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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 450 | 25% 48% 27% | 2423 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 56 | 25% 38% 38% | 2291 | 2026 |
| e3 | 53 | 25% 21% 55% | 2285 | 2025 |
| a3 | 27 | 30% 44% 26% | 2503 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2106 | 2023 |
| g3 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2375 | 2025 |
| a4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2253 | 2022 |
| Qc2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2249 | 2024 |
| Ne5 | 1 | 100% | 2342 | 2018 |
| Rc1 | 1 | 100% | 2687 | 2015 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Aronian, L2752 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2812–Aronian, L2793 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Gelfand, B2777–Aronian, L2812 | ½-½ | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| So, W2808–Aronian, L2780 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2816–Aronian, L2765 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Ding Liren2771–Aronian, L2802 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Aronian, L2794 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Giri, A2773–Aronian, L2780 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |