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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 270 | 27% 38% 36% | 2335 | 2026 |
| g3 | 143 | 31% 35% 34% | 2309 | 2025 |
| e3 | 16 | 19% 38% 44% | 2240 | 2023 |
| a3 | 12 | 50% 17% 33% | 2275 | 2023 |
| Nb5 | 2 | 100% | 2420 | 2025 |
Top games
| So, W2780–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Le Quang Liem2715–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Inarkiev, E2732–Grischuk, A2752 | ½-½ | 69th ch-RUS 2016 | 2016 |
| Gelfand, B2743–Nepomniachtchi, I2740 | ½-½ | 10th Tal Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Dubov, Daniil2700–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Tomashevsky, E2731–Nepomniachtchi, I2740 | 0-1 | Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Radjabov, T2726–Svidler, P2732 | ½-½ | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
| Li Chao22732–Dubov, Daniil2696 | ½-½ | China vs World Team 2018 | 2018 |
| Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2668–Firouzja, Alireza2757 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Dubov, Daniil2660–Nepomniachtchi, I2751 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Men 2017 | 2017 |