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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6 | 616 | 42% 25% 32% | 2217 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 348 | 44% 29% 27% | 2287 | 2026 |
| d6 | 294 | 40% 28% 32% | 2281 | 2026 |
| e6 | 251 | 36% 29% 35% | 2236 | 2026 |
| e5 | 180 | 53% 27% 21% | 2283 | 2026 |
| Nd4 | 66 | 29% 33% 38% | 2316 | 2026 |
| a6 | 6 | 17% 67% 17% | 2084 | 2025 |
| h5 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2336 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 2162 | 2013 |
| Rb8 | 1 | 100% | 1782 | 2018 |
Top games
| Jobava, Ba2727–Vachier Lagrave, M2757 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Short, N2664–Kasparov, G2812 | 0-1 | Legends Blitz Match 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2742–Rapport, R2714 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Shirov, A2673–Giri, A2774 | ½-½ | 23rd European Teams | 2021 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2711–Gelfand, B2734 | ½-½ | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Jobava, Ba2705–Gelfand, B2737 | ½-½ | 21st European Teams | 2017 |
| Pranesh, M2627–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2738–Shankland, S2677 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2024 | 2024 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2706–Grachev, B2683 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Jobava, Ba2734–Nisipeanu, Ld2648 | 0-1 | Black Sea Countries | 2012 |