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Opening · 137 games
Modern Defense
Magnus Carlsen's games in the Modern Defense. Every game from the collection that played out through this opening.
All 137 games
Year
Game
ECO
Result
2001
Magnus Carlsen vs KR Johansen
Troll Masters
B06
1–0
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs M Vassallo
11th Aosta Open
B06
½–½
2003
Magnus Carlsen vs A Andersen
ch-Barents Region A
B06
1–0
2005
Magnus Carlsen vs Z Azmaiparashvili
WCC
B06
1–0
2007
Magnus Carlsen vs Gata Kamsky
World Blitz
B06
0–1
2009
Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz
B06
0–1
2010
Mi Adams vs Magnus Carlsen
39th Olympiad Men
B06
1–0
2010
B Savchenko vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
B06
0–1
2010
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
VI World Blitz
B06
½–½
2012
Magnus Carlsen vs L McShane
7th Tal Mem Blitz
B06
1–0
2012
N Chadaev vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Final
B06
1–0
2014
Norway vs Magnus Carlsen
NRK Carlsen vs Norway TV
B06
0–1
2014
Magnus Carlsen vs Rainn Wilson
Carlsen vs chess.com
B06
1–0
2015
A Naiditsch vs Magnus Carlsen
3rd GRENKE Chess Classic
B06
1–0
2015
Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen
3rd Norway Blitz 2015
B06
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs TL Petrosian
chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
B06
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs TL Petrosian
chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
B06
1–0
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs TL Petrosian
chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
B06
1–0
2016
Wei Yi vs Magnus Carlsen
9th Masters Final 2016
B06
0–1
2016
D Solak vs Magnus Carlsen
42nd Olympiad 2016
B06
0–1
2016
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016
B06
1–0
2017
E Perelshteyn vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com IoM Masters
B06
0–1
2017
Gadir Guseinov vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
B06
0–1
2017
Gadir Guseinov vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
B06
0–1
2017
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
B06
0–1
2017
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
B06
1–0
2019
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
7th Norway Blitz 2019
B06
0–1
2019
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
7th Norway Blitz 2019
B06
0–1
2019
A Predke vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2019
B06
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Lindores Abbey Final 8
B06
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Legends of Chess Final
B06
1–0
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniel Naroditsky
Katara Bullet Final 2020
B06
0–1
2020
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniel Naroditsky
Katara Bullet Final 2020
B06
1–0
2020
Vladislav Artemiev vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
B06
0–1
2020
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com Speed 2020
B06
1–0
2021
Nicolas Garcia Lopez vs Magnus Carlsen
World Corporate East D
B06
0–1
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
B06
1–0
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
B06
0–1
2021
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus-Alireza Bullet
B06
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
B06
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
B06
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
B06
½–½
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
B06
1–0
2021
S Ganguly vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs. Challengers
B06
0–1
2021
A Tari vs Magnus Carlsen
NIC Classic Prelim 2021
B06
0–1
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso
Katara Bullet Final 2021
B06
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso
Katara Bullet Final 2021
B06
1–0
2021
Magnus Carlsen vs Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso
Katara Bullet Final 2021
B06
1–0
2021
V Sanal vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2021
B06
0–1
2022
G Jones vs Magnus Carlsen
Chessable Masters Prelim
B06
0–1
2022
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
10th Norway Blitz 2022
B06
1–0
2022
Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
B06
½–½
2022
R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
FTX Crypto Cup 2022
B06
1–0
2022
P Jaracz vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late
B06
0–1
2022
M Chigaev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 23rd Aug Late
B06
0–1
2022
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim
B06
0–1
2022
R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim
B06
½–½
2022
Arty Timofeev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Early
B06
0–1
2022
Dmitrij Kollars vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
B06
0–1
2022
Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Sep Late
B06
½–½
2022
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid Prelim
B06
1–0
2022
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Magnus Carlsen
Aimchess Rapid Prelim
B06
½–½
2022
G Jones vs Magnus Carlsen
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpA
B06
1–0
2022
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
B06
0–1
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
B06
1–0
2022
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
B06
1–0
2022
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2022
B06
½–½
2022
E Tomashevsky vs Magnus Carlsen
World Rapid 2022
B06
0–1
2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2022
B06
0–1
2023
Jose Martinez vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early
B06
1–0
2023
Dmitrij Kollars vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
B06
1–0
2023
Marco Riehle vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
B06
0–1
2023
R Robson vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jan Late
B06
1–0
2023
M Chigaev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
B06
1–0
2023
P Idani vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 21st Mar Late
B06
0–1
2023
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited Blitz 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Daniel Naroditsky
Bullet Chess Losers 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
0–1
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Bullet Chess Winners 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Dmitriy Kushko
Titled Tue 8th Aug Early
B06
1–0
2023
M Pranesh vs Magnus Carlsen
Qatar Masters Open 2023
B06
½–½
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Sarin Nihal
Titled Tue 19th Dec Early
B06
1–0
2023
Magnus Carlsen vs TL Petrosian
World Rapid 2023
B06
1–0
2024
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 5th Mar Late
B06
½–½
2024
Jose Martinez vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 9th Apr Late
B06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs R Dragomirescu
Titled Tue 21st May Early
B06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Artem Galaktionov
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late
B06
1–0
2024
Sumiya Bilguun vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Bl Team Final
B06
0–1
2024
Ediz Gurel vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
B06
0–1
2024
Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
chess.com SpeedChess 2024
B06
0–1
2024
Imangali Akhilbay vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
B06
0–1
2024
Vl Kovalev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
B06
0–1
2024
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th Aug Late
B06
½–½
2024
Almas Rakhmatullaev vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 20th Aug Early
B06
1–0
2024
Vu Rasulov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
B06
0–1
2024
Jose Martinez vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
B06
1–0
2024
S Zhigalko vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
B06
0–1
2024
M Dann vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
B06
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann
SpeedChess Final 2024
B06
0–1
2024
Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen
SpeedChess Final 2024
B06
0–1
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja
SpeedChess Final 2024
B06
1–0
2024
Magnus Carlsen vs Mark Plotkin
Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
B06
1–0
2025
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
B06
0–1
2025
Georgijs Germanovs vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early
B06
0–1
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez
Titled Tue 25th Mar Late
B06
1–0
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Chen Zou
Titled Tue 22nd Apr Late
B06
1–0
2025
B Csonka vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 6th May Early
B06
0–1
2025
Ihor Samunenkov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 13th May Early
B06
½–½
2025
Magnus Carlsen vs Shant Sargsyan
Titled Tue 10th Jun Early
B06
1–0
2025
Ashritha Eswaran vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
B06
0–1
2025
Gong Qianyun vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
B06
0–1
2025
Daniel Naroditsky vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
B06
1–0
2025
Justus Williams vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 1st Jul Late
B06
½–½
2025
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
B06
0–1
2025
Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
B06
½–½
2025
Iv Saric vs Magnus Carlsen
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
B06
0–1
2025
Javokhir Sindarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 8th Jul Early
B06
0–1
2025
Vasif Durarbayli vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Aug Early
B06
0–1
2025
C Henriquez Villagra vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 26th Aug Early
B06
0–1
2025
L R Srihari vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
B06
0–1
2025
V Pranav vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
B06
0–1
2025
Reza Mahdavi vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 14th Oct 2025
B06
0–1
2025
J Moussard vs Magnus Carlsen
Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025
B06
0–1
2025
S Ter Sahakyan vs Magnus Carlsen
1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
B06
0–1
2025
Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz 2025
B06
½–½