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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 239 | 41% 36% 24% | 2373 | 2026 |
| g6 | 143 | 27% 48% 24% | 2455 | 2026 |
| a5 | 44 | 61% 20% 18% | 2221 | 2026 |
| d6 | 25 | 56% 16% 28% | 2353 | 2026 |
| e4 | 11 | 45% 27% 27% | 2334 | 2024 |
| Be7 | 11 | 55% 36% | 2293 | 2025 |
| h6 | 6 | 50% 33% 17% | 2325 | 2016 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2342 | 2013 |
| Bc5 | 2 | 100% | 1896 | 2021 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2205 | 2012 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2822–Karjakin, Sergey2773 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Karjakin, Sergey2781 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2822–Aronian, L2767 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2793–Giri, A2780 | ½-½ | WR Chess Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Keymer, Vincent2726 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Topalov, V2761–Aronian, L2792 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2778–Aronian, L2775 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2793–Aronian, L2736 | 0-1 | WR Chess Masters TB 2023 | 2023 |
| Topalov, V2749–Giri, A2777 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Nakamura, Hi2761 | ½-½ | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |