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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 272 | 33% 36% 31% | 2258 | 2026 |
| Rb1 | 176 | 40% 32% 28% | 2263 | 2026 |
| e3 | 131 | 39% 27% 34% | 2232 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 116 | 28% 28% 43% | 2212 | 2026 |
| h4 | 10 | 50% 20% 30% | 2165 | 2024 |
| Bd2 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2212 | 2025 |
| Nd5 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2239 | 2021 |
| f4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2000 | 2023 |
| a3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1931 | 2019 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2205 | 2021 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2454 | 2013 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2811–Mamedov, Rau2684 | 1-0 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Tomashevsky, E2705–Alekseenko, K2704 | ½-½ | Zenit vs Spartak Fans | 2019 |
| Kamsky, G2683–Shirov, A2691 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Men 2015 | 2015 |
| Kamsky, G2658–Alekseenko, K2699 | 1-0 | 54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Laznicka, V2676–Smirin, I2655 | ½-½ | 16th Karpov Poikovsky | 2015 |
| So, W2765–Lagno, Kateryna2560 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Chigaev, M2641–Najer, E2676 | ½-½ | 75th ch-RUS 2022 | 2022 |
| Vidit, S2739–Hong, Andrew2572 | 1-0 | 14th London Classic Elite | 2024 |
| Mareco, S2634–Anton Guijarro, D2674 | 0-1 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Rau2657–Akopian, Vl2648 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |