A transposition position as White has yet to commit to playing c4, and Black has not committed the d-pawn to either d5 or d6.
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M. (2881) vs Caruana, F. (2783) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Ding, Liren (2791) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M. (2872) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M. (2872) vs Gelfand, B. (2777) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2864) vs Nakamura, Hikaru (2784) | 1/2-1/2 | 2013 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M. (2855) vs Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2789) | 1/2-1/2 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Aronian, L. (2775) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Giri, A. (2760) | 1-0 | 2022 |