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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4 | 266,801 | 38% 33% 30% | 2286 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 89,270 | 35% 31% 33% | 2236 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 16,042 | 41% 27% 32% | 2248 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 15,833 | 33% 25% 41% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 8,109 | 37% 24% 39% | 2177 | 2026 |
| g3 | 2,832 | 41% 29% 29% | 2221 | 2026 |
| e3 | 930 | 25% 17% 58% | 1986 | 2026 |
| c3 | 588 | 35% 27% 38% | 2229 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 134 | 32% 18% 50% | 2070 | 2026 |
| f4 | 111 | 21% 66% | 1991 | 2026 |
| f3 | 86 | 30% 15% 55% | 2013 | 2026 |
| g4 | 55 | 33% 20% 47% | 2139 | 2026 |
| b3 | 21 | 19% 24% 57% | 1919 | 2026 |
| h3 | 17 | 29% 24% 47% | 1959 | 2025 |
| a3 | 9 | 56% 44% | 2278 | 2024 |
| b4 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 1913 | 2026 |
| e4 | 6 | 17% 33% 50% | 2167 | 2019 |
| d5 | 6 | 100% | 1970 | 2025 |
| Nh3 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2120 | 2022 |
| Qd3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2349 | 2022 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2186 | 2025 |
| h4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1953 | 2021 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 1942 | 2016 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2385 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Caruana, F2818 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Aronian, L2815 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2815–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2815–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Caruana, F2822 | ½-½ | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Caruana, F2828 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |