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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 216 | 52% 36% | 2292 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 209 | 34% 48% 17% | 2384 | 2026 |
| d5 | 40 | 60% 30% | 2245 | 2026 |
| c6 | 35 | 74% 23% | 2165 | 2025 |
| g6 | 11 | 45% 45% | 2389 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2251 | 2024 |
| Nf6 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 1929 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2096 | 2012 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2305 | 2022 |
| Be6 | 1 | 100% | 2018 | 2021 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 1976 | 2022 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Caruana, F2816 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2793–Nepomniachtchi, I2766 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2727–Giri, A2749 | 1-0 | 86th Tata Steel Masters | 2024 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2719–Wang Hao2734 | 1-0 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Wei Yi2754–Esipenko, Andrey2698 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Nakamura, Hi2780–Cheparinov, I2658 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2703–Sjugirov, S2674 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2654–Radjabov, T2723 | 1-0 | Chess Stars 3.0 Blitz | 2023 |
| Lu Shanglei2647–Bu Xiangzhi2684 | 0-1 | 3rd China Chess King 2025 | 2025 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2702–Sethuraman, S2623 | ½-½ | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |