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Magnus Carlsen's opening repertoire

Based on 7215+ over-the-board tournament games in Perdura's database.

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7215
Games analysed
55%
Win rate as White
41%
Win rate as Black

As White

Sicilian 152
QGD 121
Ruy Lopez 117
C65 60
Queen's pawn game 50
A01 42
A45 38
B90 38

As Black

Sicilian 152
Ruy Lopez 133
QGD 74
B33 57
E15 56
C54 52
A01 45
B30 44

Recent tournaments

Quarter Finals | Game 1: Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Carlsen, Magnus · Semi Final 2 & Duel for 5th place | Tiebreak: Carlsen, Magnus - Erigaisi Arjun · WBTC 2026 · Round of 16 | Game 1: Carlsen, Magnus - Megaranto, Susanto · WRTC 2026

“As White, Magnus leans hardest on the Sicilian — 152 of the 3702 White games in our sample. As Black, expect the Sicilian more than anything else. If you're prepping to face him, that's exactly where to start.”

AM
Andrés Merario Alarcón
International Master (IM)

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