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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 1,209 | 34% 38% 29% | 2330 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 105 | 39% 37% 24% | 2383 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 70 | 40% 33% 27% | 2270 | 2026 |
| a3 | 16 | 44% 19% 38% | 2341 | 2025 |
| e3 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 3 | 33% 67% | 2423 | 2018 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2147 | 2024 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2844–Gelfand, B2748 | 1-0 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Topalov, V2771 | ½-½ | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Ding Liren2801–Anand, V2757 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Giri, A2777–Karjakin, Sergey2778 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Le Quang Liem2739 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Anand, V2757 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2754–Anand, V2767 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2757–Aronian, L2759 | ½-½ | 9th Sinquefield Cup 2022 | 2022 |