Players / magnuscarlsen
GM Magnus Carlsen's openings
Chess.com: magnuscarlsen · Blitz 3375 · Bullet 3331 · Rapid 2941
From 378 games played on Chess.com between Sep 1, 2026 and Nov 7, 2026: Magnus Carlsen scored 83% (301 wins, 25 draws, 52 losses). With White, Magnus Carlsen opens 1.d4 in 42% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.d4: 78 games (42%), scores 86%
- 1.e4: 58 games (31%), scores 82%
- 1.c4: 26 games (14%), scores 87%
- 1.Nf3: 10 games (5%), scores 80%
- 1.e3: 3 games (2%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 24 games (13%), scores 88%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 21 games (11%), scores 83%
- Queens Gambit: 18 games (10%), scores 86%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 14 games (7%), scores 86%
- English Opening: 13 games (7%), scores 92%
- Kings Indian Defense: 12 games (6%), scores 63%
- Modern Defense: 6 games (3%), scores 100%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 5 games (3%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 33 games (45%), scores 76%
- 1...e6: 16 games (22%), scores 78%
- 1...g6: 15 games (20%), scores 100%
- 1...e5: 10 games (14%), scores 60%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 18 games (42%), scores 89%
- 1...d5: 11 games (26%), scores 100%
- 1...g6: 8 games (19%), scores 94%
- 1...f5: 6 games (14%), scores 100%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 29 games (15%), scores 83%
- Modern Defense: 24 games (13%), scores 88%
- French Defense: 16 games (8%), scores 78%
- Kings Indian Defense: 15 games (8%), scores 87%
- Indian Game: 11 games (6%), scores 86%
- Caro Kann Defense: 9 games (5%), scores 78%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 7 games (4%), scores 79%
- English Opening: 7 games (4%), scores 86%