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Opening · 226 games
Magnus Carlsen in the King's Indian Defense
226 games of Magnus Carlsen in the King's Indian Defense, 2002 to 2025: 102 wins, 83 draws, 41 losses. Every game can be replayed move by move.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
Does Magnus Carlsen play the King's Indian Defense?
Yes. Magnus Carlsen has played the King's Indian Defense in 226 games in our database (2002–2025): 102 wins, 83 draws and 41 losses, a score of 63.5%. He had it 108 times with White (59–32–17) and 118 times with Black (43–51–24).
| Type of event | Games | Carlsen won | Drawn | Opponent won | Carlsen score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 54 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 59.3% |
| Rapid | 56 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 56.2% |
| Blitz and bullet | 95 | 59 | 18 | 18 | 71.6% |
| Armageddon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other events | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 60.0% |
| All games | 226 | 102 | 83 | 41 | 63.5% |
First game in our databaseTR Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen · Troll Masters · 9 January 2002 · ½-½
Latest gameMarco Materia vs Magnus Carlsen · World Blitz 2025 · 29 December 2025 · 0-1
Classical games54: 16–32–6 (won–drawn–lost)
His most played move order1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 (75 games)
Busiest year2025, with 30 games
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Source: the Rama Chess database of 7,484 Magnus Carlsen games, 2001 to 2025 (many of his games, not all of them). Opening names follow the ECO code of each game. The type of event is read from the event name.
The opening
The King's Indian Defense: the starting moves
In his own games the line he reached most often is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 (75 games).
Best wins
Magnus Carlsen's King's Indian Defense wins against top players
- Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand, 1-0Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · 30 January 2014 · Classical · 37 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov, 1-02nd Pearl Spring · 29 September 2009 · Classical · 41 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk, 1-0Aerosvit · 8 June 2008 · Classical · 46 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich, 1-0XXIV SuperGM · 17 February 2007 · Classical · 68 moves
- Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-1Titled Tue 25th Feb Late · 25 February 2025 · Blitz and bullet · 38 moves
- Alexey Sarana vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-1Titled Tue 17th Jun Early · 17 June 2025 · Blitz and bullet · 47 moves
Results by year
The King's Indian Defense by year (2002–2025)
Carlsen wonDrawnOpponent won
Record · Updated October 2026
Magnus Carlsen's record in the King's Indian Defense
The Rama Chess archive holds 226 games in which Magnus Carlsen played the King's Indian Defense, from 2002 to 2025. He won 102, drew 83 and lost 41, a score of 63.5%. The games come from all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz).
He has had this opening on the board with both colours: 108 games as White (59 wins, 32 draws, 17 losses) and 118 games as Black (43 wins, 51 draws, 24 losses).
His most frequent opponents here are Alireza Firouzja (19), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (14), Hikaru Nakamura (12). The earliest game is from 2002 (Troll Masters) and the most recent from 2025 (Bundesliga 2024-25). The ECO code seen most often is E60.
By colour
With White and with Black
| Carlsen played | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 108 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 69% |
| Black | 118 | 43 | 51 | 24 | 58% |
| All games | 226 | 102 | 83 | 41 | 63% |
Year by year
King's Indian Defense games by year
| Year | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75% |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 64% |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 38% |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 70% |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 64% |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 75% |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 60% |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 55% |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 57% |
| 2020 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 60% |
| 2021 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 58% |
| 2022 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 47% |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 67% |
| 2024 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 74% |
| 2025 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 73% |
Opponents
Who he played most in the King's Indian Defense
All 226 games: Magnus Carlsen in the King's Indian Defense
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2002
TR Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen
Troll Masters
E65
½–½
2002
Magnus Carlsen vs S Tjomsland
Classics GM
E94
1–0
2002
Magnus Carlsen vs K Trygstad
TCh-NOR Finals
E68
1–0
2002
Magnus Carlsen vs S Kalinitschew
15th Open
E65
½–½
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs E Gullaksen
TCh-NOR
E94
½–½
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs K Sasikiran
25th Politiken Cup
E61
½–½
2003
K Stupak vs Magnus Carlsen
EYb14
E68
0–1
2003
D Lemos vs Magnus Carlsen
WYb14
E68
½–½
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs K Movsziszian
Claude Pecaut Mem
E94
½–½
2003
D Berczes vs Magnus Carlsen
FSGM December
E94
0–1
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs K Miton
FSGM December
E65
½–½
2004
F Berkes vs Magnus Carlsen
Aeroflot Open
E72
1–0
2004
V Epishin vs Magnus Carlsen
Blitz
E90
1–0
2004
Garry Kasparov vs Magnus Carlsen
Rapid
E92
1–0
2004
T Hillarp Persson vs Magnus Carlsen
12th Sigeman & Co
E60
0–1
2004
P Doostkam vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Open
E92
½–½
2004
B Ostenstad vs Magnus Carlsen
TCh-NOR Final
E76
½–½
2004
M Illescas Cordoba vs Magnus Carlsen
XLVIII TCh-ESP
E70
½–½
2004
Magnus Carlsen vs L McShane
Smartfish Masters
E92
½–½
2005
LE Johannessen vs Magnus Carlsen
Smartfish Masters
E98
1–0
2005
S Ernst vs Magnus Carlsen
Corus B
E94
½–½
2005
Magnus Carlsen vs S Movsesian
6th EICC
E94
½–½
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs K Stokke
ch-NOR
E94
1–0
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich
GM
E97
1–0
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov
GM
E97
½–½
2006
M Roiz vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz
E62
½–½
2006
Magnus Carlsen vs And Volokitin
GpB
E61
½–½
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich
XXIV SuperGM
E66
1–0
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Svidler
XXIV SuperGM
E60
½–½
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs R Kasimdzhanov
World Blitz
E63
½–½
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs A Korotylev
World Blitz
E72
1–0
2008
Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
Aerosvit
E97
1–0
2008
Magnus Carlsen vs B Socko
Bundesliga 2008-9
E97
0–1
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Aker CC Rapid
E92
0–1
2009
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
XXVI SuperGM
E60
½–½
2009
Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen
18th Amber Rapid
E60
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov
2nd Pearl Spring
E90
1–0
2009
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz
E60
0–1
2009
V Cmilyte vs Magnus Carlsen
BNbank Blitz GpA
E62
½–½
2009
Magnus Carlsen vs L McShane
Chess Classic
E94
1–0
2010
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
19th Amber Blindfold
E98
0–1
2010
Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen
19th Amber Rapid
E92
0–1
2010
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
19th Amber Rapid
E97
½–½
2010
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
19th Amber Blindfold
E70
1–0
2010
R Ponomariov vs Magnus Carlsen
4th Kings Tournament
E81
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs The World
RAW World Chess Challenge
E62
1–0
2011
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
20th Amber Blindfold
E60
½–½
2011
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand
20th Amber Blindfold
E60
0–1
2011
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Biel ACCENTUS GM
E60
½–½
2012
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
7th Tal Mem Blitz
E92
1–0
2012
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Final
E60
½–½
2012
Magnus Carlsen vs Ju Polgar
Cuadrangular UNAM 2012
E90
0–1
2013
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
75th Tata Steel GpA
E90
½–½
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs L Van Wely
75th Tata Steel GpA
E75
1–0
2013
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
75th Tata Steel GpA
E60
½–½
2013
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
8th Tal Memorial
E62
½–½
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Sinquefield Cup 2013
E62
½–½
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand
Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
E60
1–0
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
E70
0–1
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs E Inarkiev
FIDE World Rapid 2014
E60
1–0
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
FIDE World Rapid 2014
E81
1–0
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Ju Polgar
FIDE World Blitz 2014
E81
1–0
2015
L Van Wely vs Magnus Carlsen
77th Tata Steel GpA
E60
0–1
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs D Yuffa
Qatar Masters Open 2015
E62
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
78th Tata Steel GpA
E60
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016
E66
1–0
2017
M Bluebaum vs Magnus Carlsen
4th GRENKE Chess Classic
E90
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ba Jobava
GCT Rapid YourNextMove
E67
1–0
2017
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Rapid YourNextMove
E91
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Gadir Guseinov
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
E73
1–0
2017
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5
E62
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
E67
½–½
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
E90
1–0
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
E60
0–1
2018
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
E60
½–½
2018
M Bluebaum vs Magnus Carlsen
GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
E92
½–½
2018
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018
E61
½–½
2018
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Norway Blitz 2018
E61
½–½
2018
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
51st Biel GM 2018
E65
1–0
2018
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
E60
½–½
2018
R Wojtaszek vs Magnus Carlsen
34th ECC Open 2018
E60
½–½
2018
Stefan Pogosyan vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2018
E97
0–1
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
World Blitz 2018
E62
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
81st Tata Steel GpA
E60
½–½
2019
Vidit Gujrathi vs Magnus Carlsen
81st Tata Steel GpA
E64
½–½
2019
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019
E60
½–½
2019
Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen
Lindores Abbey Stars
E94
½–½
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Saint Louis Blitz 2019
E60
1–0
2019
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
11th London Classic 2019
E60
½–½
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
World Blitz 2019
E97
½–½
2020
N Grandelius vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
E62
0–1
2020
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen Inv Prelim
E60
½–½
2020
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
E90
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs A Korobov
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
E90
1–0
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Final 8
E94
½–½
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Final 8
E90
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Legends of Chess Prelim
E68
1–0
2020
Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen
Legends of Chess Prelim
E66
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
E91
½–½
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
E62
½–½
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
E62
1–0
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
E60
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
E94
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Rauf Mamedov
Katara Bullet Final 2020
E92
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Skilling Open KO 2020
E60
½–½
2020
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
E60
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladislav Artemiev
chess.com Speed 2020
E60
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com Speed 2020
E60
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com Speed 2020
E60
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com Speed 2020
E60
1–0
2020
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Prelim
E92
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
E60
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
E68
½–½
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
E93
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
E92
1–0
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
E70
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniil Dubov
DM Carlsen-Dubov 2021
E60
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov
FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
E60
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso
Katara Bullet Final 2021
E60
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Baskaran Adhiban
Goldmoney Asian Prelim
E97
½–½
2021
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO
E60
1–0
2021
Vl3 Fedoseev vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Cup 2021
E60
0–1
2021
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess US Rapid Prelim
E60
½–½
2021
Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen
9th Norway Chess 2021
E94
½–½
2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
36th ECC Open 2021
E62
½–½
2021
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2021
E60
0–1
2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2021
E61
1–0
2021
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2021
E94
½–½
2021
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2021
E60
½–½
2022
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Prelim
E60
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Airthings Masters Prelim
E68
1–0
2022
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Charity Cup Prelim
E60
1–0
2022
Quang Liem Le vs Magnus Carlsen
Charity Cup Prelim
E90
½–½
2022
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
E60
½–½
2022
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
E61
1–0
2022
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Prelim
E60
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Chessable Masters Prelim
E60
½–½
2022
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
10th Norway Blitz 2022
E94
½–½
2022
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
10th Norway Blitz 2022
E60
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Iv Saric
SuperUnited Blitz 2022
E60
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
E60
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
E94
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
Julius Baer GenCup KO
E81
1–0
2022
Marek Karas vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
E62
0–1
2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid KO
E94
1–0
2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid KO
E71
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
E90
½–½
2022
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
E60
1–0
2023
Sergey Drygalov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 31st Jan Late
E94
0–1
2023
I Krush vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League Prelim 2023
E94
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniel Naroditsky
PRO League Prelim 2023
E71
1–0
2023
Roven Vogel vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
E94
½–½
2023
D Navara vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
E94
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Jorden Van Foreest
Titled Tue 21st Mar Late
E73
1–0
2023
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
Global Chess League 2023
E60
½–½
2023
C Lupulescu vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited Rapid 2023
E73
0–1
2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid Div 1 W
E60
0–1
2023
Eric Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
E85
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
E81
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
E67
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
E81
1–0
2023
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
E92
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
E62
0–1
2023
Vidit Gujrathi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
E94
1–0
2023
Vidit Gujrathi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
E94
0–1
2023
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
E94
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
AI Cup Div 1 W
E91
1–0
2023
Dmitry Rostovtsev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Nov Late
E94
0–1
2023
Ivan Schitco vs Magnus Carlsen
24th European Teams
E71
½–½
2024
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Div 1 W
E94
0–1
2024
Aleks Sahakyan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Apr Late
E60
0–1
2024
Alexey Sarana vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th May Late
E70
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs C Henriquez Villagra
Titled Tue 14th May Late
E70
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
CrunchLab Masters Div 1 W
E60
1–0
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
E60
0–1
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
E67
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Arian Baradaran Tamadon
Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
E81
1–0
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Bl Team Final
E73
1–0
2024
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Aug Late
E73
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs M2 Karthikeyan
Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
E66
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E92
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
½–½
2024
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
SpeedChess Final 2024
E90
0–1
2024
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
SpeedChess Final 2024
E68
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
E94
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Matthew Obrien
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
E91
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs V Bernadskiy
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
E94
1–0
2024
Rudik Makarian vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
E91
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
TechM GCL 2024
E60
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexandr Smirnov
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early
E73
1–0
2024
Murad Ibrahimli vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
E73
0–1
2025
Max Warmerdam vs Magnus Carlsen
Bundesliga 2024-25
E67
0–1
2025
Ravan Aliyev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Feb Late
E94
0–1
2025
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Feb Late
E94
0–1
2025
Bogdan-Daniel Deac vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early
E73
1–0
2025
B Bok vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 15th Apr Late
E68
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Egor A. Koshulyan
Titled Tue 29th Apr Early
E90
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Aziz Degenbaev
Titled Tue 20th May Late
E66
1–0
2025
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
13th Norway Armageddon
E73
1–0
2025
V Weetik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
E91
0–1
2025
Ethan Sheehan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
E91
0–1
2025
Alexey Sarana vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
E73
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
E68
1–0
2025
Mahdi Gholami Orimi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
E68
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Teodora Injac
Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
E81
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Esports World Cup 2025
E97
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Esports World Cup 2025
E90
0–1
2025
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Aug Early
E71
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Sina Movahed
Titled Tue 16th Sep 2025
E97
1–0
2025
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025
E60
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
Clutch Chess: Champions
E94
½–½
2025
Mahdi Gholami Orimi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Nov 2025
E61
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs A Shimanov
Titled Tue 11th Nov 2025
E81
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs F Perez Ponsa
1st 3-0 Thursday Nov 13th 2025
E81
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Reza Mahdavi
1st 3-0 Thursday Nov 13th 2025
E81
0–1
2025
Alexey Sarana vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thursday Nov 13th 2025
E73
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Nikolay Kleimenov
1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
E77
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Sina Movahed
Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
E94
1–0
2025
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
E71
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Nikolay Kleimenov
Titled Tue 23rd Dec 2025
E90
1–0
2025
Marco Materia vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2025
E73
0–1
Questions
Magnus Carlsen and the King's Indian Defense: questions and answers
Does Magnus Carlsen play the King's Indian Defense?
Yes. Our database has 226 games of Magnus Carlsen in the King's Indian Defense from 2002–2025: 108 with White and 118 with Black.
What is Magnus Carlsen's record in the King's Indian Defense?
102 wins, 83 draws and 41 losses in 226 games, a score of 63.5%. With White 59–32–17, with Black 43–51–24 (won–drawn–lost).
Has Magnus Carlsen played the King's Indian Defense in classical chess?
Yes, 54 games in classical events in our database (16–32–6). The other games come from rapid, blitz and other events.
Which line of the King's Indian Defense does Carlsen play most?
The move order seen most often in his games is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 (75 games).
What are Magnus Carlsen's best King's Indian Defense games?
Good places to start are his wins against top players: Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand (Zurich Chess Challenge 2014, 2014); Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov (2nd Pearl Spring, 2009); Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk (Aerosvit, 2008); Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Morozevich (XXIV SuperGM, 2007).
When did Magnus Carlsen last play the King's Indian Defense?
The latest game in our database is Marco Materia vs Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2025 (29 December 2025), result 0-1.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's King's Indian Defense games?
Yes. All 226 games are listed on this page. Each one opens on a board where you can step through the moves, check them with the engine, or practise the position.
All numbers count the games in the Rama Chess database (2001 to 2025), not every game he has ever played.