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Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 65 | 45% 18% 37% | 2226 | 2026 |
| d3 | 30 | 33% 17% 50% | 2141 | 2026 |
| c4 | 29 | 41% 31% 28% | 2163 | 2025 |
| f4 | 11 | 36% 45% 18% | 2220 | 2024 |
| c3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2002 | 2026 |
| d4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1988 | 2021 |
| e3 | 1 | 100% | 2183 | 2025 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 1675 | 2022 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1826 | 2016 |
Top games
| Granda Zuniga, J2664–Caruana, F2796 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Ponkratov, P2607–Halkias, S2585 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Sivuk, V2517–Volkov, Sergey12628 | ½-½ | Chigorin Memorial | 2013 |
| Shoker, S2482–Zvjaginsev, V2643 | 0-1 | Korchnoi Memorial Open | 2018 |
| Iturrizaga, E2626–Swayams, M2468 | 0-1 | 23rd Abu Dhabi Masters | 2016 |
| Idani, P2609–Degraeve, Remy2447 | 1-0 | 40th Cappelle Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Bivol, A2393–Kosteniuk, A2537 | 1-0 | World Blitz Women 2018 | 2018 |
| Djukic, Ni2566–Jakovljevic, Vlado2356 | 1-0 | 49th Bosna Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Movsziszian, K2502–Milliet, S2407 | 0-1 | 3rd San Cristobal Open | 2021 |
| Pena Gomez, M2408–Swinkels, R2485 | ½-½ | TCh-POR Div 1 Final | 2012 |