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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,376 | 41% 34% 26% | 2325 | 2026 |
| Bb3 | 86 | 35% 29% 36% | 2248 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 47 | 32% 34% 34% | 2263 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 18 | 89% | 2088 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 11 | 45% 18% 36% | 2049 | 2025 |
| f4 | 8 | 25% 75% | 2020 | 2025 |
| Nd2 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 2016 | 2025 |
| c3 | 3 | 100% | 1793 | 2024 |
| h3 | 2 | 100% | 1937 | 2023 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2052 | 2019 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2204 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Caruana, F2801 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2764–Caruana, F2816 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2804–Nepomniachtchi, I2773 | 0-1 | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Wei Yi2758–Nakamura, Hi2804 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Caruana, F2828–Harikrishna, P2726 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2758–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | 1-0 | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2765–Caruana, F2786 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |