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47 games · Head-to-head
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Magnus Carlsen leads 29–5 with 13 draws in the 47 games of the two in the Rama Chess archive, 2017 to 2025. Every game can be replayed move by move.
47
Games
29
Magnus Wins
13
Draws
5
Xiong Wins
Magnus
29
61.7%
Draws
13
27.7%
Xiong
5
10.6%
Quick answer · Updated October 2026
Magnus vs Xiong head to head
Magnus Carlsen leads Jeffery Xiong 29–5, with 13 draws, in 47 games (2017–2025). In classical events Carlsen has won 2, Xiong has won 0 and 2 were drawn.
| Type of event | Games | Carlsen won | Drawn | Xiong won | Carlsen score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Rapid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Blitz and bullet | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 80.0% |
| Other events | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
| All games | 47 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 75.5% |
First gameMagnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong · chess.com IoM Masters · 25 September 2017 · 1-0
Latest gameMagnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong · Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 · 16 December 2025 · 1-0
Xiong's latest winMagnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong · Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 October 2025 · 0-1
Carlsen's latest winMagnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong · Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 · 16 December 2025 · 1-0
With White / BlackCarlsen with White: 18–6–3 · with Black: 11–7–2 (won–drawn–lost)
Busiest year2020, with 18 games
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.
Xiong's wins
Every time Xiong beat Magnus Carlsen (5)
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 0-1Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 October 2025 · Blitz and bullet · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 65 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 0-1Titled Tue 29th Apr Early · 29 April 2025 · Blitz and bullet · English Opening · 28 moves
- Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Titled Tue 13th Aug Late · 13 August 2024 · Blitz and bullet · King's Indian Defense · 31 moves
- Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen, 1-0Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 8 June 2020 · Other events · Scotch Game · 38 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 0-1Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 6 June 2020 · Other events · Sicilian Defense · 50 moves
Carlsen's wins
Carlsen's quickest wins against Xiong
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 1-0Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 8 June 2020 · Other events · Indian Defenses · 25 moves
- Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen, 0-1Titled Tue 7th Jan Late · 7 January 2025 · Blitz and bullet · Queen's Gambit Declined · 26 moves
- Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong, 1-0Titled Tue 8th Jul Early · 8 July 2025 · Blitz and bullet · Sicilian Defense · 27 moves
Results by year
Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong, year by year (2017–2025)
Carlsen wonDrawnXiong won
Key position
How their latest decisive classical game ended
Replay the whole game move by move
Head to head · Updated October 2026
Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong: the record
Magnus Carlsen and Jeffery Xiong have met 47 times in the games collected here, from 2017 to 2025, across 34 events and all time controls (classical, rapid and blitz). Carlsen has won 29, Xiong has won 5, and 13 ended in a draw. That gives Carlsen 35.5 points out of 47, a score of 75.5%.
With the white pieces Carlsen scored 18 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in 27 games. With Black he scored 11 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in 20. Xiong took 2 games with White and 3 games with Black.
Their first game in this collection was played in 2017 at the chess.com IoM Masters; the most recent is from 2025 (Titled Tue 7th Jan Late). The busiest year was 2020, with 18 games. The opening seen most often is the Sicilian Defense.
By colour
Results with White and Black
| Carlsen played | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 78% |
| Black | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 72% |
| All games | 47 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 76% |
Year by year
Carlsen vs Xiong, 2017–2025
| Year | Games | Carlsen won | Drawn | Xiong won | Carlsen score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2020 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 69% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 71% |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 78% |
By Opening
Openings in this matchup
Games
All 47 games: Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2017
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
chess.com IoM Masters
A04
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
82nd Tata Steel GpA
D41
½–½
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
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
D31
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B41
0–1
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B30
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B14
1–0
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
D31
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B52
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
C00
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B40
1–0
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B33
½–½
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
B90
0–1
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
C45
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
A45
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Saint Louis Rapid 2020
C19
½–½
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
B46
1–0
2020
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
A01
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 10th May Early
A01
1–0
2022
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late
A10
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early
B20
1–0
2023
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Jun Late
C02
0–1
2023
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Dec Late
B00
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 23rd Apr Late
B50
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 23rd Jul Late
C01
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
A05
1–0
2024
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Aug Late
E73
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
C15
½–½
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 1st Oct Late
A37
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
C18
½–½
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
D30
0–1
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Jan Late
A04
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 11th Mar Late
A00
1–0
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Early
C00
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 29th Apr Early
A13
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 13th May Late
C42
½–½
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 10th Jun Early
D37
0–1
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
B50
0–1
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
B08
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 8th Jul Early
B40
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 19th Aug Late
A00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 26th Aug Early
A00
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
E20
0–1
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025
B50
0–1
2025
Jeffery Xiong vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025
C41
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025
A01
1–0
Questions
Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong: questions and answers
Magnus vs Xiong head to head: who has won more games?
Magnus Carlsen leads Jeffery Xiong 29–5, with 13 draws, in 47 games (2017–2025). That is 35.5 points for Carlsen out of 47 (75.5%). The count covers the classical, rapid and blitz games in the Rama Chess database.
How many times has Xiong beaten Magnus Carlsen?
Jeffery Xiong has beaten Magnus Carlsen 5 times in the games in our database (3 blitz and bullet, 2 other events): 2 with the white pieces and 3 with Black. The latest was Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025, 7 October 2025.
What is the Xiong vs Magnus head to head in classical chess?
In classical events in our database they played 4 games: Carlsen won 2, Xiong won 0 and 2 were drawn. Knockout tie-breaks (rapid or blitz) are not counted as classical.
What is the Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong record in rapid and blitz?
In rapid events: 0–1–0, and in blitz and bullet events: 21–6–3 (Carlsen's wins, draws, losses), from the games in our database.
When did Magnus Carlsen and Xiong first play?
The first game between them in our database is Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong at the chess.com IoM Masters (25 September 2017). Result: 1-0.
What was the latest game between Xiong and Magnus Carlsen?
Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong at the Titled Tue 16th Dec 2025 (16 December 2025), result 1-0.
What is Carlsen's score with White and with Black against Xiong?
With White Carlsen has 18 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in 27 games; with Black 11 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in 20 games.
Can I replay all the Magnus Carlsen vs Xiong games?
Yes. All 47 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.
The numbers on this page count the games in the Rama Chess database (2001 to 2025), not every game the two have ever played.