Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang

Magnus Carlsen leads 82–45 with 15 draws in the 142 games of the two in the Rama Chess archive, 2014 to 2025. Every game can be replayed move by move.

142

Games

Magnus Wins

Draws

Tang Wins

Magnus

57.7%

Draws

10.6%

Tang

31.7%

Quick answer · Updated October 2026

Magnus vs Tang head to head

Magnus Carlsen leads Andrew Tang 82–45, with 15 draws, in 142 games (2014–2025). There is no classical game between them in our database; their games are rapid, blitz and other fast events.

Type of event	Games	Carlsen won	Drawn	Tang won	Carlsen score
Rapid	1	1	0	0	100.0%
Blitz and bullet	140	80	15	45	62.5%
Other events	1	1	0	0	100.0%
All games	142	82	15	45	63.0%

First gameMagnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang · Carlsen vs chess.com · 14 December 2014 · 1-0

Latest gameAndrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen · Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025 · 4 November 2025 · 0-1

Tang's latest winMagnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang · Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · 0-1

Carlsen's latest winAndrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen · Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025 · 4 November 2025 · 0-1

With White / BlackCarlsen with White: 39–4–27 · with Black: 43–11–18 (won–drawn–lost)

Busiest year2021, with 99 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.

Tang's wins

Tang's 10 most recent wins against Carlsen (of 45)

Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · Flank Openings · 43 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · French Defense · 45 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · French Defense · 34 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · Queen's Pawn Game · 48 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · Queen's Gambit Declined · 57 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · Three Knights Game · 21 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · King's Gambit · 25 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Katara Bullet Final 2021 · 23 June 2021 · Blitz and bullet · Queen's Gambit Declined · 54 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Katara Bullet Final 2021 · 23 June 2021 · Blitz and bullet · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 27 moves
Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 0-1Katara Bullet Final 2021 · 23 June 2021 · Blitz and bullet · Italian Game · 41 moves

Carlsen's wins

Carlsen's quickest wins against Tang

Magnus Carlsen vs Andrew Tang, 1-0Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 20 July 2023 · Blitz and bullet · Vienna Game · 5 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-1Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 · 22 February 2021 · Blitz and bullet · Queen's Pawn Game · 16 moves
Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-1Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 · 22 February 2021 · Blitz and bullet · Benko Gambit · 17 moves

Results by year

Magnus Carlsen vs Tang, year by year (2014–2025)

Carlsen wonDrawnTang won

Key position

How their latest decisive game ended

Final position of Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen, Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025 2025, chess board diagram — This is the most recent decisive game between them in our database: **Andrew Tang vs Magnus Carlsen** at the Titled Tue 4th Nov 2025 (4 November 2025), Magnus Carlsen won in 28 moves (blitz and bullet). This is the position after the last move in the score; Andrew Tang resigned here or lost on time.

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Head to head · Updated October 2026

Magnus Carlsen vs Tang: the record

Magnus Carlsen and Andrew Tang have met 142 times in the games collected here, from 2014 to 2025, across 15 events and all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz). Carlsen has won 82, Tang has won 45, and 15 ended in a draw. That gives Carlsen 89.5 points out of 142, a score of 63.0%.

With the white pieces Carlsen scored 39 wins, 4 draws and 27 losses in 70 games. With Black he scored 43 wins, 11 draws and 18 losses in 72. Tang took 18 games with White and 27 games with Black.

Their first game in this collection was played in 2014 at the Carlsen vs chess.com; the most recent is from 2025 (Titled Tue 16th Sep 2025). The busiest year was 2021, with 99 games. The opening seen most often is the Queen's Pawn Game.

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