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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 928 | 43% 36% 21% | 2224 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 258 | 26% 33% 41% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 235 | 40% 30% 29% | 2225 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 51 | 33% 31% 35% | 2250 | 2026 |
| c5 | 16 | 81% | 2004 | 2026 |
| b6 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 2075 | 2026 |
| Ba5 | 2 | 100% | 2409 | 2024 |
| Bxc3+ | 1 | 100% | 1805 | 2022 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 1797 | 2016 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1675 | 2021 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2299 | 2017 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1916 | 2012 |
Top games
| Wei Yi2754–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2742–Rapport, R2745 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2737–Rapport, R2740 | 1-0 | 13th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2022 |
| Jobava, Ba2707–Ivanchuk, V2738 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2788–Bauer, Ch2634 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 | 2016 |
| Tari, A2629–Rapport, R2752 | ½-½ | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Solodovnichenko, Y2592–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | 2015 |
| Abasov, N2641–Erigaisi, Arjun2727 | 0-1 | 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2023 |
| Sasikiran, K2640–Fedoseev, Vl32704 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | 2021 |
| Bacrot, E2678–Ponkratov, P2629 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |