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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4 | 6,747 | 42% 35% 23% | 2193 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 4,954 | 37% 27% 36% | 2129 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 555 | 26% 21% 53% | 1990 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 234 | 31% 21% 49% | 2011 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 130 | 31% 25% 44% | 2140 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 101 | 34% 18% 49% | 1973 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 64 | 48% 31% 20% | 2224 | 2026 |
| g3 | 39 | 26% 33% 41% | 2082 | 2025 |
| c3 | 37 | 16% 27% 57% | 1895 | 2024 |
| f4 | 14 | 29% 64% | 2049 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 8 | 38% 25% 38% | 2073 | 2025 |
| h4 | 6 | 67% 17% 17% | 2176 | 2025 |
| b3 | 5 | 100% | 1805 | 2022 |
| Bb5 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 1928 | 2017 |
| Nf3 | 3 | 100% | 1732 | 2025 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 1759 | 2013 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2801–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Morozevich, A2760–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2766–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2767 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2757–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771 | ½-½ | Superbet ROM Classic 2025 | 2025 |
| Leko, P2732–Radjabov, T2793 | 0-1 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Duda, J2748 | ½-½ | Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2754–Vachier Lagrave, M2745 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Yu Yangyi2738–Duda, J2758 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2736–Duda, J2758 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–Mamedyarov, S2717 | 1-0 | 3rd UzChess Cup Masters | 2026 |