Magnus Carlsen

Alireza Firouzja

266 games · Head-to-head

Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen: Head to Head Record

Magnus Carlsen leads 135–65 with 66 draws in the 266 games of the two in the Rama Chess archive, 2018 to 2025. Every game can be replayed move by move.

266

Games

135

Magnus Wins

Draws

Firouzja Wins

Magnus

135

50.8%

Draws

24.8%

Firouzja

24.4%

Quick answer · Updated October 2026

Magnus vs Alireza head to head

Magnus Carlsen leads Alireza Firouzja 135–65, with 66 draws, in 266 games (2018–2025). In classical events Carlsen has won 5, Firouzja has won 0 and 4 were drawn.

Type of event	Games	Carlsen won	Drawn	Firouzja won	Carlsen score
Classical	9	5	4	0	77.8%
Rapid	68	29	24	15	60.3%
Blitz and bullet	121	59	25	37	59.1%
Armageddon	4	3	1	0	87.5%
Other events	64	39	12	13	70.3%
All games	266	135	66	65	63.2%

First gameMagnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja · World Blitz 2018 · 29 December 2018 · 1-0

Latest gameAlireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen · Titled Tue 11th Nov 2025 · 11 November 2025 · 0-1

Firouzja's latest winAlireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen · Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · 9 September 2025 · 1-0

Carlsen's latest winAlireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen · Titled Tue 11th Nov 2025 · 11 November 2025 · 0-1

With White / BlackCarlsen with White: 75–29–28 · with Black: 60–37–37 (won–drawn–lost)

Busiest year2021, with 74 games

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Source: the Rama Chess database of 7,484 Magnus Carlsen games, 2001 to 2025. It holds many of his games, not every game the two have ever played. The type of event (classical, rapid, blitz) is read from the event name; knockout tie-breaks are counted on their own.

Firouzja's wins

Firouzja's 10 most recent wins against Carlsen (of 65)

Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · 9 September 2025 · Blitz and bullet · English Opening · 70 moves
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Esports World Cup 2025 · 1 August 2025 · Rapid · Queen's Pawn Game · 54 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 0-1Titled Tue 12th Nov Early · 12 November 2024 · Blitz and bullet · Flank Openings · 28 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 0-1TechM GCL 2024 · 4 October 2024 · Rapid · Queen's Gambit Declined · 80 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 0-1Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W · 29 September 2024 · Rapid · Sicilian Defense · 84 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 0-1SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · King's Indian Defense · 76 moves
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · Two Knights Defense · 42 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 0-1SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · King's Indian Defense · 59 moves
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · Two Knights Defense · 45 moves
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · Ruy Lopez · 27 moves

Carlsen's wins

Carlsen's quickest wins against Firouzja

Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 1-0Magnus-Alireza Bullet · 22 February 2021 · Other events · King's Indian Defense · 9 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 1-0SpeedChess Final 2024 · 8 September 2024 · Blitz and bullet · French Defense · 17 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 1-0Magnus-Alireza Bullet · 22 February 2021 · Other events · Sicilian Defense · 19 moves

Results by year

Magnus Carlsen vs Firouzja, year by year (2018–2025)

Carlsen wonDrawnFirouzja won

Key position

How their latest decisive classical game ended

Final position of Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja, 12th Norway Chess 2024 2024, chess board diagram — This is the most recent decisive classical game between them in our database: **Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja** at the 12th Norway Chess 2024 (1 June 2024), Magnus Carlsen won in 82 moves (classical). This is the position after the last move in the score; Alireza Firouzja resigned here or lost on time.

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Photos

Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja

Magnus Carlsen, chess world champion 2013-2023 — Magnus Carlsen, world champion from 2013 to 2023.Photo: Miroslav.vajdic, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alireza Firouzja, chess grandmaster.Photo: This photo was taken by Eldar Azimov.Foto Eldar Əzimov tərəfindən çəkilib.Mention the author's name, when using an image, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Head to head · Updated October 2026

Magnus Carlsen vs Firouzja: the record

Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja have met 266 times in the games collected here, from 2018 to 2025, across 61 events and all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz). Carlsen has won 135, Firouzja has won 65, and 66 ended in a draw. That gives Carlsen 168 points out of 266, a score of 63.2%.

In 264 of these games, with the white pieces, Carlsen scored 74 wins, 29 draws and 28 losses in 131 games. With Black he scored 60 wins, 37 draws and 36 losses in 133. Firouzja took 36 games with White and 28 games with Black.

The earliest game is from 2018 at the World Blitz 2018; the most recent is from 2025 (Titled Tue 11th Mar Late). The busiest year was 2021, with 73 games. The opening seen most often is the Sicilian Defense.

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By colour

Results with White and Black

Carlsen played	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Score
White	131	74	29	28	68%
Black	133	60	37	36	59%
All 266 games	266	135	66	65	63%

White and Black rows count 264 of the 266 games; the last row counts all 266.

Year by year

Carlsen vs Firouzja, 2018–2025

Year	Games	Carlsen won	Drawn	Firouzja won	Carlsen score
2018	1	1	0	0	100%
2019	1	1	0	0	100%
2020	29	15	6	8	62%
2021	73	43	16	14	70%
2022	9	3	4	2	56%
2023	69	29	17	23	54%
2024	67	33	19	15	63%
2025	15	9	4	2	73%

Years of 264 of the 266 games.

By Opening

Openings in this matchup

Sicilian Defense44 Ruy Lopez25 Queen's Gambit Declined20 King's Indian Defense19 Two Knights Defense15 Caro-Kann Defense14 Réti Opening10 Alekhine's Defense9 Queen's Pawn Game9 Modern Defense9 English Opening9 French Defense9

Games

All 266 games: Magnus Carlsen vs Firouzja

Year

Game

ECO

Result

2018

Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja