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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g3 | 851 | 29% 32% 39% | 2247 | 2026 |
| c4 | 609 | 33% 30% 37% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 551 | 25% 27% 48% | 2243 | 2026 |
| e3 | 378 | 34% 28% 38% | 2219 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 323 | 33% 33% 34% | 2330 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 19 | 16% 26% 58% | 2142 | 2026 |
| c3 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2181 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 8 | 75% | 2316 | 2026 |
| b3 | 8 | 25% 63% | 2201 | 2022 |
| a4 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2354 | 2025 |
| b4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2136 | 2023 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2385 | 2014 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2805–Carlsen, M2877 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–Erigaisi, Arjun2799 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2781–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2765–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nihal, Sarin2692–Carlsen, M2839 | 0-1 | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Duda, J2739–Praggnanandhaa, R2758 | 0-1 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2747–Radjabov, T2747 | 0-1 | Crocus City Stars Blitz | 2023 |
| Duda, J2739–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2749 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2710–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Le, Quang Liem2709–Rapport, R2763 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |