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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 36,244 | 43% 30% 27% | 2243 | 2026 |
| e5 | 32,598 | 39% 29% 32% | 2254 | 2026 |
| e6 | 24,565 | 40% 34% 26% | 2300 | 2026 |
| c5 | 15,851 | 41% 33% 26% | 2251 | 2026 |
| c6 | 10,718 | 42% 35% 23% | 2281 | 2026 |
| g6 | 7,871 | 35% 30% 35% | 2278 | 2026 |
| f5 | 3,073 | 43% 24% 33% | 2174 | 2026 |
| b6 | 2,416 | 35% 28% 37% | 2256 | 2026 |
| d6 | 1,249 | 44% 24% 32% | 2177 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 349 | 44% 27% 29% | 2161 | 2026 |
| d5 | 155 | 67% 21% | 2035 | 2026 |
| a6 | 38 | 37% 37% 26% | 2185 | 2026 |
| g5 | 15 | 47% 47% | 2115 | 2025 |
| b5 | 12 | 58% 33% | 2073 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 9 | 67% 33% | 2192 | 2019 |
| a5 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2217 | 2023 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 1914 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2876–Caruana, F2812 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | 7th Sinquefield Cup TB | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Aronian, L2812 | ½-½ | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Kramnik, V2810 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Aronian, L2809 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |