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Opening · 400 games
Magnus Carlsen in the Réti Opening
400 games of Magnus Carlsen in the Réti Opening, 2001 to 2025: 270 wins, 86 draws, 44 losses. Every game can be replayed move by move.
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
Does Magnus Carlsen play the Réti Opening?
Yes. Magnus Carlsen has played the Réti Opening in 400 games in our database (2001–2025): 270 wins, 86 draws and 44 losses, a score of 78.2%. He had it 235 times with White (166–51–18) and 165 times with Black (104–35–26).
| Type of event | Games | Carlsen won | Drawn | Opponent won | Carlsen score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 56.9% |
| Rapid | 67 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 73.1% |
| Blitz and bullet | 279 | 207 | 46 | 26 | 82.4% |
| Armageddon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Other events | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 75.0% |
| All games | 400 | 270 | 86 | 44 | 78.2% |
First game in our databaseB Badea vs Magnus Carlsen · Open NOR-ch · 14 April 2001 · 1-0
Latest gameMagnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana · World Blitz Final KO 2025 · 30 December 2025 · ½-½
Classical games36: 13–15–8 (won–drawn–lost)
His most played move order1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 (17 games)
Busiest year2024, with 105 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 Réti Opening: the starting moves
In his own games the line he reached most often is 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 (17 games).
Best wins
Magnus Carlsen's Réti Opening wins against top players
- Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 1-012th Norway Chess 2024 · 2 June 2024 · Classical · 30 moves
- Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-185th Tata Steel Masters · 29 January 2023 · Classical · 56 moves
- Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-18th Norway Chess 2020 · 15 October 2020 · Classical · 69 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin, 1-05th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · 3 August 2017 · Classical · 42 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 1-0chess.com IoM Masters · 25 September 2017 · Classical · 33 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 1-0Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · 21 April 2015 · Classical · 54 moves
Results by year
The Réti Opening by year (2001–2025)
Carlsen wonDrawnOpponent won
Record · Updated October 2026
Magnus Carlsen's record in the Réti Opening
The Rama Chess archive holds 400 games in which Magnus Carlsen played the Réti Opening, from 2001 to 2025. He won 270, drew 86 and lost 44, a score of 78.2%. The games come from all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz).
He has had this opening on the board with both colours: 235 games as White (166 wins, 51 draws, 18 losses) and 165 games as Black (104 wins, 35 draws, 26 losses).
His most frequent opponents here are Hikaru Nakamura (23), Wesley So (16), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (15). The earliest game is from 2001 (Open NOR-ch) and the most recent from 2025 (Titled Tue 7th Jan Late). The ECO code seen most often is A07.
By colour
With White and with Black
| Carlsen played | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 166 | 51 | 18 | 81% |
| Black | 165 | 104 | 35 | 26 | 74% |
| All games | 400 | 270 | 86 | 44 | 78% |
Year by year
Réti Opening games by year
| Year | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88% |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60% |
| 2016 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 65% |
| 2017 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 71% |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 79% |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 58% |
| 2020 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 64% |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 79% |
| 2022 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 78% |
| 2023 | 53 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 77% |
| 2024 | 105 | 85 | 16 | 4 | 89% |
| 2025 | 62 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 88% |
Opponents
Who he played most in the Réti Opening
All 400 games: Magnus Carlsen in the Réti Opening
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2001
B Badea vs Magnus Carlsen
Open NOR-ch
A05
1–0
2001
D Hersvik vs Magnus Carlsen
Nordic Championships
A05
½–½
2002
O Hole vs Magnus Carlsen
TCh-NOR Finals
A04
1–0
2004
Magnus Carlsen vs S Dolmatov
Aeroflot Open
A04
1–0
2004
S Khamdamov vs Magnus Carlsen
36th Olympiad
A07
0–1
2005
L Bruzon vs Magnus Carlsen
2nd Samba Cup
A04
1–0
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand
World Blitz
A07
½–½
2008
S Movsesian vs Magnus Carlsen
Tal Memorial Blitz
A08
0–1
2010
Magnus Carlsen vs J Smeets
19th Amber Blindfold
A07
1–0
2011
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
Botvinnik Memorial
A04
1–0
2011
F Vallejo Pons vs Magnus Carlsen
4th Final Masters
A04
1–0
2012
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
74th Tata Steel GMA
A07
½–½
2012
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
7th Tal Mem Blitz
A04
0–1
2012
Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Final
A04
0–1
2012
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Final
A04
0–1
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
75th Tata Steel GpA
A07
1–0
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov
Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
A07
0–1
2013
Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen
Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
A06
0–1
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
8th Tal Memorial
A07
0–1
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
WCh 2013
A07
½–½
2013
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
WCh 2013
A07
½–½
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
Zurich CC Blitz 2014
A06
1–0
2014
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
Zurich CC Rapid 2014
A05
1–0
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs A Rodriguez Vila
Uva Four player KO 2014
A04
1–0
2014
Geo Meier vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Blitz 2014
A05
0–1
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
A05
1–0
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
3rd Norway Blitz 2015
A05
0–1
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
3rd Norway Blitz 2015
A04
1–0
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Mark Prevezer
Carlsen Vienna Blindfold
A05
1–0
2015
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2015
A07
½–½
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
World Blitz 2015
A05
1–0
2015
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2015
A07
½–½
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
World Blitz 2015
A04
0–1
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs Mi Adams
7th London Classic 2015
A07
½–½
2015
Magnus Carlsen vs N Batsiashvili
Qatar Masters Open 2015
A07
½–½
2016
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
4th Norway Blitz 2016
A07
0–1
2016
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Rapid YourNextMove
A04
0–1
2016
Vladimir Kramnik vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A04
0–1
2016
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz YourNextMove
A09
0–1
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
A07
0–1
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
A07
1–0
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
A07
½–½
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
A09
1–0
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
A07
0–1
2016
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com QF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
A07
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
A04
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Isaac Wiebe
Play Live Challenge 2016
A04
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
A05
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
A05
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016
A07
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
A07
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
A04
½–½
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016
A07
1–0
2016
L Pantsulaia vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2016
A07
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
World Blitz 2016
A05
0–1
2017
Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen
79th Tata Steel GpA
A06
1–0
2017
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League Group Stage
A05
½–½
2017
A Kunte vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A07
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs AR Salem
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Garg Aradhya vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A04
0–1
2017
L Pantsulaia vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A06
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs L Pantsulaia
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Geo Meier vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A05
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ba Jobava
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A05
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Milton Pantzar
PRO League KO Stage 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
5th Norway Blitz 2017
A07
1–0
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
5th Norway Blitz 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
GCT Blitz Paris 2017
A05
0–1
2017
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
GCT Blitz Paris 2017
A07
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Oluwafemi Balogun vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Cup 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
chess.com IoM Masters
A04
1–0
2017
P Eljanov vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com IoM Masters
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Vidit Gujrathi
chess.com IoM Masters
A07
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Gadir Guseinov
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A04
1–0
2017
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen-Ding Showdown G10
A07
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5
A04
½–½
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5
A05
1–0
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
A04
½–½
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A05
½–½
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A04
1–0
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
A05
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A05
1–0
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A05
0–1
2017
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A07
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
9th London Classic 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
World Rapid 2017
A04
1–0
2017
L Pantsulaia vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2017
A07
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
World Rapid 2017
A05
0–1
2017
S Sjugirov vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2017
A07
1–0
2017
D Anton Guijarro vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2017
A04
0–1
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
World Blitz 2017
A04
½–½
2017
TL Petrosian vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2017
A04
0–1
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A04
1–0
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
A07
1–0
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A07
½–½
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A07
½–½
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
A07
1–0
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs S Azarov
PRO League Group Stage
A05
1–0
2018
E Miroshnichenko vs Magnus Carlsen
PRO League Group Stage
A04
0–1
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
A04
½–½
2018
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
6th Norway Blitz 2018
A07
1–0
2018
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Norway Blitz 2018
A07
½–½
2018
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
A05
½–½
2018
G Oparin vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2018
A07
0–1
2019
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
81st Tata Steel GpA
A05
½–½
2019
Geo Meier vs Magnus Carlsen
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
A05
0–1
2019
Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Rapid 2019
A07
0–1
2019
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Tata Steel India Blitz
A04
½–½
2019
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
11th London Classic 2019
A09
1–0
2019
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen
11th London Classic 2019
A06
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs N Grandelius
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
A04
1–0
2020
N Grandelius vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
A04
0–1
2020
D Anton Guijarro vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open
A06
½–½
2020
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Lindores Abbey Prelim
A07
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
A07
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
A07
½–½
2020
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters GpA
A06
½–½
2020
Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen
Legends of Chess Prelim
A05
½–½
2020
Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen
Legends of Chess Final
A07
0–1
2020
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2020
A04
1–0
2020
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2020
A07
½–½
2020
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2020
A07
½–½
2020
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2020
A05
0–1
2020
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Katara Bullet Final 2020
A04
1–0
2020
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
8th Norway Chess 2020
A05
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Parham Maghsoodloo
chess.com Speed 2020
A05
½–½
2020
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
A09
0–1
2020
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
A05
1–0
2021
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021
A04
0–1
2021
Volodar Murzin vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
A06
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021
A07
1–0
2021
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021
A04
1–0
2021
Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen
9th Norway Armageddon
A08
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
9th Norway Armageddon
A05
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
World Blitz 2021
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Airthings Masters Prelim
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Charity Cup Prelim
A07
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Quang Liem Le
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
A06
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs R Praggnanandhaa
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
A06
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jorden Van Foreest
Oslo Esports Cup 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Petros Trimitzios vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th May Early
A04
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Chessable Masters KO 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
Chessable Masters KO 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Wang Hao
10th Norway Chess 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited Blitz 2022
A05
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Ivan Schitco
44th Olympiad 2022
A05
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Quang Liem Le
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs R Praggnanandhaa
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
A08
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Baskaran Adhiban
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim
A04
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim
A08
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Julius Baer GenCup KO
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
Julius Baer GenCup KO
A07
1–0
2022
H Melkumyan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Oct Late
A04
0–1
2022
Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid Prelim
A07
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs D Anton Guijarro
Aimchess Rapid Prelim
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
Aimchess Rapid KO
A08
1–0
2022
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Tour Final 2022
A04
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Quang Liem Le
Meltwater Tour Final 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Titled Tue 29th Nov Late
A07
1–0
2022
Kirill Shevchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
MrDodgy Inv 3 Finals
A09
1–0
2022
Kirill Shevchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
MrDodgy Inv 3 Finals
A09
0–1
2022
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A05
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A04
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A05
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A04
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A05
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
A07
½–½
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jakub Suder
Titled Tue 20th Dec Late
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Rudik Makarian
Titled Tue 20th Dec Late
A05
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Titled Tue 20th Dec Late
A07
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
World Blitz 2022
A06
1–0
2023
Alejandro Domingo Nunez vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
A07
0–1
2023
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
85th Tata Steel Masters
A05
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Shiroghlan Talibov
Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
A05
1–0
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Div 1 W
A05
½–½
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Div 1 W
A05
½–½
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Div 1 W
A07
½–½
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Airthings Masters Div 1 W
A07
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Ghosh Aronyak
PRO League Prelim 2023
A05
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs J Hammer
TCh-NOR Elite 2022-23
A06
1–0
2023
Reza Mahdavi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late
A05
0–1
2023
Vl3 Fedoseev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late
A05
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Rauf Mamedov
PRO League Prelim 2023
A05
1–0
2023
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Mar Late
A05
½–½
2023
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Div 1 W
A05
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladislav Artemiev
Chessable Masters Div 1 W
A05
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs M Bluebaum
Titled Tue 9th May Early
A07
½–½
2023
O Vastrukhin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th May Early
A04
0–1
2023
Jaloliddin Ilkhomi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th May Late
A04
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Superbet Rapid 2023
A06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Christos Krallis
Titled Tue 23rd May Late
A05
½–½
2023
Ax Bachmann vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd May Late
A06
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Superbet Blitz 2023
A06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
11th Norway Blitz 2023
A06
½–½
2023
Vincent Keymer vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Jul Late
A04
0–1
2023
Eric Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A04
0–1
2023
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A06
0–1
2023
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A05
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A05
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A05
½–½
2023
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
A05
½–½
2023
A Mortazavi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Aug Late
A04
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs G Bazeev
Titled Tue 1st Aug Late
A07
1–0
2023
Valery Kazakouski vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Aug Late
A04
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs M Matlakov
Titled Tue 1st Aug Late
A07
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs S Zierk
Titled Tue 1st Aug Late
A07
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs M Matlakov
Titled Tue 8th Aug Early
A06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitry Andreikin
Titled Tue 8th Aug Early
A04
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Olexandr Bortnyk
chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw
A05
1–0
2023
Sina Movahed vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
A07
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vidit Gujrathi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A05
1–0
2023
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A07
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A04
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A05
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A08
1–0
2023
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2023
A05
0–1
2023
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th Oct Early
A04
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Yoseph Theolifus Taher
Titled Tue 7th Nov Early
A05
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Vl Kovalev
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late
A07
1–0
2023
Quang Liem Le vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late
A04
0–1
2023
Quang Liem Le vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
A04
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Titled Tue 5th Dec Late
A07
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Drygalov
Titled Tue 19th Dec Early
A09
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Subramaniyam H Bharath
World Blitz 2023
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early
A06
1–0
2024
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jan Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Chessable Masters Div 1 W
A07
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Eelke De Boer
Titled Tue 6th Feb Early
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Aziz Degenbaev
Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Joseph Girel
Titled Tue 5th Mar Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs SL Narayanan
Titled Tue 5th Mar Early
A05
½–½
2024
Y Kuzubov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
A04
0–1
2024
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early
A07
1–0
2024
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
GRENKE Chess Classic 2024
A05
½–½
2024
Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 2nd Apr Early
A05
0–1
2024
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Late
A04
0–1
2024
K Mekhitarian vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Early
A04
0–1
2024
Gabriel Quispe Arteaga vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Late
A04
0–1
2024
Francisco Fiorito vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th May Early
A04
0–1
2024
M Arabidze vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th May Early
A04
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
Superbet POL Blitz 2024
A07
1–0
2024
Vincent Keymer vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
A06
0–1
2024
Vincent Keymer vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Div 1 W
A06
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Wei Yi
Superbet POL Blitz 2024
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Superbet POL Blitz 2024
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Mahel Boyer
Titled Tue 14th May Late
A07
1–0
2024
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 14th May Late
A05
0–1
2024
Nikita Shandrygin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st May Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Ravan Aliyev
Titled Tue 21st May Late
A05
1–0
2024
E Cordova vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st May Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren
12th Norway Chess 2024
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Mahel Boyer
Titled Tue 25th Jun Early
A04
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs JC Ibarra Jerez
Titled Tue 25th Jun Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Christopher Woojin Yoo
Titled Tue 25th Jun Early
A05
1–0
2024
SL Narayanan vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Jun Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
Titled Tue 25th Jun Early
A07
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Artem Bardyk
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
A07
1–0
2024
D Orzech vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Jul Late
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Sarana
Titled Tue 16th Jul Late
A07
1–0
2024
J Santos Latasa vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Jul Late
A04
0–1
2024
M Demidov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Jul Late
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Le Tuan Minh
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
A06
1–0
2024
Le Tuan Minh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
A04
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs L Tristan
Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Cem Kaan Gokerkan
Titled Tue 30th Jul Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Bojan Maksimovic
Titled Tue 30th Jul Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Christopher Woojin Yoo
Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs D Martinez Martin
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
A06
1–0
2024
Dmitry Andreikin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
A05
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
A05
½–½
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
A05
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Titled Tue 13th Aug Late
A07
1–0
2024
Nikita Shandrygin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs P Eljanov
Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Juan Alberto Gomez Aguirre
Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs JC Ibarra Jerez
Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
A04
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitry Andreikin
Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
A05
1–0
2024
Nikita Shandrygin vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Aug Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs D Paravyan
Titled Tue 27th Aug Early
A07
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Shamsiddin Vokhidov
Titled Tue 27th Aug Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Sarana
Titled Tue 27th Aug Early
A07
1–0
2024
R Svane vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
A05
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
SpeedChess Final 2024
A07
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
SpeedChess Final 2024
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs M Chigaev
Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Robson
Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
A08
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs A Indjic
Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
A07
½–½
2024
R Nanjo vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs J Soto Vega
Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs S Zhigalko
Titled Tue 17th Sep Early
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
A06
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs G Oparin
Titled Tue 17th Sep Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Mendes Aaron Reeve
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs K Mekhitarian
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
A07
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Titled Tue 24th Sep Late
A08
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W
A07
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Sarin Nihal
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitry Andreikin
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
A04
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs B Bok
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs O Badmatsyrenov
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
A04
1–0
2024
Z Javakhadze vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
A04
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs D Paravyan
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs S Shankland
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs M Ragger
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Subramaniyam H Bharath
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
Tata Steel India Blitz
A05
½–½
2024
Sarin Nihal vs Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel India Blitz
A04
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs T Banusz
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer
CCT Final RR 2024
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
CCT Final RR 2024
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
CCT Final RR 2024
A07
½–½
2024
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
CCT Final RR 2024
A05
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Yellumahanthi Setumadhav
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Beksultan Moldagali
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Arad Nazari
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
A04
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Javokhir Sindarov
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
A05
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Svane
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
A07
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
A05
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs A Tari
World Rapid 2024
A06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Hovhannisyan
World Blitz 2024
A07
1–0
2025
Daniel Dardha vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
A04
1–0
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
A04
0–1
2025
Frederick Waldhausen Gordon vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
A04
1–0
2025
Ba Askarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Early
A05
0–1
2025
Saidakbar Saydaliev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early
A04
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Adham Fawzy
Titled Tue 4th Feb Late
A04
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Igor Musial
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A04
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs R Masruri
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Adam Kozak
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A04
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Mat Bartel
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A05
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs A Indjic
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs D Kryakvin
Titled Tue 25th Feb Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Egor Baskakov
Titled Tue 25th Feb Late
A05
1–0
2025
S Jessel vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Mar Late
A04
0–1
2025
Ivan Povshednyi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early
A05
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs A Tari
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early
A05
1–0
2025
Z Pakleza vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Mar Late
A09
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Logan C Shafer
Titled Tue 18th Mar Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Arthur De Winter
Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Olexandr Bortnyk
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Early
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Z Pakleza
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Mads Vestby-Ellingsen
Titled Tue 6th May Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi
Titled Tue 6th May Early
A05
1–0
2025
Ediz Gurel vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 6th May Early
A04
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Frederik Svane
Titled Tue 6th May Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Chithambaram VR. Aravindh
Titled Tue 13th May Early
A05
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Z Tsydypov
Titled Tue 13th May Late
A07
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Chess.com Classic Winners
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Quang Liem Le
Titled Tue 20th May Late
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs V Bernadskiy
Titled Tue 20th May Late
A05
1–0
2025
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Winners
A05
0–1
2025
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Chess.com Classic Winners
A06
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs J Rojas Alarcon
Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
A04
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025
A08
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
A06
½–½
2025
Kobe Smeets vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 19th Aug Early
A07
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Mikhailovsky
Titled Tue 19th Aug Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Titled Tue 19th Aug Early
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Ax Bachmann
Titled Tue 26th Aug Early
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hugo Uber Gracia
Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Mittal Aditya
Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Martinez
chess.com SpeedChess 2025
A04
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Martinez
chess.com SpeedChess 2025
A04
1–0
2025
Efe Metehan Yavuz vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
A04
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Edgar Mamedov
Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh
Clutch Chess: Champions
A07
1–0
2025
Efe Metehan Yavuz vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Nov 2025
A04
0–1
2025
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2025
A07
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs S Ter Sahakyan
1st 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025
A07
1–0
2025
D Anton Guijarro vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025
A05
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Nagare Kaivalya Sandip
Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
A05
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs K Drozdowski
Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
A07
1–0
2025
M Pranesh vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
A06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
A07
1–0
2025
Denis Lazavik vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 25th Nov 2025
A04
½–½
2025
A Gubajdullin vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
A04
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jegor Lashkin
1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
A06
1–0
2025
M Tabatabaei vs Magnus Carlsen
2nd 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
A04
0–1
2025
S Jessel vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
A04
0–1
2025
Z Javakhadze vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Dec 2025
A04
0–1
2025
D Anton Guijarro vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2025
A05
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
World Blitz Final KO 2025
A06
½–½
Questions
Magnus Carlsen and the Réti Opening: questions and answers
Does Magnus Carlsen play the Réti Opening?
Yes. Our database has 400 games of Magnus Carlsen in the Réti Opening from 2001–2025: 235 with White and 165 with Black.
What is Magnus Carlsen's record in the Réti Opening?
270 wins, 86 draws and 44 losses in 400 games, a score of 78.2%. With White 166–51–18, with Black 104–35–26 (won–drawn–lost).
Has Magnus Carlsen played the Réti Opening in classical chess?
Yes, 36 games in classical events in our database (13–15–8). The other games come from rapid, blitz and other events.
Which line of the Réti Opening does Carlsen play most?
The move order seen most often in his games is 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 (17 games).
What are Magnus Carlsen's best Réti Opening games?
Good places to start are his wins against top players: Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren (12th Norway Chess 2024, 2024); Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen (85th Tata Steel Masters, 2023); Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen (8th Norway Chess 2020, 2020); Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin (5th Sinquefield Cup 2017, 2017).
When did Magnus Carlsen last play the Réti Opening?
The latest game in our database is Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana at the World Blitz Final KO 2025 (30 December 2025), result ½-½.
Can I replay Magnus Carlsen's Réti Opening games?
Yes. All 400 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.