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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 251 | 39% 31% 29% | 2352 | 2026 |
| d6 | 173 | 38% 23% 39% | 2371 | 2026 |
| b6 | 107 | 44% 21% 35% | 2322 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 62 | 37% 34% 29% | 2378 | 2026 |
| d5 | 48 | 60% 15% 25% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 10 | 40% 40% 20% | 2435 | 2026 |
| c6 | 6 | 17% 67% 17% | 2463 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2376 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2430 | 2026 |
| Ne8 | 1 | 100% | 2265 | 2018 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2788–Nepomniachtchi, I2795 | ½-½ | WCh 2023 | 2023 |
| Wang Hao2744–So, W2776 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2767–Giri, A2746 | 1-0 | 11th Sinquefield Cup | 2024 |
| Grischuk, A2736–Karjakin, Sergey2750 | ½-½ | 19th Moscow Stars Prelim | 2023 |
| Caruana, F2805–Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2680 | 1-0 | Superbet ROM Classic 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2786–Wojtaszek, R2696 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Esipenko, Andrey2714 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Prix 1 Pool A | 2022 |
| Aronian, L2722–Niemann, Hans Moke2738 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2025 | 2025 |
| Grischuk, A2732–Praggnanandhaa, R2727 | ½-½ | Tata Steel IND Rapid Open | 2023 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2733–Vidit, S2708 | 1-0 | 3rd UzChess Cup Masters | 2026 |