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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 103 | 34% 18% 48% | 2344 | 2026 |
| Bb2 | 102 | 39% 27% 33% | 2351 | 2026 |
| g3 | 49 | 53% 33% 14% | 2423 | 2026 |
| bxc5 | 42 | 38% 26% 36% | 2327 | 2026 |
| b5 | 40 | 40% 30% 30% | 2454 | 2026 |
| a3 | 13 | 31% 23% 46% | 2491 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 4 | 25% 75% | 2014 | 2025 |
| d3 | 2 | 100% | 2465 | 2022 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 1920 | 2022 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Duda, J2757–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Armageddon | 2020 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2776–Firouzja, Alireza2759 | 1-0 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2759–Keymer, Vincent2759 | ½-½ | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| So, W2760–Anand, V2757 | ½-½ | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Gukesh, D2783–Ding Liren2728 | 1-0 | WCh 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2788–Vachier Lagrave, M2717 | 1-0 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Wei Yi2754–Anand, V2743 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2026 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766–Sarana, A2712 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2758–Matlakov, M2716 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |