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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 352 | 35% 34% 31% | 2191 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 246 | 38% 33% 29% | 2191 | 2026 |
| a6 | 104 | 26% 36% 38% | 2227 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 23 | 35% 26% 39% | 2134 | 2025 |
| e6 | 22 | 23% 27% 50% | 2235 | 2026 |
| g6 | 9 | 56% 33% | 2230 | 2025 |
| Qb6 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2316 | 2022 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1876 | 2024 |
| Qd6 | 1 | 100% | 2148 | 2012 |
| Bf5 | 1 | 100% | 1695 | 2024 |
| Qa5 | 1 | 100% | 1787 | 2016 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2748–Wei Yi2741 | 1-0 | Armageddon: Chess for TV | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2723–Van Foreest, Jorden2679 | ½-½ | 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2023 |
| Harikrishna, P2725–Dreev, A2662 | 1-0 | 30th ECC Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Safarli, E2639–Fedoseev, Vl32718 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Svidler, P2729–Esipenko, Andrey2624 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2747–Dreev, A2606 | 1-0 | Region Group Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2754–Shimanov, A2587 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Shimanov, A2578–Praggnanandhaa, R2761 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Duda, J2731–Moranda, W2601 | 1-0 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 | 2018 |
| Nihal, Sarin2576–Karjakin, Sergey2753 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2018 |