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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 6,675 | 44% 27% 29% | 2256 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 1,104 | 43% 27% 30% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Qg4 | 160 | 45% 19% 36% | 2172 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 81 | 49% 31% 20% | 2262 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 30 | 30% 20% 50% | 2007 | 2026 |
| f4 | 8 | 25% 63% | 1805 | 2023 |
| Bb5+ | 3 | 33% 67% | 1863 | 2017 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1748 | 2014 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2207 | 2018 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2459 | 2015 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 1961 | 2025 |
Top games
| Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Anand, V2754–Carlsen, M2853 | 0-1 | Global Chess League 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Anand, V2783–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 30th Leon GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Anand, V2776–Mamedyarov, S2809 | 0-1 | 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Mamedyarov, S2809 | ½-½ | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2766–Mamedyarov, S2801 | ½-½ | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | 0-1 | Superbet Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2782–So, W2778 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |