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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 551 | 84% | 1996 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 258 | 67% 14% 19% | 1903 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 113 | 71% 19% | 1976 | 2026 |
| e3 | 15 | 67% 33% | 1873 | 2025 |
| g3 | 9 | 67% 33% | 1931 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 1861 | 2018 |
| Bf4 | 1 | 100% | 1975 | 2012 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 1871 | 2015 |
Top games
| Karpov, Ana2616–Ivanchuk, V2771 | ½-½ | Trophee Karpov KO 2012 | 2012 |
| Khenkin, I2655–Swiercz, D2609 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2012-13 | 2012 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2632–Van Wely, L2610 | ½-½ | 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Le, Quang Liem2709–Tin, Jingyao2499 | 0-1 | 31st SEA Games Rapid | 2022 |
| Nesterov, Arseniy2566–Ponkratov, P2631 | 0-1 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Rapid | 2022 |
| Matviishen, Viktor2490–Mamedov, Rau2701 | 1-0 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Drygalov, Sergey2547–Ponkratov, P2582 | 1-0 | St Petersburg Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Filip, L2446–Nevednichy, V2562 | 0-1 | ch-ROU 2016 | 2016 |
| Klukin, Kirill2390–Ponkratov, P2593 | 0-1 | ch-RUS Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Bonte, An2283–Lupulescu, C2660 | 0-1 | ch-ROU 2014 | 2014 |