for all games in magnus carlsen world standard and world fischer random chess championship matches (basically all world championship matches except world rapid and world blitz)
Average throughout all championships:
for all: (13+10+11+12+10+12+8+14+11+14+14+13+12+12+14+10+12+12+9+9+10+14+12+12+14+11+12+13+12+11+6+16+15+14+12+14+8+10+9+12+11+10+10+10+14+7+5+12+14+14+14+12+9+6+12+5+11+10+8+6+11+9)/(4+2+4+11+11+12+10+8)=11.1129032258... ~ 11.11
for all classical (and thus excluding 9LX huhu): (13+10+11+12+10+12+8+14+11+14+14+13+12+12+14+10+12+12+9+9+10+14+12+12+14+11+12+13+12+11+6+16+15+14+12+14+8+10+9+12+11+10+10+10+14+7+5+12+14+14+14+12)/(11+11+12+10+8)=11.5769230769... ~ 11.58
for all rapid including 9LX: (9+6+12+5+11+10+8+6+11+9)/(4+2+4)=8.7
for all rapid excluding 9LX: (11+10+8+6+11+9)/6 = 9.1666666666... ~ 9.17
Average by championship, rounded to 2 decimal places:
Championship |
Average |
2021 vs nepo |
11.73 |
2019 vs wesley (which was all rapid) |
08.00 |
2018 vs fabi (classical only) |
11.55 |
2018 vs fabi (classical and rapid) |
11.38 |
2018 vs fabi (rapid only) |
10.50 |
2016 vs sergey (classical only) |
12.33 |
2016 vs sergey (classical and rapid) |
11.38 |
2016 vs sergey (rapid only) |
08.50 |
2014 vs vishy |
10.60 |
2013 vs vishy |
11.50 |
Remarks:
the lowest average in all these (8 pawns) is the 1 that magnus lost namely to wesley so in 2019 fischer random world championship. of course all those games were rapid.
Lowest in classical only is 10.60 in 2014 vs vishy. the 3 rapid only entries are all below 10.60: they are 08.00, 10.50 and 08.50. I guess pawns have a higher mortality rate in rapid compared to classical.
2021 vs nepo
https://lichess.org/study/1NIB7sSp
1 - 13
2 - 10
3 - 11
4 - 12
5 - 10
6 - 12
7 - 8
8 - 14
9 - 11
10 - 14
11 - 14
average: (13+10+11+12+10+12+8+14+11+14+14)/11=11.727272...
2019 vs wesley
https://lichess.org/broadcast/fischer-random-championship-finals-game-1/-/DM0hC3u1
1 - 9
2 - 6
3 - 12
4 - 5
5 - N/A
6 - N/A
average (all rapid): (9+6+12+5)/4=8
2018 vs fabi
https://lichess.org/study/fCum15PU
1 - 13
2 - 12
3 - 12
4 - 14
5 - 10
6 - 12
7 - 12
8 - 9
9 - 9
10 - 10
11 - 14
12 - N/A
T1 - 11
T2 - N/A
T3 - 10
average (classical only): (13+12+12+14+10+12+12+9+9+10+14)/11=11.545454...
average (classical and rapid): (13+12+12+14+10+12+12+9+9+10+14+11+10)/13=11.3846153846...
average (rapid only): (11+10)/2=10.5
2016 vs sergey
https://lichess.org/study/vENPCM25
1 - 12
2 - 12
3 - 14
4 - 11
5 - 12
6 - 13
7 - 12
8 - 11
9 - 6
10 - 16
11 - 15
12 - 14
T1 - 8
T2 - 6
T3 - 11
T4 - 9
average (classical only): (12+12+14+11+12+13+12+11+6+16+15+14)/12=12.3333333333
average (classical and rapid): (12+12+14+11+12+13+12+11+6+16+15+14+8+6+11+9)/16=11.375
average (rapid only): (8+6+11+9)/4=8.5
2014 vs vishy
https://lichess.org/study/nurfx2OL
1 - 12
2 - 14
3 - 8
4 - 10
5 - 9
6 - 12
7 - 11
8 - 10
9 - N/A
10 - 10
11 - 10
average: (12+14+8+10+9+12+11+10+10+10)/10=10.6
2013 vs vishy
https://lichess.org/study/9xUbdEqD
1 - N/A
2 - 14
3 - 7
4 - 5
5 - 12
6 - 14
7 - 14
8 - 14
9 - N/A
10 - 12
average: (14+7+5+12+14+14+14+12)/8=11.5