–½
2010
Rauf Mamedov vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A00
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Svidler
VI World Blitz
C84
1–0
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Svidler
VI World Blitz
C84
1–0
2010
B Grachev vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A48
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov
VI World Blitz
A48
0–1
2010
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
A37
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
VI World Blitz
B48
½–½
2010
B Savchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
B06
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs P Eljanov
VI World Blitz
A00
1–0
2010
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
B06
½–½
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
VI World Blitz
A00
½–½
Questions
Magnus Carlsen at the VI World Blitz: questions and answers
How did Magnus Carlsen do at the VI World Blitz?
In the 40 games of Magnus Carlsen at the VI World Blitz in our database he scored 25.5/40 (63.8%): 21 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the VI World Blitz?
In our database he lost 10 games there: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (16 November 2010); Boris Gelfand (16 November 2010); B Grachev (16 November 2010); B Savchenko (17 November 2010); P Eljanov (17 November 2010); Hikaru Nakamura (17 November 2010); S Movsesian (17 November 2010); Boris Gelfand (17 November 2010); Rauf Mamedov (18 November 2010); Teimour Radjabov (18 November 2010).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the VI World Blitz?
Alexander Grischuk, Boris Gelfand, Dmitry Andreikin, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Peter Svidler, Rauf Mamedov, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vladimir Kramnik.
When was the VI World Blitz played?
The games in our database are from 16 November 2010 to 18 November 2010.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the VI World Blitz?
Yes. All 40 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.