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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 2,262 | 34% 38% 28% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 2,078 | 38% 35% 27% | 2288 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 1,719 | 32% 34% 33% | 2239 | 2026 |
| e3 | 1,285 | 31% 34% 35% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 1,083 | 34% 34% 32% | 2222 | 2026 |
| h4 | 830 | 43% 31% 26% | 2350 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 211 | 41% 33% 26% | 2356 | 2026 |
| g3 | 178 | 28% 24% 48% | 2136 | 2026 |
| h3 | 69 | 30% 33% 36% | 2279 | 2026 |
| c5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2005 | 2022 |
| Qc2 | 4 | 100% | 2111 | 2017 |
| Bd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2095 | 2021 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2269 | 2015 |
| Ne5 | 2 | 100% | 1830 | 2026 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 1713 | 2020 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 1948 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Giri, A2752 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2759–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | SuperUnited Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2778–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Giri, A2797–Grischuk, A2810 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |