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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 20,149 | 37% 30% 33% | 2295 | 2026 |
| Nb5 | 1,449 | 31% 31% 39% | 2227 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 633 | 25% 24% 52% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 406 | 23% 22% 55% | 2035 | 2026 |
| c4 | 396 | 29% 22% 49% | 2117 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 291 | 42% 30% 28% | 2324 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 175 | 31% 22% 47% | 2117 | 2026 |
| a3 | 137 | 32% 30% 38% | 2227 | 2026 |
| g3 | 129 | 33% 23% 44% | 2205 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 56 | 20% 25% 55% | 2096 | 2024 |
| c3 | 42 | 21% 67% | 2124 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 15 | 27% 73% | 1835 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 10 | 20% 70% | 1982 | 2025 |
| Qd3 | 10 | 50% 30% 20% | 2285 | 2026 |
| f4 | 8 | 75% | 2260 | 2025 |
| Bb5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 1835 | 2025 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 1768 | 2022 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 1938 | 2019 |
Top games
| Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Carlsen, M2831 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2795–Carlsen, M2830 | 0-1 | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Kramnik, V2812–Caruana, F2810 | ½-½ | 44th GM 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2851–Harikrishna, P2763 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Ding Liren2774 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2814–Giri, A2793 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2862–Harikrishna, P2732 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Duda, J2757–Caruana, F2828 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Wei Yi2755–Carlsen, M2830 | ½-½ | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2804–Rapport, R2776 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |