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Opening · 352 games
Magnus Carlsen in the Queen's Pawn Game
352 games of Magnus Carlsen in the Queen's Pawn Game, 2002 to 2025: 228 wins, 77 draws, 47 losses. Every game can be replayed move by move.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
Does Magnus Carlsen play the Queen's Pawn Game?
Yes. Magnus Carlsen has played the Queen's Pawn Game in 352 games in our database (2002–2025): 228 wins, 77 draws and 47 losses, a score of 75.7%. He had it 122 times with White (75–33–14) and 230 times with Black (153–44–33).
| Type of event | Games | Carlsen won | Drawn | Opponent won | Carlsen score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 71.9% |
| Rapid | 52 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 63.5% |
| Blitz and bullet | 257 | 182 | 40 | 35 | 78.6% |
| Other events | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 77.3% |
| All games | 352 | 228 | 77 | 47 | 75.7% |
First game in our databaseT Fodor vs Magnus Carlsen · WYb12 · 18 November 2002 · 1-0
Latest gameHaik M. Martirosyan vs Magnus Carlsen · World Blitz 2025 · 30 December 2025 · 1-0
Classical games32: 18–10–4 (won–drawn–lost)
His most played move order1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 Nc6 (11 games)
Busiest year2024, with 68 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 Queen's Pawn Game: the starting moves
In his own games the line he reached most often is 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 Nc6 (11 games).
Best wins
Magnus Carlsen's Queen's Pawn Game wins against top players
- Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk, 1-0FIDE World Cup 2023 · 12 August 2023 · Classical · 43 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, 1-0WCh 2021 · 3 December 2021 · Classical · 136 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 1-0FIDE Steinitz Mem Open · 15 May 2020 · Classical · 34 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 1-0FIDE Steinitz Mem Open · 16 May 2020 · Classical · 68 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, 1-011th London Classic 2019 · 6 December 2019 · Classical · 66 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, 1-011th London Classic 2019 · 8 December 2019 · Classical · 36 moves
Results by year
The Queen's Pawn Game by year (2002–2025)
Carlsen wonDrawnOpponent won
Record · Updated October 2026
Magnus Carlsen's record in the Queen's Pawn Game
The Rama Chess archive holds 352 games in which Magnus Carlsen played the Queen's Pawn Game, from 2002 to 2025. He won 228, drew 77 and lost 47, a score of 75.7%. The games come from all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz).
He has had this opening on the board with both colours: 122 games as White (75 wins, 33 draws, 14 losses) and 230 games as Black (153 wins, 44 draws, 33 losses).
His most frequent opponents here are Andrew Tang (37), Hikaru Nakamura (13), Wesley So (13). The earliest game is from 2002 (WYb12) and the most recent from 2025 (Titled Tue 7th Jan Late). The ECO code seen most often is D02.
By colour
With White and with Black
| Carlsen played | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 122 | 75 | 33 | 14 | 75% |
| Black | 230 | 153 | 44 | 33 | 76% |
| All games | 352 | 228 | 77 | 47 | 76% |
Year by year
Queen's Pawn Game games by year
| Year | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38% |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 67% |
| 2017 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 79% |
| 2019 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 75% |
| 2020 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 74% |
| 2021 | 50 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| 2022 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 77% |
| 2023 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 76% |
| 2024 | 68 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 79% |
| 2025 | 46 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 80% |
Opponents
Who he played most in the Queen's Pawn Game
All 352 games: Magnus Carlsen in the Queen's Pawn Game
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2002
T Fodor vs Magnus Carlsen
WYb12
D01
1–0
2002
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
WYb12
D02
½–½
2002
Magnus Carlsen vs Y Kuzubov
WYb12
D00
1–0
2005
T Svensen vs Magnus Carlsen
Bygger'n Masters
D00
0–1
2006
R Djurhuus vs Magnus Carlsen
ch-NOR
D00
0–1
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Svidler
Amber Blindfold
A41
½–½
2007
Gata Kamsky vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz
D02
0–1
2008
JU Maiwald vs Magnus Carlsen
Bundesliga 2008-9
A40
0–1
2011
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
73rd Tata Steel GMA
D02
½–½
2011
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
20th Amber Rapid
A40
0–1
2012
L Van Wely vs Magnus Carlsen
74th Tata Steel GMA
A40
½–½
2012
Le Quang Liem vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Final
A42
0–1
2012
Etienne Bacrot vs Magnus Carlsen
45th Biel GM
A40
½–½
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs G Milos
Uva Four player KO 2014
A41
1–0
2015
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
77th Tata Steel GpA
A40
½–½
2015
R Wojtaszek vs Magnus Carlsen
77th Tata Steel GpA
A41
1–0
2015
P Eljanov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2015
D02
0–1
2015
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2015
D02
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs A Hevia
ICC Open Final 2016
A40
½–½
2016
L Fressinet vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Rapid Paris 2016
D05
½–½
2016
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz Paris 2016
A40
1–0
2016
L Fressinet vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz Paris 2016
A40
0–1
2016
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Rapid YourNextMove
A40
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
9th Masters Final 2016
D00
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs E Ghaem Maghami
42nd Olympiad 2016
D02
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
WCh 2016
D05
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs D Jakovenko
World Rapid 2016
D02
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs A Korobov
World Rapid 2016
D00
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Mari Bosiocic
World Blitz 2016
D00
1–0
2016
Ba Jobava vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2016
D00
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
79th Tata Steel GpA
D05
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs B Finegold
PRO League KO Stage 2017
D02
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
5th Norway Blitz 2017
D00
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
GCT Blitz Paris 2017
D00
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov
GCT Blitz Paris 2017
D00
1–0
2017
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz Paris 2017
D02
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D00
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D02
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
D02
½–½
2017
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5
A40
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
D02
½–½
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
D02
½–½
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
D05
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
D02
½–½
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
D04
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
D05
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
D04
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
D04
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
D02
1–0
2017
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
9th London Classic 2017
A40
0–1
2018
Ilya Dudukin vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League Group Stage
D02
0–1
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
80th Tata Steel GpA
D02
1–0
2018
O Ladva vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League Group Stage
A40
½–½
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexa Donchenko
34th ECC Open 2018
D04
½–½
2018
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2018
D00
0–1
2018
S RUS Grigoriants vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2018
D02
½–½
2018
Saveliy Golubov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2018
D02
0–1
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
D02
½–½
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
Lindores Abbey Stars
D02
½–½
2019
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
7th Norway Blitz 2019
A40
1–0
2019
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
7th Norway Blitz 2019
A40
0–1
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Saint Louis Rapid 2019
D02
0–1
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
Tata Steel India Blitz
D02
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
11th London Classic 2019
D02
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
11th London Classic 2019
D02
1–0
2019
J Cuenca Jimenez vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
D02
½–½
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs J Cuenca Jimenez
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
D00
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs B Savchenko
World Rapid 2019
D02
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Wang Hao
World Rapid 2019
D02
½–½
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs V Laznicka
World Rapid 2019
D02
1–0
2019
A UKR Zubov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2019
D02
0–1
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
World Blitz TB 2019
D02
1–0
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik
World Blitz 2019
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs S Sjugirov
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
D00
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
D02
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Inv Final 4
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Inv Final 4
D02
½–½
2020
Le Quang Liem vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
D02
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
D00
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
D02
1–0
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
A40
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Legends of Chess Prelim
A41
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Legends of Chess Final
A41
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
D02
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
D02
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Carlsen Tour Final 2020
D02
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Katara Bullet Final 2020
D00
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Katara Bullet Final 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Leinier Dominguez
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs SL Narayanan
Chess24 Banter Final 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Chess24 Banter Final 2020
D02
1–0
2020
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
D00
½–½
2021
M Bluebaum vs Magnus Carlsen
Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
D05
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D02
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
A42
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
½–½
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
½–½
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
A42
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
A40
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
A41
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
A40
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D02
½–½
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
A42
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D02
½–½
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
½–½
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021
D00
0–1
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
D00
½–½
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
A42
0–1
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
D05
½–½
2021
G Mitrabha vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
A40
1–0
2021
Alexey Sarana vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
A41
0–1
2021
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Eric Hansen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
D02
1–0
2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
A40
1–0
2021
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
A41
0–1
2021
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
DM Carlsen-Dubov 2021
D02
1–0
2021
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
DM Carlsen-Dubov 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
DM Carlsen-Dubov 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
NIC Classic KO 2021
D02
0–1
2021
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
NIC Classic KO 2021
D02
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Olexandr Bortnyk
Katara Bullet Final 2021
A41
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Olexandr Bortnyk
Katara Bullet Final 2021
A41
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Olexandr Bortnyk
Katara Bullet Final 2021
A41
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2021
A40
1–0
2021
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2021
A40
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
Goldmoney Asian Prelim
D00
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Aimchess US Rapid Prelim
D02
½–½
2021
Jorden Van Foreest vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess US Rapid Prelim
A41
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
WCh 2021
D02
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs A Dreev
World Rapid 2021
D02
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Charity Cup KO 2022
D02
1–0
2022
Quang Liem Le vs Magnus Carlsen
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
A40
1–0
2022
T Sachdev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th May Early
A40
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs M Yilmaz
Titled Tue 10th May Early
D02
½–½
2022
G Oparin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th May Early
A40
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Z Stanojoski
44th Olympiad 2022
D00
1–0
2022
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
A40
0–1
2022
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
D02
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
D02
1–0
2022
R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
A40
1–0
2022
Nikolas Theodorou vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late
A40
0–1
2022
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late
D02
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Julius Baer GenCup KO
D02
½–½
2022
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
A41
1–0
2022
R Wojtaszek vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
A42
0–1
2022
A Korobov vs Magnus Carlsen
37th ECC Open 2022
D04
0–1
2022
G Principe vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Oct Late
D02
0–1
2022
C Holt vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Oct Late
A40
0–1
2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2022
A42
0–1
2022
SaA Manukyan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 29th Nov Late
A40
0–1
2022
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D03
0–1
2022
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
0–1
2022
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D00
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
D02
1–0
2022
Z Pakleza vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Dec Late
D02
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 20th Dec Late
D02
½–½
2023
Kirill Kozionov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early
D02
0–1
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
D00
½–½
2023
R Terry vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
85th Tata Steel Masters
D02
½–½
2023
A Hambleton vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jan Late
D00
0–1
2023
G Oparin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jan Late
A40
0–1
2023
M Bluebaum vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jan Late
A40
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs B Sztokbant
Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
D00
½–½
2023
Ilya Gruzman vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
A40
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Brandon Jacobson
PRO League Prelim 2023
D02
1–0
2023
M Ezat vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late
A40
0–1
2023
Kirill Klukin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th May Early
A40
0–1
2023
Adam Kozak vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th May Late
A40
0–1
2023
R Wojtaszek vs Magnus Carlsen
Superbet Rapid 2023
A40
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Superbet Rapid 2023
D02
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Superbet Rapid 2023
D00
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs M Bluebaum
Titled Tue 23rd May Late
D02
1–0
2023
R Wojtaszek vs Magnus Carlsen
Superbet Blitz 2023
A42
½–½
2023
Bogdan-Daniel Deac vs Magnus Carlsen
Superbet Blitz 2023
A40
½–½
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
11th Norway Blitz 2023
D03
0–1
2023
Gata Kamsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
D00
½–½
2023
Daniil Dubov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Jun Early
D03
½–½
2023
J Leon Oquendo vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Jun Late
A40
0–1
2023
A Korobov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Jun Early
D04
0–1
2023
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Jul Late
A40
0–1
2023
A Bagrationi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
A40
0–1
2023
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Jul Late
A40
0–1
2023
Eric Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Eric Hansen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
D02
1–0
2023
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
D02
0–1
2023
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
D02
1–0
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
0–1
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
1–0
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D02
1–0
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
A40
0–1
2023
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
A40
0–1
2023
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
½–½
2023
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
½–½
2023
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
D00
1–0
2023
A Omelja vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Jul Late
A40
0–1
2023
Vu Djordjevic vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
A40
0–1
2023
M Tabatabaei vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 8th Aug Early
A40
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Le Tuan Minh
Titled Tue 8th Aug Early
D00
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
FIDE World Cup 2023
D02
1–0
2023
N Abasov vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Cup 2023
D02
½–½
2023
Khagan Ahmad vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vidit Gujrathi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vidit Gujrathi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
D00
0–1
2023
Amir Hosein Kashefi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 12th Sep Late
A40
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
D00
1–0
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
AI Cup Div 1 W
D00
½–½
2023
A Gubajdullin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Sep Late
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs G Kaidanov
Qatar Masters Open 2023
D00
1–0
2023
Anand Pranav vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
A40
0–1
2023
Rudik Makarian vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Nov Late
A40
0–1
2023
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Nov Late
A40
½–½
2023
Momchil Petkov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
A40
0–1
2023
P Lizak vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late
A40
0–1
2023
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
A40
0–1
2023
Sarin Nihal vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Dec Late
D02
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Raem Sherman
Titled Tue 12th Dec Late
D03
1–0
2023
Kirill Shevchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Dec Early
A40
0–1
2023
Volodar Murzin vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2023
D02
½–½
2024
J AUS Curtis vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Jan Late
D02
0–1
2024
Noah Thomforde-Toates vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jan Early
A40
0–1
2024
Francesco Sonis vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jan Early
A40
0–1
2024
Rob Molina vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 30th Jan Early
A40
0–1
2024
K Hajiyev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
A40
0–1
2024
D Barria Zuniga vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
A40
0–1
2024
Quang Liem Le vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
A41
1–0
2024
Martin Horak vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A40
0–1
2024
Paulius Pultinevicius vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A42
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Dambasuren Batsuren
Titled Tue 5th Mar Late
D01
1–0
2024
Volodar Murzin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A40
½–½
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A40
0–1
2024
M Bluebaum vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Late
A42
0–1
2024
Andrew Hong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A40
1–0
2024
Veronika Shubenkova vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
A40
0–1
2024
Xiangyu Xu vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
A40
½–½
2024
P Koc vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Apr Late
A41
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Yanchenko
Titled Tue 7th May Late
D00
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs L Moroni
Titled Tue 7th May Late
A42
½–½
2024
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
D02
½–½
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
Superbet POL Blitz 2024
D02
0–1
2024
Kirill Shevchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
Superbet POL Blitz 2024
A40
0–1
2024
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
D00
½–½
2024
P Eljanov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st May Late
D00
½–½
2024
Ba Askarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late
A40
0–1
2024
Ihor Samunenkov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early
A40
0–1
2024
Mina Wael Sabry vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Jun Late
A40
0–1
2024
D Anton Guijarro vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
A40
1–0
2024
M Rodriguez Fontecha vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
D00
0–1
2024
Dmitry Tatarinov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
A41
0–1
2024
Ba Askarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jul Late
A40
0–1
2024
G Grigorov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jul Late
A41
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Titled Tue 16th Jul Late
D00
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
CrunchLab Masters Div 1 L
D02
½–½
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D02
0–1
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D02
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Le Tuan Minh
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D02
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Sumiya Bilguun
FIDE World Bl Team Final
D00
1–0
2024
Andreas Skotheim vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
A40
0–1
2024
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
D02
0–1
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D02
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D00
0–1
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
D02
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Danila Bilan
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
D00
1–0
2024
Cristi Machidon vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
A40
0–1
2024
Andrey Tsvetkov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
A40
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Marco Materia
Titled Tue 27th Aug Early
D02
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Sarana
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
D00
½–½
2024
Itay Sitbon vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
A40
0–1
2024
A Indjic vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
A42
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
SpeedChess Final 2024
A40
1–0
2024
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
D02
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Aleksandr E. Usov
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
D00
0–1
2024
Andrew Hong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
D00
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Vl3 Fedoseev
45th Olympiad 2024
D02
0–1
2024
A Velikanov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
D02
0–1
2024
Ludvig Carlsson vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Oct Late
D02
0–1
2024
Chen Zou vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Oct Late
A40
0–1
2024
Andrew Hong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Oct Late
D00
1–0
2024
G Oparin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Oct Late
D02
0–1
2024
A Mikaelyan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late
A40
0–1
2024
Marek Karas vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
A40
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Thomas Beerdsen
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
D02
1–0
2024
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel India Blitz
D02
½–½
2024
L Tristan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
A41
0–1
2024
A Korobov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early
A41
0–1
2024
Gata Kamsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
D00
0–1
2024
Olexandr Bortnyk vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
D00
½–½
2025
N Abasov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
A40
0–1
2025
Nicolas Checa vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
A40
0–1
2025
Adam Kozak vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
A40
½–½
2025
David Akhmedov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
A40
1–0
2025
Alexandros Papasimakopoulos vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Feb Late
A40
0–1
2025
Nicolas Checa vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A42
0–1
2025
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A42
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Chessable Masters Winners
D00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Etienne Bacrot
Titled Tue 4th Mar Late
D00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Titled Tue 4th Mar Late
D00
1–0
2025
A Indjic vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Mar Early
A40
0–1
2025
P Ollier vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
A41
0–1
2025
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
A40
½–½
2025
B Bok vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
A40
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Titled Tue 8th Apr Late
D00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 15th Apr Late
D00
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs R Terry
Titled Tue 15th Apr Late
A40
1–0
2025
Ethan Sheehan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Late
A40
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Vl3 Fedoseev
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Late
D00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Nikita Shandrygin
Titled Tue 6th May Late
D00
1–0
2025
A Gelman vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th May Early
A40
0–1
2025
Andrei Olhovik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th May Early
A40
0–1
2025
Yusuf Eren Kavri vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th May Late
A41
0–1
2025
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
D02
0–1
2025
Garg Aradhya vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
A40
0–1
2025
Murad Ibrahimli vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Jul Late
A40
0–1
2025
R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025
A42
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025
D00
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
D00
1–0
2025
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Esports World Cup 2025
D00
1–0
2025
Vittorio Cina' vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Aug Late
A40
0–1
2025
Dmitry Goltsev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Aug Late
A40
0–1
2025
G Leiva vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 12th Aug Late
D02
0–1
2025
S Ter Sahakyan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Aug Early
A40
0–1
2025
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Aug Late
D00
1–0
2025
Oleksandr Vasynda vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Aug Late
D02
0–1
2025
R Terry vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Aug Late
D00
0–1
2025
Andrei Olhovik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Sep 2025
A40
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Menua Hakobyan
Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
D00
1–0
2025
Alexandros Papasimakopoulos vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025
A40
0–1
2025
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025
A40
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025
D00
0–1
2025
E Shuvalov vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
A40
0–1
2025
S Sjugirov vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025
A40
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov
World Blitz Final KO 2025
D00
½–½
2025
Haik M. Martirosyan vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2025
A41
1–0
Questions
Magnus Carlsen and the Queen's Pawn Game: questions and answers
Does Magnus Carlsen play the Queen's Pawn Game?
Yes. Our database has 352 games of Magnus Carlsen in the Queen's Pawn Game from 2002–2025: 122 with White and 230 with Black.
What is Magnus Carlsen's record in the Queen's Pawn Game?
228 wins, 77 draws and 47 losses in 352 games, a score of 75.7%. With White 75–33–14, with Black 153–44–33 (won–drawn–lost).
Has Magnus Carlsen played the Queen's Pawn Game in classical chess?
Yes, 32 games in classical events in our database (18–10–4). The other games come from rapid, blitz and other events.
Which line of the Queen's Pawn Game does Carlsen play most?
The move order seen most often in his games is 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 Nc6 (11 games).
What are Magnus Carlsen's best Queen's Pawn Game games?
Good places to start are his wins against top players: Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk (FIDE World Cup 2023, 2023); Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi (WCh 2021, 2021); Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (FIDE Steinitz Mem Open, 2020); Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong (FIDE Steinitz Mem Open, 2020).
When did Magnus Carlsen last play the Queen's Pawn Game?
The latest game in our database is Haik M. Martirosyan vs Magnus Carlsen at the World Blitz 2025 (30 December 2025), result 1-0.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's Queen's Pawn Game games?
Yes. All 352 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.