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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 3,121 | 32% 29% 38% | 2257 | 2026 |
| g3 | 2,645 | 32% 32% 36% | 2258 | 2026 |
| d4 | 1,041 | 46% 27% 27% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 585 | 34% 31% 36% | 2291 | 2026 |
| e4 | 450 | 42% 32% 26% | 2376 | 2026 |
| h4 | 14 | 50% 21% 29% | 2370 | 2026 |
| e3 | 9 | 44% 22% 33% | 2245 | 2024 |
| b3 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2214 | 2022 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 2287 | 2013 |
| d3 | 1 | 100% | 2285 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2872–Gelfand, B2777 | 1-0 | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Caruana, F2781 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2772–Carlsen, M2870 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Svidler, P2753–Carlsen, M2881 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Ding Liren2774 | ½-½ | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2815–Radjabov, T2793 | ½-½ | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Carlsen, M2851–Li Chao22755 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Kasparov, G2812 | ½-½ | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2853–Rapport, R2745 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766–Carlsen, M2830 | 0-1 | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |