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World Blitz 2016 — Magnus Carlsen
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World Blitz 2016: Magnus Carlsen's 21 Games

Magnus Carlsen's games at World Blitz 2016.

Quick answer · Updated October 2026

How did Magnus Carlsen do at the World Blitz 2016?

In the 21 games of Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2016 in our database he scored 16.5/21 (78.6%): 14 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.

Score16.5 / 21 (78.6%)
Wins / draws / losses14 / 5 / 2
With White10 games: 7–1–2
With Black11 games: 7–4–0
Dates29 December 2016 to 30 December 2016
Type of eventBlitz and bullet (from the event name)
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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 World Blitz 2016?

Top opponents

Carlsen against top players at the World Blitz 2016

All 21 games: Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2016

Year
Game
ECO
Result
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Bu Xiangzhi
World Blitz 2016
C42
1–0
2016
F Vallejo Pons vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D10
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs AR Salem
World Blitz 2016
A48
1–0
2016
Leinier Dominguez vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
C88
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
World Blitz 2016
A05
0–1
2016
H Melkumyan vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
C03
0–1
2016
A Adly vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
E46
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniil Dubov
World Blitz 2016
A46
1–0
2016
A Riazantsev vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D10
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich
World Blitz 2016
A45
1–0
2016
Yu Yangyi vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
C89
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Mari Bosiocic
World Blitz 2016
D00
1–0
2016
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
C78
0–1
2016
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D11
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
World Blitz 2016
B54
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
World Blitz 2016
B30
0–1
2016
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D16
0–1
2016
Ba Jobava vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D00
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs V Onischuk
World Blitz 2016
B07
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
World Blitz 2016
A45
1–0
2016
Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
C50
½–½
Questions

Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2016: questions and answers

How did Magnus Carlsen do at the World Blitz 2016?
In the 21 games of Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2016 in our database he scored 16.5/21 (78.6%): 14 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses.
Who beat Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2016?
In our database he lost 2 games there: Sergey Karjakin (29 December 2016); Vassily Ivanchuk (30 December 2016).
Which top players did Carlsen face at the World Blitz 2016?
Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Daniil Dubov, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Peter Leko, Sergey Karjakin, Teimour Radjabov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Viswanathan Anand.
When was the World Blitz 2016 played?
The games in our database are from 29 December 2016 to 30 December 2016.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's games from the World Blitz 2016?
Yes. All 21 games are listed on this page; each one opens on a board with the moves, engine analysis and a practice mode.
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