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 | 276 | 38% 37% 25% | 2402 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 149 | 45% 35% 20% | 2368 | 2026 |
| g6 | 48 | 46% 35% 19% | 2495 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 33 | 42% 24% 33% | 2372 | 2026 |
| h6 | 28 | 50% 29% 21% | 2158 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 19 | 32% 32% 37% | 2166 | 2025 |
| d6 | 10 | 70% 20% | 2074 | 2026 |
| b6 | 2 | 100% | 2212 | 2019 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2523 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2870–Aronian, L2772 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2870–Nakamura, Hi2741 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2822–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Kramnik, V2792–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2775–Ding Liren2801 | 0-1 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Kramnik, V2792–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Kramnik, V2800–Ding Liren2769 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2810–Giri, A2753 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Kramnik, V2777–Giri, A2783 | 0-1 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |