Where Magnus Carlsen moves, compared with everyone else
Where the moves land: Magnus Carlsen across 7,818 games, and strong online players (both rated 1800+ on Lichess). The right-hand board shows the difference: Carlsen goes more to the queenside and less to the classic central squares.
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Data: Carlsen, PGN Mentor archive (7,818 games 2001-2026, 724,344 moves); everyone else, the Lichess open database for January 2025, games where both players are rated 1800+ (CC0). Castling counts as the king’s move to g1, c1, g8 or c8 in both. Played as puzzles in Shade.