Opening explorer over 1,964,188 over-the-board games. Online games are searchable and count for prep, but are excluded from opening statistics.
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 741 | 41% 29% 31% | 2286 | 2026 |
| f5 | 541 | 37% 26% 36% | 2236 | 2026 |
| g6 | 423 | 41% 28% 31% | 2236 | 2026 |
| d6 | 86 | 45% 26% 29% | 2150 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 77 | 44% 22% 34% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 71 | 42% 30% 28% | 2159 | 2026 |
| Nge7 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2341 | 2025 |
| a6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2045 | 2025 |
| Be7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2257 | 2024 |
| h5 | 1 | 100% | 2006 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 1882 | 2014 |
| g5 | 1 | 100% | 2477 | 2015 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2317 | 2016 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1963 | 2015 |
| Nd4 | 1 | 100% | 1904 | 2014 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2028 | 2019 |
Top games
| Svidler, P2753–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2765–Mamedyarov, S2817 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2018 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2742–Carlsen, M2822 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2746–Erigaisi, Arjun2797 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2796–Firouzja, Alireza2744 | 0-1 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2793–Ivanchuk, V2738 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Svidler, P2753–Yu Yangyi2759 | 1-0 | Luohu GM Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2765–Rapport, R2747 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2770–Andreikin, D2723 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Men 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2812–Anton Guijarro, D2674 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |